Hunting and eating pigeons ?
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Back when I was a kid we would bring home a sack full and my grandmother would stuff them like mini turkeys, yum yum. Hell, I even brought some for lunch with me to school one day, my tight A$$ teacher didn't care for that very much though. I sure do miss those days. All the ones we would get came off a grain silo, not an office tower in Toronto.
For years we hunted them every September. Grain feed pigeons are nice eating birds, but I would stay away from pigeons that feed at cattle barns, and lots.
I remember how exciting it was when the flocks would start twisting in the air and V winging down in for a shot.
Anyhow, if you bag a couple dozen or more you have enough to make some good meat pies. Nice and thick pies baking in the oven. Otherwise the breasts are good diced up in a stew, or halved on a grill. You can do anything with them, really.
I remember how exciting it was when the flocks would start twisting in the air and V winging down in for a shot.
Anyhow, if you bag a couple dozen or more you have enough to make some good meat pies. Nice and thick pies baking in the oven. Otherwise the breasts are good diced up in a stew, or halved on a grill. You can do anything with them, really.
We shoot them at buddies farm when they get out of hand. A handful of corn in the driveway and wait 10-15 minutes. Farmer buddy would leave an old rusted Winchester pump 12 gauge in the milk house with a box of #7 on the shelf.
We've cooked then up several times and they were always a hit. We only breast them.
The current record for number of pidgens in one shot is 14
We've also shot them hunting geese behind the farmers house on the wing. We do it mostly to help the farmer out as we hunt A LOT on his land.
We've cooked then up several times and they were always a hit. We only breast them.
The current record for number of pidgens in one shot is 14
We've also shot them hunting geese behind the farmers house on the wing. We do it mostly to help the farmer out as we hunt A LOT on his land.What is the trouble with barn type pigeons? Disease?
I've eaten lots of them and I've found that if they are a little too gamey tasting for you, as spruce hens and bush rabbits can also be, soak them over night in a very salty water. This leeches most of the blood from the meat and the strong gamey taste is gone. We usually make a stew of pidgeon, grouse and rabbit and it is wonderful. Never done it but the meat pie idea sounds outstanding as well.
As far as cleaning I just breast them exactly the same as grouse.
As far as cleaning I just breast them exactly the same as grouse.
And bears feeding off rotting carrion in someones bait barrel could get sick too. This argument has no merit. Birds and animals are not too fussy about where their food is or at what stage of decomposition. Their digestive systems are suited to handle all sorts of thing we as humans would consider nasty.
Lay them on their back, stand on their wings and pull up on the legs. It should just slide out of its skin and feathers. Remove the guts and rock sack and take them home
Squabs are fledglings, immature specimen raised on a farm like veal.l Pigeons are like an old bull that ran wild.
We shoot a few each year, but never ate them. Many are gangrene with pellet gun pellets in them, so we never bother.
