Guest Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 hi there question do you fellow pigeon shooter in Norfolk know where I can sell fresh or frozen woodys there used to be plenty but every year seem to disappear or phone number no longer works cheers des Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Getting like hens teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 51 minutes ago, la bala said: Getting like hens teeth. found a lot of butchers will not take anything in fur or feather now ...some sort of regulation that to meet it requires a lot of investment on the butchers behalf..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 16 hours ago, ditchman said: found a lot of butchers will not take anything in fur or feather now ...some sort of regulation that to meet it requires a lot of investment on the butchers behalf..... Its a bit sad for the big bag boys ditchman, I wonder where it will all end, farmers will still want pigeon shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, la bala said: Its a bit sad for the big bag boys ditchman, I wonder where it will all end, farmers will still want pigeon shot. Take a spade lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) There used to be a buyer in Postwick near Norwich called the Game Agency, ph.01603 432610, but I phoned her 2 weeks ago, she offered me 5 pence each for frozen , Bambridges in Watton green near Wymondham 01963 881895 , will take them but last lot I took in I got 10 pence each for frozen, they pay a bit more for fresh but not much, last year I was getting 25 for frozen and 30 for fresh, in 1970 I was getting 40 pence each plus discount on all my cartridges, The irony is as the value of shot birds plummets the cost of cartridges rockets up out of control, even the farmers cant afford to give out free cartridges for their regular pigeon men anymore. If you are a reasonable shot you may get 150-180 birds with 250 shots, so even on the better numbers 180 birds will net you 18 pounds, where as your slab could have cost you anywhere from 45 up to 60 pounds, and that's not factoring in the travel costs and replacing equipment, we know why we do it and its not for the money that's for sure. Last week I gave 50 to a friend who eats them, crowned 10 for my freezer , Marsh man took about 100 to Bambridge but barely covered petrol money, and I took about 30 small or damaged birds to the tip, It breaks my heart to see them wasted but what else can we do, I cant even find local pubs or restaurants who would take them, and I just invested in another big freezer ready for the winter glut ( that's a joke ) but have not even bothered plugging it in, Its a strange coincidence that just when demand for them drops off, so do the numbers showing over my permissions, I have not had a decent day out in over 3 weeks, in fact the last time out, last Wednesday, I spent two hours watching various possible spots before giving up and going home without even getting my gun out of the slip, Perhaps its for the best, If they don't show I wont be shooting them so no wasted meat.I will just have to go back to the clay's ( again ) Edited October 30, 2018 by lakeside1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Its a bit of a conundrum, If regular shooters refuse to shoot them and dump them, many permissions will change hands. Farmers will want them shot whatever, and there will i think, be people prepared to shoot them and leave them in the nearest ditch. Its a sad situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, la bala said: Its a bit of a conundrum, If regular shooters refuse to shoot them and dump them, many permissions will change hands. Farmers will want them shot whatever, and there will i think, be people prepared to shoot them and leave them in the nearest ditch. Its a sad situation. I couldn't even consider giving up my permissions when they are so hard to find, changing down to cheaper and perhaps more inferior cartridges is an option and in the meantime lets hope world food shortages will mean an eventual rise in bird value, fingers crossed. Edited October 30, 2018 by lakeside1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, lakeside1000 said: There used to be a buyer in Postwick near Norwich called the Game Agency, ph.01603 432610, but I phoned her 2 weeks ago, she offered me 5 pence each for frozen , Bambridges in Watton green near Wymondham 01963 881895 , will take them but last lot I took in I got 10 pence each for frozen, they pay a bit more for fresh but not much, last year I was getting 25 for frozen and 30 for fresh, in 1970 I was getting 40 pence each plus discount on all my cartridges, The irony is as the value of shot birds plummets the cost of cartridges rockets up out of control, even the farmers cant afford to give out free cartridges for their regular pigeon men anymore. If you are a reasonable shot you may get 150-180 birds with 250 shots, so even on the better numbers 180 birds will net you 18 pounds, where as your slab could have cost you anywhere from 45 up to 60 pounds, and that's not factoring in the travel costs and replacing equipment, we know why we do it and its not for the money that's for sure. Last week I gave 50 to a friend who eats them, crowned 10 for my freezer , Marsh man took about 100 to Bambridge but barely covered petrol money, and I took about 30 small or damaged