EP100: Wild Game Hunting feat. Chef Michael Hunter

On today’s episode of the Buck Junkie Podcast, we are BACK from the winter break, and we have brought in a VERY special guest: Chef Michael Hunter (00:05)! How did Chef Michael get started hunting, (02:06) and here’s how he’s bringing wild game back to the restaurant industry in a HUGE way (05:08)! In the Michelin world, how do people view cooking with wild game (09:58)? Canada is a LOT different than Mississippi, so where does Michael like to hunt back home (14:26)? We’ve eaten some exotic animals before, but BEAR and COUGAR have NOT been on the menu (15:18). Michael takes a moment to debunk exactly WHY people think wild game has a “gamey” taste to it (18:40). What regulations does Canada have on hunting up north (20:55)? Michael has traveled to Mississippi a LOT for hunting, and here’s his thoughts (25:05). We had some KILLER eats this weekend, but here’s our favorites (29:43)! The ice made things go a little off schedule, but we had a BLAST hunting deer in the cold (31:34). Michael brought down some dishes to cook up from his own cookbook this weekend and we had a FEAST (50:29)! Finally, we close out with sending Michael off and heading back out to the stands to catch a few more does (59:34)!