Chucker

[poacherjoe]

Does anyone have a good recipe for chucker ? I was given 10 breasts and I have never had it before and don't want to ruin a good thing.

 

[bauchjw]

I’ve never done one, but looking around here, treating it like quail or game hen seems to be the thing. 160ish IT, many talked about wrapping in bacon! Sounds awesome. We did that a lot with pheasant and duck!

chucker

My neighbor gave me a chucker he's had in his freezer for a while. Doesn't look burnt and about the size of a Cornish game hen. I'm probably going to throw in on the smoker this weekend with some other goodies. My question is I've never cooked one before and have no idea what the...

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[BenCarlson]

We've had bird dogs for most of my life so we've eaten a lot of Chukars over the years among our gamebird haul. My favorite way is pan fried in bacon grease but you can use it interchangeably with any chicken breast preparation. Delicious and a very fun bird to hunt!