Man Food

I am a hunter.  I love to “kill and eat”.  Two types of hunting for the spring hunter is turkey and mushrooms.  Your approach to these specimens is different and requires “manly” skills.  The turkey has incredible instinct particularly their sight.  But there are few things that will give a hunter a thrill that to hear the gobble of Turkey Tom, see him “fan out” and bring him down.  My feeling is that if you have deep fried a turkey you will never go back to frozen to the oven variety.  Unfortunately, I haven’t gotten into the Turkey woods this spring.

Mushrooms are a delicacy that is morels and beefsteak although I prefer morels.  Basically the idea is to stumble on them, and there are dozens of urban legends on how to “hunt” for them.  Once you taste a fried morel, you will look different on the salad bar wimps.  I did have an afternoon this spring to look for them, but to no avail.  Be careful you know the difference between a morel and an imposter.  The difference is one of life and death.  There is an old adage that says there are “no old, bold mushroom hunters”.  My personal favorite (not by experience just information) is the “Destroying Angel”.  One cap of this mushroom if swallowed can kill a man.  In fact, 90% of mushroom deaths are found from this family.  Basically, you’re dead before you know something is wrong.  The pain begins with vomiting which leads to cramps which leads to diarrhea which leads to loss of coordination which leads to death.

Because of the element of surprise, skill and danger both turkey and mushroom hunting deserves to be in the annals of man food.