dove ,is it good eating?

mjr39

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is dove whight meat or dark or is there a difference with other breeds ?i live in northern new mexico and see tons of them when i go scouting for yotes for this season
 
The meat is pretty dark, but tastes great. Try looking up some recipies on the net. There are hundreds of ways to cook them, just be careful not to overcook because they dry out fairly easily. Can't wait, 1st dove season opens on Sept. 1st over here.
 
Very good eating.

Take a breast and wrap it in a strip of bacon and bake at 350 until done and make sure that you have more than one /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif Sweet taters on the side with some iced tea OOOOOOO WWWEEEEEEEEEE !!!!!!! >>>>>>>>James L.
 
James, good advice. I do something similar, though slightly more labor intensive. I cut the brest off the bone to make little bite-sized filets. Then I marinate them in Italian dressing for about twenty minutes, then dove-kabob them, rotating bacon with dove breast filets on the stick. Pitch 'em up on the top rack of the grill and keep 'em moist by spraying them with a 50/50 mix of water 'n wine (your choice of flavor on the wine). Between the bacon and the spray they stay nice and moist and man are they tasty.

Like I said, a lot of work. But you can hunt all season, limit out every day, and still only have enough for one good cookout with all your pals, so I guess one afternoon of work isn't too bad for a good meal.

Oh yeah, don't forget the veggies on another kabob(s) if you're so inclined. Everything on the grill = no mess or cleanup. Works for me.

Counting down, got about 16 days now...
 
Man, you guys are getting me hungry, and I just ate lunch. Those sound good, but try this.

Get some fresh jalepeno peppers, slit them down one side and clean out all of the seeds and stuff. Then stuff them with the little breast fillets (that DesertRam spoke about), that have been marinating in worchestershire sauce overnight.

Then do like Mr. Lindley said and wrap them in some bacon, stuff a toothpick through it and put it in the oven at about 350-375.

Walah, Jalepeno-Dove poppers.
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Doves is DEEEEELICIOUS! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I just saw this recipe in my monthly Ducks Unlimited eNewsletter, and thought it looked good:

***GAME/FISH RECIPES***

Dove Dumplings

Check out the updated recipe section, which includes this recipe for Dove Dumplings! Recipe sent us by Steve House

Broth
Doves
Onion
Celery
Cream of Celery,
Mushroom, or Chicken Soup

Dumplings:
2 cups Bisquick seasoned with salt and pepper to taste
2/3-cup milk

Stir ingredients until a soft batter forms. Cover doves with water in a saucepan. Add onion, and/or celery to the water to make a broth. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and continue to simmer until doves are tender. Remove from broth (save broth) and cool until you can pull the meat off the bones. Return meat to broth in saucepan, add a can of cream of celery, mushroom, or chicken soup and bring to a boil. Drop dumplings by spoonfuls into the meat mixture. Reduce the heat to low and cook uncovered 10 minutes, cover and cook 10 minutes longer.
 
Dove recipe #1

clean the whole dove (not just the breast). Stuff a small jalepeno pepper with cream cheese (you can regulate the heat of the pepper by leaving or removing the seeds.) and put the stuffed pepper into the breast cavity. Seal with large toothpick. Bake at 350.

Dove recipe #2

marianate the dove breast in oil and vinegar for 1/2 hour. Then put on shishkobob skewer with cherry tomatoes, bell pepper and onion. then put on the grill.

Either one will knock your socks off.
 
Hey Mark,

Lots of times I bread them and deep fry them in my TFAL cooker. Works pretty well.

as long as it stays warm they should stay around. Maybe one evening we can hook up and go out?

Did you get a prarie dog permit? I did and its been pretty good on the REZ, shoot me an email,

Chad
 
Hey Mark,

Lots of times I bread them and deep fry them in my TFAL cooker. Works pretty well.

as long as it stays warm they should stay around. Maybe one evening we can hook up and go out? Do you have a morning spot or evening? Most of mine are evening places.

Did you get a prarie dog permit? I did and its been pretty good on the REZ, shoot me an email I can tell you more about it,

Chad
 
I see there are some real wild game chefs in the crowd. I've learned some new recipes. Doves are real tasty, but it takes a bunch of them to make a meal for very many people.
 
I like em on the grill wrapped in bacon with jalapenos or onion and bell pepper slice. Try slipping a piece of pepper jack cheese in right before they are done.

Make a tadpole slap a whale!!!

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I like em in Newman's Own Ceasar Salad dressing marinade and grilled w/ deli (thick) bacon.
It does take a LOT of them but thats why the limit is 10 and you go w/ all of your friends.
There are a lot of them up here in the High desert this year!!!!!Can't wait!!!!
 
If you don't have a lot of time or energy, several breasts oven baked in BBQ sauce take very little effort. When done each half just slides off the bone.
Man, I gotta go clean the 20ga. Can't wait!!

Rick
 
IMO dove TLS. I would never pay money for dove breast at the store. I eat it only because I shot it. I feed many of the more "beat-up" ones to my dogs.
 
Daisycutter's post brought something to mind. Does the dove in say Az. taste different than the ones from say East or South Texas? I can danged sure tell you that rabbits here don't taste like the ones in Indiana. Worse thing I ever put in my mouth. >>>>>>James L.
 
Originally posted by James Lindley:
[qb]Daisycutter's post brought something to mind. Does the dove in say Az. taste different than the ones from say East or South Texas? I can danged sure tell you that rabbits here don't taste like the ones in Indiana. Worse thing I ever put in my mouth. >>>>>>James L.[/qb]
I have shot and eaten dove from North Carolina, South Carolina, Mexico ( mainly white wing from near Lake Guerrero), Alabama and South Texas (Dilley) and central Texas (Temple) and they all taste the same to me.
 


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