1) I was going to correct you on your comment about the doves “crop” as I’d always heard it referred to as a “craw”… but I’ve leaned over the years that I embarrass myself less often if I do a little research first, so I did. Where better to find a factual piece if information than Midland, TX, right (?) You might like the info on this site: http://www.sibleynaturecenter.org/essays/merritt/094_dovescraw.html You appear to be correct!

2) I did a little more research on eating jack rabbit, since I’ve heard since childhood (being raised in Tulare County, CA) that “don’t eat jack rabbits, they carry Tularamia”. The jury is still out on my limited research on this, but you might like to check this out more if you’re eating jack rabbits and educate me if you will?

My luck with doves this year is a little better than yours… I’ve bagged 7 so far… shoulda had a couple of limits probably… but it’s not as easy as it looks is it?

My family has traditionally had dove feeds following the opener and we typically fried they till they were browned and then simmered them in a gravey to tenderize them… the meat nearly falls off the bone. I especially like the white inner layer of meat next to the breast bone.

I enjoyed my first visit to your website. We had another good Sportsman’s Meeting on Thursday night with an interesting talk on Deer Herd managment from a specialist at California Dept. of Fish and Game. Hope to see you at our December 3rd “Annual Membership Meeting”. Holly spoke at our June meeting and she was very well received!

Bill

I have often wondered about some of these farmyard pigeons, but haven’t had the cojones to try one yet. Around the horses they tend to eat a lot of fly larvae from the piles of manure, which sorta turns me off to the idea of shooting and eating them.

Great post!