Ribeye of the Sky: Sandhill Cranes in West Texas | S5E10 | MeatEater
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- Steve and bird hunting aficionado Ronny Boehme join up with wildlife biologist Ed Arnett in Lubbock, Texas to hunt Sandhill cranes. The Sandhill crane offers a unique wingshooting opportunity and also carries the nickname “rib eye of the sky” because of its supposed similarities to a handsome cut of beef. It’s fast action and plenty of laughs as Steve, Ronny, and Ed explore the culinary delights of these birds with a Texas style “Crane Cookout.”
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That lady on the phone was the star of this episode.
Wasn't she awesome?
That's what I was gonna say.
Best part is, she got her 15 minutes of fame, and can say, "I was on Meat Eater, with Steven Rinella". Her friends won't believe her, then she shows them this video, and hopefully the outtakes too.
100% she was out here making things happen. Can we do four? “ watch me “
100%. Somebody give that lady raise.
We are seeing more of the Sandhills cranes far up north in canada. They are a sight to see when they are ‘dancing’ with each other.
A regular in Kawartha Lakes, now
Mine and Steve’s definitions of “devils butter” are very different
Love how you guys changed up your spot and spread and also changed what you were wearing to help camouflage you guys better. Another awesome video!! Thank you for that.
16:19 totally reminded me of the dad in The Christmas Story when his lamp got delivered.
I'd take my kids to personally see Steve. Can't say the same for Anthony.
This is 100% right. To me, sandhill tastes like venison tenderloin, maybe even less gamey. Frikkin terrific meat though. If you and a few other guys limited out, that'd be a heckuva good haul. It's killer tenderized and chicken fried.
Another item that is going into my bucket list.... Sandhill crane hunt!
Part two for Janis elk?
No this is cranes
Tuesday
@@garretwitterholt5842 no this is Patrick
As someone from Indiana and having hoards of them around my house in the fall and winter, I have always been curious what they taste like.
Like ribeye. 🥩
Same. I live amongst farm fields with a creek running through so I see them daily.
It's hard to not shoot them
They’re absolutely delicious. I hunted cranes around this exact area almost my entire life. If you ever get the chance I’d say do it.
Also in Central Indy. And they love the lake in my back yard.
That's literally exactly what Canadian goose looks like when you cook it the same way. I soak mine in a brine for 10-12 hours but it looks and taste like a super lean steak.
Beef with feathers you wouldnt believe. All the way from Alaska is a blow mind. That ol bord used up his frequent flyers miles up on that day
such a great episode! I can't get enough hunting, I'm preparing to become one myself
Interesting, I was told to cook sandhill crane with a rock, once the crane is cooked, throw it away and eat the rock cause you’re better off. Never known them to be called rib-eye of the sky. Here in northern Alberta we have tons of cranes too.
Making my mouth water. Shot some in North Dakota memories I’ll always cherish
In FLA those things walk around on the street. You could hunt them with a golf club, LOL...
I got to say if there is one thing I've learned from watching meat hunter , of Steve ever invited me over from diner I guarantee you its gonna be the best thing ever I mean I have favorite cooks and stuff but if I could choose dinner with steve would be the greatest thing ever
Cranes are always strutting around my work looking all delicious. No season here in the mountains
Thanks for reminding me that we ALL miss birds sometime 🙁
Oh how cranes have taunted me while duck hunting, too bad CA will probably never open a season on them.
Turkey hunting for me, super loud and annoying haha
I have no idea why... There are flocks in the thousands in the delta. It's deafening in the fall...
in our town, there are mating areas. 1000's come out right before plowing season. It's so thick we call is Crane lane .we don't hunt that area. we follow the weather. and plow
Sounds tasty! On the list to try now!
What rounds were you guys shooting to land those birds?? They looked like long shots?? What guns were you guys shooting?? Looks like awesome game meat
I can darn near walk up to massive flocks that winter in the ponds and fields around Cochise county. Now that I know how good the meat is, looks lime they're on the menu next year.
That looks absolutely delicious.
There’s prolly 10 to 15 that show up every year behind my house in the spring here in Mi
THATS NOT A DESIGN THATS A BIRD.
I should do that with a whitetail deer. Lol
I was so hyped, after hearing about the whole “ribeye of the sky.”
