Hardwaterfan-
That was a good fumble recovery. My wife and cats are pretty much of the same mind set. If they believe that I would like or want them to do something, they act like I'm invisible..
The trick is to convince them that the same thing was their idea. Look out-they'll run you over like an all pro line to do it.
I was meaning to include the part about everyday food. Game, however can be a challenge. When I was in the culinary trade years ago in Colorado-I worked at a few places that specialized in game dishes(you can't say wild-the laws required it to be farm raised). We had a number of people come in asking advice as they did'nt have a clue about what to do with it. A lot of people who profess to hate wild game might not have had it done properly.
Britt