Can you eat Magpie ?
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I'd kind of assumed that they developed their name as a defence against being eaten. Saying Magpie Pie is just too much trouble.....
From what Ive previously seen, like other members of the Corvidae family you can eat them however you wouldnt really want to when you consider their diet. As far as I am away you are allowed to shoot them as they are classed as a pest however you would need to confirm this.
As for the tounge twister issue, try a stew
As for the tounge twister issue, try a stew
isnt there advice against eating corvids?...
although i have eaten crow, stewed in beer from an old english recipe a mate once read.
it wasnt the best tasting bird,..
although i have eaten crow, stewed in beer from an old english recipe a mate once read.
it wasnt the best tasting bird,..
Adult corvid meat is pretty yukky......young bird's breasts are 'eatable' (cooked in milk or a stew,) if you haven't eaten for a fortnight......
That's bound to get some smutty remarks...
That's bound to get some smutty remarks...
Yep my head is full of 'smutty' remarks, but will refrain from posting them ! I will just have to cope having them inside my head.
I believe most, if not all british birds are eddible - the same as all british freshwater fish are eddible!!!! It's just some taste a lot better than others!!! I wouldn't choose to eat any corvid, but if it was life and death - thats another matter!!! Also, if you were considering eating any starlings, you'll need to "skin" them as their skin is exteemley bitter (if not poisonous!!)
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Read the General Licence for rules on killing them: http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/wlc-gl04_tcm6-24149.pdf If it's outside of this it's unlawful.
Rook pie, from memory handed down from people I used to work with on the farm, they used to climb up the tree and tie the chicks to a branch so they get nice and fat so you harvest them when they are at the point of leaving the nest.
Unlike magpies rooks are communal so easier to get more of.
Unlike magpies rooks are communal so easier to get more of.
Yes you can. You can eat the breast meat, preferably from the youngsters just before they fledge. But do beware as they were known in the 18th century as "Maggotty Pie" due to their somewhat dubious carrion related diet. You might be better off with Rook, which as recently as the 2nd World War was eaten in the countryside, again from the nest just prior to fledging. The best way is either "steeped" (which is a sort of poaching in milk) of griddled, but be sure to do it for long enough to kill any "nasties" in the flesh as carrion creatures have all sorts of nasty hookworms and the like.
As far as the law regarding shooting is concerned you may need to check, the local cosntabulary or County Recorder of wildlife (find them from your local wildlife trust) will give you the latest position. I seem to recall a need for licences for shooting rooks, but I may be wrong on this.
As far as the law regarding shooting is concerned you may need to check, the local cosntabulary or County Recorder of wildlife (find them from your local wildlife trust) will give you the latest position. I seem to recall a need for licences for shooting rooks, but I may be wrong on this.
http://www.basc.org.uk/en/departmen...ion-and-fact-sheets/quarry-identification.cfm
If you visit the above link and download the PDF it will tell you all of the animals that can be hunted, including their seasons and the classification of the animal such as vermin etc.
You can control magpies all year round as they are classified as vermin. I wouldn;t want to eat them though due to the consitency of the meat.
If you visit the above link and download the PDF it will tell you all of the animals that can be hunted, including their seasons and the classification of the animal such as vermin etc.
You can control magpies all year round as they are classified as vermin. I wouldn;t want to eat them though due to the consitency of the meat.
Thanks for all the replies guy's, I think I will give them a miss unless I find myself in a situation where I really have to.
not anti hunting in anyway shape or form but think now the idea that magpies and other corvids ar concidered to be fairly blameless
when put up against the damage grey squirrels, cats, enviromental damage ect. They dont course anywhere near the amount of damage as was once thought.
But yup ther fair game and legal to shoot so why not. I dont think id want too these days my self tho, magpies are such comical intelligent birds and
are amazing looking in the sunlight, the way they flair there tail and bob about, jays are gorgeous and just seem like they should be in the jungle
and jackdaws? well i feel a bit iffy shooting something you can teach to speak. Infact i watched a docu on animal intelligence not so long back
and a London university had done a study and now think most Corvids are capable of having the same problem solving skills as the average 7 year old child.
I guess its just about what you want todo
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Lived and helped out on a sheep farm for 3 yrs never seen a lamb with its eyes pecked out. (just saying like as im not against hunting for food at all)
I read that the meat should be left overnight in milk, once done it tastes like "fishy Chicken". Not for me, though if I failed to catch anything else I would. Pigeons are in my experience far easier. Corvids are too darn observant and edgey out here in the woods. They spot you a mile off and scarper.
av never seen a magpie play with a mouse or dead bird -just for fun - YES i,m a cat hater !!
They tend to go for eggs and live chicks. Jays are actually worse IMO.
