I was thinking about shooting frogs this summer. Do they have the same health advisories as fish?
Any help would be appreciated!!
The legs are excellent. I've never heard of any advisories against them.
yep. they become addicting. Good stuff
If your talking about mercury warnings those are for fish bigger than 12" because it takes a few years for them to get that big. They can absorb alot of mercury over the course of several years. Frogs generally aren't that long winded. On the flip side of that coin you would have to eat fish every day for every meal before you would get enough mercury to cause you any issues. Even if you were eating all large fish.
Theyre alot of fun to shoot and theyre pretty tasty too.I dont think you have to worry too much about health advisories as long as you dont kill 10 lbs of em.Ill take you to my club pond one day this summer for some froggin.
If you are worried about mercury toxicity (pregnant women, children, etc.), yes it does accumulate in frogs. i would think you would have to eat a bunch though! Do a google search and then decide for yourself.
If Im not mistaken, the DEC has advisories listed in the fishing regulations for fish, shellfish, and frogs.
You've heard the old saying.......Tastes like chicken? ........Yep, maybe even better.
deep fry then roll in Louisiana hot sauce and eat. You will love them! :)
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Oddly enough, they have lifted the limit here in Washington due to their overpopulation, destruction of native frogs, and the fact few folks hunt them.
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If eating them causes health problems, I know a candidate for the "poster child".
Been eat'n frog legs since I was knee high to a pothole and never had any issues. Growing up in Oklahoma it was pretty much a bi-weekly meal. :thumbsup: :D
Wow now that is a pile of frog legs.
That is a lot of legs. Good stuff
I don't mean to be trite, but life is short. Live it!!!
We have alot of fun during the summer going after them. (http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu36/L82HUNT/dandaveross.jpg)
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We have alot of fun during the summer going after them. (http://i631.photobucket.com/albums/uu36/L82HUNT/dandaveross.jpg)
Us missouri natives know how to eat some frogs!!@!
Ok this has me pumped! Cant wait to get a mess of frogs for dinner.
Izzy that sounds pretty darn good to me. There must be a lot of ponds around here with frogs bountiful.
Not to change the thread what do you use, Judos?
I see an AMS retriever reel in your pic Glenn. Is that the norm or do people just fling woodies?
Jamie, I think I will take a look at the DEC site.
Am I sick for thinking about frogs in the middle of rabbit season? :p
tastes great now i am hungry for some frog legs better than chicken
I LOVE ace hex blunts for frogs. Never cared for Judo's.
I think Ken and I can get you on a few big bulls this summer...
:bigsmyl:
BTW, you're not sick till you're thinking about them in the middle of deer season...
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Not to change the thread what do you use, Judos?
I see an AMS retriever reel in your pic Glenn. Is that the norm or do people just fling woodies? :p
The AMS reel is for the frogs. We use Judos the Kondor with the very large springs. A direct hit and you pin them to the ground, but if you nick them they jump in the water. When there hit like that they usually swim on top of the water, that's where the AMS come into play. Just shoot and reel them in.
Yep bad medicine those frog legs. Send them my way so you don't get sick.
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I like the tye dye better.
I fryed em and then dipped em in buffalo sauce. Good luck
We flew into Utapao, Thailand for three days. One night I ordered Frog Legs Djakarta style. I didn't know you could get that much curry on anything. Couldn't taste the meat at all. Too bad since they were really big.
Frog legs are good ! I think I did it wrong though- I spent 3 weeks making tiny crutches before I went frog hunting...
they are good to eat !!
a pic from the country of frog's eaters !!! :p
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:bigsmyl:
I really want to try this now, not only does it sound like a blast but those legs look great. Dad eats them whenever he can, the only place I know to get them is a chinese resteraunt and I dont want to eat them there! SO I told him I would wait untill I killed some!
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have a look at wwwcuissesdegrenouilles.com
some ideas to cook frogs.....!bon appetit !
don t forget frogs needs garlic and a good red wine !.
man, we look good! Is 65@28 enough for frogs? Yes, but make sure you pick your shots cuz they are tuff to bloodtrail.
I'm gonna have to get some out of the freezer and fry up. Sounds pretty good, if I can get a few before my wife gets em' all !!!
djinoo- I never knew there were so many ways to prepare frog legs! Very cool website
I really enjoy frog legs, taken with either a fly rod with some red yarn wrapped wround a hook or by spear. I'll need to check the rules again but I don't think it is legal to shoot frogs here in Mich with the bow and arrow.
Nope-can't be harvested with bow and arrow here in Mich.
I've heard people using spears to get frogs.
Chris, I'll certainly take you up on that offer. That video of you is funny. Nice frog though.
I have an AMS retreiver. Is 70# test enough? :biglaugh:
I think I'll find ponds that I can stalk them.
Rrrrrrrribetttttt
When I was a kid I had a Black Lab that was a pro at filling the bucket with frogs. Good eating!
Mine usually jump out of the pan when they are frying....... Guess I could put a lid on em....
Yeppers they are good.
The best way i have ever had them them was at Cloverdale in '08. It was at "Ferrets Camp" and i believe Otto's brother was cookin them. He dipped them in funnel cake batter and fried them up. They were unreal.
if anyone was at mojam in '02 they might remember us getting 40-50 one day out of the creek bed. We never had anymore luck in later years. We must of wiped them all out!
I heard Kermit an Al Sharpton are forming a march over this.I dont think I could eat a frog sorry
Good One Tim!!
Here in michigan you can't shoot them, or spear them at nite. you can hunt them at nite with a pole and fly or have some real fun shining them from a canoe then grabing them. It takes two people and some care but it is a blast.
When we were kids we hunted them with the skinny yellow wiffle ball bats. Usually had a big ball of tape on the smashin' end too! :)
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Come on summer!!
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Nice pic Caleb. Bet it took less time to eat those frogs than it did to clean them. :thumbsup:
you got that right!
I did however come up with a system to make it quicker, but it still takes forever.
nice bucket lid there. I bet that beats cuttin a X in the lid. We cleaned about 100 in 15 minuter with pliers and a pair of tin snips.
I guess if I ever get proficient I will have to devise a method for cleaning. I may only have appetizers for a while.
Charlie we use to eat frogs many years ago and got them by gigging for them. But shooting with the bow is a good practice. Then just peel them, bread them and fry, can use a batter and deep fry them also. Very tasty. Going to have to wait a few more days untill they wake up over there.
Just finished a new book about Bow Spiking (like a gig on an arrow) fish and frogs in the Missouri Ozarks. I have shot lots of fish over the years but no frogs. Going to try it now.
Lucas
Frog was maybe my first trad kill, as a kid in Tennessee. We would wade in the water at night, look towards the bank with a flashlight, and shoot at their glowing eyes. We took turns on the bow and the flashlight. Carried them in a burlap sack.
Now, I think of all the cottonmouths in those ponds that we waded around in!