Ever wonder what a limit of coots looks like?
How's this:
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Lots of yearling birds but also some big plump adults too with a few nice bull drakes in the bunch, was gonna mount this one but he had some broken feathers. : )
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Hana thought they we pretty cool too:
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Braved the heat, the fog and mosquitos to sit in the blind with the boy Saturday morning. Set up in a spot that consistenty producted limits of ducks in the past. Sat there and watched empty skys until about 7:15. Then for some reason coots started piling in around us. I said what the heck and started picking them out of the air. In the first barrage lasting about 3 minutes, I dropped 7. About 15 minutes later they started piling in again and I dropped the other 8 in about 2 minutes. Had Youri handing me shells as coots tumbled from the sky. He got a kick out of it. We cooked up a crock pot of coot stew last night for dinner, quite tasty, the whole family enjoyed it.
Later in the morning, the bluebills started flying and I got my 'bill limit pretty quick. Had a pile more buzz through as they headed for a huge raft of 'bills to the west. Its quite ironic that we now have more bluebills on Mobile Bay that we've had in the last 3 years combined. They must have heard the limit is one.
Coot Stew:
6 coots, skinned breast fillets and leg quarters.
1/2 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
bacon drippings
2 cups beef stock
1/2 cup white wine
pepper and garlic powder
Soak coot breast & leg quarters overnight, drain & dry.
Season well with pepper and garlic powder.
Brown in bacon fat and place in slow cooker.
Brown onions & carrots in same pan and place in slow cooker.
Deglaze pan with wine & add to slow cooker.
Add beef stock.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8.
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How's this:
[inline PileOCoots2.jpg ]
Lots of yearling birds but also some big plump adults too with a few nice bull drakes in the bunch, was gonna mount this one but he had some broken feathers. : )
[inline BullDrakeCoot1.jpg ]
Hana thought they we pretty cool too:
[inline IMG_6593.jpg ]
Braved the heat, the fog and mosquitos to sit in the blind with the boy Saturday morning. Set up in a spot that consistenty producted limits of ducks in the past. Sat there and watched empty skys until about 7:15. Then for some reason coots started piling in around us. I said what the heck and started picking them out of the air. In the first barrage lasting about 3 minutes, I dropped 7. About 15 minutes later they started piling in again and I dropped the other 8 in about 2 minutes. Had Youri handing me shells as coots tumbled from the sky. He got a kick out of it. We cooked up a crock pot of coot stew last night for dinner, quite tasty, the whole family enjoyed it.
Later in the morning, the bluebills started flying and I got my 'bill limit pretty quick. Had a pile more buzz through as they headed for a huge raft of 'bills to the west. Its quite ironic that we now have more bluebills on Mobile Bay that we've had in the last 3 years combined. They must have heard the limit is one.
Coot Stew:
6 coots, skinned breast fillets and leg quarters.
1/2 onion, diced
2 carrots, diced
bacon drippings
2 cups beef stock
1/2 cup white wine
pepper and garlic powder
Soak coot breast & leg quarters overnight, drain & dry.
Season well with pepper and garlic powder.
Brown in bacon fat and place in slow cooker.
Brown onions & carrots in same pan and place in slow cooker.
Deglaze pan with wine & add to slow cooker.
Add beef stock.
Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8.
View attachment PileOCoots2.jpg
View attachment BullDrakeCoot1.jpg
View attachment IMG_6593.jpg
View attachment PileOCoots2.jpg
View attachment BullDrakeCoot1.jpg
View attachment IMG_6593.jpg