Rhea meat

[Chiro22]

Won a Texas ranch hunt in an auction and I have the option of adding a Rhea to the hunt, it's like an Emu. Wanted to see if anyone has eaten one, and if so is it worth adding for a couple hundred dollars?

 

[glass eye]

Drumsticks only. Ostrich, Rhea, and Emu are all just a big bag of guts, zero breast meat, drumsticks only.

 

[FLAK]

I'd have to find out.

 

[tater]

There was an initiative almost thirty years ago for ranchers in Western Canada to diversify into Rhea production. My buddy was dating a girl at the time whose family transitioned to production, and we ate a fair amount of it.

It's a fine grained red meat that i found best ground and used in tacos or lasagnas. Tougher than boot leather un-ground.

Is it great? No. Is it horrible? No.
If i had a chance to smack one and the processed cost came in at around the same as turkey i would do it.

 

[Chiro22]

There was an initiative almost thirty years ago for ranchers in Western Canada to diversify into Rhea production. My buddy was dating a girl at the time whose family transitioned to production, and we ate a fair amount of it.

It's a fine grained red meat that i found best ground and used in tacos or lasagnas. Tougher than boot leather un-ground.

Is it great? No. Is it horrible? No.
If i had a chance to smack one and the processed cost came in at around the same as turkey i would do it.

Looks like I can take one and have it processed for $200...worth it?

 

[FLAK]

Heck Yeah!!! Would make a bunch a Tacos.
And I'd do something Taxidermy-ish with those feets and
a Euro of the skull.

 

[ZackLee]

How do you hunt Rhea? Spot or stalk, or can you call them in? For some reason the idea of calling one in is very entertaining.

 

[Chiro22]

How do you hunt Rhea? Spot or stalk, or can you call them in? For some reason the idea of calling one in is very entertaining.

I have no idea and I'm not even sure if it's rifle or shotgun.