288255 Tue Jan 15 19:57:52 -0800 2002 8 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1554429 This is my first time here. I have a question about Pheasants. If they are killed by carbon monoxide are they still safe to eat? My husbands friend killed some by the use of his tail pipe, I'm not sure if I should cook them or not. Tue Jan 15 19:57:52 -0800 2002 0 CRKITT 1 1554431 are you serious? why were they killed that way? Tue Jan 15 20:33:24 -0800 2002 1554429 0 louisa 2 1554473 CO is poisonous when inhaled, not swallowed. I'd probably brine them to get rid of any latent exhaust smell or taste. The next time your husband has to dispatch a bird, tell him to hold the bird firmly in one hand and then place the index and middle finger of the other hand on either side of the bird's neck. Quickly pull to seperate the bird's head from its' body. It's quick, easy, humane and doesn't smell like hi-test. Wed Jan 16 11:05:07 -0800 2002 1554431 0 Greg Spence 3 1554511 Reminds me - when I was growing up, the people in the house behind us would kill chickens in their basement (they made their own wines, too - but that's another story). They had drains in the basement floor, and with the steaming kettles to remove the feathers... All of us kids would be peering through their basement windows, horrified, unable to stop looking while those chickens would run around without their heads!!!!! And I did NOT live in the country!! Wed Jan 16 15:14:25 -0800 2002 1554473 0 cjbmirage2 4 1554604 Have you considered suggesting your husband find new friends? Thu Jan 17 12:48:45 -0800 2002 1554511 0 AZ 5 1554728 I live on the Tug Hill Plateau, in northern NY. It was either dispatch the birds that were in a pen, Let them loose to starve in the winter, or let the weather up here kill them. A taxidermist wanted to mount them so they had to be dispatched in a way that no harm came to the feathers or skin. And yes I plan on eating them. I like wild game very much, it's good for the cholesterol. Fri Jan 18 18:08:43 -0800 2002 1554604 0 crkitt 6 1554837 So that would be a no. Got it. I suppose I am not the first to note that humor and dead pheasants don't always mix. Good luck with the dish in any event. Mon Jan 21 01:32:26 -0800 2002 1554728 0 AZ 2 1554490 Yes, please tell. Was it some sort of bizarre accident? We're all very curious. Wed Jan 16 12:55:06 -0800 2002 1554431 0 The Pie Queen 1 1554559 Okay, it may be your first time here, but I think that anyone willing to even contemplate eating fowl killed in such a foul manner deserves some kind of Chowhound award! Let us know how it turns out. Wed Jan 16 22:36:32 -0800 2002 1554429 0 Gourmando