unapalomablanca Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 how much can i expect to be paid for fresh pigeon. do you normally have to sell the butchers loads. will i cover my cartridge costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 how much can i expect to be paid for fresh pigeon:- 25 - 35 pence depending. do you normally have to sell the butchers loads:- depends how many he wants will i cover my cartridge costs:- depends how good a shot you are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Sell to restaurants and you'll get around £1 a pigeon crown. Don't faff about with feathering them. You can crown a pigeon in less than 20 seconds with practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peejay Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 how much can i expect to be paid for fresh pigeon:- 25 - 35 pence depending. where do you get them prices mate? our local gamedealer--bestwicks- only give 15p fresh or frozen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Got two options round here,local pigeon is 15p and rabbit 30p during winter months only,or if we travel for an hour round trip we can get 50p all game fresh or frozen :blink: all year round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Sell to restaurants and you'll get around £1 a pigeon crown. Don't faff about with feathering them. You can crown a pigeon in less than 20 seconds with practice. Really? we can get them from the game dealer at that price whole and plucked ,so we can use the rest of the bird to make stock or consemme. just thinking maybe he does us a good price as he knows i shoot and sometimes sell them to him. Give me a minute and I will call one of my friends and see how much hes paying for them nick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendersons Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Ok i called him and he said he is just buying breasts off the bone and paying £1.00 each :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Ok i called him and he said he is just buying breasts off the bone and paying £1.00 each :blink: Even easier then. Rip the feathers back on the chest and slice a knife against the breast bone. Easy :blink: and no need to open the bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 i get 1.75 a crown for pigeons from the butcher in my village, easily covers the cost of cartridges, and sometimes fuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 how much can i expect to be paid for fresh pigeon:- 25 - 35 pence depending.where do you get them prices mate? our local gamedealer--bestwicks- only give 15p fresh or frozen? He was asking about selling to butchers not game dealers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 yeah but u cant sell to a butcher unless they have there game dealer license, at which point they become a game dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) I've no idea whether they need a licence or not to buy pigeons. What I do know is that you will get more per bird selling fresh direct to a butcher, pub or restaurant than weighing them in at a game dealers. I used to get double per rabbit from my local butcher than a game dealer paid and three to four times the going rate for leverets. Edited July 5, 2010 by UKPoacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wids Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Does anyone have any suggestions of where to take shot pigeon to around the harrogate area and say surrounding 10 miles? Butchers only seem to want them now and then and not that many at a time Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 how much can i expect to be paid for fresh pigeon:- 25 - 35 pence depending.where do you get them prices mate? our local gamedealer--bestwicks- only give 15p fresh or frozen? He is doing you then as he pays us 25p fresh or frozen plus he has a nice drive to pick them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 He is doing you then as he pays us 25p fresh or frozen plus he has a nice drive to pick them up same price place i take em 25p fresh or frozen but different game dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 I get paid 25p per bird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soontjen Posted July 25, 2010 Report Share Posted July 25, 2010 i was told 15p per bird left them mount up when i got 120 they told me ..o they are only 10p at the moment wished i'd have cooked them for the dog's ,,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonsterandmerlin. Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 I dont know about all this sell to the pub or butcher as stated pubs etc cannot buy direct from shooters though the back door can they??? . All part of the traceabilty etc. Getting 25p per birds in my area . OTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 If you process the birds in any way it is YOU the hunter who needs all the relevent meat hygene qualifications and a registered and inspected astablishment to process the birds. If you don't you are breaking the law! It's much easier just to sell them on unprocessed in the feather. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 28p frozen and 30p fresh to roger quality foods, fairford. willo game offered be 24p and 25p on saturday as the CLA fair. £1 a rabbit. but he will collect if in the area as he is in shropshire. Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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