xHOUNDx 33 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 i was out with the gun yesterday with my old chap pigeon shooting, we breast out our pigeons in the field and put the breast in sandwich bags, i noticed yesterday that a lot of the pigeon breast still contained a lot of shot we obviously took that out cooked and ate the pigeon but we did think to ourselves about the toxics left behind by the shot, i've always ate fresh game shot fresh from the fields and never had any health problems after eating it but has anyone ever had any problems with game leaded up ? ATB kyle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdalejoel 669 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 do you just leave the carcasses???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xHOUNDx 33 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 the farmer has some for his cats, the rest get buried in the field mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 the farmer has some for his cats, the rest get buried in the field mate Get them in your freezer.....feed yourself and your ferrets. What a waste.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xHOUNDx 33 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 we get all the meat off them, just the bones and insides that are left out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdalejoel 669 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 the farmer has some for his cats, the rest get buried in the field mate what are you feeding your ferrets in the meantime? my ferrets thrive off wood pigeon carcasses i get from a friend, the best food you can get, full of fiber, bones and stimulatiing ripping them up... burying them ffs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdalejoel 669 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 ferrets will eat everything intestines, stomach they thrive on it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Oh i see.... Wouldn't bother debreasting the ones for your ferrets.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xHOUNDx 33 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 i eat the meat that comes off the pigeon i dont waste the meat! the ferrets get rabbit and tuna everyday, we shot 32 birds yesturday i'm not going to stick 32 pigeon skeletons and insides in my freezer like i said the farmers cats have most of the carasses anyway the rest are buried atb kyle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdalejoel 669 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 each to their own, but still a waste even if you take the breast meat. i put a de breasted carcass in and all i get left with is the breast bone, better than buying them tuna ATB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xHOUNDx 33 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 (edited) i see what your saying mate but i cant fit 32 cacasses in my freezer and after the breast and thighs have gone there not much point in taking the room up whereas i could filll it with rabbit, its not like i go out with the air rifle and take a couple then i'd gladly bring it home but we was out there to take out numbers,, i like to feed em tuna for the protein vaule mostly and its something different for em atb Edited June 3, 2012 by xHOUNDx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
torchey 1,328 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 I do the same mate only use the breasts, if you don,t want to throw the rest in with the ferrets its up to you 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 if you pluck whats left they will take up a lot less room in your freezer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charlie nelly1 142 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 if you pluck whats left they will take up a lot less room in your freezer and chop the legs of at the first joint from the foot, and chop some of the wing of, not all though as there is meat on the bottom part:) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xHOUNDx 33 Posted June 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 cheers for the suggestions but I've done it this way for years, bloody hell lads i get in enough petty arguments with the missus i use this forum to escape lol now its turning into a site for petty arguments each to their own but i'd prefer to keep real meat in the freezer instead of skeletons Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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