West Virginia
Andrew dons his hunting clothes and loads up his shotgun to get a taste of how people live in the beautiful West Virginia! Andrew finds out that the Mountain State is home to some of the best food nature has to offer, including deer and groundhog.
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Deer Hunting
Andrew goes deer hunting in the Ohio River Valley near Gay, WV, with Craig Ellis. Chef Larry Poli cooks sauteed deer heart, polenta cakes, corn cob jelly and deer kidneys.
Gay, WV
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River Rafting and Squirrel Hunting
Andrew meets up with Larry Nibert to go squirrel hunting and brave some rapids on the Gauley River to go deeper into the woods. Andrew eats beech nuts, roasted venison loin and squirrel prepared by Larry and Tim White.
Fayettville, WV
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Hootenanny
Andrew experiences an old-fashioned get together with Italian potluck dishes, including pepperoni rolls, spaghetti, corn fritters and pickled ramps.
Knotty Pines Event Center, Frasier’s Bottom, WV
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Groundhog Hunting
Andrew goes hunting for groundhogs with Glen Hawkins. Glen's son, Dale Hawkins, and his friend Tim Urbanic cook up the critters. Andrew eats burgoo and groundhog cacciatore.
Fish Hawk Acres Farm, Rock Cave, WV
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Roadkill Cook-Off
Andrew judges the contestants in an annual roadkill cook-off. Some of the dishes include batter-fried cow, smeared hog with groundhog gravy, hard top hare, witches brew, squirrel and rabbit meat gumbo and mink chowder.
Marlinton, WV
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