Post by: Ash on August 23, 2010, 06:03:29 PM
Do you wait until you get home to do this? Does it work on a "cold" bird? Do you gut your birds in the field to cool them or just leave them in tact? I ask because the WDFW regs state: "The feathered heads of game birds must be attached to the carcass when they are in your possession in the field or are being transported." Page 73 of this years regs.
Sorry for the newbie question, I greatly appreciate your assistance.
Post by: quadrafire on August 23, 2010, 06:28:43 PM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on August 23, 2010, 06:32:21 PM
Joe
Post by: huntingfool7 on August 23, 2010, 06:59:20 PM
If the bird is cold you can cut a small incision at the base of the breast to help get it started.
Post by: seth30 on August 23, 2010, 07:06:44 PM
Post by: seth30 on August 23, 2010, 07:07:38 PM
Post by: Ash on August 23, 2010, 07:51:22 PM
Seth30, I've seen several videos illustrating the same method. These are the video's the lead me to pose my questions. As you can see when the bird separates the head goes with the guts and the legs. I can't imagine that people take the guts(head attached) home for disposal, but maybe they do?
WDFW says you must leave the head attached. So ultimately, the question boils down too... Is there a way to keep the head attached when using the 'Step on the Wings' method?
Huntingfool7, say's it can be done. I'm just having trouble visualizing it, the fact that I've never cleaned a bird before is probably just making it hard for me to imagine.
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 23, 2010, 08:32:40 PM
Post by: Thenewguy on August 23, 2010, 08:39:16 PM
Post by: seth30 on August 23, 2010, 08:40:17 PM
Huntingfool7, thank you for the reply. I guess this is something I will have to figure out in the field. Worse comes to worse I'll just skin the bird.
Seth30, I've seen several videos illustrating the same method. These are the video's the lead me to pose my questions. As you can see when the bird separates the head goes with the guts and the legs. I can't imagine that people take the guts(head attached) home for disposal, but maybe they do?
WDFW says you must leave the head attached. So ultimately, the question boils down too... Is there a way to keep the head attached when using the 'Step on the Wings' method?
Huntingfool7, say's it can be done. I'm just having trouble visualizing it, the fact that I've never cleaned a bird before is probably just making it hard for me to imagine.
I do it at home, and put the leftovers in a very big ziplock bag and in the trash.
Post by: ICEMAN on August 23, 2010, 08:47:44 PM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,33461.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,33461.0.html)
Post by: Sportfury on August 23, 2010, 08:49:04 PM
I used it last year and it works great. You don't lose a lot of meat and it makes for very easy cleaning.
Post by: Sportfury on August 23, 2010, 08:49:50 PM
Post by: sako223 on August 23, 2010, 08:57:56 PM
Post by: ICEMAN on August 23, 2010, 08:59:34 PM
ICE you beat me to it! :P
My bad!
Post by: whitey on August 23, 2010, 09:12:31 PM
Got ahold of the bird.
Chomp!!!
Thats how I do them.(Without the Chomp..) :chuckle:
Works great.Im not a leg guy,,Or a wing guy..
It doesnt work real well on geese.. :o
Post by: ing on August 23, 2010, 09:31:27 PM
Post by: Ash on August 23, 2010, 09:45:25 PM
Iceman, your method looks great and very meat efficient. I did a search of this forum before making my initial post but didn't see this come up. I wish I had. It kind of reminds me of butterflying trout... I can do this. I'll just have to experiment this year and figure it all out.
I hadn't thought of just blaming a headless bird on my "hard mouthed" Chessy. :chuckle:
Post by: RustneckNW on August 23, 2010, 10:04:05 PM
Welcome to the site, Ash! Best of luck & let us know how it goes!
Post by: rasbo on August 24, 2010, 04:59:30 AM
Post by: Hangfire on August 24, 2010, 05:47:39 AM
If I have to carry by hand or in a vest I often just open up slightly, pull out guts and cut out vent. I skin later.
Post by: 400out on August 24, 2010, 10:35:55 AM
Post by: runamuk on August 24, 2010, 10:41:48 AM
The dog that got that bird!
Got ahold of the bird.
Chomp!!!
Thats how I do them.(Without the Chomp..) :chuckle:
Works great.Im not a leg guy,,Or a wing guy..
It doesnt work real well on geese.. :o
I love this method.....hubby shot 2 grouse and brought them home so i could try this and show the kid who usually cleans all the birds ;) worked slick on grouse....however son informed me it does not work on ducks real well :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: jeepster on August 24, 2010, 10:07:01 PM
Post by: Hangfire on August 25, 2010, 03:54:54 AM
what about breasting it out/getting what you want off of the bird, and keeping the carcase? does that break any rules?
It would depend on where you breasted it out at and how much you did not keep. If you left intact with the head, until home, I would see no problem. Breast it out in the field with out head attached, problem. You would be subject to the discretion of law enforcement, if you took only the breast and left the legs, wings and back, wasteage.
Post by: bucknasty on August 30, 2010, 09:45:08 PM
a few plastic bags is always good. unless you want blood/crap all over my vest or backpack.