ben0850 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 THe reason I've now gone the shottie route is to add to the rabbits and grey squirrels for the pot I've been getting so far. I know pro pest controllers will cull more than I these days, but I get a knee jerk reaction to wasting meat and leavind bodies littering the fields. I know nature will take its course, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. My landowners don't want corpses in their paddocks or fields or spinneys. Couldn't agree more! I shoot to control and protect my mrs family farm crops etc...I cook most of what I shoot, anything I don't keep for the pot I still use for crow decoying.. I think it's because I'm a Yorkshire lad I can't abide wasting good meat! I'm all for controlling pests but seems much more fitting to eat them too (rats excluded of course lol....Ooooooffffff I hate rats) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoTshoT-16 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 you could sell them to petshops etc or kennels?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Couldn't agree more! I shoot to control and protect my mrs family farm crops etc...I cook most of what I shoot, anything I don't keep for the pot I still use for crow decoying.. I think it's because I'm a Yorkshire lad I can't abide wasting good meat! I'm all for controlling pests but seems much more fitting to eat them too (rats excluded of course lol....Ooooooffffff I hate rats) Even left over bunny bits have their uses, they make great signal crayfish bait (yet more delicious free food). Crayfish Stirfry - 'kin delicious Duncan. :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 well looking at the fact he only has air guns he isnt going to be shooting that many is he,realy? also the way he said "i dont want to be eating pigeons do i" says he is not intersted. i think you all wasting you time with this one gents...incomeing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Up with us there are up to 8 buzzards sitting in one field! If you leave rabbits where they lay there will Be no sign of them after 12 hours.... By all means use what you can but don't tear the guy a new hole because he leaves them where they lay, as Alex said this is quite commonly the case... Nature will happily get rid of! Bet there's very few who'd eat crows! Even though they are apparently very edible! Regards, Gixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Big difference between edible and eatable! Eat what you can, I say! Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Up with us there are up to 8 buzzards sitting in one field! If you leave rabbits where they lay there will Be no sign of them after 12 hours.... By all means use what you can but don't tear the guy a new hole because he leaves them where they lay, as Alex said this is quite commonly the case... Nature will happily get rid of! Bet there's very few who'd eat crows! Even though they are apparently very edible! Regards, Gixer i made a game keeper pie once with crow magpie quirrle a couple of moles and the normal rabbits and hare it was good ile tell ya.... i was looking for a road kill badger thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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