Pre-order Jeff Benda’s Wild Game & Fish Cookbook for approachable wild game and fish recipes, mouthwatering food photography, and striking images of North Dakota's wildlife and landscapes.
Venison Recipes
Waterfowl Recipes
Game Bird Recipes
Fish Recipes
From 30-minute meals for busy weeknights to comforting slow cooker favorites, these recipes use easy-to-find ingredients from your local grocery store to turn your wild game and fish into something worth gathering around the table for.
The cookbook will ship to you in November.
About the Author
Jeff Benda is a wild game chef, outdoor writer, recipe developer, and photographer based in Fargo, North Dakota.
For more than two decades, he’s hunted, fished, and explored North Dakota, developing a deep appreciation for the state’s wildlife, wild places, and the food they provide.
Jeff founded the food blog Wild Game & Fish and built a career around a simple mission: helping hunters, anglers, and their families turn what they bring home into food they’re excited to serve.
His practical, approachable recipes are made for home cooks, using straightforward techniques and familiar ingredients while making the most of every animal.
Why pre-order directly from Wild Game & Fish Media
Pre-ordering here reserves a copy from the first printing and supports the independent publisher directly. Your card will be charged when you place your order, and the book is expected to ship in November 2026.
Everything about Wild Game & Fish Media is made in the USA: design, editing, printing, warehousing and fulfillment.
What People Are Saying
"Jeff’s simple, approachable recipes remove the mystery associated with how to cook game meat well. What I most appreciate is that his recipes allow game meats to be the focal point, maximizing their deep, rich flavors rather than attempting to mask what makes each one unique. The imagery beautifully captures a mix of his
delectable creations, the landscapes and the species we hunters dream about. It’s a feast for all the senses.”
— Marilyn Vetter, Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever President and CEO and fellow North Dakota native
"Jeff delivers beautiful photography and storytelling that draws readers in and gives them confidence in what to expect from every recipe. This book will inspire those taking their first steps into cooking wild game and fish while also giving experienced home cooks the little extras that help earn genuine, unsolicited pats on the back and the ‘No, seriously, how did you cook this?’ Some of these recipes are unapologetically North Dakota, while others borrow flavors and ideas from farther afield, making this a cookbook for kitchens everywhere. Its stories and photographs will also feel familiar to any hunter or angler who has spent time among the prairies and potholes of the northern Great Plains. Knowing Jeff, I can tell you that he’s a constant caregiver and conservationist. After
spending time with this book, you’ll know that, too.”
— Ryan Callaghan, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers President and CEO
"I’ve hunted, fished, and foraged all over North Dakota, so I know how rich its wild food traditions are. Jeff Benda has given the state the cookbook it deserves: venison, waterfowl, upland birds, and fish treated with respect, cooked with skill, and turned into food people actually want to eat. Useful, beautiful, and deeply rooted in place.”
— Hank Shaw, James Beard Award-winning wild foods author
