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Forrest,Great picture! Thanks for posting it. A day to remember...
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12-06-2009, 01:23 AM | #4 | ||||||
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I just jump shoot them, as I'm dogless. Where I generally hunt them has enough cover that they might hold for dog. I know of one "dog runner/quail guide" from here that tout's his pack of mongrel's ability to work snipe. He's been know to lie about most everything, so I can't vouch for it! |
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12-06-2009, 02:34 AM | #5 | ||||||
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They look the right size to be big fun with a 28ga. Are they good eating??
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12-06-2009, 08:27 AM | #6 | ||||||
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Rich-they're big fun with a 12, the term "sniper" has good roots. Yes they are good to eat, simlar to doves. I don't fix them the traditional way, which is with entrails, head, and beak still attached through cooking. Breasted like dove they are fine though.
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12-06-2009, 06:06 PM | #7 | ||||||
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Complete with entrails, you say?? Reminds me of our yummy feasts on sheep innards on butchering day in Mongolia...
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12-06-2009, 09:17 PM | #8 | ||||||
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Richard; Shorely to God You ain't agonna to eat that. Is that a ladies hands?[
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12-07-2009, 12:08 AM | #9 | ||||||
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We did indeed eat almost all of that 'stuff' and it was excellent. The intestines were stuffed with chopped "mystery organ meat", maybe the kidneys + spices to make a giant sausage and the whole pile boiled. It really was good. Puji and I split the last piece of heart served up on the end of his big hunting knife, which was an honor for me as he was older than I by a bit. There was indeed a very lovely lady geologist named Baska working for me there who dug right in with us, but those are not her hands. A local cur dog that wandered into camp got what little we didn't eat, which wasn't much.... We all looked forward to these feasts. Here's a picture of Puji serving up a tasty morsel to someone...
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12-07-2009, 01:59 PM | #10 | ||||||
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Good work on the snipe, I've always said they were the toughest to hit american game bird. I haven't killed one in a long time, I need to get out for them again.
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