Eat a pigeon?

[MNpurple]

While dove hunting today, I happened to be in the flight path of a large number of pigeons flying from a large farm to wherever they were going back and forth to. I've always consider a pigeon to be kind of vermin but the more I thought about them, the more I realized their diet consists of much of the same things as the doves I was hunting, they just roost in a barn or silo instead of a tree.

Any of you ever eaten a pigeon, are they good?

[laker1]

I shot them once so I felt obligated to eat them. I would definitely give them a try. The ones I ate I thought they tasted a little bit like what they were eating,in this case sileage.

It is definitly worth trying,you will always wonder.

[highlife4me]

They taste better than a coot or even a teal for that matter.

[PurpleFloyd]

Like chicken.

[Ufatz]

People have been eating pigeons for hundreds of years. Have you never heard of Pigeon Pot Pie? Do you know what a squab is? Look it up.

[pushbutton]

One day many years ago Mrs P was reading one of those Byrerly's recipe pamphlets and just had to have a partridge. We were relatively poor back then and no way was I going to pay that price for a little bird....long story short....... lets just say that pigeon tastes a lot like partridge....or that partridge tastes a lot like pigeon If you eat and like Dove.....they are essentially the same. It is a really red meat that is pretty thick and kind of grainy. Ultimately, suppose what it eats/environment and how it is prepared is key. Here is a link to probably thousands of recipies.

[tacklejunkie]

My great uncle had a farm in Wi. and pigeons in his silos. My dad and my uncle would shoot some in the fall while us kids would do whatever and we would eat them days later.

I remember them being darker than chicken but they were good

[Gordie]

Tastes way better than crow.

[RuddyDuck]

I've eaten a few as a teenager. Was a darker meat than say a Pheasant or Grouse. Probably haven't eaten one in 28 years or so!

[Barbelboy]

They taste fine and are a nice bonus (no limit) bird during dove hunts or when specifically targeted.

Many people pass on certain types of game because the public stigma is against them.

Rails - awesome fun hunt

Snipe - awesome fun hunt (dang outdoor news spilled the beans on one of my secrets)

Catfish -while gaining popularity it still ranks WAY below walleye in mn

pigeon - everywhere, fun to shoot and good eating, plus no limit

bullhead - everywhere, easy to catch, delicious, under targeted.

Carp - everywhere, very large, great spring fishing before anything else ramps up.

Look beyond traditional outdoor opportunities and you'll be shocked at what you can do outdoors.

[rundrave]

eat as much as you want, just dont shoot the homers! nothing worse than finding out a homing pigeon didnt make it back home after a day of training.