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Anyone use "The Bird Hitch" to clean birds?

Posted on 12/31/13 at 11:51 am
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 11:51 am
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 11:54 am to
I've never used one personally, but saw W&F using one at the boat launch a few weeks ago. Looked effortless and clean. nice product
Posted by MrCoachKlein
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 11:55 am to
Posted by Dodd
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 11:58 am to
That's sweet
Posted by KingRanch
The Ranch
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 11:59 am to
Good product there
Posted by SmackoverHawg
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:02 pm to
Nope. Got a better way. Slice skin down the breast and pull away to the side. step on neck and butt end. Insert one or two fingers under breast plate. one or two at head end under top of breast and pull up. Breast will come right on out with both wings. Clip wings and done. We have to leave one wing on in camp in case GW checks. One limit per bag with hunter name and date on bag.
Posted by SmackoverHawg
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:03 pm to
If you want skin left on for a broth or whatever. Pluck the breast and do the same.
Posted by Polar Pop
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:04 pm to
My pow pow has used one for the past few years, great results.
Posted by SmackoverHawg
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:08 pm to
My dad uses one. Because of his gut, he can't bend over far enough to pull the breast out by hand.
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
39503 posts
Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:10 pm to
quote:

Because of his gut, he can't bend over far enough to pull the breast out by hand.

same here
Posted by GotDucks?
The swamp
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:10 pm to
[quote]Nope. Got a better way. Slice skin down the breast and pull away to the side. step on neck and butt end. Insert one or two fingers under breast plate. one or two at head end under top of breast and pull up. Breast will come right on out with both wings. Clip wings and done.quote]

I have a couple buddies that use this method.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
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Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:11 pm to
breasting birds is pretty easy without a machine
Posted by Polar Pop
Member since Feb 2012
10748 posts
Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:28 pm to
You can hook a goose up to that rig, just need 4 or 5 hands on the backside to strip it all the way

Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:39 pm to
I have always just laid them on their backs and plucked away some feathers, made a shallow cut and stripped skin then used a knife to remove breasts from the bone. Then pulled skin on down over legs and dislocated hip joint and cut legs off the bird and then cut through ligaments at lower leg joint and taken both legs.


doesn't take long and my meat is freezer bag ready.

Im curious do yall then remove breast from bone at the house if using the above contraption?
Posted by Geauxtiga
No man's land
Member since Jan 2008
34377 posts
Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:43 pm to
I've recently contemplated whether or not I'm wrong for not wanting skin on them when I brown them for a gravy.

If it's geese (exception specs) I wouldn't hesitate to do that if it were to throw them in a gumbo.
Posted by jimjackandjose
Member since Jun 2011
6496 posts
Posted on 12/31/13 at 12:59 pm to
I like to leave the skin on when i brown them. Specifically teal.

More work but the results are hard to deny
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 12/31/13 at 2:04 pm to
never tried it unless I was going to roast them and that came out miserable the two times I tried it.
Posted by DrTyger
Covington
Member since Oct 2009
22325 posts
Posted on 12/31/13 at 2:09 pm to
Knowing me, I'd probably put the sharp end threw the actual breast and just ruin half my ducks.
Posted by xenon16
Metry Brah
Member since Sep 2008
3528 posts
Posted on 12/31/13 at 2:13 pm to
I've been eyeing one for years. That and a plucker
Posted by Bullredbf
thibodaux
Member since Feb 2013
901 posts
Posted on 12/31/13 at 4:02 pm to
We have one we use in Canada every year. Leave it at the farmers house we stay at. Works great if u have to travel with birds cuz it leaves wings attaches. Otherwise we just breast em out the regular way with a pocket knife
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