Nov 16th, 2012 at 12:00PM: In Kentucky, you can get a porcupine hickory-smoked for five bucks. A squirrel or a frog will set you back just $2.50. I had no idea that one could kill an animal and then bring it to a place that would smoke it for a fee until I road-tripped to Kentucky last week with my family.
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Kentucky BBQ: Bring Your Own Squirrels, Raccoons, Possums And Porcupines
Nov 16th, 2012 at 12:00PM: In Kentucky, you can get a porcupine hickory-smoked for five bucks. A squirrel or a frog will set you back just $2.50. I had no idea that one could kill an animal and then bring it to a place that would smoke it for a fee until I road-tripped to Kentucky last week with my family.
I travel because I'm curious by nature and I like to know how people live in other parts of the country and the ...Is Eddie Huang The Next Anthony Bourdain? Watch And Find Out
Oct 25th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
If the name Eddie Huang isn't familiar, it may soon be, if the folks at VICE.tv have their way. The Washington, D.C., native is a chef, former lawyer and, according to his website, a former "hustler and street wear designer" born to Taiwanese immigrants – a background that led him to become the force behind Manhattan's popular Baohaus restaurant.
Huang's new VICE video series, "Fresh ...Werewolf Hunters Wanted, Experience Not Required
Sep 29th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Chillisauce is a UK event planner that has organized corporate events, team building days, product launches, activity breaks, company parties and experiential marketing campaigns since 2001. Their adventure weekends include gorge scrambling, caving, assault courses and more. Now, Chilisauce has an overnight Werewolf Hunt scheduled that simulates a hunt for a werewolf taken from the ...Should Hunting Be Allowed In America's National Parks?
May 31st, 2012 at 8:00AM: Should hunting be allowed inside America's national parks? That's the question that the U.S. Senate will soon be dealing with as they debate the merits of HR 4089, better known as the Sportsman's Heritage Act. The controversial bill was passed by the House of Representatives in April and could be coming to the floor of the Senate as well. If it does manage to become a law, HR 4089 would open most ...New BBC America cooking show combines travel and adventure
Mar 2nd, 2012 at 12:00PM: It was only a matter of time before all the eating of rats and scorpions on "Survivor" grew tiresome. Perhaps that's why producer Kevin Greene and "Chopped" producer Chachi Senior created a new cooking series for BBC America that combines exotic locales with dodgy outdoor adventures. There's just one little catch: there's no kitchen.
"No Kitchen Required" takes 2008 Food & Wine "Best New ...Gadling gear review: Bushnell HD Torch flashlight
Jan 23rd, 2012 at 8:00AM: Lets face it, a flashlight is one of the most useful pieces of gear that we can own. Who amongst us hasn't found themselves caught in the dark and wishing we had a bright light to help find our way. Flashlights come in handy around the house, in the car, and even when we travel, and the HD Torch from Bushnell is one of the most versatile and useful of all, even if it does come with a hefty price ...Alaska may ban the use of Tasers on wildlife (Yes! Wildlife!)
Apr 15th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Alaska may become the first state in the U.S. to ban the use of Tasers on wildlife after the state's Board of Game passed a proposal that would prohibit the use of "electronic control devices" for hunting. That's a rather generic term to describe a Taser, a device that uses electricity, delivered by two electrodes on the end of wires, to incapacitate its victim. The weapons are often used by law ...Native Americans in Oregon hunt buffalo for first time in a century
Feb 24th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
In the old days, the Cayuse people used to rely on the buffalo hunt. Like many other Native American tribes, the buffalo gave them meat, hide, bone, grease, bone, and other materials. But once European settlers swept across the continent the buffalo all but disappeared. The Cayuse haven't had a buffalo hunt in a hundred years.
All that has changed now that the Cayuse have won the right, ...Roadkill cuisine: a guide to why and where you should pick up that possum
Feb 23rd, 2011 at 11:00AM: Reduce, reuse, recycle is hardly a new concept. Except when it's applied to roadkill. Oh, sure, backwoods folk, the itinerant, and gritty survivalist types have been making good use of roadside casualties for years. Slowly but surely however, the benefits of roadkill cuisine have been creeping into the public conscience.
Witness the popularity of The Original Roadkill Cookbook and its ilk, or ...Man sues tour operator for failing to let him shoot an elephant
Feb 2nd, 2011 at 6:30PM:
A Polish hunter has taken a trip to court to file charges against his German tour operator. According to the hunter, the tour agency failed to help him fulfill his dream of shooting an elephant.
