Indiana CookIN Gone Wild Videos Highlight Wild Game Cuisine

   04.30.13

Indiana CookIN Gone Wild Videos Highlight Wild Game Cuisine

An online video series on the Indiana DNR’s YouTube channel teaches Hoosiers how to turn wild game into fine dining entreés.

CookIN Gone Wild is available at dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/7562.htm. The site features cooking demonstration videos with Michelle Cain, a DNR wildlife information specialist and seasoned veteran of wild game cooking, and a downloadable recipe book.

“The idea is to give people more options on how to cook their wild game once they harvest it,” Cain said.

The recipes at CookIN Gone Wild are fit for a five-star establishment. They include seared duck breast with citrus cranberry sauce, venison steak with blue cheese sauce, and bluegill meatloaf muffins.

Future recipes and videos will feature bluegill fish tacos and venison shepherd’s pie.

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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is the agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining natural areas such as state parks, state forests, recreation areas, etc. There are many divisions within the DNR and each has a specific role. The DNR is not only responsible for maintaining resource areas but also manages Indiana's fish and wildlife, reclaims coal mine ground, manages forested areas, aids in the management of wildlife on private lands, enforces Indiana's conservation laws, and many other duties not named here. According to the department's website, their mission is "to protect, enhance, preserve, and wisely use natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the benefit of Indiana's citizens through professional leadership, management, and education."

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