Thoughts on Birds for Dinner

[Jonathan]

Originally Posted by Stewy

Someone mentioned Canada Geese, I'm reliably informed that they taste awful

Canada geese taste just fine . . . so long as it's a young bird! Any game can be tough if it's an old bird - same would apply to broiler chickens, but I doubt any reach the age of six months before slaughter.

Jonathan

[lovfinion]

Originally Posted by coasty

I think Gill has it spot on. Especially with regard to the benefits of retained habitat that benefits all wild life..

Except of course birds of prey, these get especially persecuted on game bird reserves...

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by lovfinion

Except of course birds of prey, these get especially persecuted on game bird reserves...

Some game reserves not all. And so much shooting is not done on reserves but on farmland where it is an addition to arable farming or pasture - the former of which can be very barren for small birds without the game forage strips.