The Best Way To Breast A Pidgeon

[Jesse White 0]

Hi I'm new to this site and this sport I have already shot a few pigeons and would like to know the best way to breast them?

[dekland50 0]

Hi Jesse welcome to the forum. I usually lay the pigeon on its back and pull out all the breast feathers. Once done you will see the breast bone. Take a sharp knife (watch your fingers) and run it down the side of the breast bone slowly working the meat away as you go. Keep the knife tight to the breast bone and you will end up with a nice fillet. Then just repeat for the other side. If you don't wish to pluck it (very easy anyway) you can skin it just by pinching the skin and pulling apart, this is also quite easy. Then just do as above.

There are other ways, you could just pull the full ribcage from the rest of the body with the breast meat still attached.

Hope this helps

Regards

Dek

[Tozer 385]

Found this a while ago and not looked back.

 

http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=N3qXvpVCETg

[Jesse White 0]

Thanks everybody I will have a go tonight as I shot one today with my air rifle.

[Ratsmasher 36]

quickest way of doing it is just to take off both wings pull the crop out and then push your fingers therough the hole where the crop was into the cavity. Then pull the breast bone away from the back of the bird and it will then sort of turn inside out and you will have a breastbone and meat in one hand and the rest of the bird in the other. Its a bit massy but theres less wastage and you dont need a knife. Also its really quick if youve got a few to do.

[unlacedgecko 1,466]

quickest way of doing it is just to take off both wings pull the crop out and then push your fingers therough the hole where the crop was into the cavity. Then pull the breast bone away from the back of the bird and it will then sort of turn inside out and you will have a breastbone and meat in one hand and the rest of the bird in the other. Its a bit massy but theres less wastage and you dont need a knife. Also its really quick if youve got a few to do.

 

Definitely the best way!

[Tozer 385]

Kind of the same as in the video I put up, it is the quickest way.

 

If you grip the legs and tail, and slip your thumb under the breast bone from the vent end you can kind of roll it out and off the skin neater.