Eat Coot?
- Ruffshooter
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Eat Coot?
Has anyone ever eaten Coot?
How is it?
How is it?
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Don't have a clue. I know it seems everything is good if you know how to fix it but I haven't had the experience.
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It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.
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It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.
Many years ago, when I lived in Montana I decided to try it. There were coot's everywhere. So I was out in the potholes just south of Kalispell, toward Big Fork and jump shooting a small shallow pond with my lab, Joe.
As luck would have it, there were a ton of them and I shot one that landed on the other side of the pond. Sent Joe, he was a bullet proof retriever. He got to it, snapped it up, turned and started back. He got about two steps and spit it out. Dropped his head and smelled it then just stood there. Well I called him to fetch it again and he started looking around for something to fetch. Finally I called him in and resent him. He went right to it, dropped his head, smelled it then turned and looked at me. Again I called him to fetch it. He starts looking around again and, your not gonna believe this, he picks up one foot while looking around and pushes that coot under the water.
After that I lost my desire to try one. But I understand they do eat them down south. I guess you get your choice down there between baked possum or stewed coot! Yummy!!!
As luck would have it, there were a ton of them and I shot one that landed on the other side of the pond. Sent Joe, he was a bullet proof retriever. He got to it, snapped it up, turned and started back. He got about two steps and spit it out. Dropped his head and smelled it then just stood there. Well I called him to fetch it again and he started looking around for something to fetch. Finally I called him in and resent him. He went right to it, dropped his head, smelled it then turned and looked at me. Again I called him to fetch it. He starts looking around again and, your not gonna believe this, he picks up one foot while looking around and pushes that coot under the water.
After that I lost my desire to try one. But I understand they do eat them down south. I guess you get your choice down there between baked possum or stewed coot! Yummy!!!
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A coot is a duck that has to "run on the water to take off"I have no idea what you guys are talking about what is a coot.
From what I understand coots can taste good but shouldbe taken on a bird by bird basis. If it does not look good then it is not. I don't think that duck tastes good in anything but Gumbo with Calamari and Muscles so I would never take a duck that is "marginal"
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Don wrote:Many years ago, when I lived in Montana I decided to try it. There were coot's everywhere. So I was out in the potholes just south of Kalispell, toward Big Fork and jump shooting a small shallow pond with my lab, Joe.
As luck would have it, there were a ton of them and I shot one that landed on the other side of the pond. Sent Joe, he was a bullet proof retriever. He got to it, snapped it up, turned and started back. He got about two steps and spit it out. Dropped his head and smelled it then just stood there. Well I called him to fetch it again and he started looking around for something to fetch. Finally I called him in and resent him. He went right to it, dropped his head, smelled it then turned and looked at me. Again I called him to fetch it. He starts looking around again and, your not gonna believe this, he picks up one foot while looking around and pushes that coot under the water.
After that I lost my desire to try one. But I understand they do eat them down south. I guess you get your choice down there between baked possum or stewed coot! Yummy!!!
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Well obviously I have not figured this quote thing out.
The Coot were swimming all around my decoys and feeding, ( Make good confidence decoys) A small flock of Mallards came in. I shot one, the coot flew and came right back, I shot him. All the others stayed put. Sent Buster for the to birds. He went by the Coot just giving it a look and went out to the Mallard, brought it back, looked at the coot on the way by. Sent him to get the Coot, he went circled it, I hollered fetch he grabbed it came with in afew feet of the Gheenoe and spit it out would not pick it up.
Maybe that is my clue.
Maybe a neat mount.l
The Coot were swimming all around my decoys and feeding, ( Make good confidence decoys) A small flock of Mallards came in. I shot one, the coot flew and came right back, I shot him. All the others stayed put. Sent Buster for the to birds. He went by the Coot just giving it a look and went out to the Mallard, brought it back, looked at the coot on the way by. Sent him to get the Coot, he went circled it, I hollered fetch he grabbed it came with in afew feet of the Gheenoe and spit it out would not pick it up.
Maybe that is my clue.
Maybe a neat mount.l
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Don, That is a slam against the South and I won't stant for it. I will have you know that we (down south) stopped eating coots and possums as soon as the armadillos showed up.Don wrote:Many years ago, when I lived in Montana I decided to try it. There were coot's everywhere. So I was out in the potholes just south of Kalispell, toward Big Fork and jump shooting a small shallow pond with my lab, Joe.
