Phil Spahn
The Wild Table: Hunt for the Elusive Wallaby
What gets you out of bed in the morning? What puts a smile on your face no matter what? What’s your motivation?
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Ridgeline 35L Day Hunter Plus Pack Review
I like day hunting, meaning I’m the kind of guy who likes to get up at 4am, pack my kit for the day ahead, head bush and do my thing …
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Home Detention and a Full Larder – Part Two – Mushrooms and Ducks
Somewhere in the middle of April 2020, it was 5:30am and already ‘kind of twilight’ outside.
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Home Detention and a Full Larder
I’m pretty sure every hunter here knows what I mean by home detention; it feels a little like we’ve all been sent to our rooms to think about our actions.
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Foraged Field Mushrooms with Bacon, Bone Broth and White Wine
This Foraged Field Mushrooms with Bacon, Bone Broth and White Wine recipe contains wild mushrooms. You can simply use store-bought mushrooms for this recipe.
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Eating the Boot – Part two
I want to discuss some of the other small game varieties (possum and rabbit) we have frolicking on our doorstep, so to speak, and what to do with them.
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Eating the Boot – Under-rated game meats
I recall asking someone about eating pukeko many moons ago. “Well”, he said, “I have a great recipe for that!” My ears hadn’t yet grown accustomed to the sarcasm this question would elicit many more times between then and now.
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