burntout Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 When dealing with shot rabbits I always threw the heads, feet, tails and fur in a well sealed (2 or 3 times) bag and put them in the bin. Not such a problem when there's only 5 being done but I was wondering what you guys do with the remains of a 150 bird pigeon shoot? Whether you just breast them or pluck, gut and leave whole there is going to be a lot of spare bird left over so what is the best way to get rid of the the spares? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 30 plus go to the game dealer not my problem then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 put them in a bin bag fill it up with petrol and throw a match at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Quite alot of our dead bodies go in the bin after we have taken the breast meat off. But I do keep a few for fox bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongski Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 we had this problem but the fox will cleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 we had this problem but the fox will cleen Unless for bait not a good option to feed a hunter on your ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Unless for bait not a good option to feed a hunter on your ground we usually leave anything (crows, pigeon carcasses, etc) for the foxes. not many of the farmers i shoot for are of the "blast them all to kingdom come" type, theyre problems are usually rabbits or crows/pigeons, one even told us to leave the foxes as they were helping keep down the rabbits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 I stick them in a bin liner and chuck them in either a wheelie bin (not mine!) or a public bin. We pay for rubbish to be removed, so we might as well make the most of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Mine all go in bin bags the few i need for personal use , any excess birds go to the game dealer . But on saying that a fox got at the bags with the carcasses in one night and the bin men refused to take them, a letter was put through the door saying they shouldnt be put in the bags, no information as to where they should be put, although i had a fair idea where i wanted to put them with the community charge i was paying. What the difference is between a pigeon carcass of any other domestic consumable bird going in a bin bag is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie mac Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 just put them in bin bags and take them to the council skips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 what we dont eat, gets fed to the dogs and ferts, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud9 Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 rabbits and pigeons we preper on the field then bait up the foxs for the lads with the rimfires they asked us to bait for them which helps us keep the foxs down and gets rid of our waste but if we not seen them lamping for a week or so we just feed them to the rats or put on 1 of the many tips we have around sayin all that we dont get to many and only use air rifles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntout Posted October 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 30 plus go to the game dealer not my problem then :unsure: do they pay for them off you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 do they pay for them off you? Sort of he give's me two shells per bird :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted October 10, 2009 Report Share Posted October 10, 2009 Sort of he give's me two shells per bird so your making a loss of 3 shells per kill then? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 we usually leave anything (crows, pigeon carcasses, etc) for the foxes. not many of the farmers i shoot for are of the "blast them all to kingdom come" type, theyre problems are usually rabbits or crows/pigeons, one even told us to leave the foxes as they were helping keep down the rabbits Same here... as the farm is arable and beef cattle he's not bothered about foxes. They can help keep the rabbits down as far as he's concerned. I did however, get told off for leaving the carcasses where his dogs could (and did) find them. Although my greyhound would eat an entire rabbit quite happily (fur, bones, teeth the lot), it seems his labs are of a more sensitive disposition and spent the rest of the day throwing up. My mate's black lab though never even looks at the guts, we can gut the bunnies right in front of her and she shows no inclination to eat them. She is a gun dog though rather than a family pet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Mine all go in bin bags the few i need for personal use , any excess birds go to the game dealer .But on saying that a fox got at the bags with the carcasses in one night and the bin men refused to take them, a letter was put through the door saying they shouldnt be put in the bags, no information as to where they should be put, although i had a fair idea where i wanted to put them with the community charge i was paying. What the difference is between a pigeon carcass of any other domestic consumable bird going in a bin bag is beyond me. freeze the carcasses beforehand, then put in the dustbin the morning before collection, that way they dont give off any smells to alert foxes or dustmen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Dead pit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Dead pit! Midden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokie Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Bait up for fox with anything left over . If we have a badly shot bunny we tie them to a fence so that foxy gets used to hanging around to eat his dinner and not just bolt with it. Then we get a night out with the rifles aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 so your making a loss of 3 shells per kill then? :unsure: :lol: So you have seen rob shoot as well :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Hi mate, If you are just taking the breasts off try saveing some for decoys They work beter than shells .use them for floaters,magnets, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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