Really Bored
 

It seems like it snows nearly every other day and it is just about impossible to get into the backwoods to do any hunting.

So there was not much else to do but to shoot crows.
The only spot in the yard with no snow is under the big evergreen tree.

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Nice...OK let's here your recipe?

You might find this ridiculous, but the guys that crow hunt around here swear that crow is quite tasty. I don't think they're lying to me....

Growing up around my uncles farm during the summer eating crow, meant just that....Don't have any of his recipes, but as I remember they were all good. Thinking back seems he used a lot of his dove recipes.

Crow recipes.

http://www.crowbusters.com/recipes.htm

I just fillet off the breast halves and soak them a while - usually over night but I got back early today so just cooked them tonight.

Mix up a dip of egg, milk and hot wing sauce and dunk the pieces in and roll in cornstarch salt and pepper and fry.
Meanwhile make a pan of biscuits. They do not have to look very good for eating with gravy.

After the crow is fried, drain most of the peanut oil out of the pan and mix in flour and then milk and salt and pepper and stir around until thickened.

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BB, Have you ever had them just seasoned with S & P and sauteed?

What is the taste like?

Do they taste like squab or peigon?

I cook them one other way. That is to just boil them in salt water. That makes them very salty and then I eat them for snack food.

They taste much the same as doves except that the texture is coarser, but not as coarse as turkey or goose. They actually taste better than most of the geese I kill.

BB, thanks you for the info on preparations. We try to cook all game birds on the bone. When we can't, we prefer to cook it skin side down, rare to medium-rare. 2-3 minutes on each side.
Also, we tend to serve it with root vegatables and wild mushrooms cooked in butter with onions and garlic. For us, its really difficult to get real game birds on a regular basis, but crows are plentiful; and year round I believe.

In reference to the last post concerning crows. This is for NJ, You are correct with regard to season restrictions.
CROWS (Mon., Thur., Fri., & Sat.)
Aug. 10 - Dec. 5
Dec. 14 - Mar. 20
Daily bag limit: None

I am not sure where you are located but if you are in the US, Mexico or Canada, then crows are regulated under the migratory bird treated and have established seasons unless predating on crops on private property. You cannot just go out and shoot them any time you wish.

They were hit hard by the West Nile Virus but their populations have recovered now. They are a major reservoir of the disease.

I am originally out of Alabama so "fried" is good for me.