feral Peacocks

[sawmill]

I got a nice fat doe yesterday and on the way back,on a logging road at least 10 miles from the nearest house, I saw a full blown male peacock feeding in a cut block,like a wild turkey.Left the damn shotgun at home,which was stupid because it`s turkey season here.
If I see him again today I`ll let you know what a Peacock tastes like.

[boxhitch]

Saw a stray lama yesterday , but the thought of tasting it never crossed my mind. hhmmmm.....

[6 K]

Peacock tastes just a little less fishy than bald eagle.
I've never bothered to try any of the 18-20 lamas I've blasted, thems just varmints!

[Grousedaddy]

Isnt peacock in the same family as pheasent? Prob taste just fine

[ratherbefishin]

They seem to survive very well,there's lots in the Highlands outside Victoria.I once saw a small flock of wild turkeys around Prospect Lake years ago ,but they failed to thrive,why peacocks could survive and turkeys couldn't,I don't know.I understand peacocks are hunted in places like India

[~T-BONE~]

Llama taste like mutton ;)

[warnniklz]

Steve Rinella would probably know

[keoke]

peacock is considered a game bird in other parts of the world.

[Stone Sheep Steve]

You shoulda picked off his head with your rifle and he would be in the oven today for Thanksgiving dinner!

SSS

[Peter Pepper]

I saw two a few years ago on The Island. Kinda regret not whacking one of them, they are said to taste just fine.

[Sleep Robber]

Peacock tastes just a little less fishy than bald eagle.

So you've eaten bald eagle before ??

[J_T]

A good friend of mine in Gold Creek/Cranbrook tells a funny story about a peacock. She bought it, thinking it would be a nice addition to the farm. She kept it in captivity (in the barn) for a while, while it became conditioned to her, the farm and the other animals. What she wanted was for the bird to live freely on the property. Eventually she felt she and the bird had formed that necessary bond and the day arrived to test the experiment.

She opened the doors to the barn, the bird calmly walked out, and immediately took flight, never to be seen by my friend again. This was about 5 years ago. Still a funny story when we talk about it.

[riflebuilder]

They taste great just like Pheasant. I hunted them over pointers in New Zealand lots of fun. Amazing something so big can hide in the grass. I would never hesitate to harvest a feral peafowl. My brother shot a barred rock rooster out in the bush about 8-9 km's from the closest house. It made great soup.

[Salty]

Git that chicken sawmill! I want to see pics of tail feathers streaming off the antenna on your truck :cool:

[sawmill]

Well,didn`t see him today,actually didn`t see a dam thing today.Not even a squirrell.Got my doe all wrapped up and in the freezer though so it wasn`t a total loss.Zipped myself pretty good with a razor sharp knife in the process,I`ll live.Cut towards your chum,not your thumb.:mrgreen:

[Salty]

Ouch. Must of had your mind on that trophy peacock :mrgreen:

[Rhyno]

I found your bird today, he met up with a group by Canal flats, probably 10 or so just on the outskirts of town.

[180grainer]

Kill peacocks, kill all peacocks........

[toad]

lol I see that pair crossing the highway

[sawmill]

I found your bird today, he met up with a group by Canal flats, probably 10 or so just on the outskirts of town.

Nope,not him.The one I saw is all skinned out and pinned to a board drying with borax.Ran across him a mile or so away from the first time.10 miles from the nearest house.
They have white meat,like a chicken.Now I got to fill my Llama tag.

[Spy]

Nope,not him.The one I saw is all skinned out and pinned to a board drying with borax.Ran across him a mile or so away from the first time.10 miles from the nearest house.
They have white meat,like a chicken.Now I got to fill my Llama tag.

Will make good eating :-)

[skibum]

killed a peacock in southern Nepal - ate it - tasted good

[SPEYMAN]

FYI the're Pea fowl. Pea cock is the male and pea hen is the female. A fellow I knew once wrote to a breeder asking to buy some Pea cock eggs. They wrote back that they didn't have eggs that were for sure Pea cocks but could ship Pea fowl eggs and he would have to take his chances as to weather some would be Pea cocks.

[35 Whelen]

Sawmill....if you find another peacock and happen to kill it, skin it out and I'll trade you a bunch of trout flies for the skin.....

Thanks

[Chopper]

loving this thread right now lol

[180grainer]

FYI the're Pea fowl. Pea cock is the male and pea hen is the female. A fellow I knew once wrote to a breeder asking to buy some Pea cock eggs. They wrote back that they didn't have eggs that were for sure Pea cocks but could ship Pea fowl eggs and he would have to take his chances as to weather some would be Pea cocks.

Kill Pea fowl, kill all Pea fowl......