How do I dispose of bulk carcasses?

[wilf007]

Just a quick question as I am looking at expanding into decoy shooting, What do I do with all the dead crows, pigeons etc? I have no problem when rough shooting, as we either eat or dispose of in the hedge, as we generally only shoot a few. I am not sure what I would do with a few hundred. Any advice ?

 

[Morkai]

Or in a barrel burn.

 

[shakey jake]

if you pick them up it has to be legal method of disposal of waste. no one should advise you to dump in a ditch or on a bonfire. if the landowner wants free pest control waste dissposal should be their problem

 

[HonestJohn]

If you don’t have an outlet via dealer/other, don’t shoot them. IMHO

 

[Morkai]

Removing and disposing of dead wild birds

How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.

www.gov.uk

 

[wilf007]

Think I might just stick to the ones we eat !! as usual a complete minefield

 

[chriswjx]

2 options I've seen folk do.

First one is to find local falconry guys, they're apparently very happy to take bulk off shooters. BUT must be steel shot, however from what I've heard (from a falconer) they are willing to pay a premium for good birds.

Second is a lot more legwork but if you join the Facebook group "Giving Up the Game" and advertise any time you have excess, assuming you're not in the arse end of nowhere, things go fairly quickly.

If you don’t have an outlet via dealer/other, don’t shoot them. IMHO

This was discussed on one of the pigeon shooting Facebook groups. Consensus was most in favour of if you're shooting for pest control/farmer wants them not to be hammering his crop, then you've got to shoot them, even if you need to throw the excess in the skip. Maybe different if it's your own land, but the majority of replies on there were of the opinion that if they didn't shoot just because the meat would be wasted, then they'd be losing their permissions faster than you could blink.

 

[finbar]

Ferrets eat most of crows wood pigeons & pillow cases pheasants
When you got kits in can strip flesh quick

 

[Tim.243]

Just a quick question as I am looking at expanding into decoy shooting, What do I do with all the dead crows, pigeons etc? I have no problem when rough shooting, as we either eat or dispose of in the hedge, as we generally only shoot a few. I am not sure what I would do with a few hundred. Any advice ?

Ask the land owner as shooting a "few hundred" is quite a feat also at todays prices a big cost. If it is corvids then make sure your have a place to dump them on the farm. Pigeons can go to a game dealer, a local ferret rescue centre takes as many as you can give her.
Days like this need great consideration as how they are looked after with several hrs of shooting the birds need keeping in the shade which in turn is a lot of work.

 

[wilf007]

Decoy shooting does really need some planning and preparation

 

[Nickb]

if you pick them up it has to be legal method of disposal of waste. no one should advise you to dump in a ditch or on a bonfire. if the landowner wants free pest control waste dissposal should be their problem

Bottom of ditch out of sight

 

[Nickb]

Removing and disposing of dead wild birds

How to dispose of dead wild birds or ask for them to be removed.

www.gov.uk

Relates more to bird flu not shooting healthy pest birds.

 

[Will the chippy]

Muck heap. Tell the farmer to go cover them over.

 

[Klenchblaize]

This thread is a great reminder that shooting - for the most part - is the easy element of deerstalking and vermin (rabbit and pigeon) control.

K

 

[tomgsp]

I have a local dog food factory that takes a lot off me.

 

[BenBhoy]

If you don’t have an outlet via dealer/other, don’t shoot them. IMHO

Crows??

 

[Morkai]

Relates more to bird flu not shooting healthy pest birds.

Its about as close as the gov site will say. The one chap I shoot for just wants them left where they fall.

 

[Bowland blades]

If you don’t have an outlet via dealer/other, don’t shoot them. IMHO

Can you tell us anyplace you can sell dead crows ? Feral pigeon ? first and foremost they are pests and they have no use or market . Now i 100% get use what can be used but a lot of pest control is about things that cannot be used . What next ? Fox burgers ?

 

[willowbank]

Can you tell us anyplace you can sell dead crows ? Feral pigeon ? first and foremost they are pests and they have no use or market . Now i 100% get use what can be used but a lot of pest control is about things that cannot be used . What next ? Fox burgers ?

I used to think that about Grey Squirrels but now they are considered a delicacy by some

WB

 

[Bowland blades]

I used to think that about Grey Squirrels but now they are considered a delicacy by some

WB

Squirrel i find too dry and fiddly to skin but the yuk musky taste is often from bad butchery around the glands. Unless its a big day on them , i dont bother and then its just the saddle and rear legs.