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I've been asked by one of my permission owners if I can shoot the moorhens that are "apparently" stealing duck eggs and such, causing this and that amount of trouble. Anyhow, I told him no, it's "not really my kind of thing (name)", anyhow, you can't eat them... can you?" To which he's assured me there on the list, to which I said "im sure it's only a shotgun quarry..."

 

I've been on BASC and it is on there but I'm not sure about with an airgun? And I'd probably still not really want too, but it could allow him to find someone that would, if you catch my drift.

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I have shot moorhens and coots in years gone by and eaten them. With a shotgun, no problem but with an air rifle would be tricky as the head movement on both birds would make it very hard for a head shot, that is assuming it was legal to shoot them.

 

I have never heard of moorhens taking duck eggs, I would go as far as to say that is bullsh1t Rez IMO.

 

Phil

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I have shot moorhens and coots in years gone by and eaten them. With a shotgun, no problem but with an air rifle would be tricky as the head movement on both birds would make it very hard for a head shot, that is assuming it was legal to shoot them.

 

I have never heard of moorhens taking duck eggs, I would go as far as to say that is bullsh1t Rez IMO.

 

Phil

All the answer I needed. He can shoot his own f'kin Moorhens :)

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Moorhens will take eggs, they eat all sorts of plant material, frogs, rodents as for eating no idea but on that diet i'd not rush to try it, had a discussion over a duck pond on what they would taste like, couple had tried and disliked, one ( always one ) said if skinned and cook slow tasted nice.

Def a shotgun job though esp if the owner has one :)

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I tried Water Hen and also Coot many years back as a teenager.

I put them in the oven, like you would a chicken, whilst my parents were out shopping.

Well the whole house wreaked of well cooked stagnant pond, it was that atrocious of a smell that I had to run for cover when my Dad and Mum came home,- my Dad was going to string me up :icon_eek: .

 

I did get to taste them, by the way, after my Dad had calmed down.

 

Bloody awful , they tasted exactly how they smelled :bad:

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I tried Water Hen and also Coot many years back as a teenager.

I put them in the oven, like you would a chicken, whilst my parents were out shopping.

Well the whole house wreaked of well cooked stagnant pond, it was that atrocious of a smell that I had to run for cover when my Dad and Mum came home,- my Dad was going to string me up :icon_eek: .

 

I did get to taste them, by the way, after my Dad had calmed down.

 

Bloody awful , they tasted exactly how they smelled :bad:

Has your cooking improved at all Mark. :whistling:

 

Phil

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Don't think moorhens would take eggs of any sort to be honest my money would be on rats, corvids or foxes taking eggs

I am with you on that.

 

 

Phil

 

They will and do take eggs, plus known to drown chicks, not just other birds either but will drown their own.

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I tried Water Hen and also Coot many years back as a teenager.

I put them in the oven, like you would a chicken, whilst my parents were out shopping.

Well the whole house wreaked of well cooked stagnant pond, it was that atrocious of a smell that I had to run for cover when my Dad and Mum came home,- my Dad was going to string me up :icon_eek: .

 

I did get to taste them, by the way, after my Dad had calmed down.

 

Bloody awful , they tasted exactly how they smelled :bad:

Has your cooking improved at all Mark. :whistling:

 

Phil

 

 

I`d like to think so Phil :yes: but I could guarantee Water hen and coot flavour hasn`t :no: -- minging !

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I wonder :hmm:

 

Birds as with fresh water fish for the table, - river is far better than pond/ lake. Would that be the case ?

 

Interesting point Mark, all the moorhens I shot all those years ago were taken on the River Derwent in Bakewell, Derbyshire which is a beautiful clear trout river so perhaps you have something there mate.

 

Phil

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