Despite the semi-rural and very agricultural area that we live in I have seen very few animals around. Aside from a few goats, sheep, horses and the very rare cow there are few farm type animals; and I have seen very few wild critters. In fact my friend’s father noticed that there was never any road kill around here. There is one exception, wild pheasants.
There are literally herds of them, as flocks are not adequate to describe the number of them around work. Additionally the ring necks are huge, and look like turkeys from a distance…no kidding. Every morning it is not unusual to see at least five and I have counted more than twenty. The pheasants also taunt us, hiding in the tall grass around the perimeter fence and calling when we get too close. They are so populace and come up so close that we have begun to plot ways to put a few on our dinner plates. The two biggest problems are no shot guns and Italian jail. But we have begun to consider alternate means; including throwing rocks, booby traps and the best idea is a sling shot. I don’t think anyone would be to bothered if I were able to bag a few while I was out for a run…I just have to figure out the best way to cook one.
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After my brothers went pheasant hunting, we would cook the pheasant the ways we cooked chicken and the different ways included frying, baking and grilling --- all had great taste & were tender! Good luck with the "bagging" of some!
ReplyDeleteOK -- pheasant must be as tasty as quail -- I'll be there when you start cooking!
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