I am only the big bro to west side legend IIFID but....

I would marinade them for a couple of days in cheap arse Olive Oil, garlic onion salt and pepper..

Rinse all that crap off....fill the interior with Apple slices, sprinkle Louisiana WILD GAME seasoning liberally, bacon wrap and SMOKE ever so slowly.....and if you throw a few apple wood chips in the smoke.... so be it.

Kill it, grill it...

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Plan b which wouldnt work for XMAS is to crockpot em til tender, debone and make homemade Chicken Rice soup but sub in the pheasant..

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I dont do it often but you can stuff them and bake em. but they dry out quick unless you pin oranges on the top ....
you will taste the orange in the meat... guess you could use apple too...

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