Unusual way of crowning a pheasant

[harrycatcat 31]

I dont know if this has been said before but a chap at our shoot the other day shown us a quick way of crowning a pheasant.

He put the bird on the floor on its back with the head facing between his legs as he stood on both wings then he got hold of its legs and slowly pulled. It pulled the crown off skinned and all he had to do was clean out a few guts and chop the legs off, job done. This was done with a fresh bird shot only an hour or so ago.

 

This method could be used when you have a lot of birds to clean or just want the crown and the legs.

 

I am not saying its for everyone but maybe ok for some.

 

Edited to say " how do others do them, do you pluck, skin or what"

[Jim Grant 4]

I normally go in at the crop and skin the thing, except wings. Dejoint the wings and into the bin. Dejoint the legs (keep the oysters). Finger in at the wishbone , hand on the neck and pull breast away from spine. Left with the guts and the backbone, bin. What's there one breast and two legs. Nothing else on a pheasie. If it is old I suggest you draw the tendons from the legs. Start to finish maybe two minutes.

Edited November 27, 2008 by Jim Grant

[whippeter69 88]

These a vid on YouTube of a guy doing this, seams quick and effortless

[Jim Grant 4]

Yes a couple of hundred times and it's no bother. You just have to watch how you cook them, No skin and gut fat and they tend to dry quickly.

[blacktabs 3]

Checked you tube out and found this pheasant de breasting kit reckon it would be simple to make one and if its just breast you want it would be ideal

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SUJ5PIytnIE&...feature=related

[hollands hope 1,024]

Checked you tube out and found this pheasant de breasting kit reckon it would be simple to make one and if its just breast you want it would be ideal

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=SUJ5PIytnIE&...feature=related

I must admit its bloody inventive

[sauer 2]

I dont know if this has been said before but a chap at our shoot the other day shown us a quick way of crowning a pheasant.

He put the bird on the floor on its back with the head facing between his legs as he stood on both wings then he got hold of its legs and slowly pulled. It pulled the crown off skinned and all he had to do was clean out a few guts and chop the legs off, job done. This was done with a fresh bird shot only an hour or so ago.

 

This method could be used when you have a lot of birds to clean or just want the crown and the legs.

 

I am not saying its for everyone but maybe ok for some.

 

Edited to say " how do others do them, do you pluck, skin or what"

 

 

Thats how i have been doing them for 2 or 3 years now if its just the crown or breasts i want,

have shown a few others and same reaction as i did when first seen it done.....

superb ...quick easy DONE!!!!

 

sauer

[steviebhoy 0]

I dont know if this has been said before but a chap at our shoot the other day shown us a quick way of crowning a pheasant.

He put the bird on the floor on its back with the head facing between his legs as he stood on both wings then he got hold of its legs and slowly pulled. It pulled the crown off skinned and all he had to do was clean out a few guts and chop the legs off, job done. This was done with a fresh bird shot only an hour or so ago.

 

This method could be used when you have a lot of birds to clean or just want the crown and the legs.

 

I am not saying its for everyone but maybe ok for some.

 

Edited to say " how do others do them, do you pluck, skin or what"

Seen this method a few years back and its pretty nifty. Birds have to be done fresh right enough or you start to pull legs of when they are cooled down.