It was better than dove and every waterfowl duck I’d tried to make edible, but don’t use the word “ribeye”… not even close
Been looking in Florida since 1986 for a fresh roadkill Sandhill crane..still don't have one to eat...still waiting
Field Lunch...Magic!
Whoops, didn't mean to necro
Oh I'm definitely getting me a couple of these! 🤤
That bird was banded 19yrs ago not 12. It was banded in 2002 and it was shot in 2021 which makes it 19 yrs ago.
An old guy once told me how to cook crane - in a large pot boil for 7 days throw away the water & crane and eat the pot
Sandhill cranes in Walmart parking in Port Saint Lucie, Fl.
Sandhill cranes are federally protected through the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the subspecies that lives in Florida is listed as threatened.
Thanks guys for the opportunity to look over your shoulder, just wish I could have tasted that meat.
These guys are shooting and eating these awesome birds and im sitting here with a cheap grilled cheese sandwich
Cranes are giving you the finger between the wings. Try it with a snare or a bow would be unreal just to get 1
Hahaha the cranes of calif are no longer safe. Ribeye you say ? 😂
Sandhill cranes all over in Florida, but we have a subspecies that's protected so no hunting 😞
you should soak the skewers in beer or whisky
Shotgun load choice for crane….and go!
I feel like you guys were the first ever in history to call that Bird Band Hotline 😂🤣😭
Any real wing blaster worth his salt reports em. 👌
Very cool... now I want to try as well.
It's not really a design it's a damn bird. 😂
Too bad we can't hunt these in Florida. They're everywhere around here
From Texas to AZ for example
That looked tasty....
Super Video 😂
It does look like a beef steak thats cool
9:06 sure looks like geese to me
Dam good eatin.
Put the veggies on the same stick as the meat! A cut of onion..then sweet green pepper....then a chunk of duck or goose and repeat. It's amazing!!!
Skewers always cook best/more even if you stick to one thing per skewer.
Shooting Steve, you know it!
how old is that bird when it died if it was banded in 02 and this was filmed in 2020
dang this is awesome , we can hunt sandhill cranes here im gonna have to try
I wanna hunt these so bad
Same her😢👍
These are the easiest birds to kill, when I was a kid I would get one or two every now and then because they are really good eating but I never used decoys just my 410. I was only 9 or 10 years old at the time it took no skill to get these birds but they are great eating.
I like the show but these guys are my spirt animal, I might have to sit this one out
Years ago i had some rag decoys set up and i was drivong away and looking for birds when i came back to find a car full of guys shooting at my decoys with rifles. No game warden in sight.
One of the only birds that mate for life. They mourn their partners death. Never crossed my mind that people would eat these. Interesting.
I'm gonna call the bird band hotline and give them that same number and see how this goes down!!
I'd pay 60 bucks for a skewer of those hearts..... Jesus.
I literally attended kindergarten to sixth grade right next to where that old crane was tagged in alaska. not at the same time when it was tagged, but it probably flew through the area while I was there.
And that my friend is a cool coincidence
Very cool. This world is an amazing place.
Very cool, thanks for sharing!!
@@jeffnpatricia I like to think coincidences are Gods reminders of his existence
@@michaelperez81583 Nope, they are just coincidences.
Love your shows buddy...Always hooked up from Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
This man has nearly singlehandedly help fill the void of Anthony Bourdain. If he started cooking meals with hunters worldwide more often that would be amazing. Much love from Canada Steve
He has quite a few hunting and Cooking on his meateater series on Netflix. Lots of wild game cooking vids
Perfectly said
He’s special. You have an excellent idea. I hope him or someone on his team sees this.
Check out the new show I think he helped with duckcamp diaries.
Is Steve Canadian?
Ribeye in the Sky is a hell of a marketing slogan... whoever came up with that should get a raise lol
Some meat head in Texas.
I’ve watched enough of these episodes to know that this is definitely one of my top three TH-cam binge watching shows. Good stuff man.
Agreed, Steve has monopolized and revolutionized hunting show entertainment.
No question. It's the content, the music, the jokes, the actual hunting. It's real!! Funny as hell and super educational. I learn a gang of stuff with every meateater show, podcast , or trivia show. It's just a golden company.
It's always a good show when Ronnie is in it. No exceptions.
Ronnie seems like such a dick to me. I have never met him, so i don’t know.
Totally agree.
How true!!!!
Not sure what it is, but the bird videos are always my favorite.
