Bigbob Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Firstly 2 things A I want a moan B I think this is in the wrong section ?? When my mate was down swapping xmas cards my son asked can i get a few pheasants when your shooting the boxing day shoot ? , we got the phone call middle of xmas new year week take everything out the chiller .Well he came back with the ford ranger loaded up ,So i had the bright idea put up a posts on some sites offering them for ferret\dog food as the birds in the chiller would have been shot on the Monday and there where 6 trays of birds shot on the Wednesday as it was pouring down and the birds where wet i thought rather than chance then for human consumption just offer them explain and let folk make up there own minds Well i live in Central Scotland and the main moan is theres nothing offered here its all down England First question Will you deliver ?. No Chance Will you pluck them ? For ferrets\Dogs No chance Will you Gut Them ? As above One person 20 minutes away wanted them all for a rescue but at 20 minutes away i was too far away Anyway i gave my address out to a few folk and not one of them showed up I cleaned out my 3 freezers moved a lot of stuff and got them all in bar some ive hanging from the garage roof and will fed my ferrets them then use the birds in the freezers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Had the same thing with rabbits. Don't bother with people anymore. Except for my mate who will take the lot for his birds of prey. Certainly some wasters out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted January 3, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Aye im slow to catch on got a extra 24 last season for a guy local never picked them up and never answered my texts as usual i had my freezers brim full for summer ferret food and had 30 hanging for the ferrets as i can struggle to feed 12 ferrets all summer without paying for food LOL Then he asked me to sell him 2 ferret collars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Sign of the times? If it's not ready dressed and wrapped in plastic you can't give it away now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I always take at least a brace...two brace if partridge on any shoot I go to and then order 20 packs of three pheasants oven ready £3 a pack. Everyone I serve pheasant to enjoys it so cannot understand why more is not eaten here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 I've never had a problem breasting out birds and joining up rabbits and cramming them in my freezer. Too good to waste and not into wasting my time on people that want something for nothing without without word of thanks. Its rammed with pigeon breast at the min and they will shortly become sausages and burgers. Maybe spicy meatballs if I fancy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogger Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 They partridges i got from you were well tasty in a casserole with pheasant breasts👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratlegs Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 I had ten apple trees, lovely red eaters folks in the next village asked can we have some apples? Yes, help yourself, can't you deliver? Thought you want them, you fetch them. Some stayed on the trees till January the birds loved them Someone asked are they organic ? Yes, every one has a grub hole in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 6, 2022 Report Share Posted January 6, 2022 Not everyone is like that, after asking for shot birds a few weeks back I made a 2 hour round trip to collect 6 birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgsontour Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 If they were hungry enough they would gladly be at your door but most people want to keep their rump cheeks warm all day from the moment they manage to drag themselves out the pit mid morning I have a new-ish neighbour move in last season and as soon as I said would you like any birds the knee jerk reaction was yes, I tapped on the door with a nice brace only to be greeted with. . . . what do I do with those ( I anticipated the answer ) so had knife and ****** tray ready in my workshop, said I'll show you once and then you know how to do it. . . . . .never heard another squeak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 On 06/01/2022 at 16:47, bruno22rf said: Not everyone is like that, after asking for shot birds a few weeks back I made a 2 hour round trip to collect 6 birds. Well done, it is good to spread the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Oddly enough I had a txt from the gentleman who asked me if I could get him some Pheasants yesterday, it simply said "Had a very pleasant Pheasant yesterday!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 9, 2022 Report Share Posted January 9, 2022 Excellent article in the Saturday Telegraph on cooking and eating game. Pity we don't see more of it in our media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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