Split Reed Recipes

You’ve got a few honker breasts in the freezer, and if you don’t- you can use duck. Either way, fire up the pellet grill and crack a couple of cold ones. This recipe requires some time, but it’s easy and delicious and will be a hit at the next get-together!

Honkers for the dinner table! Give this four-way-foldup quesadilla recipe a go the next time you’re looking for a unique way to cook, present, and eat some waterfowl!

Check out this great duck recipe from our buddy Zach for some hearty Italian-style eating!

With Canada and some of the Northern tier states, as well as early teal seasons in other areas opening soon- you’re going to need a few fresh recipes for duck. Keep this one in mind to use for any lunch or dinner meals you may want to impress your friends and their tastebuds with!

Another awesome way to go from field to plate with your waterfowl harvests this fall - French Dips! As we publish this article we’re only 4 or 6 weeks off some of the first honker hunts of the year, and this recipe is well worth trying out!

If you feel like you’re finally ready for the big leagues, take a couple of goose breasts and step up to the plate with this Perfect Goose Breast Steak recipe by Andrew Gardner!

Pulled goose tacos, dressed up with all the fixings you want or kept simple as you like.

Kristy Crabtree of Nevada Foodies with a killer Goose Parmesan recipe for Split Reed

Spiced Duck Meatball recipe from Vicky Mullaney!

Try this amazing recipe from Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois the next time you bring a few ducks home from the field!

Sure is sweet when those big fat migratory greenheads come through your area, ain’t it? Try something sweet the next time you get into a few groups of grain fattened green!

Those little morsels under duck breasts? Yep, the tenders, those are the ones you’re going to want to break out for this recipe!

Easy and delicious, always a crowd pleaser- Goose Pastrami.

Philly Goose Cheesesteaks, a North Dakota Early Goose Opener Special! Presented by TRAEGER GRILLS

As the early teal season approaches, it’s worthwhile to begin to plan for a few meals as the success of August and September begins to creep closer and closer to the front of our minds.

Goose and duck legs- if you aren’t already saving and using them, you really need to rethink that. Check out this Tortilla Soup style recipe using an often discarded but wonderful part of waterfowl!

Goose breasts make fine fajitas, and Kristy at Nevada Foodies has a recipe to prove just that!

There are duck sandwiches, and there are duck burgers, but these are Bahn mi duck sliders. A Vietnamese inspired easy to make sandwich, this Bahn Mi slider recipe will surely help you get out of your waterfowl bubble and try something new.

Want to be famous at duck camp? Forget the jalapeno duck poppers and prep some of these for an unforgettable pre-hunt dinner. Goose Flautas.

This recipe works because of the bright, sweet and tangy glaze that sets up and grabs some smoke during the initial low temp cook. It then caramelizes at high heat when you finish it off. Start by seasoning with Traegers Chicken Rub to add a great base of citrus and black pepper.

Another Split Reed original Sandhill Crane recipe, brought to you by Traeger.

Kristy Crabtree with another great recipe for you to spice up duck season with!

Looking to mix it up some with your goose this year? Check out this recipe featuring goose breasts and some mouth-watering results!

It’s the time of year when pheasants across the west and midwest start providing good hunting and opportunities to stay active between morning hunts and afternoon scouts. Check out this recipe for cooking up a couple of roosters on the Traeger!

Swans. A few states offer swan hunts, and though many may be tempted to mount a bird with over a four-foot wingspan- if you happen to already have one hanging from the ceiling or aren’t interested in footing that sort of bill, we’ve got a great recipe for you to try with some of the worlds largest waterfowl.

Don’t forget your breast tenders when you’re breaking down your geese! Try this new recipe brought to you by Traeger Grills!

Packed with vitamins and minerals, and hiding just inside the duck or crane or goose you’re after this year, is a little nugget of goodness that your dog is waiting for you to cook and toss to him/her. Smoked goose liver treats are easy and just one more way to utilize the fruits of your labor.

Let the folks at High Plains Wingshooters in Wyoming inspire you into your next wild duck or goose recipe- the High Plains Pinwheel

These goose poppers are going to have you gunning for big honkers in the early season! With a couple of unique twists compared to the traditional goose popper, these poppers are extra large and extra tasty, and as easy as any to make!

Andrew Gardner with another mouth-watering flavor complex for waterfowl, Fennel Crusted Duck - presented by Traeger Grills!