Smoking Whole Pheasants

[mipete]

Has anyone done this? If so I would like to find out some details. How long in the smoker and what temp? Do you put any seasoning on it? Can you smoke pheasants that have been frozen? Any answers to these questions will be appreciated. Thanks

[duckdevil]

What I've done in the past is brine the whole, skinned bird for 8-12 hrs, then pin strips of bacon over the breasts and smoke them at around 200 degrees F for 2-3 hrs. I've used apple wood before, and am currently trying alder. You can also baste it with something if you want...I like a soy sauce and honey mixture.

DD

[Frantz]

I have done two years ago. I marinated them in the brine mix with some hickory smoke (liquid) and then just smoked them at about 200 for a couple hours until the legs started getting good and dry. The breast turned out great, the legs were a little chewy, but it was all good.

[Bingo boy]

I don''t have a smoker , but asked my local grocier if they would smoke a phez and they said they would.
When I come back from out west , I'm going to try it.

[outdoor junkie]

What do you brine it in?