Peak Refuel meals taste more like something from the kitchen than emergency rations from the bottom of a pack. After hauling them into Idaho’s backcountry, they proved simple, filling, and worth making room for on a hard hunt.
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Simple Gourmet: Beijing Bear – Crispy Wild Game Campfire Gold
Published: August 5, 2026 { 3 comments }This Beijing bear recipe turns tough wild game into crispy, tender bites coated in a sticky, sweet, and spicy sauce. The secret is a simple velveting technique that could make this the best camp meal you have ever had.
Smoked Bear Ham Turns Wild Game Into Gold
Published: June 1, 2026 { 1 comment }This smoked bear ham recipe turns a rough-looking hunk of wild game into a rich, smoky, ready-for-anything ham. Brine it, tie it, smoke it safely, and you will have meat for sandwiches, soup, salads, scrambled eggs, and a whole lot more.
Simple Gourmet: Foolproof Mother’s Day Pot Roast From Wild Game
Published: May 4, 2026 { 0 comments }This wild game pot roast turns tough deer, elk, antelope, or bear shoulder into a tender Mother’s Day dinner that tastes like effort, love, and hunting-season strategy. Make it right, serve it hot, and bank a few points before Fall.
Simple Gourmet: Best Grilled Fish Sandwich in 10 Minutes
Published: April 6, 2026 { 2 comments }Crispy, creamy, and unapologetically savory, this smoked trout melt turns fish skeptics into believers in about 10 minutes on a hot griddle.
Simple Gourmet: Spiced Black Bear Steaks
Published: March 2, 2026 { 5 comments }There’s a brown paper bag in my freezer right now whose sole purpose is to keep me from seeing the last two pieces of Antelope meat from last fall. If I see them, I’ll want to eat them, but I’m keeping them in reserve so I can compare them side by side with black bear meat. I’m trying to figure out which of the two is my favorite.
Whole Elk Rear Quarter, Brisket Style on Traeger
Published: November 3, 2025 { 0 comments }We turned a 35lb bone-in rear elk quarter into a fall-apart feast using a simple low and slow plan, a butter plus apple juice finish, and patience. Bring friends. You will need them.
Simple Gourmet: Deer Coconut Korma
Published: October 8, 2025 { 0 comments }This recipe is the perfect thing to utilize some meat that over stayed its welcome in the freezer. It’ll tenderize it and rehydrate it.
Simple Gourmet: Golden Currant Steak Sauce
Published: September 1, 2025 { 0 comments }In the mountains from late July through August, you can certainly find some kind of edible fruit. There’s nothing better than a fruit reduction with whatever venison you’ve got on hand.
Simple Gourmet: Deer (Or Pheasant) Curry Stew
Published: August 3, 2025 { 0 comments }This Thai-style curry is such a delicious and easy stew that you’re going to be making at home and in camp.