As luck would have it, there were a ton of them and I shot one that landed on the other side of the pond. Sent Joe, he was a bullet proof retriever. He got to it, snapped it up, turned and started back. He got about two steps and spit it out. Dropped his head and smelled it then just stood there. Well I called him to fetch it again and he started looking around for something to fetch. Finally I called him in and resent him. He went right to it, dropped his head, smelled it then turned and looked at me. Again I called him to fetch it. He starts looking around again and, your not gonna believe this, he picks up one foot while looking around and pushes that coot under the water.
After that I lost my desire to try one. But I understand they do eat them down south. I guess you get your choice down there between baked possum or stewed coot! Yummy!!!
You don't have to wrap the armadillos in foil before you put theem on the fire.
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It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.
http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/4genview.php?id=207
It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.
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ummmm ummm good with a touch or two of tobassco
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It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.
http://www.perfectpedigrees.com/4genview.php?id=207
It's not how many breaths you have taken but how many times it has been taken away!
Has anyone noticed common sense isn't very common anymore.
I shot one on my very first duck hunt! I went with a family friend who invited me to his blind because his sons were unable to go.
I got all excited when I hit this thing and his black lab went after it without issue. He gave me the scoop about how he avoids shooting them because they require too much work to become pallatable and that they have pretty sharp nails. I guess he found out the hard way when an injured coot scratched up one of his dogs.
After hearing several stories about their "acquired taste", the large bag limits for these birds makes sense.
I've never tasted one, but I bet it tastes something like a cross between a CA Condor and a Bald Eagle. HA!
I got all excited when I hit this thing and his black lab went after it without issue. He gave me the scoop about how he avoids shooting them because they require too much work to become pallatable and that they have pretty sharp nails. I guess he found out the hard way when an injured coot scratched up one of his dogs.
After hearing several stories about their "acquired taste", the large bag limits for these birds makes sense.
I've never tasted one, but I bet it tastes something like a cross between a CA Condor and a Bald Eagle. HA!
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A friend of mine said a coot is a duck crossed with a crow.....
Even though that isn't the case it settled it once and for all that I wouldn't be shooting one.
Even though that isn't the case it settled it once and for all that I wouldn't be shooting one.
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I strikes me that thousands upon thousands of shots are taken at Sage Rats every year thousands upon thousands more at Paraire Dogs and tons at Coyotes but once you've shot one coot, your petty much done! Notice that coot doesn't even start with a capitol letter! I've known people that eat Possums, Woodchucks and Musk Rats and say their good, no one eats a coot! it's a sad thing to dig out the gut's for dinner and throw the bird away!
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I found the recipes a couple look pretty good. As with all things gamey, Bacon and Bacon grease seem to be the answer.
One article I read said the females can not be cooked to taste proper.
I think I need to find out for my self if they are palatabel. There sure are a lot of them.
Those that seem to not like them also seem to not care for duck or goose.
I will try most anything once.
One article I read said the females can not be cooked to taste proper.
I think I need to find out for my self if they are palatabel. There sure are a lot of them.
Those that seem to not like them also seem to not care for duck or goose.
I will try most anything once.
The best part of training is seeing the light come on in your little prot'eg'e.
Rick
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As with any dark meat bird , do not over cook it.
1) Cut the breast meat off the bone and insert a handfull of cloves and season with cracked blak pepper sea salt and grill until med/med rare.
2) Take the boneless breast and pound it flat with a meat tenderizer. Season with anything you would season your favorite steak with and cook on grill. One again med/med rare.
3) Put boneless breast in foil with sliced red and yellow peppers, some sliced red onion, and quarterdseveral gloves of fresh garlic. Cook until med.
1) Cut the breast meat off the bone and insert a handfull of cloves and season with cracked blak pepper sea salt and grill until med/med rare.
2) Take the boneless breast and pound it flat with a meat tenderizer. Season with anything you would season your favorite steak with and cook on grill. One again med/med rare.
3) Put boneless breast in foil with sliced red and yellow peppers, some sliced red onion, and quarterdseveral gloves of fresh garlic. Cook until med.
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