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Facebook has a few groups on for those interested in either:_
A) Supplying game that they have shot and don't want - give away free or for some money
B ) Those interested in connecting with those in Group A
A) Supplying game that they have shot and don't want - give away free or for some money
B ) Those interested in connecting with those in Group A
The main game shooting organisations were proudly claiming, a few years ago, that 40% of birds shot was reaching the table and that they were working hard to increase that. Unfortunately for game dealers, it's just not worth them preparing and selling it on when a large portion of that 40% is given away and the public know the rest is dumped.
I just don't think the modern family have an appetite of any sort for Game.
I'm not a purist on it in anyway , your body , put what you mostly like in it.
But I dislike food waste.
I'm not a purist on it in anyway , your body , put what you mostly like in it.
But I dislike food waste.
....aye, and it's called 'sport'.....
To hunt for the pot is another thing entirely.
I might need to edit this post out; it's verging on offensive to some, isn't it ?
To hunt for the pot is another thing entirely.
I might need to edit this post out; it's verging on offensive to some, isn't it ?
Just finished our last pheasant pie last night. Yum yum, but no more beating for me this year.
johnnytheboy
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Check out “Giving up the game” on facebook, always loads to buy or trade.
The main problem is the game is in feather or fur and the cognitive dissonance between that and the product bought in the supermarket, it’s not the appetite for the meat more the lack of appetite to deal with game in feather or fur!
The main problem is the game is in feather or fur and the cognitive dissonance between that and the product bought in the supermarket, it’s not the appetite for the meat more the lack of appetite to deal with game in feather or fur!
Big fan of game meat, From squirrel to venison, Pigeon to pheasant...i'll eat it all. (crow included, its the fillet steak of the bird world)
Big fan of tinned fish atm too. By fan i mean i spent £24 on 3 tins (Icelandic cod liver, Icelandic Monkfish liver, And smoked blue mussels) A friend is also big on that stuff, being a fellow fisherman, and he turned up with some squid, stuffed with its own tentacles, in its own own ink. Ate that with some trepidation.... but it was really nice.. All about the Umami.
People need to think with their taste buds. Not with their eww part of the brain.
Tongue is nice.I've been biting my tongue
Made some nice Tacos the other day.
As Hillbill would say ' banging '
Dunno about if its just that- Game certainly does carry some unique flavours ( hence tasting 'gamey' ) over over meats - I could see why a mum trying to convince her Children to try and like it ( unless introduced at an early age ) may have a bit of a up hill struggle.
I think there are probably some people whom would happily pay top dollar for game at a restaurant but not want to entertain cooking and eating it at home. Maybe they feel its a little unconventional and are not comfortable with cooking it.
That 'game' smell is most un-necessary. The days when meat literally hung for weeks on end, (tales about pheasant being fit to eat only when the maggots ate through the neck 
) are no longer necessary. We have good refridgerated storage, without chopping blocks of ice out of rivers and lochs.
Fresh venison doesn't taste gamey, neither does pigeon, or pheasant. Grouse needs care cleaning 'cos the insides stink of what they are, but otherwise....it's just meat, not headed onto the rancid meat.
Fine for those who want that game taste, but like blue cheese, it's not to most everyone's taste.
) are no longer necessary. We have good refridgerated storage, without chopping blocks of ice out of rivers and lochs.Fresh venison doesn't taste gamey, neither does pigeon, or pheasant. Grouse needs care cleaning 'cos the insides stink of what they are, but otherwise....it's just meat, not headed onto the rancid meat.
Fine for those who want that game taste, but like blue cheese, it's not to most everyone's taste.
Rabbit - I was raised on it - and that was big hutch raised stuff not true wild Wabbit - it definitely has a smell too it.That 'game' smell is most un-necessary. The days when meat literally hung for weeks on end, (tales about pheasant being fit to eat only when the maggots ate through the neck
Fresh venison doesn't taste gamey, neither does pigeon, or pheasant. Grouse needs care cleaning 'cos the insides stink of what they are, but otherwise....it's just meat, not headed onto the rancid meat.
Fine for those who want that game taste, but like blue cheese, it's not to most everyone's taste.
Can't remember the last time I saw any pub/restaurant offer what is the most basic of game animals on its menu.
We have an Indian restaurant near us (well, 20 miles away, that's near in this area) that serves a pheasant curry - not surprising really as it's an Asian bird Several serve venison but the one that did do rabbit stew closed years ago. We do often see quail on menus but, quite frankly, that's like eating a thrush!
Several serve venison but the one that did do rabbit stew closed years ago. We do often see quail on menus but, quite frankly, that's like eating a thrush!
Our local regularly has wood pigeon on the menu, one of my favourites.
The last time I saw rabbit on the menu anywhere (outside the Winter Moot) was in Fuerteventura. That is strange, now you mention it, as there are millions of them about the place.
Surprised Wetherspoons hasn’t spotted an opportunity for cheap pies or something. I think people would be more receptive to it if it was widely available and budget-friendly, whilst sounding a bit posh.
The last time I saw rabbit on the menu anywhere (outside the Winter Moot) was in Fuerteventura. That is strange, now you mention it, as there are millions of them about the place.
Surprised Wetherspoons hasn’t spotted an opportunity for cheap pies or something. I think people would be more receptive to it if it was widely available and budget-friendly, whilst sounding a bit posh.
I was in a rabbiting group for several years, but unfortunately the older farmer that organised it passed on recently. We used to go out with the ferrets, purse and long nets on Sundays all through the winter, on land that we were asked to ‘attend to’. No dogs, no guns, but ethical dispatch. I quite miss it.
We all tried the rabbits but you’d need at least a couple to get any kind of meal out of them. The cleaned uneaten rabbits were frozen and then sold on to a local zoo as fresh meat. The wife and I tried some rabbit in Spain and it was good, but fiddly and you did need to enjoy garlic!
We all tried the rabbits but you’d need at least a couple to get any kind of meal out of them. The cleaned uneaten rabbits were frozen and then sold on to a local zoo as fresh meat. The wife and I tried some rabbit in Spain and it was good, but fiddly and you did need to enjoy garlic!
I dont eat wild rabbit but buy tame rabbit when I am in spain would buy it here but no one sells it...when I was a kid nearly 60 years ago we had tame rabbit once a week......the game dealers used to send to france but since brexit not so much last year they was paying £5 for a hare £3 for a muntjac hardly covers cost of bullet.....I recently bought 3 muntjac for the freezer £25 the lot can't get a leg of lamb for that
There was also an outbreak of Rabbit Heamoragic (spelling?)
[hemorrhagic] Virus two years back which severely reduced rabbit numbers round here. It had around an 80% death rate, but the animals died in their burys. Linky
The other issue for the sale of game was the introduction of traceability for all food products. I believe that this imposed a previously unknown expense into the whole process, which many/most small concerns couldn’t afford.
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