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Major Nikon

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73. There's often several of them laying under the power lines near where I live

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Sun Dec 30, 2012, 09:42 PM

Dec 2012

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I'm not being sarcastic: can you eat pigeons that live in the city? [View all] UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 OP

yes, but it tastes better when you call it 'squab' unblock Dec 2012 #1

Yes, we would never eat squid either, Yavapai Dec 2012 #61

Funny! Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #84

Squab? Cleita Dec 2012 #2

pigeons are free. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #3

Free--I'll pay to get rid of them. Downwinder Dec 2012 #12

And edible. Deep13 Jan 2013 #127

Catfish eat pretty much anything, too. Shadowflash Dec 2012 #36

Depends on where they are eating anything. Cleita Dec 2012 #41

Catfish are a sin to eat "And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of jody Dec 2012 #45

After all of the deviant things I've done UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #56

I know and I've sinned greatly and often accompanied by hush-puppies and gourmet catfish stew. nt jody Dec 2012 #59

I've eaten many hush puppies at the UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #64

Hush Puppy Restaurant in Bakersfield, surely you jest! If you're ever in NOLA don't miss the jody Dec 2012 #71

I've only been to New Orleans once. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #81

They make the most incredible Turtle Soup with cream and sherry! nt Walk away Dec 2012 #86

You and me both. cliffordu Dec 2012 #116

As I'm not superstitious Shadowflash Dec 2012 #58

When did catfish lose their fins? cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #98

Their lack of scales is the problem jmowreader Dec 2012 #112

They are typically eaten at about four weeks of age LARED Dec 2012 #4

I hear squirrels are really tasty Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #5

Uh, no, they're not dballance Dec 2012 #63

I think squirrel is the best tasting wild game I have had. Growing up doc03 Dec 2012 #70

Squirrel's FTW Go Vols Dec 2012 #72

Great, Glad You Liked it dballance Dec 2012 #90

Most of the time venison was our hamburger usually had doc03 Dec 2012 #93

If pigeons are a protected species then this country is really fucked. LancetChick Dec 2012 #6

They're not protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act XemaSab Dec 2012 #15

They're not even native. surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #19

I did not know that. You learn such interesting stuff on DU. Thanks KittyWampus Dec 2012 #37

No, they never go out of season. You can pretty much use them for target practice. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #27

i would tenderize/marinate them first unblock Dec 2012 #7

ROAST PIGEON with GREEN SAUCE LARED Dec 2012 #8

noooooooo! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #33

Could've been a Hee Haw quote: "What's for dinner, Granda?" "City Chicken! Yum, yum!" nt. OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #74

Pastilla (Moroccan Pigeon Pie) WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2012 #91

just know they can accumulate city pollutants (like lead) in their bodies eShirl Dec 2012 #9

Well, that takes the wind out of my suggestion posted below. jonthebru Dec 2012 #111

I have no clue but they do carry diseased that can be bad for humans. LisaL Dec 2012 #10

For a surprisingly tasty meal; Possum and Taters LARED Dec 2012 #11

I've always called them the "bums of the bird world." For obvious reasons... CTyankee Dec 2012 #13

flying rats shanti Dec 2012 #14

Sky Rats AnnieBW Dec 2012 #16

Actually they are very sweet birds Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #62

Eating Pigeons In NYC: Jackson Landers Hunts And Eats Invasive Species In The Big Apple PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #17

Can you hunt them with a slingshot? UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #23

That looks like a "Wrist Rocket" to my eye! nt MADem Dec 2012 #35

That it is. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #43

Still have mine and practice often... PCIntern Dec 2012 #47

So was I, way back in the day! Long time ago, that! nt MADem Dec 2012 #52

It is illegal to possess wrist-brace type slingshots in the State of New York... PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #38

All right then. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #44

Wow. Every kid I knew had one back in the day. nt Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #124

If you're really hunting, you're better off with a classic Sling. Xithras Dec 2012 #119

With enough practice TlalocW Dec 2012 #102

Sweet. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #106

Wonder do they taste anything like quail? That is delicious. So are guinea. southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #18

I'd be concerned about lead, mercury, and ... surrealAmerican Dec 2012 #20

Well, from what SOME people say, it seems that you'd pretty much HAVE to - downandoutnow Dec 2012 #21

Often I have wondered. Jack Sprat Dec 2012 #22

Concerns about disease, mainly, I imagine theKed Dec 2012 #79

Yes the younger the better. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #24

I have heard of pigeons being raised. Even in the city raising pigeons would cause bluestate10 Dec 2012 #25

