Duck Camp Dinners S3 Ep.3 | Bayou Black Belly Bands

The crew hunts the final days of the first split in Bayou Black with new friends Jesse Griffiths and Dirk Sorrells. Follow along as the DCD crew chases Black Bellied Whistling Ducks that have been pushed into the freshwater marshes. Rain almost ruins camera gear, boats almost sink and some dang good recipes get cooked at camp.

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Recipes, News, and Events from The Wild Books Team

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RECIPE: Wild Turkey Kiev

MeatEater - Cookin’ Turkeys with Ryan Callaghan and Jesse Griffiths

Jesse demos the Ragù di Rigaglie (pg185) from The Turkey Book and Grilled Wild Boar Ribs with Peach Glaze from The MeatEater Outdoor Cookbook.

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Magpul - Swine and Dine with Jesse Griffiths

Magpul recently sat down with Jesse at his restaurant.

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The “Son of a Blitch” Podcast with Jody Horton

Son of a Blitch Podcast, Ep. 59 w/ Jody Horton (Photographer - St John Studios, St John Press)

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The Meateater Podcast: Wild Turkeys: Pluckin' and Skinnin' with Jesse Griffiths

Steven Rinella talks with Jesse Griffiths

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Texas Monthly

Three Years Ago, Chef Jesse Griffiths Persuaded Us to Eat Wild Hogs. Now He’s Turned His Attention to Wild Turkeys.

By: Mary Beth Gahan

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Stained Page News: The Turkey Hunting Cookbook You Need (Even if You Don't Hunt)

Q&A with Paula Forbes: Hunter, Chef & Self-Published Author Jesse Griffiths

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THE WILD SOUTH

A Chef’s Turkey Hunting Tome

T. Edward Nickens of Garden & Gun reviews The Turkey Book.

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The Turkey Book: An Essential for Those Who Love America’s Favorite Gamebird and Those Who Don’t Know It Yet

The National Wild Turkey Federation - the nation's leading wild turkey conservation organization - reviews the book.

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The “Son of a Blitch” Podcast w/ Jesse Griffiths

George Blitch talks with Jesse Griffiths talks about his latest project, “The Turkey Book” on Ep. 49.

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Austin Chef and Author Focuses on Wild Turkeys for His Next Cookbook

Eater Austin’s Nadia Chaudhury highlights the upcoming third book from Jesse Griffiths.

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We are proud to announce that The Hog Book has won a 2022 James Beard Award in the single subject category.

Congratulations to our entire team, as well as all the other amazing winners from this year’s JBA.

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As It Happens on Canadian Public Radio

Jesse Talks with Canadian Public Radio About Invasive Hogs.

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MeatEater: The Worst Wild Game Cooking Advice

Jesse sits down with Wade Truong and discusses probably the worst advice for processing a hog. Stimulating to say the least.

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MeatEater: 3 Easy Ways to Make Any Wild Hog Delicious

Jesse gives some sage advice to Steve Schwartz in his piece for MeatEater.

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Texas Public Radio: Save the Environment, Eat a Hog.

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National Geographic joins the New School of Traditional Cookery and shares insights into Jesse's approach to eradicating the invasive feral hog.

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Griffiths talks with The Austin Chronicle about an ethical path to eradicating feral hogs.

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Griffiths talks to Joe Rogan about the feral hog problem in Texas.

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“Eat a Hog, Save the World”

Eater dives into Jesse Griffiths’ new book, restaurant and school.

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Inside Hook gets to know Jesse and why his restaurant Dai Due is so exceptionally unique.

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Jesse Griffiths Talks to The Dallas Morning News on why you should eat wild hogs and his new favorite dish.

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Jesse Griffiths shares his reinvention of a childhood favorite dish, Wild Boar Picadillo Tacos.

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Garden & Gun features Jesse Griffiths as a top Southern chef with in-depth knowledge of wild hog cookery.

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Griffiths shares a Hog Book recipe, Wild Boar Poc Chuc, which can be made with hogs of any size.

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