Treat!

davidlt89 · June 28, 2016, 03:17:19 PM

I got a call the other day from a lady in a neighboring town who had a problem fox. They own a business and the fox has been acting very strange and is not scared of people. Normally I turn these calls down but not too busy now so I decided to help her out. I received a very large cage live trap last year and figured it would do the job.

I can't set any footholds due to lynx so this was my only option! So I traveled out today and set the trap and on my way back home I noticed something in the road, actually, I noticed it to late. I heard it hit under the truck and looked in the mirror and was laying in the road. The victim in question is a woodcock, we have a ton of them up here but no one ever really hunts them. Most are after ruffed grouse which are also in abundance.

So I picked this little fella up and dressed him right there in the road and brought him back here and included him with supper! I put a 9 volt battery in the picture to contrast the how small their breast is. God Bless.

gitano · June 28, 2016, 03:27:52 PM

I would travel to Maine to be able to hunt woodcock!

Paul

davidlt89 · June 28, 2016, 03:32:40 PM

Always have a place to stay my friend! God bless.

LvrLover · June 28, 2016, 04:28:30 PM

No timberdoodles in Alaska, Paul?

gitano · June 28, 2016, 05:03:05 PM

Seriously! Maine is near the top of the list of places I am considering buying property. Brookies and timberdoodles; bear hunting and beaver trapping. It's like a magnet drawing me.

Paul

Didn't see your post, Lvrover! Nope, no timberdoodles in AK. Not even migratory.

Paul

davidlt89 · June 28, 2016, 05:33:44 PM

Of course I am serious! Anytime you want to come up and look around just let me know. God bless.

davidlt89 · June 28, 2016, 05:35:42 PM

And dont forget the fisher;)

gitano · June 28, 2016, 05:43:25 PM

I think woodcock, (AKA timberdoodle, bogsucker, night partridge, brush snipe, hokumpoke, and becasse), or scientifically Scolopax minor, is one of my favorite game birds. I just think they are 'cool'. Cool looking, neat behaviors, fun shooting, and good eating. Another great bird for the 28 gauge.

For those that don't know them, I've attached a picture below.

Paul

Can't forget fishers!

Paul

gitano · June 28, 2016, 05:50:28 PM

The eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola, is a different species and significantly larger that the North American species. From what I see, at least twice as big as the North American bird. Nah, FOUR TIMES as big anyway.

Paul

PS - I looked up their relative weights: 5-6 oz for the NA species. 10-12 oz for the Eurasian one.

Paul

j0e_bl0ggs (deceased) · June 28, 2016, 08:29:52 PM

Love to see them around, that jinxing flight when disturbed...

jaeger88 · June 30, 2016, 05:25:32 AM

Traditional uk method for cooking Woodcock, is leaving the head and entrails attached. The idea is that the woodcock is a clean bird and all the entrails can be eaten once cooked (except the gizzard). The tradition in leaving the head on is the delicacy of the brain.

Some say you should grill them over a slice of toast, then eat the toast with what ever has dripped on to it.

Think I will maybe pass on that.

Hunterbug · June 30, 2016, 05:47:23 AM

It'll take a few of those to make a meal. I hope that it was good.

gitano · June 30, 2016, 08:29:10 AM

I read that they don't have a gall bladder and the 'guts and all' are traditionally left in and eaten like pate'. I suppose I might try that because I am always willing to try traditional gustatory meals. However, given what I know about other bird entrails, it doesn't sound particularly appetizing!

Paul

buckshot roberts · July 02, 2016, 02:18:39 PM

That's a nice one. ..