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Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: Digital Caveman on November 18, 2020, 11:08:41 am

Title: Cleaning Grouse
Post by: Digital Caveman on November 18, 2020, 11:08:41 am

A grouse just crashed into a window, how soon after death does it need to be cleaned to be edible? just wondering.

Title: Re: Cleaning Grouse
Post by: mmattockx on November 18, 2020, 11:14:55 am

Good question, I have always gutted them immediately after the shooting. I use the 'step on the wings and pull the legs' method, takes just a few seconds and does a decent job of getting everything cleaned out on one fell swoop.


Mark

Title: Re: Cleaning Grouse
Post by: Digital Caveman on November 18, 2020, 12:10:40 pm

It waited a bit, but it was still warm when the breast meat was pulled off, so it must be fine. 

My brother will use the body feathers for flys and the tail will make a good mount.  Not sure about the wings yet.  The rest of the bird is an anatomy lesson in and of itself.  The crop was loaded with buds and ferns, who knew?

Title: Re: Cleaning Grouse
Post by: Russ on November 18, 2020, 01:30:22 pm

i do the same as mmattockx for pheasant.

Title: Re: Cleaning Grouse
Post by: Digital Caveman on November 18, 2020, 05:23:24 pm

So how do you prepare a tail mount?  I've read somewhere in PA about turkey mounts, but I can't find the article. 

Title: Re: Cleaning Grouse
Post by: Hawkdancer on November 19, 2020, 12:20:14 am

Just be sure the bird dog doesn't get it first!  Not sure about how to prep it though! (lol) :fp
Hawkdancer

Title: Re: Cleaning Grouse
Post by: Jakesnyder on November 21, 2020, 02:33:03 am

That poor widow. She's probably hurting. Lol...

Title: Re: Cleaning Grouse
Post by: Digital Caveman on November 21, 2020, 07:18:18 am

Good catch, I meant window and just fixed it.