It's OK. Grandma made a point of teaching us grandkids "depression food" back when I was young.
It is on my list to try. Crossed off pigeon last year and was very impressed with that so I'm optimistic. Hopefully I'll cross off crow this next season as well. Last season got one with a new hunter and he was so excited to try it I let him have our only one. He over cooked it to a hockey puck so still not sure if crow can be tasty.
I've looked at a few recipes for raccoon. Most of them recommend boiling it first to remove excess fat/grease.
It's on my list of things to try, but it's not very high up on the list.
More than a dove and just a tad more than a quail. We served it alongside a handful of quail and one pideon was enough to feed a grown man with a hearty side of veggies and potatoes. If you wanted to get full on just the meat I'd guess about two birds per person would do it. They are by far the easiest animal to clean though so that really makes up for any lack of meat on them.I have to ask, how much meat do you get off a pigeon.. And I am not making light of them because in Europe Squab is eaten alot as a delicacy. But how much eating do you get.. ?? Always wondered that in the War movies when the German soldier was stealing the kids pigeons for dinner, what are you getting per pigeon.??
More than a dove and just a tad more than a quail. We served it alongside a handful of quail and one pideon was enough to feed a grown man with a hearty side of veggies and potatoes. If you wanted to get full on just the meat I'd guess about two birds per person would do it. They are by far the easiest animal to clean though so that really makes up for any lack of meat on them.
I tried it years ago.
It was cooked in a crock pot and drowned in BBQ sauce. Pretty much anything is edible that way.
I knew a similar version for cooking coot... AKA-mud hen.I once came across a very elaborate recipe for bean and raccoon stew which ended with "now eat the beans and throw away the raccoon".