Any Farming Country Types Here?

[Alex H]

The Duke has a mixed relationship with the locals.

He's locked horns a few times with them over plans to build loads of new houses on the outskirts of several villages - good coin in that, of course.

I know, I live in one

 

[Tin Pot]

We always have thousands of pheasants around here. When tne shooting season starts, it is nigh on impossible not to hit at least 1. They are a hazard on the roads expecially down quiet country lanes. Lots escape the hunt, they in turn breed, and then we have more of the dam things released.

And then, of course, you have to pluck them. Or, at least, get your son to do it.

 

[welsh dragon]

And then, of course, you have to pluck them. Or, at least, get your son to do it.

I don't like the tnought of eating birds that have been hung up until they are green. No thanks.

 

[Poacher]

I don't like the tnought of eating birds that have been hung up until they are green. No thanks.

Nowt wrong with that, so long as you keep the flies off. Trust me on this.

 

[welsh dragon]

Nowt wrong with that, so long as you keep the flies off. Trust me on this.

Yeah. Right. I think I'll pass

 

[jefmcg]

Peasant feeders.....

I'm not a peasant feeder, but I'm a peasant feeder's daughter.

TMN to @Tin Pot, but this is how I learnt it, so it stands.

 

[Poacher]

Yeah. Right. I think I'll pass

Fair enough. The flavour is more, er, developed if left for a week or two, but fresh pheasants make a delicious casserole with plenty of shallots and a slightly acidic sauce; orange juice is useful here.
I post this as a pescaterian, but one who's not averse to occasional roadkill.

 

[Poacher]

[QUOTE 5200555, member: 259"]They're incredibly easy to kill as they're pretty much tame birds. We used to get tons of them when we were kids and our garden backed onto a wood where they bred them.You'd have to be a really crap shot not to get any.[/QUOTE]

Catapult?

Anybody fancy a few woodpigeons? They're becoming a real pest in our back garden; they know I feed our tame blackbird and robin, and come down as soon as I open the back door.

 

[classic33]

[QUOTE 5200555, member: 259"]They're incredibly easy to kill as they're pretty much tame birds. We used to get tons of them when we were kids and our garden backed onto a wood where they bred them. You'd have to be a really crap shot not to get any.[/QUOTE]
I missed!
Only the second time I'd fired the shotgun though.

 

[classic33]

And then, of course, you have to pluck them. Or, at least, get your son to do it.

Be the Pheasant pluckers mother.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Pheasant hoppers

 

[Bonefish Blues]

That's a lot of effort to go to burying that car like that.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Impressive application. That's a helluva big lawn to mow, too

 

[welsh dragon]

[QUOTE 5200555, member: 259"]They're incredibly easy to kill as they're pretty much tame birds. We used to get tons of them when we were kids and our garden backed onto a wood where they bred them. You'd have to be a really crap shot not to get any.[/QUOTE]


I have quite a few on my land. 2 males and about 6 females. They have been here since they were released last year. We had some chicken food left over from when our chickens died and Mr WD has been feeding them, so of course they never left.

 

[jefmcg]

Anyone ever hit one cycling? One flew out of a hedge so close to my head that I ducked - not sure if it would have hit me if I hadn't ducked, but it pretty close. I would have gone down hard if it had.