kent Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I find there is no shortage of friends and families and friends of family who will take as many goose breasts as you can get. The important thing as I see it is not to overshoot to the extent that you can't use the meat. Dekers I fully agree. What do you do with the rest of the meat once the breast has gone then? dump it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Kent, If I don't need the rest they go in the wheely bins. Most people only want the breast meat. I have a good stock of goose fat. Kent, If I don't need the rest they go in the wheely bins. Most people only want the breast meat. I have a good stock of goose fat. I bet that most pigeons are breasted. I don't see any difference. Edited November 16, 2012 by Fisheruk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 What do you do with the rest of the meat once the breast has gone then? dump it? Have to say all I do is cut the breast meat off. Nothing else worth bothering with really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Kent, If I don't need the rest they go in the wheely bins. Most people only want the breast meat. I have a good stock of goose fat. I bet that most pigeons are breasted. I don't see any difference. i just dont think you and me will see eye to eye. I dont bother with teal legs but everything upwards in size gets used. Its part of the respect thing that you use all available meat IMO. Time is a non issue as it takes longer to shoot one than it does to dress it. Comparing a tiny bird like a pigeons legs to that of a goose is not reaslistic in the slightest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 i just dont think you and me will see eye to eye. I dont bother with teal legs but everything upwards in size gets used. Its part of the respect thing that you use all available meat IMO. Time is a non issue as it takes longer to shoot one than it does to dress it. Comparing a tiny bird like a pigeons legs to that of a goose is not reaslistic in the slightest Do you not find the legs awful sinewy,(just invented a word there!). Fair play for doing it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reabrook Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Do you not find the legs awful sinewy,(just invented a word there!). Fair play for doing it though Not if you pull the sinews out no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Do you not find the legs awful sinewy,(just invented a word there!). Fair play for doing it though no, simple to pull. Cut the skin sunrounding the joint then twist to dislocate, the foot is now held on by the sinews. Grasp the drumstick with one hand squeezing tight all the time and pull hard on the foot end on the other. With smaller birds like pheasant you often need to split the meat and run them out with the knife. Sinew given enough time in a slow cooker will melt if you get it wrong, just cut across the grain so its in the meat in shorter lengths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reabrook Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 I have no trouble pulling the sinews on pheasant but I'm not sure I could pull them from a goose by hand alone? I cut around the joint (knee) then break the leg at the same joint leaving it held in place by the skin and sinews. I then loop a piece of baler twine around the paddle (ankle) and over a fence post or more often a 6" nail on my shed door and pull the body downwards. Done with to much force you can end up with quite a bit of meat left with the foot and its sinews but with practice it can be done in seconds with no damage to the leg meat at all. Works for me on all game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Cheers for the help will give it a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) Well, having shot two Canadas from a golf course permission from a flock of 100 only a couple of dozen showed this morning. As soon as I got out of the pickup they were off. Job done . One happy grounds man. Now back to the Squirrels Jays and Maggies. Edited November 18, 2012 by Fisheruk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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