On a western 2 week hunt we ventured out to do some dog shootin and figured we would see how they taste. We brought 2 of them back to camp and over a mesquite fire,we cooked the staps and hind quarters in foil with some basic spices till well done. Damn they were good and tasted like the dark meat on turkey. The locals said we was crazy because they carry bubonic plague....but a couple of the locals tried a bite and liked it very much. I'm still alive,that's been about 5 years now.