wol the hunter Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 WHY DO A LOT OF SHOOTERS SAY TO NON SHOOTERS THAT THEY ONLY SHOOT WHAT THEY WILL EAT. I SHOOT VERMIN AND PEST SPECIES OF WICH ALOT CAN MAKE GOOD EATING,NOT FOR ME .I PAUNCH ALL OF MY KILLS AND LEAVE OUT EITHER FOR BAIT OR THEY JUST GET EATING UP BY CORVIDS FOXES,ETC IS THIS WRONG?THE FARMERS DONT THINK SO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gibby Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 I must confess, i dont either, i would be having rabbit for supper every other night otherwise, must say i do try to freeze what i get, to give away and all that... but not all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wol the hunter Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 THANKS FOR SAYING SO.I DO SOMETIMES FREEZE PIGEONS AND USE THEM AS DECOYS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 Can you not take capslock of as its classed as bad manners to SHOUT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJaxeman Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 If it is pest control then it is up to you, you are doing what you are there to do what you do with the outcome is up to you so to speak dont take any pressure off anyone. (Eat or not is up to you, just take away from shoot to keep client happy so to speak) Jas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I eat my most of my Pigeons make a great stir fry. But the farmer asks that i leave a few out for the Kites. Mind you the blackies get left to feed Charlie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wol the hunter Posted January 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 sorry hawkeye im a bit mutten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenbears10 Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Guys I think the idea is that you're not just killing things for sport if you eat it. Pest control is one thing but Joe Public living in a big city just don't realise that rabbits can be vermin and the farmer is actually breaking the law by not controlling them so it is eaiser to explain if you eat what you shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I don`t eat foxes or corvids,but everything else(barring a couple of deeks for the rotor)end up eaten by the family,friends,ferrets and dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 All our Wildfowl and Game is eaten. Pigeons, Rabbits and Hares are sold to the game dealer. Foxes, Crows and Feral Pigeons are dumped. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I don`t eat foxes or corvids,but everything else(barring a couple of deeks for the rotor)end up eaten by the family,friends,ferrets and dogs. I am with you Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin.45 Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 If they 'were' healthy then pigeon/rabbit/hare get eaten either by my family or neighbours. Anything that I don't look at as normally edible gets left for the fox or buried. Up until 2 years ago all the rabbits/hares shot used to go whole to a neighbour who paunched and cooked or they went to his ferrets. But I made a resolution to now paunch and freeze everything I shot if it is in good condition and edible. I just felt that I 'owed' it that at least. If you see what I mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 sorry hawkeye im a bit mutten B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nildes Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I don't eat fox or rat but just about everything from Squirrel to Canadas will go in the pot if the meat's not shot up or contaminated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browningstalker10g Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 unless i use them as bait i eat as many rabits as the belly will take, rabit pie, stew, roasted, anything thats tastes good, again the same with pigeons, ducks geese, if its healthy then ill try and eat it and i usualy succeed, im tempted by fox....i know i know grose, but well the belly tells me what to do, what the city type dosent realise is that things like rabits rnt cute little fat bunnies in hutches but the breed like mad, and i dont think theyd be singing the same tune it the rabbits burrow was undermining his house foundations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTMS Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Eat all apart from corvids Tried monkey snake ants grubs etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 i do my best to see that everything i shoot , trap , net , snare gets eaten , even rooks and crows go to the ferrets , the only things that don't get eaten are moles and foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc M Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Rats, corvids, ferals and squirrels get whizzed for the foxes/badgers/whatever wants them, but woodies and rabbits come home with me for the pot. I've never been fortunate enough to have permission over land infested with eadible quarry, and am yet to experience the delights of decoying pigeon to the 12 guage, so currently I only shoot what I need for a good curry/pie. And the end of the day I find hunting fun, and that's the way I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wol the hunter Posted January 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 nice one mark m. it is fun and and i aggree thats the way i like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 I eat everything I can (tried fox) and what I cant eat is passed on to those people that paid the price for defending this country in the past. Everything else left near a fox earth that I am trying to bushwack. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browningstalker10g Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 thats the spirit, i dont find shooting is about how much you shoot, the enjoyment is in the days events, spending time with like minded people and having a good lunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 I feel very guilty if i dont eat what is edible that i shoot. Love hares at the moment, when hung for 4 days and then cooked slowly on a solid fuel cooker, their hard to beat. :blink: I sell the foxes to a fella who skins them and ships them off to places where fur is appriciated. I eat everything thats edible and try and make the most out of things that are not. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 I can say with hand on heart that I eat what I shoot. I havent time to go shooting nearly as often as I would like, so even after a good day I freeze a load and will have used most of it before I get another decent bag. Either that or I am too rubbish to shoot more than I can eat! I should add that this only applies to pigeons and rabbits. I dont eat corvids, rats, ferals or bits of broken clays! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 i eat everything i shoot but rats ,foxes , corvids, magpies , and jays although my friend does eat jays and i am tempted. flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted January 21, 2006 Report Share Posted January 21, 2006 I eat most things I shoot apart from fox, corvids and rats. I'm a keen fly fisherman and tie my own trout flies. Useful apendages are the blue feathers fron Jays (Silver invicta), goose feathers for sawyers goose nymph, pheasant tail for the pheasant tail nymph, woodcock for the woodcock and orange, hares mask for the hares ear nymph, squirrel tail for nymph dubbing and dry fly tails. Moorhen, starling and mole ( never shot one but a friend did on a croquet lawn) can also be put to good use. Deer hair is also used extensively by fly tiers. I own a lovely priest made out of antler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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