Most of the top finishers in the News Tribune's Great Venison Sausage Contest chose not to get specific about their sausage recipes. But Matt Lange, whose Venison Snack Sticks with Pepper Cheese tied ...

It is a nice sunny day on this first day of March. We had a mild February, and now I wonder if March will make up for it with snow. The temperature is mid 40s already before noon. I am having a hard ...

The judges moved around the venison like wolves circling a buck. Once in a while, one would move in, snatch a chunk of sausage or jerky, then retreat to sample its flavor. That was the scene at the ...

Deer hunting season may only come once a year, but the Great Central Minnesota Meat Stick Debate rages year-round. Every local butcher, grocer and meat market thinks their meat sticks (also called ...

GRAND FORKS — It’s a snowy December afternoon, and the kitchen of Jason Laumb’s Grand Forks home once again has been transformed into a portable meat processing shop, of sorts. The task at hand: Make ...