Coot hunting and a Coot recipe?

pigeonhunter · 2003-10-27

Have you ever hunted or currently hunt Coots?Only accidentally17.14%All the time214.29%Nope214.29%Once in a while321.43%Never535.71%Once, I thought it was a duck17.14%

2923 Views 6 Replies 4 Participants Last post by uglydog, Oct 30, 2003

pigeonhunter

Discussion Starter · Oct 28, 2003

Have you ever hunted or currently hunt Coots?

Only accidentally	1	7.14%
All the time	2	14.29%
Nope	2	14.29%
Once in a while	3	21.43%
Never	5	35.71%
Once, I thought it was a duck	1	7.14%

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pigeonhunter

Discussion Starter · #2 · Oct 28, 2003

I am just curious about how many of have hunted Coots.
I also heard that there is a recipe for Coots but you use so much seasoning you can't taste the meat. But I suppose that's a good thing with Coots :wink: Have any of you ever heard of making them like this.

No Coot recipe jokes please. We've heard them :wink:

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Rick618

· #3 · Oct 28, 2003

Check my personal album, that's under the profile button down below.

Them coots is under-used and under-rated, they cook up the same as ducks, use the same recipes. I grill them and the ********* in LA make coot and turnips (I admit I like turnips, just dont care for coot in my greens), when the LA boys came to AR they jump shot the coots out of the ditches, couldn't wait to get out of the pit to shoot the coots.

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Dalee100

· #4 · Oct 28, 2003

Hi,

I will admit to taking coot once in a while. I breast them and make jerky out of them. They are tolerable enough for that. Just use what ever jerky recipe you like. I also use them as jerky treats for my dogs, without the seasoning of course. They just love them.

Dale

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pigeonhunter

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 28, 2003

Those are alotta coots but I could'nt believe how many wood ducks you had. If you get a wood duck out here that's something you brag about for months!!
Maybe I'll try making roast coot after my next duck trip.

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· #6 · Oct 28, 2003

I shoot coots all the time they taste good and are easier than hell to kill

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uglydog

· #7 · Oct 30, 2003

I shoot them on occasion. My favorite recipie is the same one I also use for woodcock, snipe, rails, etc. I found it in a cookbook by former Minneapolis Tribune outdoors writer, Bob Schrank called "Wild in the Kitchen". It makes fantastic appetizers.

4 coot breasts (8 if using snipe, woodcock, rail)
1/2 cup flour
salt and pepper
3 tbsp butter
1/8 cup water
2 tsp prepared mustard
1 tsp Worchester sauce

Combine flour, salt, and pepper and coat boned breasts. Saute in 2 tbsp butter for 12-15 minutes, check for doneness.

Combine water, mustard, Worchester sauce and 1 tbsp butter. Warm slowly and stir while heating. Pour sauce over breasts and serve with toast points if desired.

I have served this many times and no one will believe coots are the main ingredient. It is a great use of an underutilized resource.

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