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October stockings:

Amon’s Lake, Baxter County, 150 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Ann, Benton County, 8,775 yearling black crappie
Lake Atalanta, Benton County, 1,700 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Austell, Cross County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Lake Avalon, Benton County, 4,690 fingerling black crappie
Bear Creek Lake, Lee County, 1,880 catchable channel catfish
Beaver Lake, Washington and Benton Counties, 60,000 yearling black crappie
Beaver Tailwater, Carroll County, 10,501 catchable rainbow trout
Benton City Lake, Saline County, 1,300 catchable channel catfish
Bicentennial Lake, Sebastian County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Big Piney Creek, Pope County, 256 catchable channel catfish
Bois d Arc Lake, Hempstead County, 314 catchable channel catfish
Boyle Park Pond, Pulaski County, 600 catchable channel catfish
Bradley County Lake, Bradley County, 180 catchable channel catfish
Bragg Lake, Ouachita County, 260 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Brittany, Benton County, 3,150 yearling black crappie
Bull Shoals Lake, Marion, Boone and Baxter Counties, 45,600 yearling blue catfish
Bull Shoals Lake, Marion County, 2,200 catchable channel catfish
Cabot Community Pond, Lonoke County, 1,006 catchable channel catfish
Calion Lake, Union County, 774 catchable rainbow trout
Camp Preston Hunt, Miller County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Camp Preston Hunt, Miller County, 24 yearling grass carp
Cavester Cove, Sharp County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Cedar-Piney Lake, Yell County, 336 catchable channel catfish
Champagnolle Creek, Calhoun County, 352 catchable channel catfish
Champagnolle Creek, Calhoun County, 3,000 yearling grass carp
Charleston City Lake, Franklin County, 342 catchable channel catfish
Cherrywood Lake, Pulaski County, 1,310 catchable channel catfish
Lake Chicot, Chicot County, 80,000 yearling black crappie
Lake Chicot, Chicot County, 20,000 yearling white crappie
Clubhouse Lake, Yell County, 160 catchable channel catfish
Cotter Big Spring, Baxter County, 300 catchable rainbow trout
Cox Creek Lake, Grant County, 260 yearling grass carp
Cox Cypress Lake, Arkansas County, 257 catchable channel catfish
Craighead Forest Park Lake, Craighead County, 400 yearling grass carp
Crossett City Park Lake, Ashley County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Cypress Bayou Pond, Lonoke County, 150 catchable channel catfish
Lake DeGray, Hot Spring and Clark Counties, 25,560 yearling black crappie
Lake Des Arc, Prairie County, 1,050 catchable channel catfish
De Witt City Lake, Arkansas County, 450 catchable channel catfish
Lake Dunn, Cross County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Dupree Park Lake, Pulaski County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Energy Park Lake, Garland County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Engineer Lake #2, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Lake Enterprise, Ashley County, 900 catchable channel catfish
Fair Park Pond, Hempstead County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Family Park Lake, Garland County, 1,000 catchable channel catfish
Foreman Lake, Pulaski County, 240 catchable grass carp
Forrest City Sports Complex Pond, St. Francis County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Fort Roots Lake, Pulaski County, 600 catchable channel catfish
Fourche LaFave River, Scott County, 526 catchable channel catfish
Lake Georgia-Pacific, Ashley County, 1,700 catchable channel catfish
Grandview #1 Lake, Hempstead County, 326 catchable channel catfish
Greers Ferry Lake, Cleburne and Van Buren Counties, 30,817 yearling black crappie
Lake Greeson, Pike County, 7,350 yearling black crappie
Lake Hamilton, Garland County, 2,639 catchable channel catfish
Harris Brake Lake, Perry County, 982 catchable channel catfish
Harrison City Lake, Boone County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Hickson Lake, Monroe County, 157 catchable channel catfish
Lake Hindsville, Madison County, 8,556 fingerling bluegill bream
Huckleberry Lake, Pope County, 589 catchable channel catfish
Hunter Lake, Pulaski County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Illinois Bayou, Pope County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Interstate Pond #2, Monroe County, 257 catchable channel catfish
Interstate Pond #4, Monroe County, 171 catchable channel catfish
Irons Fork Lake, Polk County, 460 catchable channel catfish
Lake June, Lafayette County, 296 catchable channel catfish
Keeland Lake, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish
Kingfisher Lake, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish
