Originally Posted by beretzs
Weren’t they nicknamed the “ribeye in the sky”. Might be mixing it up with another bird though.

Yep, you got the correct bird.

When I was a graduate student living in Manitoba, I ate dozens of them every year and I can see why the discrepancy among eating reports!

After a year, all mature birds look alike and some of them evidently live a bloody long time, judging from how tough they can be!

Fortunately, it is easy to identify the young of the year before you shoot and EVERY ONE OF THOSE I've shot has been nice and tender.

If the bird has a "two tone" head, don't shoot it - it could be very old. Shoot the one with uniform colored heads, they are the young of the year, and are tender!

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John