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Wild Game Recipes

NOTE: Information for the Wild Game Recipes were gathered by Extension personnel years ago. This information is provided for historical purposes only.

Armadillo: Information

  1. Baked or Barbecued Armadillo
  2. Armadillo in Mustard Sauce
  3. Armadillo ‘n Rice

Bear: Information

  1. Braised Bear Steak
  2. Simply Elegant Bear Steak and Rice
  3. County Style Bear
  4. Bear Meatballs
  5. Bear Roast #1
  6. Bear Roast #2
  7. Braised Bear with Sweet Potatoes

Beaver: Information

  1. Fried Beaver
  2. (Beaver) Atlanta Special
  3. Beaver or Raccoon Roast with Barbecue Sauce
  4. Beaver Tail
  5. Beaver with Sour Cream
  6. Deep Fried Beaver
  7. Beaver Stew
  8. Country Style Beaver
  9. Barbecued Beaver
  10. Roasted Beaver

Black Bird: Information

  1. Black Bird Pie

Dove: Information

  1. Dove or Quail with Sweet and Sour Sauce
  2. Woodcock, Snipe, Dove, or Quail Almandine
  3. Quail or Dove Casserole
  4. Baked Quail or Dove
  5. Dove Roast
  6. Dove Casserole
  7. Sauteed Dove or Quail
  8. Dove or Quail Breasts
  9. Baked Doves in Wild Rice
  10. Doves with Piquant Sauce
  11. Dove Tetrazzini
  12. Delicious Quail, Pheasant, or Dove Breasts
  13. Dove Shish-K-Bob
  14. Rattlesnake (or quail, dove, chicken, rabbit, pork) And Beans

Duck: Information

  1. Baked Duck (Basic Recipe)
  2. Pineapple Duck
  3. Orange Duck
  4. Duck with Orange
  5. Charcoal Teal a la Orange Efird
  6. Parmesan Duck Breast
  7. Fillet of Duck
  8. Oriental Gingered Duck
  9. Barbecued Duck
  10. Duck’N Dressing
  11. Stuffed Wild Duck
  12. Roasted Wild Duck
  13. Wild Duck with Mushrooms
  14. Stewed Wild Goose or Duck
  15. Duck Wild Rice Casserole
  16. Duck Stew
  17. Duck with Sauerkraut
  18. Roasted Duck or Goose
  19. Duck Fingers
  20. Duck Bavarian
  21. Quick-Roasted Wild Duck
  22. Baked Wild Duck in Brown-In-Bag
  23. Duck Italian
  24. Wild Waterfowl (Duck or Goose) Orange
  25. Duck Pilau
  26. Baked Duck with Barbecue Sauce
  27. Baked Duck with Wine
  28. Apricot-Glazed Duck
  29. Broiled Teal

Elk:

  1. Venison, Moose, or Elk Roasts Baked In Foil
  2. Venison, Moose, or Elk Steaks and Chops
  3. Venison, Moose, or Elk Roasts in Brown-in-Bag

Frog:

  1. Crispy Frog Legs
  2. Fried Frog Legs
  3. Frog Legs

Goose: Information

  1. Stewed Wild Goose or Duck
  2. Goose Barbecue
  3. Baked Wild Goose
  4. Stuffed Wild Goose
  5. Roasted Duck or Goose
  6. Quick-Roasted Wild Goose
  7. Wild Waterfowl (Duck or Goose) Orange
  8. Fried Goose Breasts
  9. Goose Giblet Spaghetti Sauce

Grouse: Information

  1. Grouse with Orange Slices
  2. Grouse Breasts with Ham Sauce
  3. Oriental Grouse
  4. Grouse in Sour Cream
  5. Creamed Grouse
  6. Sauteed Grouse Breasts
  7. Savory Grouse

Marinades and Sauces:

  1. Chesapeake Bay Barbecue Sauce
  2. Marinade for Venison, Mutton, or Rabbit
  3. Bear Marinade
  4. Spiedie Dressing
  5. Venison Steak Marinade
  6. Lemon Butter or Herb Butter
  7. Hot Cumberland Sauce
  8. Duck Marinade Sauce
  9. Duck Basting Sauce
  10. Apricot Duck Sauce
  11. Marinade No. 1 (a popular “standard” for all game)
  12. Marinade No. 2 (with brandy and vermouth)
  13. Roast or Steak Marinade

