Cooking with an Outdoors Twist

All across America, Outdoor Channel viewers are gearing up for a day of celebrating all things red, white and blue as Uncle Sam celebrates his 238th birthday.

And while the usual Fourth of July cuisine often centers around grilled burgers, hotdogs and brats, not every backyard meal comes that way.

In fact, after polling some of the anglers, hunters and outdoors enthusiasts I’ve been privileged to know around the country, it seems apparent that Independence Day meals are as varied as the American people and spirit are from sea to shining sea.

Sample a few of these recipes – on either store bought domestic fare or from venison, game birds or fish obtained from...