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I was the lucky recipient of Ryan's give away here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1214615-2500-post-Giveaway I promised Ryan I would use the Case Trapper with CV steel hunting this fall. And, I was fortunate enough to have been invited on a few dove hunts this September. And, while cleaning the doves doesn't require much of a knife, cooking them does. So, I thought I'd include my personal recipe for cooking doves. And, I promise, if you ever get the chance to try some cooked this way you'll be glad you did. They will melt in your mouth.
First, a little about the knife. It's a Case Trapper with CV steel and saw cut bone handles. I believe they call it a Rancher. I absolutely LOVE Case knives. And, this one is no exception. The fit and finish on this particular Trapper from Case is excellent. Blade centering, snap, walk and talk, are all excellent. It's simply, an excellent example of a Case Trapper with CV. It came to me with a light patina, which I plan to add to and have fun with starting with my dove hunts. Before I start with the pictures, I just want to say a big THANK YOU to Ryan for this give away, and the gift of this fine example of a knife. I'll cherish, and use it for many years to come.
First ya gotta shoot some doves. And, me and my son sure did. We did well with limits of doves on each hunt.
This is my son, Matthew, and my nephew Caleb with this mornings haul of doves.
This is me and a couple of buddies with yesterdays haul of doves. Sorry I didn't include the knife in the pics. It was in my pocket ready for work.
Now, to do doves down here in Texas ya gotta have a few ingredients. The ingredients are as follows: Doves(duh), Pepper Jack Cheese slab, thick sliced bacon, jalapenos, some bamboo skewers, and BBQ sauce of choice. Be sure you soak the bamboo skewers in water for a while before using them so they don't catch fire on the grill.
You're gonna slice up some jalapenos into thin slices.
Next slice up the pepper jack cheese into thin slices.
Place the slices in bowls ready for when you insert them into the doves.
Next, you'll put a slice down each side of the doves breast bone. You will be placing a slice of jalapeno, and a slice of pepper jack cheese, one on either side.
Next, slice the bacon in half. All you need is one half of a bacon strip to wrap around the bird.
I generally put 3 doves to a skewer. You wrap the bird in a piece of bacon, and place it on the skewer. I also did some mushrooms with bacon for appetizers this afternoon. This batch of doves and appetizers is ready for the pit.
Cooked over a hot bed of coals with some mesquite wood chips for smoke flavor these simply melt in your mouth. I cook the birds till the bacon is a little crisp. Then, I coat each side with BBQ sauce. Let it marble a touch. Then, the birds are ready to come off. They are FANTASTIC!! This was the second half of that batch. The kiddo's ate all of the first batch before I could get some pics.
And, a meal fit for a King. Thanks to my Case Trapper from Ryan, this meal was EASY to make!!!!
I'd just like to discuss just a little bit about Case's CV steel. For those of you who have never tried it, you don't know what your missing. It takes a very nice, razor, edge. It holds it's edge well. And, it's very easy to sharpen. And, the most fun for me, is when I look at the patina I see the memories of each hunt, each time I used it to clean game, prepare a meal, cut an apple, or share some veggies with the wife. The REAL magic of carbon blades are those memories you can see in it's blade. It's these memories that draw me to these blades. And, this Case Trapper gifted to me from Ryan already holds some precious memories for me. I'll cherish it always!
First, a little about the knife. It's a Case Trapper with CV steel and saw cut bone handles. I believe they call it a Rancher. I absolutely LOVE Case knives. And, this one is no exception. The fit and finish on this particular Trapper from Case is excellent. Blade centering, snap, walk and talk, are all excellent. It's simply, an excellent example of a Case Trapper with CV. It came to me with a light patina, which I plan to add to and have fun with starting with my dove hunts. Before I start with the pictures, I just want to say a big THANK YOU to Ryan for this give away, and the gift of this fine example of a knife. I'll cherish, and use it for many years to come.
First ya gotta shoot some doves. And, me and my son sure did. We did well with limits of doves on each hunt.
This is my son, Matthew, and my nephew Caleb with this mornings haul of doves.
This is me and a couple of buddies with yesterdays haul of doves. Sorry I didn't include the knife in the pics. It was in my pocket ready for work.
Now, to do doves down here in Texas ya gotta have a few ingredients. The ingredients are as follows: Doves(duh), Pepper Jack Cheese slab, thick sliced bacon, jalapenos, some bamboo skewers, and BBQ sauce of choice. Be sure you soak the bamboo skewers in water for a while before using them so they don't catch fire on the grill.
You're gonna slice up some jalapenos into thin slices.
Next slice up the pepper jack cheese into thin slices.
Place the slices in bowls ready for when you insert them into the doves.
Next, you'll put a slice down each side of the doves breast bone. You will be placing a slice of jalapeno, and a slice of pepper jack cheese, one on either side.
Next, slice the bacon in half. All you need is one half of a bacon strip to wrap around the bird.
I generally put 3 doves to a skewer. You wrap the bird in a piece of bacon, and place it on the skewer. I also did some mushrooms with bacon for appetizers this afternoon. This batch of doves and appetizers is ready for the pit.
Cooked over a hot bed of coals with some mesquite wood chips for smoke flavor these simply melt in your mouth. I cook the birds till the bacon is a little crisp. Then, I coat each side with BBQ sauce. Let it marble a touch. Then, the birds are ready to come off. They are FANTASTIC!! This was the second half of that batch. The kiddo's ate all of the first batch before I could get some pics.
And, a meal fit for a King. Thanks to my Case Trapper from Ryan, this meal was EASY to make!!!!
I'd just like to discuss just a little bit about Case's CV steel. For those of you who have never tried it, you don't know what your missing. It takes a very nice, razor, edge. It holds it's edge well. And, it's very easy to sharpen. And, the most fun for me, is when I look at the patina I see the memories of each hunt, each time I used it to clean game, prepare a meal, cut an apple, or share some veggies with the wife. The REAL magic of carbon blades are those memories you can see in it's blade. It's these memories that draw me to these blades. And, this Case Trapper gifted to me from Ryan already holds some precious memories for me. I'll cherish it always!
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