I wish they were longer! More steveeee
WO; Sandhill Crane. They love crop fields and marshy areas, they stand about 4' tall. Once market hunted almost to extinction, back around the turn of the century I believe, 1900 or thereabouts. Many states didnt even have a population 40 years ago, we never saw them in Wisconsin until the mid 90s. Very numerous now.
I have a feeling it’s the birds
The meat preparation and consumption in these episodes ALWAYS makes my mouth water 😋....plz keep em comin 😋👍
The Meat Eater team should plab a trip to Africa, we love the show.
Facts boet proudly South African🙌
@@damianshady9826 ... but we’re not cavemen. We have a phone and house and car. We don’t need cavemen. Saturated fat is animals, heart attack and cancer and diabetes and strokes and high blood pressure... 😵🦠🥓🥩🍖🍣🥩...... 51% death rate !!! That is extremely high !!
Vegans have 4% cancer and that’s it. Scientific fact. TH-cam Dr Greger. Actual pictures of blockages eating animals.
@@VeganV5912 what does your unwanted spam comment have to do with his being proud of where he's from?
@@Jeremycook_ .. you’re hurting innocent animals ?? For a burger ???? And I’m the one that’s Coward ???? 🤦🏼♂️
@@VeganV5912 who said anything about you being a coward? Your obviously *real* brave calling people serial killers on youtube, you fuckin wack job.
“It’s not really a design” 😂😂
That was pretty good.
@@jeremymatheson6885 c
My first Canadian Geese was banded. It was 10 years old and banded in Northern Ontario. It was pretty cool knowing the history. I am a Texan and I think I will go do this! Sandhill Crane Shashlik sounds amazing!
Yo that actually sounds awesome and delicious!
@@loudmouf9246 My GF is Kyrgyz so having genuine Russian Shashlik crane would be epic!!! I have a friend who lives in the Panhandle I am going to see if I can go shooting on his property.
Do you know where in norther Ontario? I live up here so maybe I know the place
I didn't know you could hunt Canada Goose! I'm in Ontario, looking to get into hunting, so this is good to know!
@@loudmouf9246 goose isn't exactly "delicious"😂
I've been hunting and guiding for cranes since 1997. Still haven't seen a crane band in the field. Truly lucky.
Where do you guide out of
@@stevenhorton83 I guided in Knox city Texas and then in NW Oklahoma. I'm retired now.
she says it was banded on 8/2/2002 and this man says 12 years ago? is this footage 6 years old or is steves math off on this one?
That lady was awesome giving out 4 certs for that bird. Another great episode
This is the best hunting show ever made. It shows all of what hunting is about. Going out time and time again to see nothing but finally get a harvest. Then sit around and tell stories and cook up the meat while talking about whatever. Nothing I love more then sitting in hunt camp, eating fresh meat and listening to stories
Did my first Sandhill Crane hunt in November up in the panhandle of Texas. Took me 8 hours to get there from Houston. It was well worth the effort to get there because the meat is fantastic.
Seeing a flock that big is crazy. In Michigan you might see 3-5 cranes together. Not thousands.
In Lapeer they gather like this and the chorus in the morning is a sound to behold.
@@MAJORMCPATTY yeah I’m in Oakland county and they congregate by a water pond in the morning…. Hope you didn’t wanna sleep in.
@@raymondharnack4160 I’ve got some really good close up photos of cranes in front yards right by the road in Oakland county
@@raymondharnack4160 If you get up early, you will hear one lonely "whoopwhoopwhoop" followed by silence. About twenty minutes later you will hear it again followed by one or two others. This goes on for a few rounds getting more and more support and then all of a sudden one whoops and the whole flock starts whooping and they all take off at once. It is absolutely beautiful to listen/watch.
@@MAJORMCPATTY is that where juggalos get their whoop whoop phrase from? Yeah these giant asshole birds hoot nonstop in the summer around here
Awesome video. Everything you said about the taste and preparation is true. Plus the livers and gizzards fry up real nice. A pairing with a Cabernet or Pinot Noir and some mashed potatoes is really top notch. The hearts are delish and glad you served them up.
at 16:10 I swear the dog catches a crane in mid-air before it hits the ground.
dogs >
Hunted plenty of Playas and fields around Lubbock - Plainview. Cranes Ducks and Pheasants. Who said going to TTU wouldn't get me anything!
