All my tags for the year are filled for the season but I'm itching to do some small game hunting over the next few weekends. It had me wondering if anyone ever hunts and eats wild pigeon?
I have killed them on my parents farm for years as part of a population control before using the property as a wedding venue but have never thought to eat it. Its easy for me to kill 6 or 8 in an afternoon with a .22 which would make cleaning them easier. I have no illusion that they would probably be tough, but what about safe? This is a general country farm surrounded by corn and soybeans, not a big cattle area so they should mostly be grain fed.
I'm just curious why they are not viewed as a game bird while lots of other birds with the same size and shape are highly sought after?
I have killed them on my parents farm for years as part of a population control before using the property as a wedding venue but have never thought to eat it. Its easy for me to kill 6 or 8 in an afternoon with a .22 which would make cleaning them easier. I have no illusion that they would probably be tough, but what about safe? This is a general country farm surrounded by corn and soybeans, not a big cattle area so they should mostly be grain fed.
I'm just curious why they are not viewed as a game bird while lots of other birds with the same size and shape are highly sought after?