Kiwanis Park, Pulaski County, 800 catchable channel catfish
Lee Creek, Crawford County, 384 catchable channel catfish
Lee Creek Lake, Crawford County, 902 catchable channel catfish
Lilly Pad Pond, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish
Little Missouri River, Pike County, 879 catchable channel catfish
Little Red River, Cleburne County, 19,135 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Loch Lomond, Benton County, 33,390 yearling black crappie
Lake Lou Emma, Crawford County, 290 catchable channel catfish
Lyon College Pond, Independence County, 300 catchable channel catfish
MacArthur Park Lake, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Martin Luther King Park, Jefferson County, 800 catchable channel catfish
McKinley Park Lake, Saline County, 510 catchable channel catfish
Mike & Janet Huckabee Kids Pond, Hempstead County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Mike & Janet Huckabee Lake, Hempstead County, 310 catchable channel catfish
Miller Pond, Woodruff County, 150 catchable channel catfish
Mirror Lake, Stone County, 1,000 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Monticello, Drew County, 755 catchable channel catfish
Mulberry River, Franklin County, 590 catchable channel catfish
Murphy Park Lake, Washington County, 300 catchable rainbow trout
Nashville City Park Lake, Howard County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Lake Norrell, Saline County, 240 yearling grass carp
Norfork Lake, Baxter County, 22,000 yearling blue catfish
Norfork Lake, Baxter County, 2,200 catchable channel catfish
Norfork River, Baxter County, 2,071 fingerling brown trout
Norfork River, Baxter County, 8,288 catchable rainbow trout
Norwood Lake, Benton County, 2,450 yearling black crappie
Old Davidsonville State Park Lake, Randolph County, 304 catchable channel catfish
Otter Creek Park Pond, Pulaski County, 650 catchable channel catfish
Lake Ouachita, Montgomery and Garland Counties, 10,026 catchable channel catfish
Lake Ouachita, Montgomery and Garland Counties, 50,624 yearling black crappie
Ouachita River, Hot Spring County, 1,251 catchable channel catfish
Parkway Village Ponds, Pulaski County, 608 catchable channel catfish
Petit Jean River, Yell County, 632 catchable channel catfish
Lake Pickthorne, Lonoke County, 528 catchable channel catfish
Plum Bayou, Lonoke County, 3,040 yearling black crappie
Pullen Pond, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish
Lake Rayburn, Benton County, 3,150 yearling black crappie
Regional Park Pond, Jefferson County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Robe Bayou, Monroe County, 306 catchable channel catfish
Lake Saracin/Pine Bluff Lake, Jefferson County, 1,502 catchable channel catfish
Searcy City Lake, White County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Shores Lake, Franklin County, 298 catchable channel catfish
Siloam Springs City Park, Benton County, 300 catchable catfish
Spring River, Fulton County, 9,645 catchable rainbow trout
Spring River, Fulton County, 10,000 fingerling brown trout
Lake Springdale, Washington County, 300 catchable rainbow trout
Storm Creek Lake, Phillips County, 2,592 yearling blue catfish
Swepco Lake, Benton County, 112,490 fingerling bluegill bream
Swepco Lake, Benton County, 50 yearling grass carp
Tri County Lake, Calhoun County, 448 catchable channel catfish
War Memorial Park, Pulaski County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Ward City Lake, Lonoke County, 150 catchable channel catfish
Wells Lake, Sebastian County, 1,000 catchable channel catfish
Lake Winona, Saline County, 1,722 catchable channel catfish
Lake Wedington, Washington County, 28,520 fingerling bluegill bream
White River, Baxter, Izard, Marion and Stone Counties, 68,320 catchable rainbow trout
White River, Baxter, Izard and Stone Counties, 78,349 fingerling brown trout
White River, Jackson and Independence Counties, 8,460 catchable paddlefish
White River, Independence and Stone Counties, 10,560 fingerling paddlefish
White River, Independence County, 3,000 yearling paddlefish
Whitstine Lake, Independence County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Lake Wilson, Ashley County, 457 catchable channel catfish
Lake Windsor, Benton County, 15,400 yearling black crappie
Wrape Plantation Lake, Arkansas County, 166 catchable channel catfish
Yell County Wildlife Federation Pond, Yell County, 288 catchable channel catfish

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“Anyone with landowner approval and a valid application gets a permit for the antlerless elk hunt,” Shook said. Two either-sex permits will be chosen by random draw, although a landowner who granted permission to hunt has the option to choose among certified hunters.

