A brace of Pheasant getting happy

[HawgHeaven]

Rich, that looks ootstanding! Who took the picture?

I haven't had pheasant since I was a wee lad... me grandpa hunted it, and me grandma cooked it. In cast iron. It was battered and fried, and oh so delish!! That looks even more yummy!!

[SMOKE FREAK]

A bud gave me three whole birds to smoke...Said I could keep one...Hunky brined and smoked with mulberry...Best damn pheasant we ever had...Those look mighty fine


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[Slanted88]

Man Damn!...Cat Hunky Cat Daddy got a fine gig there!

[Bassman]

Well Rich, those look about as perfect as any pheasant I've seen. If Tracey ever goes back to South Dakota pheasant hunting, I'll see if I can talk him out of one or two.

[Bearcarver]

Well Rich, those look about as perfect as any pheasant I've seen. If Tracey ever goes back to South Dakota pheasant hunting, I'll see if I can talk him out of one or two.

Just dangle some of your cinnamon buns in front of him!!
You'll get some birds!!


Bear

[sweet_magnolia]

It's REALLY good tho Beck. If ya get the chance, give it a run.

I would like to but they aren't common down here. There is one hunt club in northern Kentucky that I believe has them on their land and they charge big $ to hunt there.

Just dangle some of your cinnamon buns in front of him!!
You'll get some birds!!

I'd rather have the cinnamon buns than the birds!

[erain]

Looking good Rich!
We just save breast and thigh meat from pheasants, our experience with birds from our area the legs and wings are mostly tendons and musle with very little meat. For us just saving breasts and thighs sure takes up less freezer room than the entire bird.

I have never tried this but I have heard it is supposed to work... Seems when ever I get a pheasant I forget to take em out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkUttoWXuZE

[Bearcarver]

I have never tried this but I have heard it is supposed to work... Seems when ever I get a pheasant I forget to take em out...

Sheesh!!!
Helped dress a couple hundred Ringnecks in my day, and never even knew that trick!!!

Probably wouldn't work on a Turkey----Too big & tuff !!


Bear

[Richtee]

Dang... shame these were dressed already. Bet that'll work on turkey too...cool!

[Bearcarver]

Dang... shame these were dressed already. Bet that'll work on turkey too...cool!

That would be cool, but I'm thinking not. I'll get my son to try it next time.


Bear

[tenacious bee]

Rich, that looks ootstanding! Who took the picture?

I haven't had pheasant since I was a wee lad... me grandpa hunted it, and me grandma cooked it. In cast iron. It was battered and fried, and oh so delish!! That looks even more yummy!!

That's they way I had them. Last time was fall of 1980 which is the last time I hunted. As Bear mentioned ring necks in PA are almost non existent . Dang Coyotes and such. The last time I saw any was in a suburb of PA walking through a guys backyard. That was like ten plus years ago. I live in the country and haven't seen any out here. I guess getting close to civilization cuts down on the predators.

Those look really good Rich.

[zombini]

nice looking birds. Been a long time since I shot, cleaned or eatin pheasant, when I do, I am definitely going to try the tendon trick. Wonder if that would work on turkeys, probably have to be king kong to pull them out.

[Mark R]

Nice trick E, be worth a try on turkey.

[curious aardvark]

they look pretty good

I did use your brine on some pheasant a while back - my mum complained that it was 'too juicy'

Mind you these days we pretty much just get them dropped off in the feather - so I generally skin them.
Looking at those with the skin still on - might pluck one next time we get some - although I do find the skin tends to tear easily anyway so they end up half skinned. Must be my technique

Although skinning does give you an excuse to wrap them in bacon before cooking

Some of the badly shot ones just get jointed - so I've got a couple of ziplock bags with pheasant legs and breasts in the freezer.
I also have some brine left.

Hmm, maybe do a bunch of bacon wrapped legs for the next bbq. Now there's a thought :-)