I thought she was crazy until I tried it myself confirming that Spruce grouse tastes like bad liver.

Fry in a large skillet over high heat in olive oil, until browned, turning each several times (about 10 minutes).

While it’s true that the dark meat of the spruce grouse will never rival the succulent taste of the ruffie’s firm, white … This recipe I’ve written up calls for the use of Ruffed Grouse but either can be used. Spruce Grouse have a diet of primarily pine needles giving them a harder taste, though they are my favorite to batter and deep fry. Anytime the mention of eating a spruce grouse is made it seems people often have an adverse opinion of them. You have to either embrace it or run screaming. Berry-fed spruce grouse appear on frosty mornings along remote gravel paths and are frequently swatted by boys (young and old) toting .22-caliber rifles. (A third mountain grouse species, Franklin’s or spruce grouse… Ground shooting grouse.

Slow-moving and … Those who prefer skinless chicken breasts will run screaming. So, now I'm munching on grouse legs and have a vegetable grouse stew in the pressure cooker. I've been finding a lot of folks here cut the breasts off in strips or small cubes and fry 'em in some way. Preparation. Its flesh usually has the resinous taste of conifer buds and needles, its chief food. Hunting the ever-challenging coastal Blue Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus).

The spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis), found in northerly conifer country, is nearly as big as a ruffed grouse, the male darker. The bacon in this meal adds the extra moisture and fat into the meal to give the Grouse … It took me 10 years to finally get her to taste a ruffie- she is now hooked. Almost funky. Unlike most upland game birds, sharpies have dark meat like ducks or doves, and that meat is decidedly gamey.

Like other Minnesota grouse species, spruce grouse spend most of the winter days in snow burrows to stay warm and avoid predators. The grouse were all spruce hens and one cock. It is not to everyone’s taste.

Until recently, this and the Sooty Grouse were considered to make up one species under the name Blue Grouse. For this reason, they drop in popularity. The sooty grouse is a mysterious forest grouse species that looks very similar to the dusky grouse.As recently as 2006, the sooty grouse and the dusky grouse were simply called “blue grouse… Sprinkle grouse quarters with salt and pepper. The spruce grouse has several nicknames, such as fool's hen and fool's grouse. Spruce Grouse. Its flesh usually has the resinous taste of conifer buds and needles, its chief food. And we will all get together for free beer and ground slooshed grouse.

Ptarmigan of three varieties are found above timberline and sharp-tailed grouse … She tasted and almost gagged. I have a great way to cook them where they almost taste … The spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis), found in northerly conifer country, is nearly as big as a ruffed grouse, the male darker. Still run the dogs around and harass them a bit but in a lot of my old … Ruffed grouse in my area(pa) are hurting. Yea they're dumb as a sack but I've found if harvested early in the season (when they are still feeding on berries and such) they eat just fine. Sharptail grouse is distinctive, unique — and strong-tasting. This Alaska spruce grouse … Ruffed grouse in foreground. Also of evergreen forests is the blue grouse … A large, dark forest grouse of inland regions of the western U.S. and Canada. The spruce grouse (Falcipennis canadensis), found in northerly conifer country, is nearly as big as a ruffed grouse, the male darker. I see a YouTube episode in the making. The sharp-tailed grouse … I have honey holes that still hold some but I've been letting them live and hoping for a rebound.