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1:44p, 12/27/25
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Hi guys- killed a few Sandhills this morning outside El Campo. Trying to figure out the best way to marinade/cook them. They've been picked and have the skin on.

Anyone have any recipes they like? I trust this group more than a typical Google search recipe.

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1:51p, 12/27/25
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I cook them like steak bits. Season with your favorite steak seasoning. Cook hot and fast on a cast iron skillet to medium rare. Saut some peppers and onions in some bacon grease or beef tallow then sear the piss out of the chunks of steak in there with the peppers/onions/mushrooms.

Whole piece is good too, but my favorite is the steak bits method.
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2:11p, 12/27/25
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We like to season overnight in Allegro. Then sprinkle with salt and pepper and grill each breast over a hot fire to medium rare. Delicious!
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2:29p, 12/27/25
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Wow, I envy you. The Sandhills winter here in East Tennessee. You can't get within 100 yards of them before they take off and squawk (or whatever they call it). Beautiful birds.
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In reply to aggiebrad16 • 2:32p, 12/27/25
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3:37p, 12/27/25
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i like to butterfly them
soak in warm salt water to get a lot of blood out.
marinate
grill to med rare.
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4:34p, 12/27/25
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Anyone have any good sandhill crane guides or recommended places to hunt?
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6:06p, 12/27/25
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Do they taste like chicken?
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In reply to TFAAGG • 6:11p, 12/27/25
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I'll take a meat hammer to each breast and hammer it down to the meat is not so thick. I'll throw it into a cast iron pan for a few minutes per side and grill to medium rare. That's it. Salt and pepper. Don't marinade or do anything else.

I hunt crane every December around Lamesa, TX. There are thousands of them out there.
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6:55p, 12/27/25
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Season with Hardcore Carnivore, grill over high heat to mid rare.
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4:56a, 12/28/25
We cook the breasts just like a steak.
I always ask our guides to keep all the hearts from our group and I make kabobs with them.
One trip I had the guides save a bunch of legs. I smoked them and flaked the meat off and used it like pulled pork. Tried to eat one leg like a turkey leg. Tasted ok but they got hella tendons, more than a turkey leg.
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In reply to Dirty-8-thirty Ag • 7:47a
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Dirty-8-thirty Ag said:
I cook them like steak bits. Season with your favorite steak seasoning. Cook hot and fast on a cast iron skillet to medium rare. Saut some peppers and onions in some bacon grease or beef tallow then sear the piss out of the chunks of steak in there with the peppers/onions/mushrooms.

Whole piece is good too, but my favorite is the steak bits method.


This is the method I think we are going to try first. Thanks man.
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TFAAGG said:
Anyone have any good sandhill crane guides or recommended places to hunt?


Lubbock and the surrounding area is a prime spot.

I like crooked wing outfitters the best and I have hunted with them several times
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In reply to FSGuide • 8:05a
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FSGuide said:
We cook the breasts just like a steak.
I always ask our guides to keep all the hearts from our group and I make kabobs with them.
One trip I had the guides save a bunch of legs. I smoked them and flaked the meat off and used it like pulled pork. Tried to eat one leg like a turkey leg. Tasted ok but they got hella tendons, more than a turkey leg.


Legs are what we are most concerned with. I'm thinking we may pressure cook them.
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In reply to RightWingConspirator • 8:06a
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This sounds like the way to go. Thanks man.
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In reply to TFAAGG • 8:07a
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We went in El Campo area. There were birds around for sure.
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In reply to Aggiewes • 8:08a
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I always forget about Allegro, good idea.
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