The hunt is a step to help landowners who have had problems with elk damaging property. Hunts and habitat work are tools used to control and contain the elk population. “We’re pretty conservative (with quotas and permits) when we start a hunt in any zone,” Shook said. “We’re trying to improve the habitat, steadily reshaping it to attract elk.”

Applications will be accepted through Dec. 15 and are available from the Little Rock office, Calico Rock regional office or license dealers within elk zone 4. For more information on the hunt go to: http://www.agfc.com/hunting/huntingseasons/elk/privatelandelkpermit.aspx.

The first elk hunt of the season was Sept. 22-26; the second is Dec. 8-12.

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Applications and the required $3 permit application fee may be can be purchased: over the Internet through the Online Licensing Center; by calling toll-free 1-877-WI LICENSE (1-877-945-4236); at license sales locations; or DNR service centers during their regular business hours (check service center link for hours of operation, which vary by service center; service centers are closed Saturdays).

221,034 permits available for 2009 spring turkey season

Preliminary permit levels for the spring turkey season are set at 221,034 permits, an increase from 211,425 total permits available for the 2008 spring season.

Hunters are reminded that as of the fall 2008 season, turkey management zones (pdf; 452kb) in Wisconsin were consolidated into seven large zones instead of the previous 46 zones. There is still the same amount of total turkey hunting area. Each of the new zones combine a number of the smaller zones to give hunters more flexibility to move about in search of wild turkeys. Zone maps are available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site and at DNR Service Centers.

The 2009 spring turkey season begins April 15 and consists of six, 5-day periods (Wednesday through Sunday) that end on May 24. Applications postmarked after the Dec. 10 deadline or filled out incorrectly will not be considered for the drawing.

Successful spring permit winners can expect to receive a postcard by early February notifying them of the zone and time period they have drawn. Permit winners must then obtain their permit from any license vendor beginning March 4, 2009. A tie-on carcass tag will be printed at this time. Except for Conservation Patron or Senior Citizen Recreation Card holders, all applicants successful in drawing a permit must also purchase 2009 Spring Turkey License and 2009 Turkey Stamp approval. Permits remaining after the initial drawing will be issued for sale one zone per day on a fist-come first-served basis. Leftover permit sales will begin after March 4, 2009 at a date to be announced later.

Youth turkey hunt April 11-12

The third annual spring turkey youth hunt will be held April 11-12, the weekend prior to the opening Wednesday of the first regular season. The hunt is open to youths 12 through 15 years of age (residents and nonresidents) who possess a hunter education certificate of accomplishment and a spring turkey license, stamp, and a valid permit (carcass tag) for the 2009 spring turkey hunting season. Permits used during the youth hunt can be for any hunting period of the spring 2009 season, but youth hunters are restricted to the turkey management zone for which the permit was issued.

For example, a youth hunter with a valid permit for Zone 1, Time Period B may use that tag during the special two day youth turkey hunt only in Zone 1. If unsuccessful during the two day youth hunt, the youth may use the unfilled permit during the time period and in the zone for which it was issued (e.g., Zone 1, period B). A permit that was used to tag a turkey during the two day youth hunt may not be reused to harvest an additional turkey during the time period for which the permit is valid. Youth hunters must be accompanied by an adult 18 years of age or older during the two-day youth hunt. The bag limit for the two-day youth hunt is one male or bearded turkey. For additional details, please refer to the Spring Wild Turkey Hunting Regulations.