I ate a sandpiper once Xipe Totec Dec 2012 #26

Lol! DUzy. Nt PCIntern Dec 2012 #48

Cat or dog would probably taste better... but lookup some squab recipes. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #28

Only set to proper music jberryhill Dec 2012 #29

That's the first thing that came to my mind! A friend of mine thought I was crazy when I started libinnyandia Dec 2012 #31

There's a classic novel about some West Indians living in London malaise Dec 2012 #30

Squirrels are protected where I live Retrograde Dec 2012 #32

Here's what your government thinks about it... cbrer Dec 2012 #34

2 from droppings and one rare one. Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #125

Anybody who says cbrer Jan 2013 #129

It seems as long as you are not eating their droppings Mojorabbit Jan 2013 #130

Pigeons that live in inner-cities are pretty damned salty. DollarBillHines Dec 2012 #39

We had a Welsh men's choir visit our small NJ town once. s-cubed Dec 2012 #40

Rabbits! UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #50

Can't speak for myself, but . . . CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #42

We had an orange cat when I lived in Las Vegas UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #49

Orange cats rule! CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #51

Indeed Freddie Dec 2012 #76

Well, give Freddie a scritch behind the ear from us. CrazyOrangeCat Dec 2012 #82

DO NOT EAT CITY PIGEONS. AT ALL! JaneyVee Dec 2012 #46

You can but you probably shouldn't. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2012 #53

Let us know how quickly the lead poisoning starts to affect your faculties, but hey, knock yourself MADem Dec 2012 #54

you'd be surprised what you could eat if you were truly hungry Skittles Dec 2012 #55

No shit. cliffordu Dec 2012 #117

please it is ILLEGAL to kill, cook, & eat the pigeons w.out a license in some USA cities pitohui Dec 2012 #57

I posted that info below. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #66

Someone who is having trouble loading pages DU mailed me this: UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #60

Cooper's hawks are delicious, kind of l like spotted owl. Yavapai Dec 2012 #68

I don't have pigeons but I put a few slices of bread doc03 Dec 2012 #65

You kill one crow and the rest will find out and avoid you. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #67

I know crows are very intelligent. I saw an experiment that some University students doc03 Dec 2012 #77

That's the PBS Nature link I posted. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #80

I remember watching it a while back, the vending machine doc03 Dec 2012 #83

Blasted crows have chased the mockingbirds and blue jays from my street Retrograde Dec 2012 #88

Since I feed them every morning I should be pretty popular doc03 Dec 2012 #89

But don't we have a "deal" with them? tavernier Dec 2012 #69

There's often several of them laying under the power lines near where I live Major Nikon Dec 2012 #73

Delicious. Uncle used to shoot them out of barn rafters - lynne Dec 2012 #75

Flying rats? I don't THINK so! (BLEAGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!) WinkyDink Dec 2012 #78

Apprehending pigeon poachers in NYC is hardly on the priority list of the NYPD eilen Dec 2012 #85

Hmmmm UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #87

Squab is good eating, prepared right. But city pigeons have lead in them. Hekate Dec 2012 #92

Very interesting AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #95

I'm away from the big city, where it's healthier all around Hekate Dec 2012 #100

To answer your question, because a lot of pollutants accumulate in fatty tissues. LeftyMom Dec 2012 #109

You're right! AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #114

Some handy tips on how to clean your bird: UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #94

That won't get the delicious cadmium out AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #96

You harvest what you sow tama Dec 2012 #115

Man, I was born into this mess AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #118

Like the rest of us tama Dec 2012 #120

A lot of lead in the urban environment was due to tetraethyl lead in gasoline -- long since removed FarCenter Dec 2012 #97

I love selfish justification. flvegan Dec 2012 #99

There is a recipe in a chinese cook book a friend of mine had some years back. It is eaten in China Thinkingabout Dec 2012 #101

no idea, I would look into getting a food stamp ebt card before quinnox Dec 2012 #103

Video of a pelican eating a pigeon: RoverSuswade Dec 2012 #104

Video of a catfish grabbing a pigeon UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2012 #108

not sure about the legality of doing so fahrenheit451rb Dec 2012 #105

Plus, what about seagulls- they look like they have a lot more meat NBachers Dec 2012 #107

There's an old saying about eating seagulls... Xithras Dec 2012 #121

Gulls are reputed to taste very strongly of fish.... Hekate Jan 2013 #123

Honestly, not a bad idea. jonthebru Dec 2012 #110

How could you legally harvest them? jmowreader Dec 2012 #113

Google "pigeon trapping" nt tama Dec 2012 #122

I can't believe this silly thread is still going. UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #126

I've actually wondered why no one eats them. Deep13 Jan 2013 #128