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10,000 Birds

It turned out to be Jacaratia mexicana , which the natives call Bonete (a reference to the four-cornered “bonnet” used by ecclesiastics), or Papaya de Monte (Mountain Papaya). As I learned this week, locals cook the unripe fruit into meat dishes, and eat the ripe fruit raw… as do birds!

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What’s in a Name: Northern Goshawk

10,000 Birds

So great was the social divide that in those days falconers meant strictly those who flew falcons, while those who flew anything not a falcon – back then primarily goshawks and sparrowhawks (also accipiters and not to be confused with the American Kestrel , a falcon sometimes referred to as a sparrowhawk) – were called austringers.

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Why Top Chef Makes Me So Mad

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Throughout the entire show, the judges and contestants always refer to their meats as the "protein." Protein is not dependent on meat at all. I've seen two chefs wear stupid meat-inspired shirts. Tags: exotic meats meat cooking. It's as though there is no other protein around. That's not true.

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Kentucky: First in Crane Hunting?

10,000 Birds

Their slow wing beat keeps the breast meat from being as dark and strong flavored as many other migratory birds. Hunters frequently refer to them as “Rib-eye in the Sky” due to the excellent taste. ” Well, fire up my grill.

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The Beautiful and Colorful Mourning Dove

10,000 Birds

Yields more high quality meat as it retains 95-100% of the original bullet weight. References: 1 Birds of North America Online , 2 Droege, S. Eliminates bullet fragments in the wound channel as it forms a”mushroom” or peels back upon impact. Delivers devastating hydrostatic energy and shock to a game animal.

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Guest Post: Understanding Pet Food Labels

4 The Love Of Animals

“Restaurant Grade” is a new term with no legal definition at this point; however, it refers to the quality of the ingredient as not only “human grade” but the same quality approved by FDA for grocery stores and restaurants. Any product that claims to contain meat but can sit on the shelf for months without spoiling must contain preservatives.

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Hal Herzog's "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat"

Animal Person

Herzog, unsurprisingly, uses “it” to refer to animals, eats and wears them, and “[does] not feel particularly guilty about it” (P.S., The campaign to moralize meat has largely been a failure. At least his research on pit bull-types of dogs demonstrates the injustice they face. . But I’m merely making his point.

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