Toby Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I was just wondring what you guys do with the quarry such as rabbits and squirels which are more than you can eat? Do you sell them to a butchers? if so how much do you get? With the ones that you prepare and eat, what do you do with the skins? Can they be made in to some sort of cured fur that could be used for things like a fur coat? (please note, i dont want a rabit coat I'm just wondering. If you dont use the skins for curing then what do you do with them? Cheers, Toby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 Skins are binned,the meat in the freezer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) Pigeons and squirrels go in me. The extra rabbits i have no room for go to the butcher a £1 each Edited January 1, 2009 by Browning GTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazkb Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 eat most of it, i suppose it's part of why I do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart92 Posted January 1, 2009 Report Share Posted January 1, 2009 me dog hedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 I sometimes keep a whole rabbit in the freezer to use another time as bait for crows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Try a couple of Chinese restaurants in your area - I used to take mine to one, and they'd take the bunnies in exchange for a couple of nice chow meins! Guy behind the counter used to love his rabbit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Never waste it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Attempt to cook and eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Mine go in the freezer, and when there's too much it gets given out to family and friends who like to eat game. I didn't realise that people eat squirrel I have seen the odd post but didn't think it was widely eaten. I am not squeamish with food and tend to try anything within reason; I don't know if squirrel appeals though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 Most of my rabbit used to go to elderly freinds and aquaintances. Some still do but I also now sell to a butcher that cuts it up and puts in a shrinkwrapped polystyrene tray, sticks a WILD RABBIT label on it and sells it at markets. The occasional messy one gets left around for other wildlife - which some times will get a bullet too. I predict more of it will be used for bait if my FEO says yes to .204 for vermin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 Squirrel, Pigeon & Rabbits are eaten by cats, dogs, ferrets, friends, nieghbours, myself. It's very very hard to find a spare what shall I do with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted January 3, 2009 Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 all the pheasants, partridge, duck, geese and rabbits are prepared and put in my freezer along with as many pigeons as i need the remainder of the pigeons go to the game dealer, game meat is far nicer and cheaper than intensively reared meat keep as much as you can mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaker Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 Not really come across anyone who didn't eat what they shot......nothing better this time of year than a rabbit in the slow cooker mmmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybucket Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 except from charlies if don't eat it i don't shoot it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) 95% of my pigeons go to the game dealer. I like to eat summer corn fed birds , but do not like the taste of winter rape fed birds. I get 25p per bird. Edited January 4, 2009 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigstevouk Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Well what my family and i don't eat my hawks, owls, and dogs have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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