[Skorzeny]

i'm sure there are some recipes on the net somewhere where it is legal. would be odd, but the same as eating a bobcat i suppose,once you get past what it is you are GTG.

Just a joke. Lol

 

[roadkill46]

i wasn't! you ever had bobcat? man that is some good meat! kind of a cross between a chicken and a pork roast, no fat whatsoever so you have to cook it slow, did one last year in the crock pot, turned out fantastic. problem is, if you want the fur, which you do, you have to skin it fast w/o screwing it up, gut it, and get the meat on ice before it turns if you are down here. up north i would assume you would have more time to skin since it is colder.

 

[Skorzeny]

i wasn't! you ever had bobcat? man that is some good meat! kind of a cross between a chicken and a pork roast, no fat whatsoever so you have to cook it slow, did one last year in the crock pot, turned out fantastic. problem is, if you want the fur, which you do, you have to skin it fast w/o screwing it up, gut it, and get the meat on ice before it turns if you are down here. up north i would assume you would have more time to skin since it is colder.

Never seen a bobcat. What areas do you see them in? I'd try it for sure. Sounds good and bet the hide would be cool to keep.

 

[winterwolf]

I see bobcats frequently ,but could never bring myself to shooting them. Mt.Lion is another story!!! As far as cooking a swan I imagine any goose or duck recipe would suffice.

 

[roadkill46]

head over to the predators/fur bearers portion of this forum.

 

[Jenna Palomino]

This question had me intrigued because swans ARE listed under the Migratory Bird Stamp creatures, so I contacted Game and Fish small game biologist Johnathan Odell to see what the deal is.

He let me know that "Tundra swans are a migratory bird managed by the Pacific Flyway. Currently Alaska, Montana, Nevada, and Utah are the only states in the Pacific Flyway with hunting seasons. Arizona has very few tundra swans that winter here during migration, and definitely not enough to justify a hunting season yet. Should our wintering population grow to an acceptable level we would consider pursuing a hunting season for them. More than likely we would handle the harvest of swans in the same manner as we do for Sandhill cranes with a draw and state issued permits."

It's obvious to me now the verbiage included under the Migratory Bird Stamp is federally required, but still interesting info as I did not know any of this about swans.

Laugh at me or not for doing so but I had to know... and thought i'd share with you all.

 

[Ranger]

Great info, Jenna!

 

[Skorzeny]

This question had me intrigued because swans ARE listed under the Migratory Bird Stamp creatures, so I contacted Game and Fish small game biologist Johnathan Odell to see what the deal is.

He let me know that "Tundra swans are a migratory bird managed by the Pacific Flyway. Currently Alaska, Montana, Nevada, and Utah are the only states in the Pacific Flyway with hunting seasons. Arizona has very few tundra swans that winter here during migration, and definitely not enough to justify a hunting season yet. Should our wintering population grow to an acceptable level we would consider pursuing a hunting season for them. More than likely we would handle the harvest of swans in the same manner as we do for Sandhill cranes with a draw and state issued permits."

It's obvious to me now the verbiage included under the Migratory Bird Stamp is federally required, but still interesting info as I did not know any of this about swans.

Laugh at me or not for doing so but I had to know... and thought i'd share with you all.

That's interesting. Thanks for looking into that.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for that little tidbit of information. I knew that some states had a season just didn't know what states.

 

[terrierjeep]

That's awesome Jenna, thanks for going the extra mile!

This question had me intrigued because swans ARE listed under the Migratory Bird Stamp creatures, so I contacted Game and Fish small game biologist Johnathan Odell to see what the deal is.

He let me know that "Tundra swans are a migratory bird managed by the Pacific Flyway. Currently Alaska, Montana, Nevada, and Utah are the only states in the Pacific Flyway with hunting seasons. Arizona has very few tundra swans that winter here during migration, and definitely not enough to justify a hunting season yet. Should our wintering population grow to an acceptable level we would consider pursuing a hunting season for them. More than likely we would handle the harvest of swans in the same manner as we do for Sandhill cranes with a draw and state issued permits."

It's obvious to me now the verbiage included under the Migratory Bird Stamp is federally required, but still interesting info as I did not know any of this about swans.

Laugh at me or not for doing so but I had to know... and thought i'd share with you all.

 

[Jenna Palomino]

Terrier, no big deal. It drives me insane when I don't know something with 100% certainty so I had to find out for myself. I'm a sucker for knowledge. Very down to earth guy, gave me his contact information for anything I needed in the future - which I was very surprised by. They have some really great people at game and fish.

 

[terrierjeep]

Palo, it helps to have a woman's voice with the correct questions to ask.

Good looking out, in case this come up in the future we have an answer.

 

[lynn1130]

Never seen a bobcat. What areas do you see them in? I'd try it for sure. Sounds good and bet the hide would be cool to keep.

Walking along my side fence in Phoenix.

 

[khmer6]

heh swans. those are the queens! dont you dare eat them

 

[khmer6]

Just realize i made a similar comment 4 years ago hahah.