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Far from being indigenous to these Isles, the so-called English or Grey partridge in fact originated in Hungary
This is why they are often refered to as Huns
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Far from being indigenous to these Isles, the so-called English or Grey partridge in fact originated in Hungary
This is why they are often refered to as Huns
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Pheasants do poorly here in Western Canada, but the hun, the hun, is, as ever, a plague to be met with firearms.
Tasty, though.
Posted by: Fred Z | January 10, 2010 6:14 AM
So, it tases like chicken?!
Posted by: Gunny | January 10, 2010 7:20 AM
I actually prefer it to pheasant. It has a slightly lighter, less gamey taste to it
Posted by: Mr Free Market | January 10, 2010 2:04 PM
I am hoping to release some here for next season, a dozen or so, see how they go!
Posted by: TimC | January 10, 2010 2:59 PM
There are enthusiastic (yet, so far, abortive) attempts to introduce its Hunky cousin, the chukar partridge, in the eastern Midwest of the US. They are good eating if you fix them right, and do indeed break like the wind.
Our [more and more] prized ring-necked pheasant is a Chinese import of the 1920's, the native breed having been market-hunted to extinction in the bad auld "plentiful game" days.
Thundering grouse are no longer thick upon the ground either, falling victim to the sport of mowing. Fence-to-fence ethanol farming will probably be the end of them. But the turkeys are doing fine.
Posted by: comatus | January 10, 2010 3:20 PM
Out here in Central and Western Kansas, the pheasant, quail, and grouse(prairie chicken) are well feed on farm crops like wheat, corn, and milo. They taste better than Oklahoma and Texas birds. Up in Nebraska, the birds taste sweeter because more corn is in their diet. North and South Dakota, don't have enough people to control the bird populations up there.
Posted by: Gunny | January 10, 2010 7:57 PM