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Other than tradition, why are some birds designated officially or culturally as "Game Birds" and other birds are not? May be an easy answer but not to me.
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Good question; Robins are at least as yummy as Mourning Doves. Tradition is the probable answer. Makes you wonder who thought up Woodcock as a gamebird?...Geo
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dove are not game birds in NY
many years ago there was an upstate outdoors writer named Floyd King who wondered once in his column
"what tone deaf person decided a mourning dove is a song bird"
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keep it simple and keep it safe...
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Over many years, I have inquired of wildlife biologists, outdoor writers, fish and game officials, sportsmen and no one seems to have a definitive answer. What makes a certain species of bird a game bird?
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To quote "Fiddler On The Roof": TRADITION!
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Certainly under the British Game Laws they are defined by species as to what is Game and what is not. I wonder if the U.S. has followed the same or similar legal definitions. Basically if defined as Game then a Game License was required to shoot them. The Game License has now been abolished here in the U.K. It was only 6 per year and cost more to collect than was brought in in revenue. Lagopus.....
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Hmmm, how does George know Robins are as good eating as game birds?
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Hmmm, how does George know Robins are as good eating as game birds? All I'll say in a public forum is that the statute of limitations has long since run on the answer to Pete's question...Geo
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Hmmm, how does George know Robins are as good eating as game birds? Ever been to France or Italy? Robins are a member of the thrush family, and are on the menu in much of Europe. I've been told they compare favorably to Woodcock. Best, Ted
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