Comments on: Eating Pigeons as Part of a Local Food Diet http://earthfirst.com/eating-pigeons-as-part-of-a-local-food-diet/ A Sharp Eye -- With a Green Edge Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:33:14 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rhonda Olsen http://earthfirst.com/eating-pigeons-as-part-of-a-local-food-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-7524 Rhonda Olsen Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:27:54 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1737#comment-7524 I'm a meat eater, but I have to say I couldn't eat a pigeon...noooo! They are way too cute, pecking around in the streets with their beautiful cooing. And squirrels? No way! Suddenly, I'm thinking of becoming a vegetarian. :0) I’m a meat eater, but I have to say I couldn’t eat a pigeon…noooo! They are way too cute, pecking around in the streets with their beautiful cooing. And squirrels? No way! Suddenly, I’m thinking of becoming a vegetarian. :0)

]]> By: Jill http://earthfirst.com/eating-pigeons-as-part-of-a-local-food-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-7229 Jill Mon, 04 May 2009 17:22:13 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1737#comment-7229 As a city dweller, I have to ask - why not trap a couple of pigeons, keep them in coops on your roof and feed them selectively. Once you've fed them selectively for a month or two, their taste would have to improve, wouldn't it? And wouldn't they become a little less tough being cooped up? As a city dweller, I have to ask – why not trap a couple of pigeons, keep them in coops on your roof and feed them selectively. Once you’ve fed them selectively for a month or two, their taste would have to improve, wouldn’t it? And wouldn’t they become a little less tough being cooped up?

]]> By: HankShaw http://earthfirst.com/eating-pigeons-as-part-of-a-local-food-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-2057 HankShaw Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:48:34 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1737#comment-2057 I recently wrote about eating squirrels for the magazine Meatpaper, and I can vouch for their taste -- so long as they're wild. Ditto for pigeons. I have eaten country pigeons many times, and while they can be a little tough because pigeons a) do an awful lot of flying, and b) can live for many years, I like the flavor. It's more like venison than poultry. Bottom line with stuff like this is that you are what you eat: Eating barn pigeons that eat seeds all day is one thing, eating pigeons that nosh on trash is quite another... I recently wrote about eating squirrels for the magazine Meatpaper, and I can vouch for their taste — so long as they’re wild. Ditto for pigeons. I have eaten country pigeons many times, and while they can be a little tough because pigeons a) do an awful lot of flying, and b) can live for many years, I like the flavor. It’s more like venison than poultry.

Bottom line with stuff like this is that you are what you eat: Eating barn pigeons that eat seeds all day is one thing, eating pigeons that nosh on trash is quite another…

]]> By: Tyler http://earthfirst.com/eating-pigeons-as-part-of-a-local-food-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-2051 Tyler Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:30:44 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1737#comment-2051 Squirrels are also quite edible. A friend of mine traps them and threw a couple on the fire last time I was at his place. A little bland, but otherwise fine eats! Squirrels are also quite edible. A friend of mine traps them and threw a couple on the fire last time I was at his place. A little bland, but otherwise fine eats!

]]> By: Holly http://earthfirst.com/eating-pigeons-as-part-of-a-local-food-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 Holly Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:35:15 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1737#comment-2044 with a little bit of bacon on it, i would eat anything. with a little bit of bacon on it, i would eat anything.

]]> By: Clare http://earthfirst.com/eating-pigeons-as-part-of-a-local-food-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-2021 Clare Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:53:05 +0000 http://earthfirst.com/?p=1737#comment-2021 Gotta say that looks pretty gross to me (except for those greens in the corner). But I'm a lifelong vegetarian and recent vegan, so that's no surprise! I like the idea of eating pigeons, though I'd definitely wonder about safety. It does make sense that they'd be less susceptible to disease, though, with all that genetic variety they must have. But how would they be caught? There's a totally different safety issue, especially in cities... I suppose people who know more (anything) about hunting/trapping would be able to come up with safe ways. Gotta say that looks pretty gross to me (except for those greens in the corner). But I’m a lifelong vegetarian and recent vegan, so that’s no surprise! I like the idea of eating pigeons, though I’d definitely wonder about safety. It does make sense that they’d be less susceptible to disease, though, with all that genetic variety they must have. But how would they be caught? There’s a totally different safety issue, especially in cities… I suppose people who know more (anything) about hunting/trapping would be able to come up with safe ways.

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