Hunting, Cleaning and Cooking Swan.wmv

A five-day free-lance hunt for swan at Lake Mattamuskeet, on the mainland, and at Bodie Island, on North Carolina's Outer Banks, concluded with the author taking an adult swan. Half the lake and most smaller bodies of water were covered in ice that was up to 2-inches thick. Nonetheless, the author broke ice to public blinds, called in the swan and made an instant kill on a trophy bird with an 1842 British musket loaded with non-toxic shot.

The video continues with instructions on cleaning and cooking swan. For additional cooking instructions for swan and other game consult the author's books "Backyard Deer Hunting: Converting deer to dinner for pennies per pound" and his forthcoming book "X-Treme Muzzleloading: Fur, fowl and dangerous game with muzzleloading rifles, smoothbores and pistols that will be available in Summer, 2010. Information on the author's books is available at www.hoveysmith.com. Continual postings are made on hunting and related subjects at http://www.hoveysmith.wordpress.com.

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[wmhoveysmith]

From time to time it has been death to shoot a Royal Swan or Stag or .... in England. This was far from the only reason that my some of my ancestors left England in the 1600s, but they much enjoyed their new freedoms in the New World, and I still do. From a game management point of view, swan, like any other wildlife, need to be controlled to keep from overpopulating their environment. Whis is why a very limited and closely managed harvest is permitted in the U.S.

[wmhoveysmith]

I have a YouTube video up on the wmhoveysmithsmith Channel on cleaning and shooting the East India musket that I used. This particular one was made by Wilkinson in England and although from Nepal is of better quality than the Nepalese-produced versions. My gun was hard used, but sound. I proof tested it before using. It was purchased from Atlanta Cutlery.

[wmhoveysmith]

When swan have been on good feed, like the grain and corn they eat at Mattamuskeet, they are the best eating of all waterfowl - like a dark rich roast beef. If they are feeding from greens in the western U.S.'s alkali flats, that is a different story altogether.

[sharonscw]

Is swan tastes like goose or duck?

[extondude]

lol not aloud to do that over here in england, swans are the queen's property x3

[nusld]

How does swan meat taste like..i am curious.

[ginko27]

Nice p42 musket! Did you get it from IMA? I know it's an East India issue musket, but what model? It kind of looks like an "F" or an "E", but it's hard to tell from the pics. May I ask how much you payed for it? Mine was around $550. What kind, if any, restoration did you do to it before shooting it? Mine seems to be %100 functional but being so old, I'm a little scared to fire it. Hope to hear from you!

[MrShawnc992001]

Great video Mr. Smith! I got lucky enough to get a swan permit this year and will be hunting the week of Christmas for sea ducks and a swan. Very Nice gun to take a swan with, I duck hunt sometimes with a 97 Win 12ga take down. What does swan taste like????