Applications for special turkey hunts for hunters with disabilities also due Dec. 10

As a reminder to those hunters with disabilities who wish to turkey hunt next spring on private lands, there is an alternate opportunity available using a separate application and authorization form. Applications to conduct a Spring Wild Turkey Hunt for People with Disabilities on private land need to be submitted on DNR Form 2300-271 and 2300-271A. Forms need to be submitted by Dec. 10 to the local DNR wildlife biologist or department office for the county within which the hunt will take place. Any hunter applicant who applies for a disabled turkey hunt on private lands using the above forms may NOT also apply for a permit through the regular spring turkey hunting drawing. For additional information, please visit the DNR’s Wild Turkey Web site.

Free turkey hunter education clinics begin in February

Free turkey hunter education clinics will again be offered statewide, occurring February through April. Clinics cover turkey biology and behavior, turkey hunting methods, regulations, safety precautions, and hunter/landowner ethics. Clinic sites and dates are still being finalized. Information on where clinics will be held will be available on the DNR’s Wild Turkey Web site in early January, at DNR service centers , or by calling (608) 261-8458. Additional clinics may be added after the initial listing. Hunters that initially do not find a clinic in their area should periodically check the Internet or at a DNR Service Center for updates.

Black bear permits to increase 50 percent for 2009 season

Based on the results of a two-year cooperative study of the black bear population in Wisconsin that found the population is likely more than two times larger than previously thought, the DNR bear committee has decided to substantially increase the number of permits available for the 2009 season.

The DNR-funded mark-recapture study, conducted by the University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Wildlife Ecology, estimates the black bear population in Wisconsin is actually closer to 26,000 animals, nearly double previous estimates that were based on observations.

Based on this information the bear committee has recommended a total of 6,950 permits for the 2009 season, an increase of 50 percent over the number available in 2008. Permit levels proposed, by the committee include: Zone A: 2,585, Zone B: 1,100, Zone C: 2,040, and Zone D:1,230.

The 2009 bear hunting season begins Sept. 9, the first Wednesday after Labor Day, and runs through Oct. 13. Hunters who hunt with the aid of dogs will go first next year in those management zones open to hunting bear with dogs. The opening week of Wisconsin’s bear hunting season alternates to allow those who hunt over bait to go first one year and those who hunt with aid of dogs to go first the next year.

Preliminary harvest figures indicate hunters harvested just over 2,900 black bears in Wisconsin during the 2008 bear hunting season. There were 34,529 hunters who submitted applications for 4,660 available Class A Bear Harvest permits in 2008. A total of 81,453 hunters applied for either a harvest permit or a preference point. Hunters who apply for but do not receive a Class A harvest permit will receive a preference point for the next year’s drawing.

Depending on the zone applied for, currently takes 4 to 10 preference points in order to draw a harvest permit.

Information on bear hunting, hunting seasons, and links to online application information can be accessed on the bear hunting page of the DNR Web site, at any DNR Service Center or license vendor, or by calling 1-888-WDNRINFo (1-888-936-7463).

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TURKEY PERMITS CONTACT: Sharon Fandel - (608) 261-8458 or Scott Hull (608) 267-7861

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BEAR PERMITS CONTACT: Linda Olver – - (608) 261-7588

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In a new video available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site “Ice Fishing: My Kind of Fun,” an angler fishing one of the popular Madison area lakes explains his enjoyment of the sport.

In 2006, the most recent year for which statistics are available, anglers spent 11 million hours sitting on an overturned bucket or shacked up in an ice shanty, waiting for a red flag to fly.

They caught 14 million fish and kept just under half of them, according to a statewide mail survey of anglers the DNR conducted in 2006.

In winter, as in summer, panfish rule, says Brian Weigel, the Department of Natural Resources fisheries research scientist who analyzed the survey responses. “A quick check of the numbers shows panfish, panfish, panfish by far.”

Anglers caught about 11.7 million panfish during the ice fishing season and kept a higher proportion of them, nearly half, than in the open water season. The same pattern held true for walleye, northern pike and bass, Weigel says.

More information on ice fishing and fishing conditions to help the veteran angler as well as the novice can be found on DNR’s ice fishing pages.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE FISH SURVEY CONTACT: Brian Weigel - (608) 221-6326

10 tips for staying safe while ice fishing
First or early ice may promise the most fishing success, but it can also pose the greatest risk if anglers aren’t careful, recreation safety officials say.

