Taste of birds
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Grants Pass, OR
Posts: 12
Taste of birds
I' m told by a friend that Pheasant have a real gamey taste to them and that I need to soak the bird in salt water to remove the gamey taste. Is this True??? What can be done to better the flavor of Pheasant as well as any game bird????
#2
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Hampshire IL USA
Posts: 22
RE: Taste of birds
I don' t think they' re very gamey at all. You can always try the Cream of Mushroom soup trick. The recipe is usually on the side of the can (sub the chicken with pheasant) and just serve it over rice. MMM Good!
#6
Join Date: Sep 2003
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RE: Taste of birds
i think your friends full of crap, pheasant doesnt have any different taste than chicken.blackliner, rabbits dont have that gamey of a taste either, but then again i dont think awhole lot does, except some antelope.
#9
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Grants Pass, OR
Posts: 12
RE: Taste of birds
Your my friend Brush Buster. Though you are not the one who told me pheasant had a gamey taste. Well I guess I need to shoot me some ring-necks and see for myself. Thanks for replying all. Although Young Gun I don' t think my friend is full of crap just perhaps misinformed. Perhaps someone gave him an older bird. I dunno. What I do know the bird was givin to him he did not shoot it himself. I hope I get a chance to shoot at some pheasant this year
#10
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 801
RE: Taste of birds
I think it is important to bring up that some pheasants can taste gamey, if you are new to bird hunting you can do yourself a huge favor and not keep your bird in your vest for an all day hunt. The quicker you can clean your bird the better it is going to taste. By stopping back at the truck every once in awhile and cleaning your kill you' ll be much happier with your birds.