Crow & Squirrel Hunting

Was not really planning on having my son "hunt" but just come along with dad for a good walk in the woods and hope to score a couple of squirrel and/or crows. I have had squirrel and it was pretty yummy. I guess I will steer clear for the crow. May use for Coyote bait though! [smile]
 
Andrew Zimmern just had a cooking show where he was crow hunting from a blind somewhere down south. Afterwards, they cooked up the crows! He said they tasted pretty good!
 
Spanz said:
Andrew Zimmern just had a cooking show where he was crow hunting from a blind somewhere down south. Afterwards, they cooked up the crows! He said they tasted pretty good!
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What he thinks tastes good shouldn't be used as a guide for what will actually taste good.
 
Spanz said:
Andrew Zimmern just had a cooking show where he was crow hunting from a blind somewhere down south. Afterwards, they cooked up the crows! He said they tasted pretty good!
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atmay said:
What he thinks tastes good shouldn't be used as a guide for what will actually taste good.
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What atmay said. Think of the other crap he says tastes good. Damn near everything but that weird spikey fruit.the term eating crow exists for a reason.
 
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There's a show on the sportsmans channel called Dead Meat. It's about a checf who hunts, and goes around the country killing and cooking/eating stuff that people normally wouldn't eat. One of the episodes was about crow. According to him (and everybody else on the show) it's a little on the tough side, but actually pretty tasty.

 
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My point was, after shooting maybe 20 crows in my life....I never once thought about trying to eat one! Next time....I might try one to see.
 
Spanz said:
My point was, after shooting maybe 20 crows in my life....I never once thought about trying to eat one! Next time....I might try one to see.
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Let us know how someone who isn't either a chef with a penchant for weird food or someone near starving thinks it tastes.
 
I'll try anything. I would give crow a try, why not? It's funny, I used to shoot squirrels for fun when I was younger, then I grew up and decided not to kill anything I won't eat. Now that I want to try red squirrel, I never see any of them in the woods! [laugh]
 
Here in Maine we have crow seasons so you can only hunt them at certain times. However if you use a good call and have a good hide it is a blast. Squirrels on the other hand have no closed season ( the little red tree rats we have up here ) so you can shoot all you want when you want. These require much more proficiency with a 22 or 17. Shotgun they are pretty easy. I live WAY out ion the boonies and get them in waves and use primarily a 22 at my house. When I go out hunting them I like the 17hmr much more range..
 
squatch413 said:
Let us know how someone who isn't either a chef with a penchant for weird food or someone near starving thinks it tastes.
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The French likes their squabs...which is basically a pigeon. You know the "rat with wings"! How bad can crow be compared to that?

But I know what you mean. Was in Peru and had Cuy (guinea pig). Was not horrible, but pretty greasy--not something you would eat deliberately more than once or twice on a dare. Now I hear it is sweeping the US as a gourmet fad.
 
Crow tastes pretty good. Only the breasts are really worth anything so it takes a few of the critters to make a decent meal. If you haven't tried it yet, go blast a few and google a recipe!
 

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