turkey buzzard
112 posts
Jun 30, 2009
10:46 AM
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I've caught a possum in a trap and need a good recipe for cooking it. Rudy Payen can you help me on this!!!!
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rookie from ct
45 posts
Jun 30, 2009
11:35 AM
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Seems od that a turkey buzzard would ask anyone what to do with a opossum. Rookie from Ct
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Oldfart
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1106 posts
Jun 30, 2009
11:40 AM
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turkey buzzard, Do you know what possums eat? :(
My best advice would be DON'T ! But if you insist, Roast it covered with some potatoes (to soak up some of the grease) carrots, onions, and celery. 350 degrees until tender or you can't stand the smell any longer. :) Add some packaged beef gravy mixed by the instructions the last half hour. Let me know how it comes out.
Thom, and yes when I was a kid, I begged mom until she fixed it!
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3757
1262 posts
Jun 30, 2009
11:42 AM
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1 possum
Salt and pepper and cajun seasoning
1 pod red pepper
1 sweet potato per person
Simmer possum until partially done, changing the stock a couple of times Add a piece of red pepper in the final simmer. Place possum in roaster and then add a small amount of water. Then Sprinkle possum with flour and baste with fat that comes from the simmer add small sweet potatoes and bake until possum and potatoes are browned. Cooking time, from 1 to 2 hours at 350 degrees. Makes from six to eight servings. Man this is good stuff!
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nicksiders
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3493 posts
Jun 30, 2009
2:04 PM
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Keep in mind the Doc (3757) is a Cajun and he knows how to do this.
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Just My Take On Things
Nick Siders
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turkey buzzard
114 posts
Jun 30, 2009
2:11 PM
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I just had a phone call from a guess someone that reads the posts and stated that I should follow 3757's recipe with the exception of cooking it on a chunk of 2" X 12" board and after to possum is done throw it away and eat the board. I couldn't stop laughing!!
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Oldfart
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1107 posts
Jun 30, 2009
2:17 PM
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If there is a way to make it edible, I have no doubt 3757 could do it. Changing the stock water would help degrease it. BUT! I know what a possum eats and that is everything. :)
Thom
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Snake Doctor
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389 posts
Jun 30, 2009
4:52 PM
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If you caught that possum in a live trap. You put him in a cage and feed him up on corn, take feed corn and soak it in water to make it easier for him but he will eat it. After about 2 weeks he will have had time to fatten up and clean out, then you will have a possum worth eating!
After dispatching and cleaning the possum, salt and pepper, par-boil first to remove as much grease as possible, pour off the water, place the animal in a large baking pan, surrounded it with onions, carrots and sweet potatoes, season with salt, black pepper, garlic and cayenne pepper, add about 2 cups of chicken broth cover and Bake at 375 degrees for 2 hours basting every 20 minutes with the juices. Be sure not to let it dry out!
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"Semper Fi"
SD
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fresnobirdman
605 posts
Jun 30, 2009
5:39 PM
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do you guys really eat the possum, or is this a big joke that everyone goes with the flow?
-fou
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fresnobirdman
607 posts
Jun 30, 2009
5:40 PM
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LOL to everyone!
-fou
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toronto15
213 posts
Jun 30, 2009
5:50 PM
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Of course ya can eat possum.It,s a Beverly Hills delicacy. The wife and I eat a little cat food everyday,so we,re use to it when we retire.LOL.Glen.
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rookie from ct
49 posts
Jul 02, 2009
7:37 AM
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Turkey Buzzard I hope you give us a update and let me know witch of those fine recipes you used because I caught one yesterday but it was not a keeper about the size of a rat so I walked back a few hundred yards in the woods and let it go told it to send daddy Rookie from ct
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nicksiders
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3512 posts
Jul 02, 2009
8:37 AM
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The Snake Doctor knows how to do it, too. He is from Louisianna meaning he is a Coon Ass, certified.(LOL)
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Just My Take On Things
Nick Siders
Last Edited by on Jul 02, 2009 8:38 AM
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Scott
2284 posts
Jul 02, 2009
9:09 AM
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The recipes are good, but first you have to throw him onto the road for at least a day to get tenderized.
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Just my Opinion
Scott
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rookie from ct
50 posts
Jul 02, 2009
9:29 AM
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If you throw it in the road the Turkey Buzzard will get it and you will have to find something else for dinner Rookie
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3757
1263 posts
Jul 02, 2009
10:45 AM
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Nick - You can tell the real country boys from the city slickers.
