Catch, Cook and EAT - INVASIVE SPECIES Episode 1
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Date: 2019-09-10
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dhession64
We call them crawdads around these parts, but any little stream or creek (I would consider what you were in the latter, not quite the size of a river but bigger than a stream, though there are some creeks around here that are more on the small river scale. but I digress) will have them in it. Most if not all the running water here (NW Indiana, USA) has runoff from the fields and will have pesticides, herbicides, etc. so we try not to eat the critters from them. There are places where industrial waste has made its way into the water so we avoid eating anything caught downstream for many miles from that. I don't like messing with them because of the claws; those darned things HURT And we call the black vein a mud vein here. You can find them in shrimp as well, and are just as undesirable. Pick those little beggars out, by golly. It's a shame to see the non native species invading your waters. The Asian carp is doing this hemisphere no favors, as well as the zebra muscles being a bane to the Great Lakes area. We all hope the carp don't get in the Lakes, though they may have made it to the watershed by now. The Lakes' ecology will be devastated by this fish. I was wondering if Dustin was using Old Bay seasoning in his boil. ? Whatever you used, I'm sure it was delicious; at least your expressions over the food gave me that impression. Enjoy, have fun and keep up the good work.
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We call them crawdads around these parts, but any little stream or creek (I would consider what you were in the latter, not quite the size of a river but bigger than a stream, though there are some creeks around here that are more on the small river scale. but I digress) will have them in it. Most if not all the running water here (NW Indiana, USA) has runoff from the fields and will have pesticides, herbicides, etc. so we try not to eat the critters from them. There are places where industrial waste has made its way into the water so we avoid eating anything caught downstream for many miles from that. I don't like messing with them because of the claws; those darned things HURT And we call the black vein a mud vein here. You can find them in shrimp as well, and are just as undesirable. Pick those little beggars out, by golly. It's a shame to see the non native species invading your waters. The Asian carp is doing this hemisphere no favors, as well as the zebra muscles being a bane to the Great Lakes area. We all hope the carp don't get in the Lakes, though they may have made it to the watershed by now. The Lakes' ecology will be devastated by this fish. I was wondering if Dustin was using Old Bay seasoning in his boil. ? Whatever you used, I'm sure it was delicious; at least your expressions over the food gave me that impression. Enjoy, have fun and keep up the good work.
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Justin Reeper
( White-clawed Crayfish )Native crayfish are protected under European (EU Habitats Directive) and UK (Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 as amended) legislation. As a consequence, it is illegal to take from the wild or offer for sale native crayfish without a licence. In England, a licence to handle native crayfish must be obtained from Natural England, and trapping of any species of crayfish requires licensing from the Environment Agency. Non-native Crayfish( Signal Crayfish ) were introduced into the UK from Sweden in the early 1970s for farming, to supplement the declining Scandinavian crayfish market. However, since the early 1980s the keeping of any species of non-native crayfish has been subject to strict regulation in England. Under the Wildife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended, it is an offence to release, or allow to escape, any non-native species into the wild in the UK except under licence. The Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996 (as amended, made under the Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980, makes it an offence to keep any crayfish in England and Wales, except under licence (with specific exemption areas for signal crayfish.
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( White-clawed Crayfish )Native crayfish are protected under European (EU Habitats Directive) and UK (Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 as amended) legislation. As a consequence, it is illegal to take from the wild or offer for sale native crayfish without a licence. In England, a licence to handle native crayfish must be obtained from Natural England, and trapping of any species of crayfish requires licensing from the Environment Agency. Non-native Crayfish( Signal Crayfish ) were introduced into the UK from Sweden in the early 1970s for farming, to supplement the declining Scandinavian crayfish market. However, since the early 1980s the keeping of any species of non-native crayfish has been subject to strict regulation in England. Under the Wildife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended, it is an offence to release, or allow to escape, any non-native species into the wild in the UK except under licence. The Prohibition of Keeping of Live Fish (Crayfish) Order 1996 (as amended, made under the Import of Live Fish (England and Wales) Act 1980, makes it an offence to keep any crayfish in England and Wales, except under licence (with specific exemption areas for signal crayfish.
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William Wallace
The reason they have lost their claws is an evolutionary adaptation. Having left North America and settled in a socialist country they no longer need defensive weapons. All joking aside, I grew up in Louisiana where catching crayfish is a right of passage. Get you some netting and attach it to two metal wires to make a net. Tie some pork belly in it and plan on catching a lot more. Cook with corn, onion and red potatoes with a good Cajun seasoning. Plus plenty of light beer.
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The reason they have lost their claws is an evolutionary adaptation. Having left North America and settled in a socialist country they no longer need defensive weapons. All joking aside, I grew up in Louisiana where catching crayfish is a right of passage. Get you some netting and attach it to two metal wires to make a net. Tie some pork belly in it and plan on catching a lot more. Cook with corn, onion and red potatoes with a good Cajun seasoning. Plus plenty of light beer.
