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re: Do you actually enjoy eating Dove?

Posted on 7/28/26 at 2:30 pm to
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
88196 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 2:30 pm to
Much rather dove than deer(except backstrap and tenderloin).
Posted by PlaySomeHonk
Montegut La and Liberty MS
Member since Jan 2023
801 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 2:31 pm to
I usually do a gumbo with andouille or do poppers but this year I’m trying something new, stir fry. I use Hank Shaw’s recipe for deer stir fry where you “velvet” the meat and will likely do the dove the same way.
Posted by Koolazzkat
Behind the Tupelo gum tree
Member since May 2021
4009 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 2:38 pm to
You gotta try this in September then.
Dove Picante:
12-15 whole dove breasts
2 large yellow onions diced
1 bell pepper diced
1 garlic clove crushed
1 large jar of Pace Picante sauce
1 stick of butter
Tony’s seasoning.

In a Dutch oven, brown seasoned dove breast in butter, then dump everything else into pot. Put lid on and place into 275 degree oven for 3 hours. Serve over rice, pasta or mashed potatoes.
Posted by RandRules
Member since Mar 2025
637 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 2:40 pm to
Theyre excellent in a white wine gravy, or really any gravy
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20577 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 2:44 pm to
quote:

Its my favorite.

How do you cook yours?



My wife once worked for an attorney who loved hunting dove and quail.

Neither he, nor his wife liked to cook so he would send me cleaned dove and quail and I'd use them to make a sauce piquant and send most of it back to him and keep a bit for the wife and I to enjoy.

Hated it when she left that job, but did so for better pay and closer to home, so it was all good.
Posted by theCrusher
Slidell
Member since Nov 2007
1844 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 2:55 pm to
When I've dove hunted in Argentina, the guides sear the Dove breast in the field and make street tacos while we drink a few Quilmes.

The tacos taste great.

Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
11170 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 3:49 pm to
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Its my favorite.

How do you cook yours?


This x100
Posted by Night Vision
33rd Level REC Member
Member since Feb 2018
25383 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 3:51 pm to
Some grocery stores carry it.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
11170 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 3:52 pm to
I like them best cooked down slow smothered in onions on top of biscuits. The best way I've ever had them was cooked by some good ole baws from Georgia. They battered and fried the breasts, then threw them in a white gravy, and we ate them over mashed potatoes. Frickin outstanding. I'll eat them any way you make them, and if you get tired of eating them, just let me know and I'll come take them off your hands to help make room in your freezer. Better yet, just put them in the fridge in a trash bag and I'll come breast them out myself.
This post was edited on 7/28/26 at 3:53 pm
Posted by RichJ
The Land of the CoonAss
Member since Nov 2016
6308 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 4:35 pm to
You could wrap a flip-flop in bacon, grill it, & it would be delicious...
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
63595 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 5:15 pm to
quote:

Dove Picante


Never thought to cook them this way….i’ll try it!
Posted by driftwoodtigerfan
Keller, TX
Member since Aug 2008
83 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 6:10 pm to
As far as a game bird for eating it's pretty damn good! It's not like dove is on the weekly rotation for meal planning. The season comes, your shoot em, and eat em. Then you move on to the gourmet stuff, right?
Posted by FAT SEXY
California
Member since Jun 2020
2676 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 6:28 pm to
quote:

You gotta try this in September then


quote:

Dove Picante


Ya, that actually sounds pretty good. My problem is probably not mixing it up enough with recipes
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
4295 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 6:47 pm to
quote:

Don't over cook it...


This. Otherwise it's great almost any way.
Posted by beulahland
Little D'arbonne
Member since Jan 2013
4147 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 7:44 pm to
We found them west of Hobbs, NM.
One veteran dove hunter said they were thick as mosquitos in the marsh.
Going back in September and will try yalls suggestions.
Posted by beebefootballfan
Member since Mar 2011
21111 posts
Posted on 7/28/26 at 9:07 pm to
Dove is legit when cooked right.


The work for the meal sucks though.
Posted by Huntinguy
Member since Mar 2011
1870 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 6:55 am to
Hanks Dove La Mancha is very similar to how I cook mine.

Pick’em whole, season them pretty hard and grill over pecan coals. I could eat some right now!
Posted by oldcharlie8
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2012
7933 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 7:42 am to
dove rice and gravy is a delicacy
Posted by Jon A thon
Member since May 2019
2577 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 7:51 am to
One year we were making a gumbo and had a bunch of dove. Decided to use it. One of the best gumbo's I've ever made. I realize a gumbo can cover for a less-than-ideal meat, but it was honestly better than standard chicken. I also enjoy dove on the pit as well.
Posted by bradygolf98
Member since Jan 2021
3951 posts
Posted on 7/29/26 at 8:32 am to
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Allegros game tame marinade

This is probably my favorite marinade I use. It could tenderize a boot sole
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