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sundance
1121 posts
Jul 02, 2009
11:12 AM
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Has anyone ever been in the woods and come up on a carcass thats been there for a while? You know the smell I`m talking about. well. a possum loves that smell and will eat his way into and then back out of that carcass... Eat it if you want... Just thought you should know what Thom was probably talking about. oh its true..LOL
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Butch @
Sundance Roller Lofts
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J_Star
1999 posts
Jul 02, 2009
11:15 AM
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Country boys! The darn thing is nothing but a big fat ass rat. They eat garbage and live in garbage. How can you eat such a thing when there are lots of other things to eat! Catch rabbits instead.
People are not eating their culls which are fed the best of the grains and you expect them to eat that?
Jay
Last Edited by on Jul 02, 2009 11:21 AM
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Snake Doctor
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390 posts
Jul 02, 2009
12:02 PM
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When I cull a bird by harvesting, I dispatch it humanely, and prepare it to be eaten. When I have 8 to 10, I wrap a strip of bacon around each, salt and pepper, marinating with Zesty Italian Dressing and grill slowly over a low charcoal fire. Some times there are Dove to go with them and sometimes there are quail, duck or other game. No waste!
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"Semper Fi"
SD
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3757
1264 posts
Jul 02, 2009
2:03 PM
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Jay - I actually eat my culls and I am proud of them because they serve two purposes. Also, country boys know that a chicken is the nastiest thing on the farm (The statement I made is not stating country boys are smarter or better just a little more aware of the animals around them). We had chickens all of my life even after we moved to the city and chickens eat their own shit. So, a possum to me is like "fillet mignon" mon ami but I like racoon a little better. If you ever get a chance Jay try a Guinee fowl. This is the best thing on the planet!
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J_Star
2000 posts
Jul 02, 2009
2:35 PM
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All birds each their shit to build immunity to diseases. But eating stinking carcasses is out of the question for me. Nothing bad about country boys or city dwellers but the eyes eat before the mouth.
Jay
Last Edited by on Jul 02, 2009 2:36 PM
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gotspin7
2441 posts
Jul 02, 2009
3:38 PM
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Boy, I am now HUNGRY!..lol..
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Sal Ortiz
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3757
1265 posts
Jul 02, 2009
4:04 PM
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Jay - I do not think for one minute that all birds eat their poop or practice copraphagia as it can be harmful to many of them. Where did you find the information on the building of immunity? Anyway, I have said enough already on my possum steak.
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gotspin7
2447 posts
Jul 02, 2009
4:11 PM
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3757, How would you prepare the Guinee Fowl? Now those suckers look good to eat too!..lol
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Sal Ortiz
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George R.
17 posts
Jul 02, 2009
4:16 PM
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you Guys like to eat Balut's ???
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Sunflower
GOLD MEMBER
456 posts
Jul 02, 2009
5:03 PM
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LaRon,
I agree with you about the racoon vs possum. However my real favorite is beaver. Before some of you demented fellows start thinking the wrong way, I am talking about the ones that swim around and build dams.LMAO Barbequed, they are delicious. A little fatty but that is why you have to grill them.
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Keep em Spinning
Joe
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Scott
2290 posts
Jul 02, 2009
5:11 PM
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Joe, the Tails ?
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Just my Opinion
Scott
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Sunflower
GOLD MEMBER
457 posts
Jul 02, 2009
5:18 PM
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No, the body. Tail is all gristle
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Keep em Spinning
Joe
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3757
1266 posts
Jul 02, 2009
8:56 PM
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Sal - Guinee is awesome. Try this and it will be so good you might even start flying. Here it is.
Season with Cajun seasoning, garlic, green onions, habanero pepper, cloves, parsley and mix with lemon juice. Marinate with a little rum and cook it slow with tomato sauce. When it is almost cook add more garlic and onions and pour the juice over it. Now, if you screw it up the first time drink two glasses of rum, eat the Guinee and try it again the next day.
Last Edited by on Jul 02, 2009 9:02 PM
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gotspin7
2449 posts
Jul 03, 2009
1:45 PM
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Thanks Laron, I will have to go visit my bud Ferrell Bussing as he has about 50 of those Guinee's roaming his small farm... LOL.. I am not sure he will be willing to let one go, well now looking at again I might need two!...
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Sal Ortiz
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Snake Doctor
GOLD MEMBER
391 posts
Jul 03, 2009
1:46 PM
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Thanks for the Guinea recipe Proff! I'll give it a try.
I usually just fillet out the breast, pound it a little to tenderize it,soak the fillets, thighs and legs in Buttermilk with an egg whisked in and 1/2cup of Louisiana Hot sauce , dredge each piece in flour with Cajun seasoning, then back to the Buttermilk mix then dredge again, let the pieces sit for a little while before you drop them in the grease, then deep fry at 360 degrees, don't fry it too fast, needs to stay moist! The crust will be crispy! Y'all need to know that Guinea is a dark meat, like duck or goose.
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"Semper Fi"
SD
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gotspin7
2452 posts
Jul 03, 2009
1:52 PM
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Snake Doctor, that sure looks like some good eating TOO!.. Thanks for sharing.
