Hunt & Gather: Venison Burgers With Oyster Mushroom Toppings

January 6, 2021

The bitterly cold, blustery winter morning in Virginia’s mountains had not been conducive to good hunting. No deer, turkeys, or even squirrels had been spotted. When I observed two black vultures ominously circling above me, I decided it was time to arise and prove to the duo that the shivering form [me] beneath them was …

NDA Teams Up With Daniel Defense and NSSF on a Field to Fork Hunt

December 11, 2020

| By NDA Staff

The National Deer Association’s Field to Fork program has discovered an untapped reserve of adults who are interested in deer hunting but need an invitation and a helping hand to get started. One of the most easily reachable sources of these new hunters is surprisingly close to the hunting world: employees of the firearms and …

8 Worthy New Year’s Resolutions for Deer Hunters

December 3, 2020

| By Brian Grossman

A new year always brings with it a mix of emotions for me. I’m saddened because it marks the final days of Georgia’s deer season, but at the same time I love the feeling of a fresh start — the opportunity to reboot and strive to do things a little better than you did the …

Hunting is Conservation. Here’s Why.

December 2, 2020

| By Ben Westfall

I remember being told in school, “You won’t always have a calculator in your pocket” whenever we would complain about having to work math problems out on paper. Not only do we always have a calculator in our pocket these days, but we have much more than that at our fingertips in this technologically driven …

After 30 Years, My First Deer

October 21, 2020

| By Nick McDowell

They found me at the farmer’s market in Saratoga Springs, New York. Matt Ross, the smiling QDMA ambassador, asked if I’d like to try some venison. The samples stuck with toothpicks looked delicious, and having just recently decided this was the year that I was going to finally learn to hunt deer to get back …

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