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I think you shouls pf shot that prairie dog and mounted him (I'm trying to be a gentleman but I did have a thought) I haven't seen one so light before.
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10-18-2012, 09:00 AM
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Sharptail grouse and prairie chickens, the two prairie grouse species, are good eating if they are young birds and prepared correctly. If they have been eating grain, weed seeds , insects or alfalfa that is much better than sage buds. They have dark meat. I prepare them by cooking quickly and leaving a pink center, like medium rare steak. If cooked for too long, they will taste like overcooked liver.
Prairie grouse were the birds shot and eaten by eastern sportsmen who came by train to the plains states in the 1880's through World War I and before pheasants became established. I believe that the birds shown on early Parker G grades are prairie grouse. |
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10-18-2012, 10:19 AM
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I am staying at a bed and breakfast, still in Montana. The woman that runs it cooks my pheasant, huns, and sharptails and serves them for dinner. She has several different recipes for them and they are all delicious. Not just palatable, but delicious. The common deominator is that she cooks all the wild game to between rare and medium rare. Now she is a gourmet cook so I can't get the same results she does but I won't hesitate to cook and serve sharptail.
I am still hunting but will post some pictures on this thread when I get back home next week (if not sooner). Best, Mike |
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Great pictures Bruce.
Mike: Just thought you should know I bought another gas syphon today. |
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10-21-2012, 01:04 PM
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Bruce, don't be showing the prarie dog pic's to Charlie, he will be looking for a 4 ga. to hunt them with.
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Good Dick, the old one left a bad taste in my mouth. But I sure appreciate all the free gas and free breakfasts!
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Great meeting you Mike. Patrick and a Polynesian buddy ate up most of the birds last night using some quava or pap. recipe. He said they were fantastic.
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Richard it was great to meet you also. I am glad the brids went to good use. I have had sharptail, hun, or pheasant every night since Sunday the 14th and it was all wonderful.
My two year old Ginger dog had two nice points on sharptail today. She held steady as a rock both times and retrieved both birds. This is really her first season as we didn't have enough birds to hunt in Texas last season and she was in finishing school when I was here lin Montana ast year. Start back to Amarillo in the morning. Only two days and twelve hundred miles and I will be home. Quail season starts Saturday. Hope we have enough to hunt. I will post my Montana pictures here when I get back to town Friday. Best, Mike |
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