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Sal Ortiz
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donnie james
545 posts
Jul 03, 2009
3:44 PM
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possum is good i had a few times when i was younger and tried a snake in my youth tasted just chicken and if i ever had a chance to eat possum and snake again i would jump on like a chicken on a june bug they was very tasting meat..................donny james
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Snake Doctor
GOLD MEMBER
392 posts
Jul 03, 2009
8:03 PM
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Hey George R I can eat most anything I see someone else eat but I could not do the baluts !!!!! Most won't know what these are unless they spent time in southeast asia.
Donnie you got the right attitude, maybe you got "Coonass" on your ped. like me and Prof. Ducett!
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"Semper Fi"
SD
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Electric-man
2382 posts
Jul 03, 2009
9:37 PM
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Got a little "coonass" runnin thru my veins! I've et coon several times and like it. Hadn't tried possum yet. Run a stick thru it and toss it on the campfire and I'll try about anything! Hell, I ate Taco Mayo the other day, couldn't be any worse!
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Val
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Mark
50 posts
Jul 03, 2009
11:48 PM
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Any of you guys want to try and cook these things, let me know my rat terrier gets them all the time running across the back wall. He won't tear them up just breaks their necks and leaves them for me to pickup. Some of these bastards are bigger than him, he only weighs in at 17 pounds.
Mark
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toughrollers
166 posts
Jul 04, 2009
12:23 AM
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Hey guys,
Ewwww how can you eat possums?
Here in down under (Australia) our cats eat possums. Dare to try some Kangaroo? I will send you some.
Anyway enjoy your Possums. Oh I would stew it.
PS. But I would rather eat a (?). By the way I mean cat. LMAO.
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Toughrollers--Lofts
Ralph
Last Edited by on Jul 05, 2009 7:38 PM
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roller alley
137 posts
Jul 04, 2009
12:59 AM
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you must be a white collar Ausie ...LOL
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Windjammer Loft
813 posts
Jul 04, 2009
4:54 AM
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Hey Sunflower....either beaver is GOOD eaten...LOL
I couldnt pass on that one....
Now,if you want something really good....try BBQ'd goat!!!
That's what I call M'M good.........
Us guys in Ohio luv our goat meat..
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Fly High and Roll On
Paul
Last Edited by on Jul 04, 2009 10:00 AM
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Snake Doctor
GOLD MEMBER
393 posts
Jul 04, 2009
11:53 AM
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Come on Paul, that ain't no stretch, deer is just a goat with a high speed rear end! Goat is goooooood!
Hey Val! I'll vouch for you, you got got the eau in the right order going for you, even as an "Okie!"
Toughroller, y'all got little bitty ole possums down under. As for cat, I won't eat what a buzzard or a crow won't eat, they won't eat dead cat! Start watchin and see, they won't eat road killed cat!
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"Semper Fi"
SD
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3757
1267 posts
Jul 04, 2009
2:28 PM
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"PS. But I would rather eat a (?)."
Toughroller - If you can eat this you can eat anything if really think about it but most are brainwashed by the chicken, beef and fish industry.
Last Edited by on Jul 05, 2009 7:37 PM
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toughrollers
167 posts
Jul 04, 2009
3:57 PM
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3757,im sure most of us have tried it.and we keeep going back for more.LMAO
Toughrollers--Lofts
Ralph
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Oldfart
GOLD MEMBER
1118 posts
Jul 04, 2009
4:10 PM
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Ralph, You kill it, I'll pay shipping! B.B.Q.Roo!!
Thom
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toughrollers
168 posts
Jul 04, 2009
4:14 PM
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thom how are yoy,come to australia. and have some
Toughrollers--Lofts
Ralph
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Oldfart
GOLD MEMBER
1121 posts
Jul 04, 2009
4:25 PM
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I wish I could. We could B.B.Q.a roo and watch your birds! I can't think of anything I would enjoy more.
Unless you came here and we could B.B.Q. a deer! Then fly my birds!
Cheers, Thom
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toughrollers
169 posts
Jul 04, 2009
4:42 PM
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hey thom,im coming to usa.next year.to visit my family,im hoping i could meet. up with you and others Toughrollers--Lofts
Ralph
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Oldfart
GOLD MEMBER
1123 posts
Jul 04, 2009
5:27 PM
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Ralph, I would be most happy! You are more then welcome! Just let me know when and if you will be in my neck of the woods and we will cook something on the Barbi.
Thom
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Rocky Lofts
18 posts
Jul 05, 2009
7:09 PM
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i also love eating,(?).with lots of sauce.
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turkey buzzard
120 posts
Jul 06, 2009
6:22 AM
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Speaking of goat just make sure its not Rudy's Payen, Senorita!!!!!!!
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