How to skin a pheasant - video

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How to skin a pheasant - video

Mark Hinge guides viewers through the process of skinning a cock pheasant.

By Selena Masson & Barnaby Dracup

Thursday, 25 February 2010

Shooting Times' game cook, Mark Hinge, explains how to skin and prepare a pheasant for cooking.

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Comments

bruce dalley

Thu, 10th Feb 2011 19:44:44

well done that man.well shooting times.

ruth

Sun, 6th Feb 2011 12:44:37

this is a very good video and i skinned 4 pheasants easily while i was watching the step to step guide of how to do it

pipp hill

Thu, 3rd Feb 2011 11:24:30

Very well explained - I shall now go and try!!

ANTHONY COLLENS

Sun, 30th Jan 2011 16:17:58

So very well presented, clearly spoken and easy to follow instructions. THANK YOU.

darren

Sat, 8th Jan 2011 18:02:30

Thanks for this simple to follow and the brace i had were both skinned and cleaned in half hour. a great piece of work

Lou

Wed, 29th Dec 2010 21:11:19

very good - excellent - my 6 year old and I did 4 birds - each one was easier than previous but didn't have a clue until I watched the video!

Tony

Fri, 10th Dec 2010 18:45:37

So well done! Followed the video with my 12 year old daughter doing most of it easily. Thanks again

Helen Layne

Fri, 3rd Dec 2010 00:06:37

As a 47year old suburban housewife who does not participate in field sports, I thought I had my work cut out for me when a friend very kindly left a brace of pheasant on my doorstep. Therefore, I was thrilled to find your video clip on how to skin a pheasant. May I compliment the gentleman who carried out the demonstration. I followed him as I skinned my pheasant with excellent results.Just a shame he couldn't come round and cook them for me as well! Thankyou for making the task so straightforward.

frank taylor

Tue, 30th Nov 2010 19:22:23

Thanks for the tips on how to prep a pheasant, keep up the good work.

Rob

Sat, 6th Nov 2010 11:53:17

Excellent video. I have just skinned my first 2 Pheasents and it was fairly easy with this Shooting Times presentation. Many thanks, keep up the excellent work and here's hoping for many more successful shoots and cooking sessions.

bob toney

Sun, 24th Jan 2010 20:03:35

you have not cleaned to many birds have you lay the bird on its back spread the wings apart as far as you can and stand on them with your feet against the breast on both sides grab the birds feet and with a quick jerk there you have it no knife needed

Stuart mason

Sun, 17th Jan 2010 22:49:02

Just got my first brace of pheasants, and thanks to this great step by step guide have prepared them today. Thanks shooting times :-)

Martin H

Wed, 6th Jan 2010 01:14:44

Have managed to follow your instructions in the middle of the night, and without leaving any trace of feathers or blood. My wife finds the whole business of skinning and gutting too much.

Stewart Ross

Sun, 3rd Jan 2010 14:59:33

Simply excellent! Many Thanks.

Jane

Tue, 29th Dec 2009 12:24:51

Brilliant video on how to "peel" a pheasant. I had never been brave enough to deal with a pheasant from scratch (and have an allergy to feathers that makes plucking unpleasant). Tonight we will eat pheasant casserole with pride Jane

Diana Norton

Wed, 23rd Dec 2009 15:37:06

Thanks very much for this. Just bought my first brace at a poultry auction and had no idea what to do with them! This makes it look simple so am now looking forward to preparing and eating them!! Thanks again :-)

Sppringtime

Sun, 18th Oct 2009 19:02:58

This video was extremely helpful. Thanks to it I have prepared my first pheasants today. Thank you!

john plant

Fri, 14th Aug 2009 09:30:50

really brilliant, explained in simple terms. more of the same if you please

Paul Houghton

Sat, 21st Mar 2009 13:10:34

Excellent video - found a cock pheasant freshly killed on the road yesterday, I'll let it hang for another few days and then prep it up as in the video- Many thanks!

Malc Newton

Sun, 18th Jan 2009 13:50:21

Just prepared my first two pheasants ever! This video made it child's play. Thanks very much.

Damon White

Sun, 20th Jan 2008 13:33:12

Superb!! Really useful - much better than plucking, I'm looking forward to cooking them now....

Martin Fitzsimons

Wed, 9th Jan 2008 21:01:11

Brillant video, well explained,simple language,could the same be done for rabbit preparation.Excellent!!!

dave brydon

Tue, 8th Jan 2008 16:25:52

Cracking,informative video, more people should be preparing and eating their own game!

Antony Layng

Wed, 2nd Jan 2008 23:32:00

Very well presented I thought. I'v been wanting to learn how to do this for some time and I think this vidio will give me the confidence to have a go!

Lucy Reeves

Wed, 2nd Jan 2008 18:05:06

Brilliant - I've got a brace in my kitchen and was just thinking how I couldn't be bothered to pluck them, when I came across this video. More videos for the culinarily challenged please!

adrienne

Tue, 1st Jan 2008 16:42:07

very easy to follow and the second bird was even easier.

bill tait

Tue, 25th Dec 2007 13:16:23

The pheasant skinning video was excellent. Many thanks.

Tom Bennett

Fri, 21st Dec 2007 19:58:27

This is a very useful and informative video which means i now know what to do after a days shooting.

Rich

Fri, 21st Dec 2007 18:19:22

Superb stuff, lets have more informative videos like this please.

denver

Wed, 19th Dec 2007 14:40:46

much easier than plucking, and you dont end up looking like the phesant, coverd in feathers.

paul

Sat, 15th Dec 2007 09:15:53

I found this video very helpful and easy to understant and relate back to.

Miss R Evans

Fri, 14th Dec 2007 18:09:08

Very informative and straight forward demonstration. Don't fancy the leg breaking job myself but there you go! More videos like this please, really clear and well explained. A posible future DVD release?!

Amy Davies

Thu, 13th Dec 2007 17:01:52

Brilliant stuff....at last I know what to do!

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