fallen stock!

Phil fox man

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the sheep farmer on the field next to us rang yesterday to tell me one of his sheep had fallen down a 20ft drop into the Dingle and had broken it's neck.he said it's to steep to get it out and did I want to keep a eye on it for foxes.
so I went down to have a look and find a good vantage spot.
a long walk upstream from a lower access point and I found it on the bank and still warm.i just happened to have a good skinning knife and a ruck sack with me 😉.
I came away with 4 legs and some choice cuts from the outside of the carcass.
I ended up with after deboneing,
4 kg mince.
4.3 kg leg steaks.
4.1 kg cubed meat.
1.2 kg brisket.
2 kg of off cuts for dog food.
over night I slow cooked the bones,and removed the meat and made a big crock pot of lamb sag aloo .
just need to keep an eye on what left😆IMG_20250115_092255.webpIMG_20250115_100221.webp
 
I was a fairly frequent recipient of broken-legged sheep at my last house. The farmer whose land my rented place was on saw me as a free alternative to spending money on a bullet and fallen stock disposal fees. Sure, my good luck stemmed from his stinginess but once we'd established that a) I wasn't a complete mug, and b) no money was going to change hands, it proved to be a very worthwhile arrangement 😎
 
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on the ground, that's why I only took the cut's that didn't touch the ground.i made sure I didn't break the cavity till I had finished.
 
Well done that man..my gaffer thinks I'm nuts when I do the same with any I have to humane dispatch...I think he's nuts paying the knacker man! To be pedantic, you came away with 2 legs & 2 shoulders. As someone who, understandably, eats a lot of lamb, imo shoulder is best cut.
 
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