fatjoe Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 hi guys sorry guys i might sound a bit thick but new to shooting and after watching several vids on pigeon crowning,i was wondering what you guys do with the remaining carcasses once the breast has been removed, could it be stripped for the dogs or does it get binned and if so do you have any issues with the council taking away carcasses, the same goes for rabbit carcasses i suppose binning the carcasses would be ok if you only had a few but what about you guys who bag 100+ birds cheers joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr salt Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 If you get 100 + sell them. give some away . eat some feed some to dog . if you know people that keep birds of pray, give them to them. (steel shot) people that have ferretts aswell. freeze a few whole to use on pigeon magnet or flapper or decoys(on floor) (defost before!) cheers Scott sorry about spelling but you get the idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Roast them in the oven and make stock when they are browned, with lotsa lovely veg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomV Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Its fine to put the carcasses in the bin once you've breasted them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobyb525 Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 Double bin bag them....no one will know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 I bin them, bury them, put them in the compost, donate them to the local fox population and when I have a lot, I put them in black bags and take them to the Council Tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 leave them out for half a day then bag them for a couple of days Best fishing maggots you will find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted August 18, 2009 Report Share Posted August 18, 2009 bait up for mr charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazlindazza Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 I've not had much chance to shoot many pigeon lately but I find that I take a sharp knife and some sealable plastic bags and I debreast the pigeon in the field. Limits the mess at home, and I throw the carcass back into an apropriate place in the field for the foxes or whatever other wildlife may want them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted August 19, 2009 Report Share Posted August 19, 2009 I've not had much chance to shoot many pigeon lately but I find that I take a sharp knife and some sealable plastic bags and I debreast the pigeon in the field. Limits the mess at home, and I throw the carcass back into an apropriate place in the field for the foxes or whatever other wildlife may want them! That sir make's you a **** imho of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 That sir make's you a **** imho of course ?? why's that Rob. Once I've either breasted or crowned pigeons, the carcase gets taken back to bait out for foxes. What's the difference to doing it in the field? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 That sir make's you a **** imho of course why? surely its better leaving it in a hedge where it will get eaten or rot away instead of putting it in a bin bag and dumping it with other rubbish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 ?? why's that Rob. Once I've either breasted or crowned pigeons, the carcase gets taken back to bait out for foxes. What's the difference to doing it in the field? Have you ever seen 50 - 60 breasted carcases left in a field i have and so did the farmer infact the lad that did it is no longer welcome to the farm now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 (edited) Have you ever seen 50 - 60 breasted carcases left in a field i have and so did the farmer infact the lad that did it is no longer welcome to the farm now ive never even shot 50 or 60 pigeons in one day... :drinks: Edited August 21, 2009 by babbyc1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazlindazza Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I've never shot 50 in one day either. As I never have much time, I only go out for an hour or so, and just wait quietly underneath a flightline. Normally call it a day once I've got 4 or 5 birds as that's just enough for me to cook up for the family. I think it's much more hygenic to throw the de breasted bird back in the hedge or woods where it can go to some use feeding the foxes or other wildlife. If I put it a dustbin sack, depending on what day it is, I could have anything upto a week for that sack to be sitting outside my house in a dustbin which really is not nice in this heat. Plus, the times that I have actually brought them home, I have found that no matter how careful I am, I always end up with feathers all over the place from plucking the breast. Again, plucking in the field is much easier as they just blow away in the wind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry mac Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Have you ever seen 50 - 60 breasted carcases left in a field i have and so did the farmer infact the lad that did it is no longer welcome to the farm now A bit of common sense might be called for. If all you have is, say, 5 or 6 birds then chucking them under a hedgerow might not be a bad idea. Anything more than that though and I think I'd expect the farmer to be having a "quiet word" with me. The public (love 'em or loathe 'em) don't like to find heaps of mutilated birds near where they're walking fido. Especially if they find said Fido up to his ears in dead pigeons when he won't come back when called. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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