Feel free to read that last part again - he is suing the company, because he was not able to kill an elephant.
The company in question, German based Jaworski Jagdreisen specializes in hunting ...Shootouts kill five rhino poachers in South Africa
Jan 16th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Five rhino poachers were killed in two shootouts with South African police this week, the BBC reports. Three were killed in Kruger National Park, one of the most popular game reserves for safaris in South Africa. Two others were killed near the border with Mozambique. Poachers often cross borders in an attempt to evade the law.
Two rhino horns were found among the poachers' belongings.
...Africa has mixed results in fighting poachers
Nov 27th, 2010 at 2:00PM: One of the main reasons adventure travelers head to Africa is for the wildlife. Sadly, that wildlife is in danger of disappearing thanks to illegal poaching. Big game such as rhinos and elephants can bring in large sums of money for their tusks, hide, and meat.
Namibia has been one country that has been successful in the fight against poaching in the face of a continent-wide rise in illegal ...Favorite lion shot in Namibia
Nov 8th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
A black-maned lion nicknamed "Old Boy" has been shot in Etosha National Park, Namibia. This is the second lion to be killed in the park in the past five months. Both lions were collared, meaning park rangers were studying and protecting them.
"Old Boy" had been a favorite among visitors for years because he lived near Hobatere Lodge. Conservationists believe he was the most frequently seen ...Big game hunting means big money in South Africa
Jun 19th, 2010 at 11:00AM: It sounds like a throwback to a colonial age of pith helmets and native porters, but big game hunting is still popular in South Africa. In fact, it's on the rise.
A recent study by a South African professor says that some 200,000 South Africans engage in the sport, plus an unknown number of tourists. This translates to millions of dollars in revenue every year and thousands of jobs. There are ...Visiting the Mangum Rattlesnake Derby
Apr 14th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Each week, Gadling is taking a look at our favorite festivals around the world. From music festivals to cultural showcases to the just plain bizarre, we hope to inspire you to do some festival exploring of your own. Come back each Wednesday for our picks or find them all HERE.
Each Spring, avid rattlesnake hunters and handlers gather in Mangum, Oklahoma for the annual Mangum Rattlesnake Derby. ...5 Places to See Wild Turkeys
Nov 26th, 2009 at 9:00AM: The quintessential American bird is typically spotted on your dining room table, naked and headless, with a plastic thermometer thingy stuck in its butt--but, such was not the case with our early pilgrim ancestors who first laid eyes on these magnificent fowl in 17th-century Massachusetts. Real wild turkeys are truly a site to behold, so this Thanksgiving, why not step away from the TV and go find ...Work and play in Queensland, Australia: Aborginial Nature Tour
Jun 18th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
Many things make Queensland different from the other Australian states, including its tropical climate, the presence of the Great Barrier Reef and the fact that its population is the fastest growing in the country. However, the aspect that intrigued me the most while I was there was its indigenous population. The size of the aboriginal population in Queensland is second only to New South Wales. ...Weird things in the woods
Jan 21st, 2009 at 10:00AM: The website for hunters www.ifish.net has a page devoted to weird things hunters have found in the woods. Browsing the comments where people describe what they've found on their outings reminded me of the cow bone in our freezer.
I think it's a cow bone. My son saw it on the side of the road in Montana between Anaconda and Philipsburg. He popped out of the car to get it while we were waiting at ...Last chance for your photo op with Sarah Palin in Brooklyn this weekend!
Oct 25th, 2008 at 10:00AM:
Sarah Palin has already come and gone to New York City, but you can still take a picture with her at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition if you visit by the end of this weekend. Artist Dawn Robyn Petrlik created "Photo Op with Sarah Palin" after she saw a newspaper photograph of the vice presidential candidate posing with her daughter and a dead caribou. Now visitors to the display can ...Cabela's - Wheeling, West Virginia
May 10th, 2006 at 10:23PM: For the longest R.E.I. was the only outfitter that came to mind when pondering where to go to stock up on outdoor goods, but that has since changed. After breezing through West Virginia for a bite to eat at Cracker Barrel and visit to Cabela's, I now know of another equally exciting place to gear up on gear. As me and my partners were pulling up into the lot, one of them was schooling us on how ...