Miscellaneous:

  1. Tick Stew

Moose:

  1. Mooseburgers or Venisonburgers
  2. Venison, Moose, or Elk Roasts Baked In Foil
  3. Venison, Moose, or Elk Steaks and Chops
  4. Venison or Moose Casserole
  5. Venison or Moose Meatloaf #2
  6. Venison, Moose, or Elk Roasts in Brown-in-Bag

Muskrat: Information

  1. Smothered Muskrat and Onions
  2. Fried Muskrat
  3. Muskrat Meatloaf
  4. Baked Stuffed Muskrat with Carrots

Opossum: Information

  1. Opossum Roast #1
  2. Roasted Opossum #2
  3. Woodchuck, Raccoon or Opossum Patties
  4. Opossum Roast #3
  5. #1 Stuffed Opossum
  6. Barbecued Opossum
  7. Opossum and Sweet Potatoes
  8. Opossum Roast with Liver #4
  9. #2 Stuffed Opossum
  10. Stewed Opossum

Pheasant: Information

  1. Roasted Pheasant #1
  2. Delicious Quail, Pheasant, or Dove Breasts
  3. Roasted Pheasant #2
  4. Baked Pheasant
  5. Braised Pheasant
  6. Chinese Pheasant with Onions
  7. Brandy and Cream Pheasant
  8. Lemon Pheasant
  9. Roast Pheasant in Orange Gravy
  10. Pheasant Nuggets
  11. Pheasant and Wine Sauce
  12. Pheasant in Sour Cream
  13. Fruited Pheasant
  14. Baked Pheasant in Brown-in Bag
  15. Baked Pheasant in Foil
  16. Pheasant Scallopini
  17. Pheasant With Scotch Whiskey
  18. Pheasant with Rice Stuffing
  19. Hunter’s Delight Pheasant
  20. Sweet and Sour Pheasant
  21. Barbecued Pheasant
  22. Pheasant with Sauerkraut
  23. Deep Dish Pheasant Pie
  24. Pheasant in Red Wine
  25. Pheasant in Cream
  26. Pheasant and Wild Rice Casserole
  27. Smothered Pheasant

Pigeon: Information

  1. Stuffed Pigeons

Quail: Information

  1. Quail and Oysters
  2. Dove or Quail with Sweet and Sour Sauce
  3. Quail or Dove Casserole #1
  4. Quail Casserole #2
  5. Baked Quail or Dove
  6. North Carolina Creamed Quail
  7. Woodcock, Snipe, Dove, or Quail Almandine
  8. Sauteed Dove or Quail
  9. Dove or Quail Breasts
  10. Quail Casserole #3
  11. Quail Casserole #4
  12. Dutch Oven Quail
  13. Quail with Mushrooms
  14. Southern Fried Quail
  15. Carolina Quail
  16. Quail in Red Wine
  17. Fried Quail with Onion Gravy
  18. Quail Magnificent
  19. Oven Fried Quail
  20. Delicious Quail, Pheasant, or Dove Breasts
  21. Best Ever Quail
  22. Rattlesnake (or quail, dove, chicken, rabbit, pork) And Beans

Rabbit: Information

  1. Smothered Rabbit
  2. Squirrel or Rabbit in Crock Pot
  3. Rabbit Almandine
  4. Microwave Roasted Rabbit
  5. Easy Rabbit Stew
  6. Rabbit Salad
  7. Sweet-Sour Rabbit
  8. Missouri Rabbit
  9. Rabbit Supreme
  10. Hasenpfeffer
  11. Fried Rabbit #1
  12. Rattlesnake (or quail, dove, chicken, rabbit, pork) And Beans
  13. Rabbit with Creamy Wine Sauce
  14. Roasted Rabbit
  15. Rabbit with Dark Raisin Gravy
  16. Fried Rabbit #2
  17. Fried Rabbit #3

Raccoon: Information

  1. Baked Coon with Southern Dressing
  2. Raccoon with Salsa
  3. Beaver or Raccoon Roast with Barbecue Sauce
  4. Woodchuck, Raccoon, or Opossum Patties
  5. Fricasseed Racoon or Woodchuck

Rattlesnake:

