goats galore

[jigsaw 11,899]

I dont eat them much but the young ones are really nice and tasty Lab,its just the smellie billys you wouldnt even want to handle. :sick:

[scent 509]

nice to see that their are rifle lads out that dont just shoot anything that moves.Great respect for your quarry shown jiggy even if it was out of laziness

[jigsaw 11,899]

Thanks scent,lol.The ould age is geting on top of me.

[CarraghsGem 92]

for those who havent tried goat meat... tastes just like lamb but more tender! sickened myself eating it all the time this winter.

you have to remember to only eat nannys under 2yrs (under 18mths preferably) or puck (male) kids under 5mths

after that they get awful bitter tasting.

its a leaner carcass than lamb, hard to skin but well worth the effort

[jigsaw 11,899]

I took some saddle from the freezer from an immature female yesterday and to be honest theres more flesh on my fiveskin I cut what I could off of it and am going to pan fry it tommorow.I must remember to ask their ages before i shoot them next time carrigs Have you shot a few in yer time by any chance?I spoted what I thought (and still think)was a very young nanny but it was preggers for certain.Theyre droping kids all over the place at the moment.

[CarraghsGem 92]

  On 15/02/2011 at 22:19, jigsaw said:

I took some saddle from the freezer from an immature female yesterday and to be honest theres more flesh on my fiveskin I cut what I could off of it and am going to pan fry it tommorow.I must remember to ask their ages before i shoot them next time carrigs Have you shot a few in yer time by any chance?I spoted what I thought (and still think)was a very young nanny but it was preggers for certain.Theyre droping kids all over the place at the moment.

 

you can tell at a glance

its easy to tell a goatling from a mature nanny

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

couldent you trat them like deer, ie wait untill you have mother and young worked out take the young them mother, its not nice but it keeps the farmer happy.

p.s ime very very jealous!

[jigsaw 11,899]

P K,I can at any point do that,but I think shooting a tiny kid is very distastefull,now shooting a medium to decent sized kid,well thats a different matter.I have the farmers very happy and in the next few weeks I'll get into them again big time.Carrigs its hard when your cross eyed answer the question,have YOU shot a few in yer time,lol.

[CarraghsGem 92]

  On 15/02/2011 at 22:44, jigsaw said:

P K,I can at any point do that,but I think shooting a tiny kid is very distastefull,now shooting a medium to decent sized kid,well thats a different matter.I have the farmers very happy and in the next few weeks I'll get into them again big time.Carrigs its hard when your cross eyed answer the question,have YOU shot a few in yer time,lol.

 

not many considering i dont own a firearm, been out more than a few times with lads that do and bred more than a few dairy goats, i'll point them out to you if you like! not rocket science

[lanesra 3,994]

Cracking post L , get yourself a pack horse like they use to fetch the deer off the hill in the highlands

[Guest thebigdog]

great read lad

[whin 463]

had alpine goat meat , young one, pretty tasty had it minced in buritos and casseroled good meat ,dog of mines got one with side of head and held it till i got in and dispatched older one wasnt as good ,dogs ha dit over in no time,they catch afew with stag hounds over buy they soon sort them out ,feral

[jigsaw 11,899]

F

Lanersa,theres no pack horse born yet that could walk where I go,the thing I dread is if I twist or break an ankle,id never be found for days Whin none of my dogs will look at the goats,I have them broken to sheep and they cant make out what to do with them plus the dogs cant run up there anyway with fallen trees,ridges lumps of limestone and tall grasses.Carregs I was only kiding(boom boom)go to see the ladies up for a bit of sport.My missus wouldnt get out of the van up there never mind handle a dead one.