Small Game

[longislandhunter]

I skinned and cooked a grackle once just to try it,,,,,wasn't my cup of tea.  But He has me curious about this soup thing....

As for the starlings,,,,, I've eaten quite a few of em, you  need a mess of those tiny little breasts for a meal, but I gotta tell ya,,, they are really good.....

Jeff

[spark22]

and whistles. I carry at all times and kill as many as I can they are a real problem here there are so many and they will push out and destroy other birds nest and eggs I have even seen them kill sparrows and eat them. they are realy nasty and loud pest that need to be gotten rid of

[shadow]

Hmmm yes I do eat the critter's that I take and some of the critter's are given to friend's to try. As for skull's I do save them, maby morbid to some but the study of the skull's has helped me understand the effectiveness of a certain a type of pellet on bone and the best shot placement location. The hunt's speak for themselves  I must say.:) Ed

[gamo2hammerli]

Well the broth our family made out of them tasted great....just like any poultry I guess. The meat were abit tough.....guess they were older birds and/or we didn't slow cook them long enough....just be careful because their bones are sharp. We didn't broil or grill them....maybe the next one.... Since we now know that their meat are tough.....we'll have to marinate them for a couple of days in lemon juice or some other recipes I've read here. And yes I covered their heads out of respect....yeah right!!!!.....I actually covered their heads because I emailed those photos to a few relatives and friends and I didn't want them to have a stress attack. Lol That's right, you can see the pellet hole(s) in them....I never realized that and I took the photos. duh Forgot to mention....we just made vegetable soup with the broth.

[longislandhunter]

Thanks,,, I think I'll give the soup thing a try next time I pop some starlings...   I can save the breasts for the pan and the carcass for making some soup stock...   :)

Jeff

[PeakChick]

Don't even get me started on Grackles............sheesh, avian villans.........

(Technically, Grackles are cover under the U.S Migratory Bird Act. But, I won't tell, if you don't)

[longislandhunter]

Yeah, I figured this post would get a response from Peak  :)   we all know how much she loves grackles  :)

Jeff