“Ice is always unpredictable, and that’s particularly true early in the ice fishing season,” says Gary Eddy, the Department of Natural Resources conservation warden who administers the snowmobile and ATV safety programs.

State conservation wardens caution that ice is never viewed as safe, but general guidelines suggest at least 4 inches of clear ice is necessary before someone walks on a frozen waterbody; at least 6 inches before driving a snowmobile across ice, and 8 to 10 inches before traveling in cars or light duty trucks. “Those guidelines are only if the ice is real solid and clear,” Eddy says.

He offers these other tips for staying safe:

• Contact local sport shops to ask about ice conditions on the lake or river you want to fish.
• Do not go out alone, carry a cell phone, and let people know where you are going and when you’ll return home.
• Wear proper clothing and equipment, including a float coat to help you stay afloat and to help slow body heat loss; take extra mittens or gloves so you always have a dry pair.
• Wear creepers attached to boots to prevent slipping on clear ice.
• Carry a spud bar to check the ice while walking to new areas.
• Carry a couple of spikes and a length of light rope in an easily accessible pocket to help pull yourself – or others – out of the ice.
• Do not travel in unfamiliar areas or at night.
• Know if the lake has inlets, outlets or narrows that have current that can thin the ice.
• Look for clear ice. Clear ice is generally stronger than ice with air bubbles in it or with snow on it.
• Watch out for pressure ridges or ice heaves. These can be dangerous due to thin ice or may be an obstruction you may hit with a car, truck or snowmobile.

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Hunt to include central forest deer management units

The antlerless deer only hunt is open to bow and gun hunters and will take place in Regular, Herd Control (HC), Earn-a-Buck (EAB), Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), metro and some state park deer management units. Antlerless deer carcass tags in HC and EAB units are available in unlimited numbers at $2 each.

Hunters are reminded that the Dec. 11-14 antlerless hunt will include the Central Forest deer management units 53, 54A, 55, 56, 58. These units had been excluded from an October antlerless deer hunt in 2008 because hunters in these units had met a 2:1 antlerless to antlered deer harvest ratio over the previous two seasons. These units could be included in future October antlerless hunts if the 2:1 ratio is not met during the 2008 seasons.

In regular deer management units hunters will need a unit specific $12 antlerless carcass tag. These are limited in number but are still available in 8 of 22 regular units in this year’s hunt. A list of units with permits still available can be found on the DNR Web site.

Hunters are advised to consult the 2008 Wisconsin Deer Hunting Regulations for specific tagging and weapon regulations for the deer management unit or state park in which they plan to hunt.

The statewide December antlerless hunt was created in 2006 following hunting groups’ request for additional opportunity to hunt antlerless deer. Hunters also requested, and the Department of Natural Resources made available, a limitless supply of $2 antlerless deer carcass tags in Herd Control and Earn-a-Buck units to assist hunters in pressuring overpopulated deer management units downward, closer to population goals.

Customer Service Call Center
Most questions regarding the antlerless hunt can be answered by the 2008 Wisconsin Deer Hunting Regulations pamphlet or by the online Customer Service Center through the DNR Web site. Hunters can also call the toll-free DNR Customer Service Call Center 1-888-WDNR INFo (1-888-936-7463) anytime between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., seven days per week and speak to an operator who either will have the answer or can access it quickly. During the recently completed nine-day gun deer hunt, the call center received thousands of calls from hunters in the field asking questions about properly tagging a deer, where was the closest registration station, and to report game law violations.

CWD Management Zone
Like the rest of the state, both gun and archery deer hunters in CWD Management Zone units are limited to shooting antlerless deer only during the Dec. 11-14 period. There is an unlimited supply of free antlerless deer carcass tags available for CWD units (limit 4 per hunter per day) from deer registration stations, participating license vendors and DNR Service Centers. The $2 herd control and Earn-a-buck antlerless deer carcass tags may also be used in the CWD units. Hunting rules for the CWD Management Zone will return to unlimited earn-a-buck EAB rules for the remainder of the archery season from Dec. 15-Jan. 4th, and during a Dec. 24- Jan 4 “Holiday Gun Deer Hunt”.

