Have to agree with Beretta Boy
Visiting a friend in Montego Bay, we went on a dove hunt and when we got back his nanny cooked them up, stuffed with beans and rice and they were finger lickin good.
Went down real nice with Appleton Estate on ice.
What do Mourning Doves taste like?
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Have to agree with Beretta Boy
Visiting a friend in Montego Bay, we went on a dove hunt and when we got back his nanny cooked them up, stuffed with beans and rice and they were finger lickin good.
Went down real nice with Appleton Estate on ice.
They sound delicious! My bird dog friends in Michigan are very upset as that state now passed a law to ban dove hunting too.
I know down south, south of the USA you pay big $$ to go on dove hunts where they are clouds (swarms) across the sky (can't miss).
I just don't understand why they cannot be hunted in Ont. There are tons!... although , they are so stupid, I think it wouldn't be long before they were extinct.
I know down south, south of the USA you pay big $$ to go on dove hunts where they are clouds (swarms) across the sky (can't miss).
I just don't understand why they cannot be hunted in Ont. There are tons!...
although , they are so stupid, I think it wouldn't be long before they were extinct.
I don't follow your point there cdngunner? Are you excited to point out that there are migratory birds you can hunt with lead shot?
Again, check the link below to see if Mourning Doves are legal to harvest in your area using a migratory bird hunting license (if not, you'll need some other type of permit to kill them):
Migratory Birds Hunting Seasons by Province/Territory
http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/publicat...eg/index_e.cfm
chicken, grain fed chicken of the morning. Just kidding. A bit like quail.
To prepare the bird place it breast down. With kitchen sears remove the backbone by curring on either side. Flip the bird over and give it a good smack on the breast which breaks the breast bone and the bird now lays flat.
Fold the wings back and under and they will stay in place and not flop around. Make a small cut at the birds bottom and pass the end of the drumsticks through the cut and they will stay in place. Season with salt and pepperer and BBQ.
You can also cook like garlic chicken. Rub down with butter or olive oil. Put about 4 or 5 cloves of garlic in the cavity and some lemon juice. Truss the bird. Toss about 10 cloves of garlic in the bottom of a dutch over. Place the birds in the dutch oven (they are small so you will need a few). Sprinkle with salt and pepper and lemon juice. Cover the dutch oven and put in a 350 oven. Depending on the size, example a broiler size chicken is about 1 hr with lid on and about 20 minutes with lid off to brown.
Note. Game meat is lean so a few slices of bacon over the breast helps a lot.
SOme folks will cut the bacon into tiny bits and shove it under the skin over the breast and drumb sticks. Since game birds can be small its easier to just cover the bird with slices of bacon. The bird is done, just like a chicken, when the leg removes easily from the body.
Its important to clean the body cavity well with cold running water but be sure to dry the bird inside and out before cooking.
Hope this helps.
To prepare the bird place it breast down. With kitchen sears remove the backbone by curring on either side. Flip the bird over and give it a good smack on the breast which breaks the breast bone and the bird now lays flat.
Fold the wings back and under and they will stay in place and not flop around. Make a small cut at the birds bottom and pass the end of the drumsticks through the cut and they will stay in place. Season with salt and pepperer and BBQ.
You can also cook like garlic chicken. Rub down with butter or olive oil. Put about 4 or 5 cloves of garlic in the cavity and some lemon juice. Truss the bird. Toss about 10 cloves of garlic in the bottom of a dutch over. Place the birds in the dutch oven (they are small so you will need a few). Sprinkle with salt and pepper and lemon juice. Cover the dutch oven and put in a 350 oven. Depending on the size, example a broiler size chicken is about 1 hr with lid on and about 20 minutes with lid off to brown.
Note. Game meat is lean so a few slices of bacon over the breast helps a lot.
SOme folks will cut the bacon into tiny bits and shove it under the skin over the breast and drumb sticks. Since game birds can be small its easier to just cover the bird with slices of bacon. The bird is done, just like a chicken, when the leg removes easily from the body.
Its important to clean the body cavity well with cold running water but be sure to dry the bird inside and out before cooking.
Hope this helps.
