Doves
08-06-2007, 10:00 AM
#21
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Yukon, OK
Posts: 722
RE: Doves
A lot of the same processes from what I am reading here is my sequence of cleaning.
[ol][*]Cut wings off with some game shears, knife, or simply twist and snap.[*]Place bird in left hand with breast facing up[*]With right hand place thumb towards the south end of the breast (between legs) and place your forefinger and other fingers at top of breast.[*]Work your thumb under the breast plate (as if sticking your thumb up their butt)[*]Slowly pull with both left and right hands to seperate breast from body.[*]Remove excess skin and feathers and rinse all of them when done.[/ol]Doing it this way is the quickest and cleanest way for me. When done I let sit in some salt water for a couple of hours, then with some kitchen or game shears cut the wing bones back down a little bit.
If I think about it this year I will video tape this process and post it on here.
Less than 4 weeks!!!
[ol][*]Cut wings off with some game shears, knife, or simply twist and snap.[*]Place bird in left hand with breast facing up[*]With right hand place thumb towards the south end of the breast (between legs) and place your forefinger and other fingers at top of breast.[*]Work your thumb under the breast plate (as if sticking your thumb up their butt)[*]Slowly pull with both left and right hands to seperate breast from body.[*]Remove excess skin and feathers and rinse all of them when done.[/ol]Doing it this way is the quickest and cleanest way for me. When done I let sit in some salt water for a couple of hours, then with some kitchen or game shears cut the wing bones back down a little bit.
If I think about it this year I will video tape this process and post it on here.
Less than 4 weeks!!!
08-07-2007, 12:07 AM
#22
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location:
Posts: 583
RE: Doves
I have never hunted doves, at least not since I have gotten away from shooting the neighborhood birds with w BB gun when I was about 10. But anyway. I have on the other hand shot my fair shair of pheasants, and grouse.
I am not sure if this will work with dove or not, but this is how we clean pheasants, fast and easy as well. Might not be worth it for dove, since i see alot of other easy ways to do this.
Take your bird, lay it on its back. Place a foot on either wing, right next to the body, as colse as you can get. Grab the feet and pull frimly. Don't jerk them though. You will get the breast bone, and breast meat. there will be no feathers to pluck, just take the meat off the breast bone and do what you do with it.
NOW, once I get back to the states, I am going to have to give shootig doves a try. I gotta try a couple of these recipes.
I am not sure if this will work with dove or not, but this is how we clean pheasants, fast and easy as well. Might not be worth it for dove, since i see alot of other easy ways to do this.
Take your bird, lay it on its back. Place a foot on either wing, right next to the body, as colse as you can get. Grab the feet and pull frimly. Don't jerk them though. You will get the breast bone, and breast meat. there will be no feathers to pluck, just take the meat off the breast bone and do what you do with it.
NOW, once I get back to the states, I am going to have to give shootig doves a try. I gotta try a couple of these recipes.
08-26-2007, 04:22 AM
#27
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 121
RE: Doves
I've known a few who really love doves and take the time to pluck the entire bird. When it comes to legs and wings they don't bother to pick away what litle meat there is - just eat the whole thing - bones and all. Chew it up long enough until it is soft enough to swallow.
