Smoked Wild Pheasant

Total Time: 36 hrs Preparation Time: 30 hrs Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pheasant, cleaned with skin
• 1 cup salt
• 1 cup sugar
• water

Recipe

• 1 in a large non-metallic container combine sugar and salt with enough water to cover bird.
• 2 add bird and let bird set in brine for 24 hours.
• 3 drain.
• 4 let bird air dry on paper towels for 1 hour while preparing smoker.
• 5 smoke in electric smoker (according to manufacturer's directions) for 6 hours using 3 pans of sawdust (or per smoker's directions).
• 6 ***if air is cool it may take longer for bird to be cooked through***.
• 7 test for doneness by moving bird's leg--the bird's legs will move freely when done.