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re: Cooking pigeons
Posted on 9/20/21 at 11:22 am to BoudinJoe
Posted on 9/20/21 at 11:22 am to BoudinJoe
My old cousin from Avoyelles raised them as racing pigeons. Occasionally he would have to cull some. He brought a big bag of them to our deer camp in Union parish. The old redneck boys swore up and down they wouldn't eat no damned pigeon. He stewed them down and we ate them over rice.
There wasn't anything left in that pot. The rednecks were sopping up the gravy with bread.
There wasn't anything left in that pot. The rednecks were sopping up the gravy with bread.
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Posted on 9/20/21 at 11:23 am to tenfoe
quote:I've never understood the bad reputation. They were easily better than most of what my father killed.
You won’t be able to tell the difference. I’ve eaten tons of them killed in Ag lands. They’re good
Posted on 9/20/21 at 12:36 pm to AlxTgr
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I've never understood the bad reputation. They were easily better than most of what my father killed.
I've never eaten one from underneath the I-10 overpass in Baton Rouge, or one that's been picking through piss-soaked garbage on Bourbon Street, but I can imagine they could taste different. About 20 yrs ago I was invited to Angola for opening weekend of dove season. Since it didn't open until noon, we (about 8-10 of us) went in the morning to all the old barns and abandoned dormitories and would surround them, flush the pigeons out, and shoot them. I can't remember the final count of doves or pigeons that weekend, but it could be measured in buckets and garbage bags.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 1:47 pm to BoudinJoe
Made a nice gravy after teal opener with teal and pigeons. Browned them together to get started then took teal out for about two hours so they wouldn't over cook. Cooked the pigeons for about 6 hrs to get them tender.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 2:10 pm to Ol boy
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in a black iron pot along with several other birds
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Blue heron
I would have thought those were fishy as all hell.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 2:56 pm to tenfoe
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I've never eaten one from underneath the I-10 overpass in Baton Rouge, or one that's been picking through piss-soaked garbage on Bourbon Street, but I can imagine they could taste different. About 20 yrs ago I was invited to Angola for opening weekend of dove season. Since it didn't open until noon, we (about 8-10 of us) went in the morning to all the old barns and abandoned dormitories and would surround them, flush the pigeons out, and shoot them. I can't remember the final count of doves or pigeons that weekend, but it could be measured in buckets and garbage bags.
I knew a guy who used to use big rat traps to pluck squirrels out of Audubon Park in New Orleans and eat them.
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:05 pm to whodatigahbait
Did any of the pigeons have bands on their legs ???? If so they are homing or Racing pigeons. This time of year they are racing on the weekends, most go straight home but with bad weather conditions they can become lost and seek shelter and food. Most other pigeons are called Federals or Common. They live off the land, some do well in the country , but some scavenge in cities and are very poor. To cook a banded bird right now will be very lean and muscular, so slow and low. A bird living off a farm will be the best choice , cook like a chicken ..
Posted on 9/20/21 at 6:10 pm to BoudinJoe
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Cooking pigeons
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