birds to the tip, It breaks my heart to see them wasted but what else can we do, I cant even find local pubs or restaurants who would take them, and I just invested in another big freezer ready for the winter glut ( that's a joke ) but have not even bothered plugging it in, Its a strange coincidence that just when demand for them drops off, so do the numbers showing over my permissions, I have not had a decent day out in over 3 weeks, in fact the last time out, last Wednesday, I spent two hours watching various possible spots before giving up and going home without even getting my gun out of the slip, Perhaps its for the best, If they don't show I wont be shooting them so no wasted meat.I will just have to go back to the clay's ( again ) so what do you do with the crows, magpies, squirrels, foxes and anything else that you shoot and cannot sell or eat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 I only shoot pigeons, that's all I've done since I was 15 and could carry a shotgun, never really been interested in anything else although I have tried several types of shooting, just never got excited about anything like I do when decoying pigeons. If I do get a few crows I drop them off at the farm for the manager to string up over drilling's, I don't waste cartridges on magpies jays or squirrels unless asked to help clear them on specific shoots, but I rarely see any out on the marshes where I tend to spend most of my time. If I came home and told the misses I had shot a fox or deer I think she would turn the gun on me so better safe than sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeonshooter12 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Game dealer here in Suffolk paying 60p for fresh pigeon at the minute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Pigeonshooter12 said: Game dealer here in Suffolk paying 60p for fresh pigeon at the minute Well thats a great deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 strange this, I always thought those across the water couldn't get enough of our pigeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Pigeonshooter12 said: Game dealer here in Suffolk paying 60p for fresh pigeon at the minute Really? I do find that hard to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeonshooter12 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) wild meat company Blaxhall suffolk give them a ring spoke to them yesterday 60p each for fresh Edited October 30, 2018 by Pigeonshooter12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluboy Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Not many about these days mate and if there are they give nothing for them they are nearly as tight as the farmers I used to shoot thousands for a year lol. If I find a good one I will let you know ps if they pay 60 a bird that is a very good price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeonshooter12 Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 Yep was 50p last week now 60p ive never known to be this much ,but only paying 10p frozen though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 18 hours ago, Pigeonshooter12 said: wild meat company Blaxhall suffolk give them a ring spoke to them yesterday 60p each for fresh Thats a useful contact, I am only 45 miles away from them which is only a little farther than my trip to Bambridge in watton green, pity the frozen price is still low but thats a great price for fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 60p a bird is a million dollars compared to what i'm getting. Nowadays I take my fresh birds to local pubs/ gastro/ restaurants. The last lot i shot (46) were as fresh as a daisy and still warm. I pilled them in the motor and the head chef took them in exchange for a few pints of Lacons. A pigeon breast salad in this place is 11.95 !! 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 22 hours ago, Pigeonshooter12 said: Yep was 50p last week now 60p ive never known to be this much ,but only paying 10p frozen though The price for shot pigeons were always at the height during the game shooting season mainly because pigeon shooters had less access to land to go on and the demand was greater than the supply , although having said that , I have never had 60p or 50p come to that in Norfolk , I have got some receipts from the 80s for 40p fresh and 30p frozen , they will and do go up and down in price but I doubt if we will see 30p for frozen pigeons in the near future or for ever come to that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeonshooter12 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Now paying 80p a bird fresh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 11 hours ago, Pigeonshooter12 said: Now paying 80p a bird fresh I might have to go decoying this weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 34 minutes ago, motty said: I might have to go decoying this weekend! At that price motty you wont be the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluboy Posted November 11, 2018 Report Share Posted November 11, 2018 Well if any one wants a spare gun I would be up for it used to average nearly a hundred a trip so am fairly clued up but ime in Suffolk now and I don't know to many people this way he who dares and all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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