Recipe: Pheasant Hunter's Roulade

A Pheasant's Final Rise from Field to Fine Dining

That rooster exploded from the CRP like a copper bullet, catching the November sun in a way that turned frost-covered grass to diamonds. Three steps, the safety sliding forward, the gun mounting itself - pure muscle memory born from countless mornings afield. In that split second before the shot, I remember thinking how something so beautiful deserves m…