game_boy Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Here's one of the pinks I shot on Saturday dressed ready for the freezer then the oven eventually. Pretty sure this was a cock bird as the other one was 2 1/4 dressed out but this killed out at 3 1/2 pounds. You would not think they were that size when they have all the feathers on! Then the last pic is after singing the remaining down off, you can see one of the enty holes from the shot, this bird was predominantly head and neck shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Looks good- how long did it take you to pluck them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Excellent! Report back on how they taste please. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_boy Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Took me about half an hour to pluck him then a couple of mins to take the tendons out, gut and tidy up. It could be done faster but I was concentrating on getting all the if not most of the feathers into the bin bag!! That one is going into the freezer tomorrow after a night in the fridge but I have one which I had to skin as the shot had torn a rip on the breast skin so wanted to get it away from the flies. Probably going to casserole it someway of which i'm not too sure yet! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Game Boy, any chance on explaining how you take the tendons out? Pics would be a bonus I have difficulty with this task even on Pheasants LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_boy Posted October 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 So sweat LB. Dont have any more geese to make detailed pictues of but hopefully will solve that at the weekend or if not maybe someone else could share their knowledge in pictures. Its pretty simple, only part you need to get right is the break in the leg to that the tendons are still intact on the other side of the leg. 1. With the bird lying breast up in front of you on a board or piece of wood proceed to cut/break the leg half way between the feet and the knuckle joint of the leg with a clever or what ever you need to break the bone as cleanly as possible. Only break the bone and no more, we want to leave the skin and tendons in one peice on the other side of the leg. Do this for both of the legs then crack them back in the opposite direction of which nature intended. 2. Then by holding the foot in your stronger hand and the other on the top part of the leg you should be able to pull the foot away from the leg pulling the tendons out with it. I've marked on the legs in the picture where you should be making the cut. 3. After this you can remove the other part of the leg up to the knuckle joint like the bird in the pic for presentation sake. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 nice report GB, and as clean a goose as i have seen, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundowner Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 So, game_boy, when do I come up to The Trossachs for dinner? should be only a couple of hours ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Thanks for the info on taking out the tendons i never knew how to do it i have always just cut through the joint in the leg leaving the tendons in,next duck or pheasant i knock i will try the method you have given :blink: Cheers game boy :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_boy Posted October 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 Cheers pavaman and Tikka, hopefully a few more to come. Glad someone can find the process helpfull. :blink: I told my mates Dad i'd get him a Cananda if I give it enough lead, but that might take a bit more time to dress!! Welcome any time sundowner bring some beer and i'll see you right. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 10, 2007 Report Share Posted October 10, 2007 So sweat LB. Dont have any more geese to make detailed pictues of but hopefully will solve that at the weekend or if not maybe someone else could share their knowledge in pictures. Its pretty simple, only part you need to get right is the break in the leg to that the tendons are still intact on the other side of the leg. 1. With the bird lying breast up in front of you on a board or piece of wood proceed to cut/break the leg half way between the feet and the knuckle joint of the leg with a clever or what ever you need to break the bone as cleanly as possible. Only break the bone and no more, we want to leave the skin and tendons in one peice on the other side of the leg. Do this for both of the legs then crack them back in the opposite direction of which nature intended. 2. Then by holding the foot in your stronger hand and the other on the top part of the leg you should be able to pull the foot away from the leg pulling the tendons out with it. I've marked on the legs in the picture where you should be making the cut. 3. After this you can remove the other part of the leg up to the knuckle joint like the bird in the pic for presentation sake. Best of luck. Thanks for that GB :blink: I am amazed at the amount of wildfowlers that I know that seem to know SFA when I need some advice on dressing fowl :blink: I will report back after the weekend. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTY478 Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 At the butchers where I was once a Saturday boy, we had a 'tendon puller' mounted on the wall. Think of of a piece of steel 6" long, 1 1/2" wide and 1/4" thick. 1/3 screwed to the wall and then bent up Vee shaped. The side that projected away from the wall had a 'V' cut of of it (open at the top and closing to the bottom - bit like a coat hook). Use the top (blunt side) of a meat cleaver to crush the leg bone, then bird upside down, foot into the puller and err 'pull'. Makes nice 'hand puppets' out of the feet, too. Then bird back on the block to tidy up the leg bone. Job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soreshoulder Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 :o B) :look: i can just imagine that, soft, tender, warm,crispy :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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