The only real trick to cooking wild game is don't cook it very long. (Unless you cook it VERY long such as in a stew.) Wild game is almost always lean. Since there is little or no fat it gets dry real quick. Wild duck should be cooked flat out rare. Upland game just cooked through. People that don't like wild game invariably cook it till it is dry and tough.

R. Craig Clark
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