Field & Stream’s Editor’s Venison Chili
Reprinted from Field & Stream
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2 pounds venison ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ pound thick cut bacon diced 2 tbls chili powder
2 medium yellow onions diced 1 tbls paprika
1 medium red onion diced 1 tbls cumin
1 jalapeno chili peppers, seeded & diced 1 tbls salt
1 red pepper, seeded & diced 1 tbls black pepper
1 yellow pepper, seeded & diced 1 tbls cinnamon
1 green pepper, seeded & diced ¼ cup honey
½ of an 8 oz. can of chipotle, chillies, seeded 1 tbls molasses
& chopped 1 bottle Guinness or other stout beer
3 cloves or garlic minced ½ cup of good red wine
1 can of whole plum tomatoes 1 can crushed tomatoes
2 cans black beans chopped, cilantro
1. In a large pan, sauté the venison until just cooked. Drain and set aside. Cook in batches to keep from crowding in pan.
2. In a large pot with a heavy bottom, Sautee bacon over medium heat until brown and has given up it’s fat. Remove and set aside.… Continue reading
Northeast Nebraska Whitetails Unlimited Banquet Held in Wausa By Gary Howey
The 7th annual Northeast Nebraska Whitetails Unlimited banquet was held Friday March 19th at the Wausa Fire Hall.
Whitetails Unlimited (www.whitetailsunlimited.com) is a national conservation organization promoting deer hunting and other outdoor activities, which headquartered out of Sturgeon Bay, WI. established in 1982 with over 100,000 members.
Approximately 425 people attended this year’s event where attendees had the opportunity to win numerous prizes including 40 guns and bows.
WTU banquets are family orientated events aimed at involving the entire family.
Our youth are very important to WTU, as they are the future of deer hunting and all outdoor sports.
Because of this, there are special promotions and contest held at the banquet designed especially for the youth.
WTU offers its members an avenue to raise funds to support common interests such as preserving the hunting tradition and educating the public on the importance of conserving our natural resources
At this years event, $48,000.00 was raised, much of which will remain in the area, being used for conservation and youth programs.
Funds raised from these WTU events, one half of which stays locally, is donated to numerous area activities.
In 2009 the Northeast Nebraska WTU donated $20,906.00 to conservation related activities. Included in these were; donations to area schools, 4-H groups, hunter’s education, handicap hunters programs, archery clubs, area communities, conservation organizations and for state game & park projects.… Continue reading
Potential New Nebraska State Record By Gary Howey
A potential new Nebraska state record whitetail deer was taken in Richardson County. It’s estimated that the buck, a 38 pointer was 7-8 years old.
Deer Facts By Gary Howey
No matter what state you’re in, more than likely you’ll see deer, especially during the Rut when they’re mating which in our area is around the middle of November or this time of the year when deer herds yard up where they congregate near their feed source. 
Because of the huge deer population, there are several seasons, giving hunters numerous opportunities to tag a deer, which helps to control the excess deer numbers.
In Nebraska, those hunters with the Landowner Youth or Season Choice deer seasons will have the opportunity to hunt until January 15.
In South Dakota, East and West River hunters who didn’t fill their “any deer” and “any whitetail antlerless tag as well as all unsold tags will be changed to antlerless tags. This season will re-open running from Dec 26 – Jan 3, 2010.
Other South Dakota deer seasons that will remain open through January 31st include: the Archery, Muzzleloader and the Youth season.… Continue reading