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Ben's desert adventures
Hey Mike. The center fin on the tail. If you give it a twist one way then the other while the shell is on, you could pull that intestine right out. You guys should get some traps for them and just put some cheep dog food orncat food in the trap. You will love how many you can get and there are a number of meals you can make with them. I prefer them make them like a scapi and fettuccine sauce with noodles.
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Hey Mike. The center fin on the tail. If you give it a twist one way then the other while the shell is on, you could pull that intestine right out. You guys should get some traps for them and just put some cheep dog food orncat food in the trap. You will love how many you can get and there are a number of meals you can make with them. I prefer them make them like a scapi and fettuccine sauce with noodles.
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HG-1
You should get a crayfish catcher and put a small tin of cat food suspended in it. Put it in the river and leave it for about an hour or two and then see what you get. Also put them into clean water for around 10 minutes to flush out their internals before cooking. Only eat the ones with a curly tail and not the ones with a flat tail. The ones with a flat tail will give you a really bad stomach.
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You should get a crayfish catcher and put a small tin of cat food suspended in it. Put it in the river and leave it for about an hour or two and then see what you get. Also put them into clean water for around 10 minutes to flush out their internals before cooking. Only eat the ones with a curly tail and not the ones with a flat tail. The ones with a flat tail will give you a really bad stomach.
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Bud Cowart
We eat lots of crawfish here in Southeast Texas. Ive never seen one without claws Throw in lemons, lime, garlic, onions, corn, sausage, and potatoes. We also boil asparagus and cabbage occasionally. Lots of Louisiana crawfish boil mix will light you up Also, I add 1 stick of butter per 40lbs. It helps the gut sack come out easier. Lots of good stuff in the heads, too Great video.
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We eat lots of crawfish here in Southeast Texas. Ive never seen one without claws Throw in lemons, lime, garlic, onions, corn, sausage, and potatoes. We also boil asparagus and cabbage occasionally. Lots of Louisiana crawfish boil mix will light you up Also, I add 1 stick of butter per 40lbs. It helps the gut sack come out easier. Lots of good stuff in the heads, too Great video.
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Eye of the Tiger
G'day Mike, very nice catch n' cook. We have yabbys here in oz that can apparently grow to around a foot long. Best I've done is a 7-ish incher on a piece of old meat tied to a rope with string. A drop pot or crab net is the go, but nowhere near as much fun. I reckon purging is worth the effort and I do a chilli and lime sauce like you might have with prawns. Cheers Duke.
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G'day Mike, very nice catch n' cook. We have yabbys here in oz that can apparently grow to around a foot long. Best I've done is a 7-ish incher on a piece of old meat tied to a rope with string. A drop pot or crab net is the go, but nowhere near as much fun. I reckon purging is worth the effort and I do a chilli and lime sauce like you might have with prawns. Cheers Duke.
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TheVodec
If you are going to cook mudbugs you need to throw some corn on the cob, red potatoes and garlic into your mix. Those spices that you have in the brine for the bugs will season up your veggies. Have a little melted butter to dip into and then you really do have a feast. Well, that is how we do it in Texas. Though our bugs are probably a little spicier than what y'all were eating.
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If you are going to cook mudbugs you need to throw some corn on the cob, red potatoes and garlic into your mix. Those spices that you have in the brine for the bugs will season up your veggies. Have a little melted butter to dip into and then you really do have a feast. Well, that is how we do it in Texas. Though our bugs are probably a little spicier than what y'all were eating.
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Matt
The dark vein as you call it is the crayfishes bowel containing waste. Easy way to get it out. Crayfish have three paddle like hard fins at end of the tail, pull them apart and grab middle one, crack to the left then right and pull out slowly backwards. It will come away along with the waste sack in one piece. Easier than messing about peeling the tail then digging to get it out.
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The dark vein as you call it is the crayfishes bowel containing waste. Easy way to get it out. Crayfish have three paddle like hard fins at end of the tail, pull them apart and grab middle one, crack to the left then right and pull out slowly backwards. It will come away along with the waste sack in one piece. Easier than messing about peeling the tail then digging to get it out.
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Southern Wanderer
In the U. S. South, we call them Crawdads. Suck the tails describes eating the tail, which is the only part we eat. You cook them like lobster but eat them like shrimp. I've tried them and they're not bad at all. We once bought batches from a place outside of Charleston, S. C. where they're raised in pools.
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In the U. S. South, we call them Crawdads. Suck the tails describes eating the tail, which is the only part we eat. You cook them like lobster but eat them like shrimp. I've tried them and they're not bad at all. We once bought batches from a place outside of Charleston, S. C. where they're raised in pools.
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