This morning I noticed my turkey decoy was knocked over

[Big D]

My great grandfather-in-law shot robins for meat for his family

[Milton C Starr]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

My great grandfather-in-law shot robins for meat for his family

I've read of all sorts of methods used way back when (pre WW2 perhaps?) for providing meat for your family and if you had extra it could be sold to your neighbors or bartered .

[Buddy Harrison]

Nothing wrong with eating robins, they taste just like doves. When I was a kid (seventy years ago) my Dad and I found a holly tree full of berries that the robins were feasting on. We carefully killed a mess of the males with .22 shorts. Later that night we had a feast of fried robins for supper. Only problem was my Dad got a bone stuck in his throat. Went to the doctor the next day and the look on the doctors face when my Dad explained the problem he was there for was priceless.