Do you really eat Coon? (Livingston: money, property, parks)

[TX_AGGIE13]

Potted coon meat and crackers! Maybe a dab of Tobasco on top.

[YellowHorse]

Originally Posted by houstoner

Do you do this often when your neighbors have some kind of pest to kill? Just mosey on over and help yourself to a nice, juicy rat, say, and fry it up in a pan?

No. I've just always wondered what snake tasted like, but for some reason I'd never seen rattlers on our property we used to live on.

I thought that by the way he was acting it was a rattler, but it was just a gopher snake. I figured snake was snake and since it was dead, I'd try it.

Still would like to try a rattler to see if there's a difference.

[Jeff Jarrett]

LOL when I first saw the title of this thread I thought it was asking if you eat Black people.

[Muhnay]

GULLIBLE!

[CherryMagic]

Everything tastes like chicken!

Rabbit - squirrel - frog legs
Rattlesnake to me is kind of bland - so is alligator.

When I lived in Northern Louisiana I tried squirrel brains -cooked in a heavy gravy - head and all - that had to be some of the weirdest &^%$ I have ever seen & ate. You take their little jaw, break it back - pull out the tongue - you get the picture. Break open the skull...it was rather sickening. But the gravy was really tasty, I still make it to this day.

Eat a racoon? OMG - I would never!

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by CherryMagic

Everything tastes like chicken!

Rabbit - squirrel - frog legs
Rattlesnake to me is kind of bland - so is alligator.

When I lived in Northern Louisiana I tried squirrel brains -cooked in a heavy gravy - head and all - that had to be some of the weirdest &^%$ I have ever seen & ate. You take their little jaw, break it back - pull out the tongue - you get the picture. Break open the skull...it was rather sickening. But the gravy was really tasty, I still make it to this day.

Eat a racoon? OMG - I would never!

Eating coon doesn't sound any worse than what you just described here....

[CherryMagic]

Originally Posted by Cathy4017

Eating coon doesn't sound any worse than what you just described here....

You're right - it doesn't.

But that was 30 years ago and my taste buds have changed.

I will try some Rocky Mountain Oysters once I get to Colorado.

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by CherryMagic

You're right - it doesn't.

But that was 30 years ago and my taste buds have changed.

I will try some Rocky Mountain Oysters once I get to Colorado.

I LOVE Rocky Mountain Oysters.........aka as "calf/goat fries, or just mountain oysters.."

They're tender and succulent, and one of my favorites. Since I can't stand tough, gristly or chewy meat, it stands to reason that I'd like MO.

I grew up in West Texas ranching country, so we had them available year around. Once prepared, they freeze well!

If you order them in a restaurant, be sure that the cook knows how to prepare them.

[TexasReb]

Originally Posted by TX_AGGIE13

Also as far as gators go you do have to posses a hunting license to kill them. I forgot what it is called, but I know that you must be a property owner with lakefront property in order to purchase one and the fee was $1,000 per year. I really don't think many who hunt gators have licenses though...lol. I have eaten gator before and really didn't like it. They had it in a resturant I went to in Louisiana.

LOL. Yeah, you are probably right, there!

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize one had to be a property owner though.

[BobTex]

Originally Posted by TexasReb

LOL. Yeah, you are probably right, there!

Thanks for the info. I didn't realize one had to be a property owner though.

There was a hunting season in 22 Texas counties from the upper mid coast to the La. border and in SE Texas and East Texas. The season ran from Sept. 10-30. Other counties require a permit from TP&W. On the permitted areas (not the 22 counties with a hunting season) the "set" (line with large hook) must be on private land but may hang into public waters. Many other regs apply after harvest.