I'm so happy this is my favorite episode of all time
It's up there for me
My God when they were all missing shots and hearing them commentate on how shit they were had me rolling
This is a good one
I could literally hit a sand hill crane in my yard with a rock on a daily basis. And there’s no season in Florida 😭😭
They’re protected too man even if you accidentally nail one with your car you can get arrested 🤣🤣
My point exactly. They say it’s because they are “migratory” even though they’ve proven there’s a subsect that stays in Florida year round.
@@IWjake can’t even apply for a tag? 🏷
No tags 😔
But if they're in your backyard and you have a slingshot...will anyone even really know?? 🤔 Sorry I'm a bad influence I'll leave now 🤐🤣
I logged in Icy Bay Alaska for 4 years back in the 70s, and we would catch the sandhills coming and going on their migration. You could hear them coming an hour before they got there. The moose and goose boys estimated the number at well over a million! They darkened the sky, and was deafening. Yes they are delicious. Now that the Swan numbers are up, it would be nice to hunt those as well.
Speckled Bellies are the known as The Ribeye in the Sky. Not cranes.
That's only your opinion
The best hunting show being made. Hands down.
It really is, got me to get my hunting license after all these years.
Dude. I would hunt with Ronny any day of the week! Probably my favorite meat eater!
Even the thought of shooting these birds is foreign to me, they are heavily protected here.
Florida?
@@IWjake : Wisconsin does not have a season, either. Dipshits in Madison control our lives.
@Russ H : Yep, were loaded with 'em unfortunately.
I know this is re-upload, but I love watching it twice.
They cut out part of the bird cleaning at the end cause I can remember where Steve was talking about how Jim Harrison said its a sin against God and man to skin a bird
Ronny describing his first banded goose left me in stitches
Yeah I am still laughing
Had 2 wicked crane hunts last fall, limits both times and we get 5 birds each here in MB....great show and great cooking tips
Also, you should go down to the snow goose conservation contest in Arkansas next year. This year, the winning team shot over 400 in one day. All the meat goes to charity too.
Crazy how the word Conservation and phrase "shot over 400 in a day" are in the same sentance. But then again USA has several world series involving just one country..
@@Mitc667Hell it’s tundra conservation not bird number conservation. There’s millions and millions of these birds, who’s number grows every year mind you, and they are decimating the arctic tundra. Educate yourself before pointing fingers on something you obviously know nothing about.
@@JonathanSimmons42 Ahh get that stick out your ass before telling people to educate themselves. 'Snow goose conservation contest' doesnt mention Tundra. It also implies that the geese are being protected, not frozen ground. Also the word contest, so how is that played out? People measure how many acres of tundra they saved in a day? Just coincidental 400 birds were also shot? Artic tundra is found generally above the artic circle, alpine tundra found in high elevation in the USA, generally below the artic circle. So how much by percentage is Arkansas above the artic circle? And how much of their ARTIC tundra has been 'decimated' by snow geese? It's rhetorical.. Oh and i imagine that increased greenhouse gases and buring of fossil fuels in the USA has nothing to do with it, just farting geese. Have your self a wonderful day, educator ;)
@@Mitc667Hell lol you’re a fucking moron. Go look up the point of the conservation season before you try to roast me on a subject you know nothing about, bud.
@@Mitc667Hell www.ducks.org/hunting/goose-hunting-tips-tactics/light-goose-conservation-order
Here you go, keyboard warrior. Like I said before, educate yourself.
Sandhills are so rare where I’m at (NW Illinois) that this ever so slightly bothers me. But not too much! Great episode.
We have a nesting pair near my turkey spot that loves to make all sorts of noise when we’re hunting.
There not rare here in Arizona, but they dont populate as much so you have to go through a draw process and can only get one.
In South Africa its our National Bird. Never even considered hunting or eating them. Eye opener for sure. Love this channel
The ads on this are pretty watchable, LOL.
Dam Steve,I didn't know you could eat crane, looks delicious man, great video
It seems wrong to kill all those cranes just for the breast meat.
Ronny!!! I love that guy- Best episodes have Ronny!
Still following from Kenya
Best bird meat I have ever ate
I'll take your word for it but I prefer pheasant
As a Nebraskan where sandhill cranes are basically worshipped, I was surprised to learn that you can hunt these birds on other states
Same in Florida, Fish and Wildlife would fuck your ass for this.
I wanna eat em