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Offline ebonitekid767

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pigeons?
« on: October 16, 2010, 05:53:45 AM »
My fathers friend has a farm and wants me to come kill pigeons. Iv heard of people breasting them and eating them. have any of you guys tried it? anything i should be worried about? i figure farm pigeons eat no different than say wild turkeys.....thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2010, 10:16:00 AM »
Rock Dove is, I believe what they used to be called, and Europeans loved to eat them. That's how they ended up here in the U.S..
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2010, 08:07:45 AM »
when i was a kid i shot 98 of them we ate them for a mounth i will not eat them agen so help me yes you can eat them just dont over do it
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2010, 10:09:54 AM »
Think of it as big dove  ;D
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« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2010, 03:41:20 PM »
i am pretty sure that cooked pigeon is called squab.
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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2010, 04:04:20 AM »
Squab is a VERY YOUNG pigeon. They have never reached the age of being able to fly, and are usually butchered at about 3 to 4 weeks after hatching.
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« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2010, 12:02:28 PM »
Breast them out and you're done.
all red meat and very similar to liver in taste.
don't overcook
If they've been feeding on spilled corn and corn cuttings they will be delicious.
Excellent practice before, durring and after bird season and a great supplimental activity for folks who's grouse populations have declined or for those who have a totally useless bird dog.
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« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2010, 02:26:52 PM »
inthebeech, I am in agreement with you on the pigeon, but must take issue with you on the term "totally useless bird dog". There is no such thing as a totally useless dog of any kind. Even a pit bull is good for target practice, and neighborhood gossip after the shot is fired, ;D but my ole Grand Daddy used to say that if you can't find SOMETHING good about any dog, you needed to take a look at yourself. But then again he had never met a pit bull, or a cocker spaniel. ;D
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« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2011, 12:54:22 PM »
Quote from: ebonitekid767 on October 16, 2010, 05:53:45 AM
My fathers friend has a farm and wants me to come kill pigeons. Iv heard of people breasting them and eating them. have any of you guys tried it? anything i should be worried about? i figure farm pigeons eat no different than say wild turkeys.....thoughts?

The youngins that have feathered out but have not started flying are very tender and are called squab. The adults are very tasty but are much tougher...kinda chewy. I've cooked them in the crock pot before with very good results.
 
We used to hunt an old farm lot that had quite a few pigeons. We'd hunt them with muzzle loaders and cook them over a campfire at the end of the day before we hiked back home.
 
I don't care how chewy a pigeon can be, a dinner prepared over a campfire and shared with your friends is the best. We developed a great recipe for Wild Pigeon Stew.  ;)
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« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2011, 01:56:31 AM »
Killed a bunch of them around barns and bridges. Tried to eat them once, dark meat for sure, guess I didn't have the right recipe. They will come out/take off slow the first couple times, but after you shoot at them they wise up and become more of a challenge. It's always fun to kick them out of a barn with an upper window they fly in and out of. They'll come out like rocket and make for a hard target.
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