Will Beasley Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 How much are you getting for your shot birds and is that price for fresh or frozen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 :< We only get 10p frozen and 15p fresh and have done for the past 2 years. There is only 1 game dealer for miles though and he has got us by the proverbial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 Our local gamedealer is paying 20p for fresh,doesn't want frozen hope he does soon my freezer is full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Pieman Posted October 16, 2003 Report Share Posted October 16, 2003 Only one dealer takes them locally, for 20p each - fresh or frozen. He only takes 600 per month on a 'first come first served basis'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 We get 20p fresh and frozen but only really supply them in big numbers in the spring and summer, our game dealer does come and collect them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 I've got a teacher at school who buys breasts and rabbits off me. I just chasrge him a couple of quid for a few breasts and a brace of bunnies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted November 11, 2003 Report Share Posted November 11, 2003 Just got our new winter prices- 30p for a pigeon fresh or frozen and they'll collect. on the other hand the estates are only getting 20p for a Pheasant!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sniper Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Gents, It looks like summer has come early round here in West Yorkshire. That is we have just started getting 10p a fresh bird ....5p frozen. With a round trip of 45 miles to the nearest dealer I know of, it is getting to the stage where you question taking 20-30 in. :blink: I know that selling them is not the be all and end all, but I think their figures should be a bit higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyni Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 20p-25p per fresh bird ney frozen ones as we havn't a freezer big enough Problem is he's the only one around and is 50+ miles away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 I get 50p each for mine fresh and £2.50 for a head shot bunny but then again I supply them to a local restaurant on an "as available basis" I am not going to tell where it is though! FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyni Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 I tried the restaurant line lsat autumn for pheasants and pigeons but once they knew that they where shot with lead they declined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tody27 Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 I once read that in the early 1900's when grouse was a huge delicacy the top London hotel and restuarant owners bought pigeons and crows for a good price and pretended they were grouse- the diners either didnt realise or they were to polite to say anything! :blink: tody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 :< 8.pence pigeon,25. pence rabbit,£2.50.hare,50.pence pheasent :blink: .that's why my freezer is full not worth the round trip of 20 miles :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddeer 40 Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Big diffirence in prices! Here are the prices we get in Belgium. Pigeon (young) 80-90 pence pigeon (old) 40 pence rabbit 2 £ duck 2 £ hare 7-9£ pheasant male 4-6 £, female 3-4£ when I leave England after a shooting week, I try to take as much game as possible with me to get some money back. For the moment no shooting allowed until september, so we start fishing. all the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 seriously at those prices, it may well be worth someone looking into shipping them out in bulk... someone somewhere is making akilling!! I think the problem is not all that many people actually eat game, pigeons or rabbits in the UK unlike it france/belgium. P.S. shooting game (and anything else for that matter ie crows, foxes etc..) in holland has now virtually completely ceased hasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddeer 40 Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 there are firms who import game from England. And those make huge profits. I can only speak for Belgium where game is top menu in restaurants during the hunting season. Shooting during the whole year is not possible. It is even not the same as in England. You only can hunt here. Therefore you have to do an written and pratical test. The test goes about smal & big game, the practical shooting includes shotgun& rifle. If you succeed, starts another problem, it is not possible to hunt on land, smaller than 40 hectare. Now it is almost impossible to find that for beginners, therefore most of us joines a hunting group. Hunting time is short and from year to year we lose some species to shoot. You may not hunt crows & magpies, but it is stil allowed to exterminate them to protect crops & nesting smal birds. Fox we stil can hunt for a few months, but I think it wil be one of the last years. Lamping, rimfire & silencers are forbidden! Be glad you live in England!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Be glad you live in England!! Amen to that Reddeer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Or even better, SCOTLAND. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATTBEDS Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 hi guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted April 15, 2004 Report Share Posted April 15, 2004 how many do you want just 1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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