Watched a show called Meat Eater where these two guys shot a yote, burn't the hair off, scraped it and grilled it on an open fire. Looked like they did a good job but don't think I would do it. Any of you ever eat a yote? They said it tasted like a diver duck.

watch a cooking show one time with my dad ,they were cooking dogs ,they did it the same way ,it look really good when they were done cooking it , no I have never try coyote

What is a diver duck? I don't know much about ducks.

Diver ducks dive into deeper water to feed. Puddle ducks feed in shallower water. You will often see their butts sticking up while they feed.

Diver ducks eat mostly fish. A buddy and I tried to cook a couple one time and the stench was so bad we had to toss them out the front door.

^^^^ this is correct.We call all the diver ducks "saw bills"

I've eaten coyote, its not bad

Thanks for the diver duck explanation.

I don't skin many coyotes any more, I sell them to a middle man who then sells them to Laotians to eat. They will take bad mangy coyotes too. They singe the hair off, then roast them whole with the guts still in them. I skin some of my better coyotes, and they aren't interested in buying those carcasses they want them with the hair on.

Great post!!

I’ve eaten dog. It’s on the order of beef. Needed ketchup.

I have to ask this but some coyotes start to turn a little green bellied fast. Do the Laotians still east those? I think I have a strong stomach but some of those coyotes have such a stench that my mouth is watering just skinning them.

I watch that show too. It did look good. It made me wonder about trying a young one. People say beaver is good too but I have never had it taste remotely good. I think I would try it if someone did a good job cooking it?

After smelling coyotes that I’ve skinned, I’ll pass. I’d have to be pretty hard up to consider eating coyote

A friend of mine made jerky out of a yote once. Once only. Tasted just like it smells.

Bob, I agree with you. I will try almost anything (tried lutefisk and have tried otter), but coyote is just not on my list of things to consider trying.

It was "interesting." I did it in a Thai-style curry dish to try to mask any fishy flavors. The meat itself was the strongest tasting meat I've ever had. It had an almost fermented flavor to it and seemed to clear the nostrils. I ate the whole dish I cooked but will not be trying it again.

I was at a game feed several years ago and tried some beaver, wasn't good. A guy I knew there said try the beaver it's great, last year it was nasty!
All depends on how you make it.

Lol. This thread made me laugh. I needed the laugh.

For years I sold all my possems unskinned but gutted. Got $5.00 to $7.00 each. Black guy bought them, dipped them into scalding hot water, (hair fell out like feathers on a chicken) then he resold them at the Asian market in New York City.

I read that the crew of Lewis and Clark loved young dogs, but would not eat salmon. They ate colts too.