woodcock1 Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) Pic taken at the end of 08 season of birds I had in the freezer. Dogs are Bella(left) and Lass Edited October 7, 2010 by woodcock1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Wow!Good shooting. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Have a personal soft spot for the woodcock.Not that soft because i still shoot them.Usually pick up a couple on a good walk and the best was 6 which was outstanding and great eating.Great to see them in the numbers that you obviously do and hopefully with next months full moon we will see the first fall of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Cracking bag there, quick question in your post you say "birds you had in the freezer" do you freeze them as they are i.e. fully feathered guts in? I've never heard of that before, is it a good way of storage? Cheers Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Cracking bag there, quick question in your post you say "birds you had in the freezer" do you freeze them as they are i.e. fully feathered guts in? I've never heard of that before, is it a good way of storage? Cheers Aled For woodcock, YES !!!!!!!! Woodcock are, mostly, cooked with all the innards except for the gizzard inside then the "trail" is removed and mashed up with the roasting juices and some port or calvados. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 For woodcock, YES !!!!!!!! Woodcock are, mostly, cooked with all the innards except for the gizzard inside then the "trail" is removed and mashed up with the roasting juices and some port or calvados. Thanks for your reply, i knew about cooking with the innards in, and i knew that the innards can be eaten. However i did not know that freezing in feather so to speak was a way of storage. Well i'm pleased to say that i've learnt something new today. Cheers Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 (edited) Woodcock tend to be very easy to pluck once thawed and I just do so as I require them. I eat plenty of fresh ones too but I would get sickened of them if I were to eat them all as I shot them (maybe a dozen or more each weekend) As for innards there's hardly anything in them and anyhing that is 'melts' with cooking. Quite often I just breast them once thawed. Cant wait for November to come to get back to the magic! Anyone else specialize in woodcock? Edited October 8, 2010 by woodcock1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perazzi82 Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Woodcock tend to be very easy to pluck once thawed and I just do so as I require them. I eat plenty of fresh ones too but I would get sickened of them if I were to eat them all as I shot them (maybe a dozen or more each weekend) As for innards there's hardly anything in them and anyhing that is 'melts' with cooking. Quite often I just breast them once thawed. Cant wait for November to come to get back to the magic! Anyone else specialize in woodcock? breast a woodcock?! what about the legs? best part of them! i wouldnt say i specialise in them, like a shot at them though, at most i would shoot 20 in a season. i know what is involved for the birds to get here and have to much respect for them to overshoot them. i know many who dont share the same opinion and operate on a shoot on sight policy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayfly36 Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 so how are hey ciiked.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayfly36 Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 so how are hey cooked.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 ive never seen one :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Woodcock tend to be very easy to pluck once thawed and I just do so as I require them. I eat plenty of fresh ones too but I would get sickened of them if I were to eat them all as I shot them (maybe a dozen or more each weekend) As for innards there's hardly anything in them and anyhing that is 'melts' with cooking. Quite often I just breast them once thawed. Cant wait for November to come to get back to the magic! Anyone else specialize in woodcock? I shoot quite a lot every year, maybe 30-40. Could shoot more but I am happy enough to bag a few each outings for the pot. Have to be my favourite game bird for eating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted October 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Great bird in every way. Would love to see some new recipe's for them. I shot a few snipe this eve and would like to try something new with them as well. Someone suggested deep frying the breasts in breadcrumbs. Mite give that a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 Amazing feature on the woodcock in this month's Sporting Gun. Apparently a lot of those which are shot here have come all the way from Russia, via Estonia, Scandinavia to return to the same wood each winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted October 8, 2010 Report Share Posted October 8, 2010 so how are hey cooked.? Cover the breast with bacon, roast fast, and when done remove innards into tray you roasted them in and add port and mash well. Let the bird rest as you do this, then place a piece of toast on a plate, cover with trail then bird on top. If you want it full artsy fartsy, use the bill as a skewer to pin the legs and close the gut and remove the brain when doing the guts( I can`t tell the difference, but I`m no gourmet. Should look like THIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted November 21, 2010 Report Share Posted November 21, 2010 Bloody hell you got some there mate i would be happy with a tenth of that in a season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perazzi82 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 i guess the purpose of the pic was to impress with the numbers? personally i think that is excessive shooting of woodcock, but i cant stop you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Amazing feature on the woodcock in this month's Sporting Gun. Apparently a lot of those which are shot here have come all the way from Russia, via Estonia, Scandinavia to return to the same wood each winter. Or the freezer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted November 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 i guess the purpose of the pic was to impress with the numbers? personally i think that is excessive shooting of woodcock, but i cant stop you Hi all, just a little note to say I shoot woodcock 2 times a week. An average day consists of about 6 + hours tough walking in some very heavy cover.I see anything up to 25 or 30 woodcock and about 500 in a season. On an average day and I shoot 3-4. I shoot a few pigeons and the odd duck. I cant afford 'game shooting' so therefore dont do any. Am I really all that bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonsterandmerlin. Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 (edited) i guess the purpose of the pic was to impress with the numbers? personally i think that is excessive shooting of woodcock, but i cant stop you I think the purpose is for others to enjoy his enjoyment of countrylife rather than having the likes of you knocking him. I aim a question to you Pizzahutt thingy do you enjoy this forum as much as when you was here as Benelli montefeltro . Hi all, just a little note to say I shoot woodcock 2 times a week. An average day consists of about 6 + hours tough walking in some very heavy cover.I see anything up to 25 or 30 woodcock and about 500 in a season. On an average day and I shoot 3-4. I shoot a few pigeons and the odd duck. I cant afford 'game shooting' so therefore dont do any. Am I really all that bad? A simple No dont worry about Pizzahutt or whatever his name he is plain and simple only here to stir . Keep the pictures coming and dont let other dampen your enjoyment of posting here on PW. Kind regards OTH Edited November 22, 2010 by Over the hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perazzi82 Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 always with the hostility oth, just because i put points to you that you cannot answer so you resort to the childish tactics.thats so like you. oh by the way, the weather is to turn cold later in the week, i do hope you will be showing compassion to the pigeons now wont you!!! hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Amazing feature on the woodcock in this month's Sporting Gun. Apparently a lot of those which are shot here have come all the way from Russia, via Estonia, Scandinavia to return to the same wood each winter. Not the 70 odd in the picture though. Great shooting... must be nice for the Farmers of Antrim to know their crops are safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Pic taken at the end of 08 season of birds I had in the freezer. Dogs are Bella(left) and Lass Good shooting, enjoy them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballymac Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Hi Woodcock1 if you could provide some accommodation and meals you could charge a fortune of money for guns to come and shoot your permission, you might even get a grant from the tourist board Perhaps fisherman mike and perazzi82 would like to be your first customers. Keep enjoying your days at the woodcock. You appreciate working your dog through rough terrain to get a shot or two at an elusive bird (which is not that rare and whos numbers are not treatened by your shooting) so anyone having a go should have a go at the country estates that have woodcock only shooting and ban the french and italians from coming over. The fact that they pay large amounts of money to shoot, in relative terms, small bags (pheasant 300+ days Woodcock 40+ days) feeds the desire to fill this market. I am off tomorrow for an organised walked up day and hope to raise 30-40 woodcock but will be glad to bag 2-4 between 4 of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 good season, and in my view not a problem, if you had posted two or three after a days shooting I am sure the couple of keyboard warriors on here wouldnt have any thing to say. I am sure your knowledge and respect far outways theirs doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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