cleaning partridge...?

Don't pull too hard though, gently with constant pulling - no jerky ripping. lay em on thier back, your feet close to the body on the wings and steady pulling straight up, no need for cutting anything, cept the wings once you get em home.
 
you can also just tear the skin in the breast with your fingers, poke your thumb in to get a grip on it and bend it outwards. You'll have to cut at the wings.
 
open-sights said:
Don't pull too hard though, gently with constant pulling - no jerky ripping. lay em on thier back, your feet close to the body on the wings and steady pulling straight up, no need for cutting anything, cept the wings once you get em home.
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does anyboby have a video of this?
 
Goose 25,

It really is as easy as we are saying. My 7 and 10 year olds look forward to chicken season just so they can "step and pull".

It's just like Open Sights said:

Chicken on the back put wing bones under the ball of you feet with the body of the chicken up against the inside of your boots and with a gentle steady pull upwards, shazam, one beauty breast with wings intact.

Cut the wings off when you get home by nipping the tendon at the shoulder.

Go whack a couple and give er' a try.

Good luck :D
 
Goose25 said:
i'll give it a try .... thanxs
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Goose25,

I see you're in Montreal (as well as I am). Where do you hunt for small game?

Up North? In the Townships? One of the SEPAQ parks? ZEC?

I wondering as this will be my first season out and I do not want to have to drive down to Protneuf area not too far from Québec City.

BT
 
BT said:
Goose25,

I see you're in Montreal (as well as I am). Where do you hunt for small game?

Up North? In the Townships? One of the SEPAQ parks? ZEC?

I wondering as this will be my first season out and I do not want to have to drive down to Protneuf area not too far from Québec City.

BT
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BT,
Actually in from laval.... I usually hunt north of lachute...( pine hill, lost river, weir, browsburg, harrington, wentworth) lots of wildlife there, and close to home.... Most of my hunting i do on my parents land (40 acres).....
 
THe pulling methoid is okay if you only want the breast but I pluck many of the little devils for roasting. As for the legs the lower or drumstick is full of sinews but the thigh is excellent. The thighs may be small but have a better flavour than the breast. I guess that makes me a leg man. Removing the skin leads to dryness so I prefer a whole bird. Soak overnight in salted water, stuff with bread crumbs and seasonings just like a chicken but add a bit of sauerkraut for a nice moist bird. A friend who is a highly trained chef cooks most of our birds with a few vegetables , no dressing ,but flavourings like rosemarry, etc and then adds delicious sauces made of stock , wine etc and flammbed with cognac. He even turns sharptails into a delicacy.
 
Mumptia said:
Holy #### it would be nice if geese and ducks would clean up like that.

I tried and just got red in the face after I flew 5 feet back with feathers in my hand. :lol:
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I am looking at your avatar and wondering how to dress that and end up with the breasts............... :lol:
 
Murf said:
THe pulling methoid is okay if you only want the breast but I pluck many of the little devils for roasting.
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I usually "pull", but I've had some good experiences with roasting and even stewing. It's important to pluck them right away when they're still warm; it's easier and you're not so likely to tear the skin. (If you're an avid "puller", though, you may precede plucking by grabbing the belly and ripping out the guts, after pulling off the head :wink: ) The last time I did this there was plenty of clean snow to wash both myself and the bird in.

The stew can be as simple as plopping the plucked carcass in water with some carrots, onions and potato. Instead of salt we used salt-pork... makes me hungry just to think about it.
 
Nobody has mentioned that it is way easier to "pull" the birds if you first take the head off. They pull off easy but if you're squeamish you could use game shears or a knife. Also I don't pull straight up but out and away from me, not only does it work a little better, it's probably better not to have too much blood on you in Grizzly country!
 
I was out partridge hunting on Thursday/Friday. Came home with 8 birds, not bad considering it was pissing down rain all day on Thursday. Also one grouse on Saturday while out hiking in the mountains so all in all not a bad couple of days :D

And yes, step and pull method as above :D
 
Yup, I just pull 'em apart also but still like to dig thru the guts for the giblets...yum. My bro-in-law still plucks every "chicken", keeps the giblets and makes a big pot of chicken stew. And he ain't fussy as he'll put spruce hens, ptarmigan, ruffs and sharptails all in the same pot of gumbo. Tastes damn good too...and by the way Mumptia, your avatar ROCKS...KF
 
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