Wondering what game birds have white meat besides ruffles?

[V45 sabre]

As the title says I have only hunted ruffies and spruce grouse. What other game birds have white breast meat.

[bessiedog]

Blue grouse...... big meat... like more than a pheasant almost... all white yummy goodness.

I just ate my last one... super pooch and I are headed to the high country for two more this week.


It’s a workout to get them, but the views, sweat, nd meat are super worth it.


Try pigeon .... it’s kinda whiteish.... sorta.... very yummy! Buggers are zig zaggy hard to shoot.

[catnthehat]

Originally Posted by V45 sabre

As the title says I have only hunted ruffies and spruce grouse. What other game birds have white breast meat.

of course pheasants as well!
Cat

[V45 sabre]

Thanks for the replies

[pgavey]

Huns or grey partridge.

[Pioneer2]

Was not purple like spruce, but not white either.I didn't care for the taste.

[rugerfan]

Turkey!

[wwbirds]

Galliformes are primarily ground birds that can fly for short distances.
All gallinaceous birds have the white breast meat.

[sns2]

Seagulls. A Maritimer I was fishing with about 10 years ago told me they eat them. He said they are white fleshed and delicious.

[spoiledsaskhunter]

Originally Posted by pgavey

Huns or grey partridge.

no, not huns

[wwbirds]

The grey partridge (Perdix perdix), also known as the English partridge, Hungarian partridge, or hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.

[spoiledsaskhunter]

Originally Posted by wwbirds

The grey partridge (Perdix perdix), also known as the English partridge, Hungarian partridge, or hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.

well maybe they're included in someone's list, but i've never seen a hun with white meat like a pheasant. obviously you know more about it than i do (judging by the big words you use), so please forgive me for disagreeing with you.

[Red Bullets]

All the huns I've eaten were pretty dark like sharptail too.

Doves and pigeons have white meat.

[300magman]

Originally Posted by Red Bullets

All the huns I've eaten were pretty dark like sharptail too.

Doves and pigeons have white meat.

x2

[Reeves1]

Originally Posted by Red Bullets

All the huns I've eaten were pretty dark like sharptail too.

Doves and pigeons have white meat.

I've eaten Pigeons going back into the 70s & have never had one with white meat. Always dark & has a sort of Liver taste / texture.

[pgavey]

When talking about dark meat, I was thinking like the spruce grouse. As for the grey partridge the meat is not snow white ,but neither is a pheasant. But roasted with sage stuffing,and in with a beef roast to retain the moisture,they are the best.

[pikergolf]

In my experience with pheasants, the younger the bird the whiter the meat. An old wild bird gets pretty dark in the breast. We once ate a very young mallard, the breast was almost snow white. And delicious!

[6.5 shooter]

Originally Posted by Reeves1

I've eaten Pigeons going back into the 70s & have never had one with white meat. Always dark & has a sort of Liver taste / texture.

X2 ^^^^^

Shooting seagulls will get you a $25 dollar a bird fine as they are a protected species...(Saving the Mormons and all that)

[sns2]

Originally Posted by 6.5 shooter

X2 ^^^^^

Shooting seagulls will get you a $25 dollar a bird fine as they are a protected species...(Saving the Mormons and all that)

I never ate one and have no plans to start anytime soon. LOL.

[DueNorth]

Originally Posted by 6.5 shooter

X2 ^^^^^

Shooting seagulls will get you a $25 dollar a bird fine as they are a protected species...(Saving the Mormons and all that)

They're considered the ' Queens bird '
They're **** hawks if you ask me. But hey, people eat puffins and other sea birds. I imagine if you brine it properly you could get the gamey taste out of it. I brine spruce grouse and ptarmigan when introducing people to the meat their first time. They work great for 'chicken parm' recipes.

[6.5 shooter]

Just get one from Peter's drive in they will be pre basted....

[swifthunter]

Originally Posted by Red Bullets

All the huns I've eaten were pretty dark like sharptail too.

Doves and pigeons have white meat.

Partridge fall in the middle I find, just a little darker then a pheasant but taste very similar. Sharp tails are a fair bit darker and gamier