  1. Deep Fried Rattlesnake
  2. Baked Rattlesnake
  3. Fried Rattlesnake
  4. Rattlesnake Salad
  5. Grilled Rattlesnake Dijon
  6. Barbecued Rattlesnake
  7. Rattlesnake (or quail, dove, chicken, rabbit, pork) And Beans

Squirrel: Information

  1. Broiled Squirrel
  2. Buttermilk Squirrel Pie
  3. Squirrel Pot Pie
  4. Squirrel in Dutch Oven
  5. Squirrel or Rabbit in Crock Pot
  6. Squirrel Fricassee
  7. Squirrel with Rice and Potatoes
  8. Jim Graham’s Tar Heel Brunswick Stew
  9. Squirrel Casserole

Turkey (Wild): Information

  1. Roasted Wild Turkey
  2. Turkey Pimento Soup

Turtle: Information

  1. Turtle Stew
  2. Turtle Soup #1
  3. Turtle Soup #2
  4. Barbecued Snapping Turtle
  5. Terrapin Newburg
  6. Fried Cooter (Softshelled Turtle)

Venison: Information

  1. Venison Sausage
  2. Easy Venison Sausage
  3. Hot Venison Sausage
  4. Southern Venison Sausage
  5. Venison Sausage Yankee
  6. Venison Sausage Arkansas
  7. Venison With Pork & Beans
  8. Venison Chili for a Rainy Day
  9. Game-a-Roni (using any meat)
  10. Venison Meatballs
  11. Venison Porcupine Balls
  12. Venison Burger Supreme
  13. Mooseburgers or Venisonburgers
  14. Venison and Pork Log
  15. Venison Meatloaf
  16. Poyha (Cherokee Meatloaf) — Venison
  17. Venison Bites
  18. Venison Spiedies
  19. Chili Con Carne (using any meat)
  20. Country Style Venison Steak
  21. Country Fried Venison Steak
  22. Venison Swiss Steak
  23. Venison Steak in Gravy
  24. Broiled Venison Steak
  25. Stuffed Venison Steak
  26. Venison Steak au Poivre
  27. Venison Cutlets with Sour Cream
  28. Fillet of Venison a la Ed Jones
  29. Barbecued Venison
  30. Barbecued and Steamed Venison Ribs
  31. Jerky – Beef or Venison
  32. Venison Roast
  33. Venison Stew
  34. Venison Soup
  35. Venison Vegetable Pot Pie
  36. Canned Venison Serving Suggestings:
    1. Vegetable Soup
    2. Barbecued Venison
    3. Venison and Noodles
    4. Venison Pie
  37. Canned Sloppy Joe Mix (Venison) Serving Suggestings:
    1. Sloppy Joes on a Bun
    2. Chili-Con-Carne
    3. Hamburger-Rice Casserole (Venison)
    4. Venison Delight
    5. Ground Venison in Cabbage Leaves
  38. Quick Venison Soup
  39. Venison and Onions
  40. Venison Green Chili Stew
  41. Ginger Venison
  42. Venison with Red Wine Sauce
  43. Venison Burgundy
  44. Venison Stroganoff #1
  45. Tick Stew
  46. Venison Stroganoff #2
  47. Venison, Moose, or Elk Roasts Baked in Foil
  48. Venison, Moose, or Elk Steaks and Chops
  49. Venison or Moose Casserole
  50. Venison Swiss Steak #2
  51. Venison or Moose Meatloaf #2
  52. Venison, Moose, or Elk Roasts in Brown-in-Bag
  53. Venison Stew #2
  54. Venison Spread
  55. Venison Roast #2
  56. Rocky Mountain Shish Kabob
  57. Venison Spanish Rice
  58. Venison Fritters
  59. Venison Steaks With Wine Sauce
  60. Venison Meat Loaf #3
  61. Venison Enchiladas
  62. Ground Jerky

Woodchuck (Groundhog): Information

  1. Woodchuck (Groundhog), Raccoon or Opossum Patties
  2. Woodchuck (Groundhog) Stew
  3. Fried Woodchuck (Groundhog)
  4. Woodchuck (Groundhog) Meat Patties with Tomato Sauce
  5. Woodchuck (Groundhog) Pie
  6. Fricasseed Raccoon or Woodchuck (Groundhog)

Woodcock (Snipe): Information

  1. Woodcock, Snipe, Dove, or Quail Almandine