Grives - what do you think?
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Fosbery Holster
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Only disgust.
Dunwaters
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There’s a better case to be made for the sustainability of shooting of blackbird and thrush than of snipe and woodcock.
They enjoy higher numbers, greater breeding range and are multi brooded.
I personally don’t want to do it, but I’m not used to the idea. For sure dogs will point them and flush them, maybe we should give it a go?
I draw the line at drowning fattened bunting in brandy and eating it whole and half raw.
There’s a chapter in Thomas O’ crthins “ twenty years a growing “ telling the tale of an emigration wake where the highlight of the celebration was the slaughter of the blackbird and thrushes on the island.
The men went out with sticks and sods of turf soaked in paraffin, the women plucked and cooked the bag.
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Stevie/P
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Probably should be basting in canesten rather than oil
Alhamander
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Have had them & they were delicious!
Meat is meat but for me it’s “Non merci”
We are overrun with Starlings here - get hundreds roosting in the horse barns - they cr@p in the drinkers, the feed troughs and on the hay. In a business of tiny "marginal gains" with young flat horses and the worry of infection the guys with the yard have tried owl dummies, CD's and netting to little effect....bring me a bottle of brandy!!
shakey jake
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Thats easy to solve, install a starling net.
Done a few in newmarket
Id even be willing to quote if needed
shakey jake
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I think they look good, i would definatly try that. Cant see why that is worse than killing the same number of pheasant that no one wants to eat
Not for me - I saw sparrows on sticks in Japan - turned those down as well. Swan on the other hand - I’d give that a go!
Foxyboy43
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Made a couple of father and son good friends whilst on holiday in rural Languedoc - common language was shooting. We sent them a typical Xmas card that year and visited them again the following Summer whilst on holiday. Bless them they invited us for a family BBQ during which they remembered our card - you know the form - holly, mistletoe, snow and the frontispiece was a robin - splendid; they were most impressed.
Then they explained that the Rouge Gorge (robin) was a particular favourite in the area - five at a time on a brochette (skewer) bbqed over grapevine roots - never thought of robins the same since…
Then they explained that the Rouge Gorge (robin) was a particular favourite in the area - five at a time on a brochette (skewer) bbqed over grapevine roots - never thought of robins the same since…
Below the crossbeams?
shakey jake
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With out seeing, id say that would be the best way
Bo Diddley
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Certainly a European tradition that should be upheld. Folks who participate should do so in moderation (difficult sometimes).
As long as something is eaten, I don't have much of a problem. Like shakey has said, plenty of pheasants that need eating through the season, maybe start with those first before I think of tucking into the resident Robin....
I'm a bit of a hypocrite as I shoot a few squirrels, which I'm told are nice eating, and I've never developed the stomach to try
Edit: On the subject of eating as many gamebirds as you can, try panko breadcrumbs with some Jamaican Jerk seasoning mixed in. Slice the breast quite finely, and you almost have Kentucky Fried Pheasant. I can't stop eating it
As long as something is eaten, I don't have much of a problem. Like shakey has said, plenty of pheasants that need eating through the season, maybe start with those first before I think of tucking into the resident Robin....
I'm a bit of a hypocrite as I shoot a few squirrels, which I'm told are nice eating, and I've never developed the stomach to try
Edit: On the subject of eating as many gamebirds as you can, try panko breadcrumbs with some Jamaican Jerk seasoning mixed in. Slice the breast quite finely, and you almost have Kentucky Fried Pheasant. I can't stop eating it
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Good idea - I'd been thinking pigeon spikes but would be very expensive will the amount of beams. Thank you. I would ask you for a quote but in wrong country!
shakey jake
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Happy to help if you want to pm me, spikes wont solve and be expensive
Thanks, will PM you a couple of photos when I have a minute for an opinion Appreciate that.
That was one of my colleagues nicknames - for that reason.
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