Venison donation option
“If your freezer is full, consider hunting for the venison donation program,” said Laurie Fike, donation program coordinator. “Fifty-five counties have participating meat processors in 2008. A list of participating processors is on the DNR Web site and you can also locate the closest processor by calling the DNR Information Line 1-888-WDNR-INFo.”

Since 2000, hunters have donated more than 63,000 deer and 2.8 million pounds of venison to this program. There is no cost to the hunter other than transporting the registered carcass to a participating processor.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Warnke - (608) 264-6023

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JEFFERSON CITY–It’s deer-hunting season in Missouri, and that means that millions of pounds of venison are headed for tables. The Missouri Department of Conservation has tips for making venison dishes tender and tasty.

Like most other wild game, venison is leaner than beef or other domestic meats. The lack of internal fat can result in dry, tough dishes unless venison is cooked with two things in mind – don’t overcook venison, and use moist heat when possible.

Venison steaks, roasts and burgers can turn dry and tough if grilled over charcoal or roasted uncovered in an oven. To avoid drying out steaks on the grill, cook them quickly over high heat to sear the surface and lock in moisture, and baste liberally.

To keep venison burgers moist, combine ground venison with ground pork or other fatty meat or add chopped onions, bell peppers, garlic, parsley and other moisture-boosting ingredients. You can use straight ground venison in stew or chili with great results.

Another way to incorporate moisture into cooking whole cuts of venison is to use a crock pot or Dutch oven. Swiss steak is a particularly good recipe for venison steak because it combines moist heat and the natural tenderizing action of the acid in tomatoes.

To tenderize tough venison and reduce gamey taste, try soaking it in white vinegar for an hour, drain and soak again before cooking.

The Conservation Department’s Web site has dozens of wild-game recipes, including many for venison, at mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/tv/nowwerecookin.asp. Following are three of those recipes.

VENISON TERIYAKI

INGREDIENTS: 1 to 2 pounds of venison steak, 1/3 cup soy sauce, 1 Tbsp. brown sugar, 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil, ½ tsp. ground black pepper, ½ tsp. ground ginger, ½ tsp. garlic powder.

PREPARATION: Combine all ingredients and marinate overnight (if possible). Cook on a hot grill or over an open fire, basting occasionally with reserved marinade. Cook until meat is slightly charred outside, but still pink inside. Do NOT overcook. Serve with a rice dish.

PHILLY STEAK SANDWICHES

INGREDIENTS: 2 lbs. frozen venison round steak, milk or salt water, flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, 1 medium onion, sliced thin and ringed, 1 loaf of French bread, butter or margarine, shredded cheddar or pepper jack or sliced Swiss cheese.

PREPARATION: Thaw meat until it begins to soften but still has ice crystals. This makes it easy to cut into wafer-thin slices. Soak overnight in milk or salt water if necessary to remove gamey taste.

Season meat with salt and pepper. Dredge in flour and brown in a skillet over medium heat, using a small amount of oil. Add ½ cup of water, cover with onion rings and simmer until meat is tender. Slice bread lengthwise and spread butter or margarine on both sides. Sprinkle with garlic powder. Cover lower half of loaf with venison, then top with onions and cheese. Put top of loaf on to and wrap in foil.

Bake at 300 degrees until top of bread is crisp. Cut into individual servings and top with pickle, peppers, tomatoes, etc.

VENISON DOG BISCUITS

Hunters who bring home trophy antlers sometimes find the culinary fruits of their labor problematic. The meat from large, old bucks can be tough and strong-tasting, but ethical hunters are obliged to consume what they kill. One way to deal with this dilemma is to turn less-than-tasty venison into treats that will delight four-legged family members and save you money on dog treats throughout the year. Try this recipe for venison dog biscuits.

INGREDIENTS: 1 cup whole-wheat flour, 1 cup cornmeal, ½ cup wheat germ, ½ cup cooked ground venison, ½ cup vegetable oil, 1 egg, ½ cup beef broth, ½ tsp. salt.

PREPARATION: Mix the dry ingredients and add them to the wet ingredients. Roll the mixture out to about .5 inch thick. Cut into appropriate shapes with cookie cutters and bake at 350 to 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes, or until crisp. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator or freezer.

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