Guinea hens

DoctorWho

has anyone here ever hunted Guinea hens ?????

I really enjoy and miss that type of hunting, once I get to the DR, I will once again have fun hunting some of the most sneaky and tasty birds I have ever hunted.... :drool:

Six-Gun

Never hunted them, though I couldve while in South Africa. My photographer said it's fun hunting, but my PH said they taste like a boot. Still, I would like to try hunting them someday.

CaliFFL

I have only "hunted" the feral ones on my grandparents' farm. Noisy little buggers. Got to shoot a peacock for the same reason. Grandpa HATED the noise!

DoctorWho

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Yep. Shot one dead at 20 yards IN THE HEAD to with my pellet rifle at my uncles house. He had one that refused to roost in the coop with the others. It was going to be coyote bait anyway, so he had me shoot it so we could eat it instead of the critters.
It was the luckiest shot I ever made. Those things move non stop. Of course I acted like it was no big thing to hit it. :tooth:
And I thinm they are tasty. So are their eggs. The meat is a little tough though.

They have to be cooked properly, I do not know how, but I have had meals that where fit for a King !!!! yum !!

The meat is quite tender if it is cooked properly, I just do not know how it is done, I only know how to shoot them.

Lerchess

I wouldn't call it hunting per se. My Dad had a pet flock for awhile. Our dog had a sweet tooth for anything that had wings. So anything that she lit into usually had to be put down.

Their eggs are delicious! Never ate the bird though.

Buffco

The eggs are better for baking things like cakes with than chicken eggs. The whites are way fluffier.

woodsrunner

I've raised a bunch of Guineas! Don't have any right at the present time, but think I'll get a flock very soon! I miss 'em! Best watch dogs in the world! Nothing will come up on 'em without you knowing about it! Yep.....fixin' to order a bunch!

BigDanS

In South Africa they run around on farms in big groups, like 200 or 300 birds together. They were wary and kept their distance, so when we wanted to harvest one, we made it a rule to shoot them in the head with a .22 LR. We took a lot of shots before we hit that little bobbing head.

I thought they tasted really gamey / dark. Not my favorite.

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johnnyb

My brother in law was about 17 and went up to hunt on Granny's farm. He came back to the house all proud of the "turkey" he had bagged. Granny gave him a reaming he will never forget for killing on of her guineas.

snake284-1

I have never eaten any, but they used to be wild around here in the 50s and 60s. Don't see em anymore. As for conflicting reports of whether they're good to eat or not, probably depends on where you kill them. Some areas are dryer and some have different vegetation to eat, so the flesh is going to range between Tender and tough (also depends on birds age and what they've been eating) and the vegetation they eat will definitely change their flavor.