Hunting Clan

Many Wisconsin families hunt for wild game. Writer Carol Guensburg grew up eating venison and wild birds, but she was ambivalent about hunting and embarrassed by her dad’s enthusiasm for the sport.

As an adult however, she came to appreciate her roots.

Carol Guensburg is a journalist at the Scripps Howard News Service and atAmerican Food Roots.

Erika Janik

Erika Janik is the co-creator and former executive director of Wisconsin Life. She is the author of six books, including Pistols and Petticoats: 175 Years of Lady Detectives in Fact and Fiction, Apple: A Global History, and  Marketplace of the Marvelous: The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine. She’s currently the executive...