SC - A Winter food

[Philip & Susan Troy]

They are definately "ring necked pheasant"...and contrary to the authors
quote "they are very smart birds"...ha!!! the darn things get run over
more than gophers do!!. 

the reason I asked the question is a conflict between two persons....
the one wants beef and feels that pheasant in Feb. is inappropriate.

the other wants to serve pheasant to the head table, and cornish game
hens to the rest of us.

I dont wish to ask the gentle as I dont want to ruffle feathers...I was
just hoping someone would have something definate I could tell them that
would end this "debate"....

Regards,
Lady Kinga

"Alderton, Philippa" wrote:
> 
> Alex asks:
> 
> >Are those European pheasants that are hunted in pheasant season, or
> American ruffed grouses? <
> 
> The pheasant we have in the US is definitely the European/Chinese import
> they were deliberately imported here as a game bird. We in Ohio have been
> having to restock them after the disastrous winters of the late 70's because
> they just weren't designed for our environment/ecology. There is no
> mistaking a true pheasant for a ruffed grouse.
> 
> Look at this picture of a ruffed grouse at:
> 
> http://www3.upatsix.com/apws/ruffed.htm
> 
> and compare it to this picture of a pheasant at:
> 
> http://www.fred.net/mullen/pheasant.html
> 
> There's no mistaking them- a ruffed grouse looks like a miniature turkey-
> pheasant do not spread their tails in that manner.
> 
> Phlip
> 
> Nolo disputare, volo somniare et contendere, et iterum somniare.
> 
> phlip at morganco.net
> 
> Philippa Farrour
> Caer Frig
> Southeastern Ohio
> 
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