Field Dressing Small game and birds

[RONSERESURPLUS]

Field Dressing of Small Game and Birds - UNIT 10

Small Game -

Cut through the skin and pelvic bone at the anus. Cut up to the breastbone, working a finger under the blade to avoid cutting the stomach or intestines.
Hold the animal with one hand. With the other, reach into the body cavity and pull loose the esophagus and windpipe, and work loose the internal organs. Pull free the lower intestine and anus in a downward motion.
Wipe out the cavity, and allow the body to cool.

Game Birds-

Pluck off the bird's belly feathers.
Make an incision below the breastbone.
Insert two fingers into the body cavity and pull free the internal organs, stomach and intestine. Pull free the lower intestine and anus.
Drain the cavity and store the body in a cool, ventilated place.       
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[Kentactic]

interesting.. why would you want to leave the wings head and legs on game birds for a prolonged period?

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Ken

I feel same I have always removed them, but thats the guide I found?


  RON L

[EJR914]

When I dress small birds like quail and dove, I simply cut off the head and wings with a knife or scissors, then I find the bottom of the breast plate, and I push apart their very thin skin with feathers on top, until the entire breast is exposed.  I then push my thumb, following the breast bone up, until I get to where the head used to be.  At that point you grab the body and the breast and pull them apart.  At that point you are just holding a breast.  Clean it up, and either take it off the breast bone or leave it whole.  In, SHTF smoking or salting to make it last, unless you somehow have a way to create electricity and have a fridge or freezer set up.  If its freezing outside you can of course keep it covered outside as well until you are ready to cook it.

[EJR914]

Field Dressing a squirrel: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEYw6qtiJZY&feature=related

[EJR914]

Field Dressing rabbit, legs only: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66C7DgXfz-8

Skin and Gut Rabbit, Field Dress: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU0I1PIunco&feature=related

[Kentactic]

When I dress small birds like quail and dove, I simply cut off the head and wings with a knife or scissors, then I find the bottom of the breast plate, and I push apart their very thin skin with feathers on top, until the entire breast is exposed.  I then push my thumb, following the breast bone up, until I get to where the head used to be.  At that point you grab the body and the breast and pull them apart.  At that point you are just holding a breast.  Clean it up, and either take it off the breast bone or leave it whole.  In, SHTF smoking or salting to make it last, unless you somehow have a way to create electricity and have a fridge or freezer set up.  If its freezing outside you can of course keep it covered outside as well until you are ready to cook it.

yeah i was taught similar but you pull off the skin and end up with a complete bird ready to be cooked complete with leg meat and all. also let me add that i cut the ass area off aswell.

[JohnyMac]

This is my favorite book on butchering: http://www.lehmans.com/store/Kitchen___Books___Basic_Butchering_of_Livestock_and_Game_Book___343917#343917

I have used it for deer, hogs and goats. It is right on!

[RONSERESURPLUS]

Thanks guys on all the extra input a Thread is only as Good as all thats added to it?

[WhiskeyJack]

This is my favorite book on butchering: http://www.lehmans.com/store/Kitchen___Books___Basic_Butchering_of_Livestock_and_Game_Book___343917#343917

I have used it for deer, hogs and goats. It is right on!

OOh ty JMc im getting a book on butchering this weekend. never even crossed my mind before this. Thats why i love this damn forum. other folks remind me of things i may have overlooked. And a book on curing meats im gonn find one of those too.

[EJR914]

I've never cleaned a bird so I'm pretty ignorant on the subject. I was wondering if you couldn't dip the bird, fowl, goose in boiling hot water like they do chickens. That seems to remove the feathers pretty good from what I've seen.

Yes, I believe that will work on most foul.