What to do with the carcasses?

[Tim.243]

Understand some people really hammer hinds and want every particular day possible, but at least over here by say start of February Its pretty much over for us yet most of our stags remain antlered until midway into march at least.

Seems like some careful selection could be considered in about that time of year too for the non mature beasts? Sure, they might not be tiptop shape regarding muscled carcasses, but at least if anything there not rutted out and stink and at least there not end of the rut carcasses either where there skin and bones.

Sol, which 1/2 would you select as the only cross this field when they want to, then over to rape/bean field,
The H/Seat is 100yds away? I say 1-2 as they might leg it when the first one goes over! My self it would be the 2 heaviest then into the G/Dealer
as there are other stalkers in the area.

 

[Quixote]

Go and shoot 1

Good advice. The main benefit of this is that you'll very quickly know if you ever again want to shoot another

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

I do want to butcher a big stag one day, i know it will be a ball ache, i know ill regret it. Ive no shortage of roe, cwd, munty but i think it would be a bit of fun

Fair play that man, make sure you have a good bottle of mouth wash close to hand

Once you start, you’ll need it for moral support

 

[shakey jake]

Fair play that man, make sure you have a good bottle of mouth wash close to hand

Once you start, you’ll need it for moral support

I think if i prepare for an entire weekend, with plenty of supplies i should cope

 

[Sheamus]

I do want to butcher a big stag one day, i know it will be a ball ache, i know ill regret it. Ive no shortage of roe, cwd, munty but i think it would be a bit of fun

Let me know when? I can supply one that's around half a ton..

 

[shakey jake]

Let me know when? I can supply one that's around half a ton..

The troll wont like you mocking him, be prepared to be reported

 

[Tim.243]

The troll wont like you mocking him, be prepared to be reported

Jake.... wont has a ' won't

 

[spurs14]

Ah, that’s good to know. What’s the hunters number? I’ve checked my dsc1 and it does state I have large game handling.

Hi just a quick five bibs worth of, make sure you have trained hunter and not just the large theory game meat handling , a lot of dsc1 courses didn’t do the full course some did , check to bd safe , cheers

 

[Tommy_gun]

I don’t wish to dampen the OP’s enthusiasm, but they are a BALL ACHE!

There is a lot to be said for shooting the more manageable species that’s for sure.

I would much rather there be Muntjac on the fields for me to cut my teeth on but they’re not there yet. They’re not far away though so it’s only a matter of time.

In the meantime though reds are all I’ve got. My understanding is there was a local landowner who used to farms reds and they would regularly escape, I think he got fed up and gave them up and now there’s a sizeable population roaming around.

 

[Tommy_gun]

Hi Tom,
your trained hunter number should be on your DSC certificate (possibly shown as your candidate number) if you process yourself you'll find that you suddenly have friends that will happily take some off your hands, the Mrs and kids will probably eat anything you are prepared to cook and serve up for them, if not try weaning them on to it with mince, chilli, spag bol and burgers. As others have said reds are more of a handful than fallow and the littluns' so do watch your back.

Trevor

Thanks Trevor, I think I’m going to try and process the first one for myself/ friends and family and see how it goes down. If I get more then they can go to the game dealer.

 

[75]

I think I’m going to try and process the first one for myself/ friends and family and see how it goes down.

Shoot a calf / yearling then - you'll not have any complaints about that venison and it'll be a good way to ease yourself in gently!

 

[Norfolk Deer Search]

Shoot a calf / yearling then - you'll not have any complaints about that venison and it'll be a good way to ease yourself in gently!

Good advice

 

[hendrix's rifle]

Few folk really grasp how much fun stalking reds can be until they drop a couple in some rough woodland or at the bottom of a muddy field.

Getting them out is as much a consideration as what to do with them after you have got them back to the house / farm etc so pick your shots wisely! And use any sort of mechanical aid you can get your hands on - drag trays / trailers / ramps / trolleys / hoists / telehandler... The less you physically have to handle the bloody things the better!

Correct! Hours later and a bollocking from the Mrs because I got hung up on a banking

Jimny used to skip over that bit of bog

 

[Taff]

Correct! Hours later and a bollocking from the Mrs because I got hung up on a banking

Jimny used to skip over that bit of bog

You think that’s stuck, drove across a frosted bog, by the time I had loaded 3 reds it thawed, sunk to the truck sills, had to get a forestry winch tractor to get me out engine bay was full of moss.

 

[Mike1979]

Best advice...get a Creedmoor and you will be to occupied with manscaping that you wont need to worry about the carcass as you will be in the warm making yourself look fantastic

 

[Klenchblaize]

Got me thinking if you're near water!

K

 

[SikaSeeker]

Red venison is a big no no after a slightly rutty stag was butchered, I was nearly divorced after the lasagne went in the bin.

Now they all go to the dealer

That happened me with a fallow pricket at the end of September this season.

 

[Sheamus]

Got me thinking if you're near water!
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Why does that picture not look real?

 

[wytonpjs]

Why does that picture not look real?

Pretty sure that's possibly the Ardnamurchan peninsula where some of the transfers/recovery are by boat.

 

[Klenchblaize]

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