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There were Chachalaca stocked on Jekyll at one time, but no one has seen one lately. I understand they are inedible and they look like big mockingbirds to me. How'ed they get on the gamebird list. I understand you can bait'em with orange slices???...Geo

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Originally Posted by GLS
Stan, my memory about the bird is iron clad. However, iron rusts in the coastal salt air. I find no reference to St. Catherine's Island having the bird. However, I found references for Blackbeard and Sapelo. Sapelo has 400 acres of private holdings with the rest being owned by the State. Blackbeard is Federal. Blackbeard and Sapelo are separated by a tidal creek, Blackbeard Creek. One wing pump or glide clears the creek. From Blackbeard to St. Catherine's is about 2 miles across Sapelo Sound. More useless info: Blackbeard Island was owned by the infant US Govt. for the harvesting of Live Oaks for shipbuilding sailing vessels. Nearby St. Simon's Island supplied the ribs and stem for Old Ironsides (USS Constitution) one of the 6 frigates (all had Ga. live oak) that fought the Royal Navy during the War of 1812. As a former member of the navy, you might find Ian Toll's Six Frigates interesting. It's the story of the formation of the US Navy and the infighting it took to build the navy's first purpose made ships, the six frigates. Gil

That is fascinating, Gil. Thanks!

George, with that being true, that they are "inedible", I've lost all interest in them. And, indeed, I would wonder why, that being the case, they are legal to be hunted anywhere.

Then again ........ are rails edible? confused or, mergansers? confused confused

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Or barn pigeons?? RWTF


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Perhaps the guy drawing up the list owned some fruit farms?

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Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Then again ........ are rails edible? confused or, mergansers? confused confused
Nix the mergansers, but marsh hens and soras are fine eating. Marsh hens must be eaten fresh. Freezing gives them a fishy taste. They dine on fiddler crabs in our marshes. There's plenty of meat on the breast, thighs and legs. The marsh hen is a good starter for youth shotgunners. Less difficult to hit than a party balloon. Marsh hen (clapper rails) hunting off Sea Island, GA, 1928. Gil
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GLS .... ever been to visit Arbigland? No chachalaca there ...just founders !
oops ...singular ...Founder.

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I happened to be watching "Primal Survivor" on the "Discovery Channel" last night and as the main character was traveling across South America, he spent the night in a small village. While there he went Chachalaca hunting with two young boys one of which missed one of the birds with a rock, but the other boy killed one using a sling shot. In answer to the question of if they are edible, the boy's mother added it "to the pot" for the family's night meal.
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Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
George, with that being true, that they are "inedible", I've lost all interest in them. And, indeed, I would wonder why, that being the case, they are legal to be hunted anywhere.

confused confused: confused


Without beer Doves are pretty much inedible and we shoot them off buckets....

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Originally Posted by HomelessjOe
Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
George, with that being true, that they are "inedible", I've lost all interest in them. And, indeed, I would wonder why, that being the case, they are legal to be hunted anywhere.

confused confused: confused


Without beer Doves are pretty much inedible and we shoot them off buckets....
jOe, there’s an art to shooting off a bucket! It’s harder than it looks….


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Originally Posted by Buzz
Originally Posted by HomelessjOe
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George, with that being true, that they are "inedible", I've lost all interest in them. And, indeed, I would wonder why, that being the case, they are legal to be hunted anywhere.

confused confused: confused


Without beer Doves are pretty much inedible and we shoot them off buckets....
jOe, there’s an art to shooting off a bucket! It’s harder than it looks….

Cut him a little slack, buzz .......he's prActicing ..........

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It's just that shooting something flying is such a far cry from ground sluicing 5 turkeys in one day. Takes a little time to larn.

Lose a little belly there, lardAss, and it'll be easier to swivel and swing on thAt stool.


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