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.
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I would travel to Maine to be able to hunt woodcock!
Paul
Always have a place to stay my friend! God bless.
No timberdoodles in Alaska, Paul?
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
Of course I am serious! Anytime you want to come up and look around just let me know. God bless.
And dont forget the fisher;)
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
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
Love to see them around, that jinxing flight when disturbed...
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. :confused:
It'll take a few of those to make a meal. I hope that it was good.
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
That's a nice one. ..