Wild Game & Fish

HI, MY NAME IS JEFF BENDA.

I hunt, I fish, I cook, and then write about it.

On Wild Game & Fish, you’ll find wild game and fish recipes that are healthy, affordable, approachable, and delicious. I share a mixture of comfort foods and everyday family favorites.

I can’t wait for you to taste them!

Family recipes like this venison tater tot casserole.

ABOUT WILD GAME & FISH MEDIA

I started Wild Game & Fish Media in 2020, when lots of us became obsessed with cooking at home, then posting the recipes and photos on the internet and social media.

I grew up cooking with my mom in the Midwest, and always had an interest in cooking, so I turned to the restaurant business for my career. After 20 years of experience in the restaurant and catering industry, it was time to find something different that would allow more time with my wife and daughter.

In 2022, I quit my full-time job to pursue my wild game recipe development and food blog exclusively. Not only did I want to eat healthy wild game and fish recipes that tasted great, I wanted to teach others to do the same.

Today, tens of thousands of people visit this site every month and make my recipes every day. It’s both incredibly humbling and a responsibility that I take very seriously.

Pheasant Pot Pie with Pillsbury Biscuits

 

ABOUT MY RECIPES

Wild Game & Fish is a trusted resource for home cooks and busy families who are eager to enjoy the wild game and fish they’ve harvested, but who don’t want to give up their family favorite dishes, or buy pricey ingredients.

  • My recipes are for everyone. Novices, families, kids, and experienced cooks.
  • On my blog, you’ll find hundreds of easy-to-follow, home-cooked recipes that are inspired by seasonal favorites, my wife and daughter’s appetites, and the cherished recipes that have been shared with me by family and friends.

Easy Venison Ravioli Soup made with ground venison, crushed tomatoes, and venison or beef broth

I also share helpful kitchen tips, and step-by-step photos that will give you confidence in the kitchen.

  • My recipes are mostly healthy, use very little processed ingredients (most of which you can find at your local grocery store), and focus on incorporating the wild game and fish so many of us harvest throughout the year.

Venison Cheeseburger Slider Recipe

I’m dedicated to providing you and your loved ones well-tested recipes. Before I post a new recipe, you can feel confident that I have already tested it in my own kitchen, had my wife and daughter approve it, and worked out the mistakes so you don’t have to.

I truly hope Wild Game & Fish will become your go-to for easy-to-make meals that are good for you and that your family will love. I’m so thankful you’re here!

Jeff Benda

I’m active on Instagram and Pinterest and love connecting with people there or through email: jeffinfargo@gmail.com

For information regarding freelance work, food photography, sponsorships, or company events, visit my Work With Jeff page.

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Meet Jeff Benda

I have been cooking professionally and hunting for over 20 years.

I have an unbridled passion for the state of North Dakota I have called home for the majority of my life. Its people, diverse landscapes, and hunting and fishing opportunities refresh my soul. It’s no wonder Theodore Roosevelt said about the badlands of North Dakota, “It was here that the romance of my life began.” Cooking gives me a creative outlet to transform wild game and bring it into traditional recipes from around the world to help expand people’s perceptions. My goal is to celebrate local fish and wild game and provide achievable, bright recipes designed to build confidence for new cooks, and inspire everyone to elevate their cooking.

 

I hope that by sharing and celebrating the food I create with the fish and wild game I harvest, I can highlight the great contribution so many hunters and anglers have made to conservation in this country and reflect the freedom we have to enjoy American’s great outdoors

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Venison recipes including my favorite medium rare venison steak recipe.
Venison Recipes
Upland birds and small game recipes like this Green Pozole with pheasant, hominy, red onion, radish, jalapeno, lime, and cilantro
Upland Birds, Rabbit, & Squirrel Recipes
Duck and Goose Recipes like this Duck Gumbo with andouille sausage and shrimp. Served over white rice.
Duck & Goose Recipes
Fish Recipes like this Pakistani Lahori Fried Fish using paddlefish fillets
Fish Recipes

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