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#186695 - 10/28/09 02:33 AM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: dweste]
Desperado Offline
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Registered: 11/01/08
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Loc: DFW, Texas
Originally Posted By: dweste
I have been told that in desert regions "hunters" make a basket large enough to sit inside, cover it with brush, and sit inside waiting for birds and other critters to enter the basket seeking shade, at which time they are grabbed and, well, you know.


That sounds like a good way to enter into a CQB fight with a snake.....
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#186702 - 10/28/09 03:33 AM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: dweste]
akabu Offline
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Registered: 10/23/02
Posts: 97
Loc: Brooklyn NY
If you want to do and down and dirty lay out you area bait it have a swatch stick cover yourself [pit =trench] and wack away!

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#186703 - 10/28/09 03:43 AM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: NightHiker]
dougwalkabout Offline
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Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3226
Loc: Alberta, Canada
Originally Posted By: NightHiker
[quote=dougwalkabout]

Seriously, man up and reassume your position in the food chain people!

laugh


LOL! I didn't say it wasn't possible, I said it wasn't enjoyable.

Canada Geese don't flap around like a hapless chicken. They beat you with their wings, with focused and considerable force. There is definitely a risk-vs-reward calculation involved when you get up close and personal with one. They have earned their success as a species.

I suppose a good, stout hiking staff could shield you from some of the blows, and let you pin them down. The trick would be to pin the wings somehow, as quickly as possible. But have no illusions: you would have to seriously want that goose to get it.

If you need a demonstration, they will certainly oblige. (Good eating if you win, though.)

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#186711 - 10/28/09 07:50 AM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: Tom_L]
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Registered: 03/31/06
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Loc: United Kingdom.
Originally Posted By: Tom_L
LOL, just one more reason why I carry a good old Kabar out in the woods.



Kukuri.
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#186754 - 10/28/09 07:40 PM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: Desperado]
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
"About 15 min. later the darn thing woke up and proceeded to kick the crap out of my father and me."

Sooooo..... what's the point of catching something if you can't kill it long enough to cook it and eat it?

OTOH, maybe geese don't cook their prey... grin

Sue

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#186757 - 10/28/09 07:45 PM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: dweste]
Susan Offline
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Registered: 01/21/04
Posts: 5163
Loc: W. WA
"...you might want to pluck and gut birds to cook them whole..."

Put them in a pot and scald them, should be easier to pluck. After gutting, put them back in the pot and cook them = meat + fat + broth.

Be sure to change the water between jobs.

Sue

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#186808 - 10/29/09 04:12 AM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: Susan]
EdD270 Offline
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Registered: 12/03/08
Posts: 94
Loc: White Mountains of Arizona
There are many sets for snares and traps to catch birds. Gores have been used with great success on birds, and other animals and fish. Probably the easiest way is to snatch them off the roost or nest at night. My favorite is to use a minnow seine or other fishing net stretched between trees to catch them as they fly through the opening.
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#186814 - 10/29/09 04:36 AM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: EdD270]
dweste Offline
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Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
"Gores"?

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#186815 - 10/29/09 05:39 AM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: dweste]
EdD270 Offline
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Registered: 12/03/08
Posts: 94
Loc: White Mountains of Arizona
A gore is a device used similar to a fishhook. It's a straight sharp-pointed piece of wood, bone, metal or whatever with a string tied through a hole located near center. The gore can be placed in a piece of bait so the animal will swallow it. After it's swallowed, the string pulls it cross-ways in the animals throat, and the animal is caught.
Hope that helps.
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#186820 - 10/29/09 12:19 PM Re: Survival harvest of birds [Re: EdD270]
dweste Offline
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Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
Ah! I learned those as "gorges," the first "hooks" used for fishing and other harvesting of animals.

http://www.ssrsi.org/Onsite/survfish.htm

Thanks.


Edited by dweste (10/29/09 01:07 PM)

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