pluckers son Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 can u eat moor hen birds....wot do thay taste like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tiercel Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 pluckers son. I think that nearly, if not all the birds on the quarry list are edible. What they taste like is another matter. The biggest loss IMO is the Curlew wonderful meat on it. Two large enlongated breast fillets just begging to be cooked. A delight that sadly we are not allowed anymore. When you think of the list of birds that used to be shot and eaten. Redshank,Greenshank, lapwing and of course the curlew, to name but a few. some of these birds deserved to be taken off the quarry list not through over shooting, but through habitat changes causing a decline in their numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene molloy Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 can u eat moor hen birds....wot do thay taste like A. No 1. Yes. A. No 2. Well, my dog won't eat one, and he'll eat anything else including the kennel door. Eug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Moorhens no where near as common as they used to be in the 60,s and 70,s Been pushed out by the coots. Cant say Ive ever heard of anyone eating one. Must be a bit like Chicken. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 never shot one, dont shot jays now, just dont see that many of either. just because its on the shooting list does not mean you have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 never shot one, dont shot jays now, just dont see that many of either. just because its on the shooting list does not mean you have to. Well said that man Jonno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 i agree, i dont see a point in shooting them, they are nice birds and you dont see many of them, and as above i wont shoot jays, as they are very nice looking birds, and again see near none of them these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 You can eat them,never tried them myself.When i worked for a game dealer we used to skin them they are tough little bu**ers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted February 9, 2005 Report Share Posted February 9, 2005 Never eaten one. Used to shoot loads of them as a kid though. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun Mike Posted February 10, 2005 Report Share Posted February 10, 2005 I've been told that it is best to soak them in milk for rougly 24hrs, although I have never tried it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooter2 Posted February 11, 2005 Report Share Posted February 11, 2005 http://www.agfc.com/pdf/brochures/agfc_marshbird_medley.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 16, 2005 Report Share Posted February 16, 2005 don`t do it they taste AWFUL and I eat lots of odd stuff(please insert your course replies in following threads !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 don`t do it they taste AWFUL and I eat lots of odd stuff(please insert your course replies in following threads !) I only ever tried eating Moorhen once- it was so bitter tasting even the dog wouldn't touch it. They are not even much fun to shoot. A high bird is anything above your knees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry c Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 i have eaten moor hen once, i found it to taste similar to wood cock when eaten fresh without hanging. it does need skinning though as theyre impossible to pluck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 The best recipe I know for Moorhen is... place in oven with house brick, cook on v high for about 6 hours, take both out of oven, throw Moorhen away and eat brick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry c Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 i dissagree just skin it gut it and wrap in bacon, yuuummm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodyfirst Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 i've never tried it, but my ferrets aren't keen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB REYNOLDS UK Posted August 21, 2005 Report Share Posted August 21, 2005 i have eaten moorhen there are really nice in fact there better than chicken,cook it like you would a chicken roast it ..its very nice but a bit small so you need two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Debatable (or maybe not) about how sporting a bird they are to shoot but you can eat them. I seem to remember that they need skinning as it's the skin that gives them such an awful taste. Mind you if it eats in the dirt at the bottom of a s***** pond what can you expect If you're that hungry maybe you should visit MacD's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Iv eaten one once and found it quiet tasty . Cross between duck and pegion . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 Iv eaten one once and found it quiet tasty B) .Cross between duck and pegion . what the f--ks a pegion taste like ?:/??B) :*) :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted August 24, 2005 Report Share Posted August 24, 2005 Sorry i ment pigeon :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SNAKEBITE Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Is the Moorhen a "gamebird"? I do see them on a shoot I have but never considered them legal quarry. I know they don't do much harm and wouldn't want to make a habit of shooting them for no reason at all BUT if one were to have an "accident" then for purely "research" purposes I would eat it just to see what it is like. However before I do anything I want to check the legality of it and double check with the land owner. Don't want to pull a moody now do I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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