Kill it, cook it, eat it: a practical experiment

[Mobile Chicane]

I am a committed carnivore, yet I have decided that for the next three months, the only meat I shall eat will fall into the above category.

Lots of wood pigeons and pheasants around here - all of which look tasty.

Have air gun (and camera) apologies in advance for pictures of dead animals on the thread.

[TheEnd]

Does pouring boiling water on a Pot Noodle kill it?

[308mate]

Mobile Chicane said:

Have air gun (and camera) apologies in advance for pictures of dead animals on the thread.

You going to get them to strike a pose before you sting them with an air pellet?

[Penny-lope]

You also have a car...some road kill would make a change

[Mattt]

Pheasants you'll be lucky - but pigeons are easy prey.

[skylinecrazy]

Hmm, sounds like a good idea.

[RadoVR6]

Do it properly and get a shotgun.

[eharding]

Mattt said:

Pheasants you'll be lucky - but pigeons are easy prey.

Not a lot of meat on a pigeon though.

I've got a £5 note here that says Mobile Chicane ends up in chokey inside of a month, having been subdued by plod with a taser after freaking out with ACWS (Abrupt Carnivore Withdrawal Syndrome) and attempting to shoot a leg of lamb and a couple of nice juicy steaks with an airgun in the chilled fresh meat aisle at the local Sainsbury's.

[whitechief]

Mobile Chicane said:

I am a committed carnivore, yet I have decided that for the next three months, the only meat I shall eat will fall into the above category.

Lots of wood pigeons and pheasants around here - all of which look tasty.

Have air gun (and camera) apologies in advance for pictures of dead animals on the thread.

If you happen to be a 'crack shot' with your air rifle - I'm hoping it's at least on the limit of 12 ft-lbs, then have a go. If not then find a friendly land owner and go and shoot them with shotguns.

Delicious food; breasted out, olive oil, salt pepper, hot griddle pan

[Mobile Chicane]

whitechief said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I am a committed carnivore, yet I have decided that for the next three months, the only meat I shall eat will fall into the above category.

Lots of wood pigeons and pheasants around here - all of which look tasty.

Have air gun (and camera) apologies in advance for pictures of dead animals on the thread.

If you happen to be a 'crack shot' with your air rifle - I'm hoping it's at least on the limit of 12 ft-lbs, then have a go. If not then find a friendly land owner and go and shoot them with shotguns.

Delicious food; breasted out, olive oil, salt pepper, hot griddle pan

I am. The only way to get a clean kill for wood pigeon / pheasant with an air rifle is a good head shot. Anything else is cruel.

[DrTre]

Why not go all "Danny, Champion of the World" and drug the little pheathered pheasant?

[whitechief]

Mobile Chicane said:

whitechief said:

Mobile Chicane said:

I am a committed carnivore, yet I have decided that for the next three months, the only meat I shall eat will fall into the above category.

Lots of wood pigeons and pheasants around here - all of which look tasty.

Have air gun (and camera) apologies in advance for pictures of dead animals on the thread.

If you happen to be a 'crack shot' with your air rifle - I'm hoping it's at least on the limit of 12 ft-lbs, then have a go. If not then find a friendly land owner and go and shoot them with shotguns.

Delicious food; breasted out, olive oil, salt pepper, hot griddle pan

I am. The only way to get a clean kill for wood pigeon / pheasant with an air rifle is a good head shot. Anything else is cruel.

[speedy_thrills]

You could try some snares.

A good way to catch pheasant is to put down raises that has been pre-soaked in something with a high alcohol content. All you need to do is return every few hours to pick up the drunken birds , worked a treat for us.

[EDLT]

You could go and buy a rabbit from a pet shop if you aren't in the mood for hunting.

[whitechief]

Mobile Chicane said:

I am a committed carnivore, yet I have decided that for the next three months, the only meat I shall eat will fall into the above category.

Lots of wood pigeons and pheasants around here - all of which look tasty.

Have air gun (and camera) apologies in advance for pictures of dead animals on the thread.

Bag a Rabbit and give this recipe a try (a previous post of mine on food and drink).





Try this recipe, it is delicious. I use a good quality concentrated liquid stock.

http://www.scotlandforvisitors.com/rabbcass.php



Scottish Recipes - rabbit casserole

Rabbit Casserole recipe

Ingredients:
Either joint a whole fresh rabbit or 6-8 rabbit joints
seasoned flour
2oz butter
1 large onion(sliced)
2 bacon rashers (streaky-diced)
1 tablespoon demerara sugar
1 tablespoon mustard
1 pt chicken stock
A bayleaf
Salt & pepper
Chopped fresh parsley



Method:
Wash the joints in fresh cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper/towel and roll in the seasoned flour. Pre heat oven to 300F. Melt the butter in a flameproof casserole dish and brown the rabbit pieces. Add the onion and bacon and cook for 2-3 minutes. Mix the sugar and mustard into the stock and pour this over the rabbit. Add the bayleaf and season to taste (with the salt and pepper).


Bring slowly to simmering point, cover then place in oven to cook for 1&1/2 to 2 hours (until meat is tender). Sprinkle the casserole with the chopped parsley (this is optional). This shoudl serve between 4 and 6 people.

[eharding]

EDLT said:

You could go and buy a rabbit from a pet shop if you aren't in the mood for hunting.

My sister's father-in-law did his RAF aircrew survival training in the early 1970's - maybe things are different now, but back then the 'kill a rabbit and eat it' part involved several very large, fat and ultimately delicious flopsie-type domestic bunnies being liberated in front of the (by now, very hungry) aircrew survivalists; it ended badly for the rabbits.

[Mobile Chicane]

speedy_thrills said:

You could try some snares.

A good way to catch pheasant is to put down raises that has been pre-soaked in something with a high alcohol content. All you need to do is return every few hours to pick up the drunken birds , worked a treat for us.

That has to be a uniquely Kiwi way of doing things (I spent a year in Wellington) ....

[speedy_thrills]

Mobile Chicane said:

speedy_thrills said:

You could try some snares.

A good way to catch pheasant is to put down raises that has been pre-soaked in something with a high alcohol content. All you need to do is return every few hours to pick up the drunken birds , worked a treat for us.

That has to be a uniquely Kiwi way of doing things (I spent a year in Wellington) ....

We don't have pheasants.

[Mobile Chicane]

speedy_thrills said:

Mobile Chicane said:

speedy_thrills said:

You could try some snares.

A good way to catch pheasant is to put down raises that has been pre-soaked in something with a high alcohol content. All you need to do is return every few hours to pick up the drunken birds , worked a treat for us.

That has to be a uniquely Kiwi way of doing things (I spent a year in Wellington) ....

We don't have pheasants.

True. Possums? Don't fancy eating those

[Mobile Chicane]

[quote=whitechief
Bag a Rabbit and give this recipe a try (a previous post of mine on food and drink).

Try this recipe, it is delicious. I use a good quality concentrated liquid stock.

http://www.scotlandforvisitors.com/rabbcass.php

Scottish Recipes - rabbit casserole

Rabbit Casserole recipe

Ingredients:
Either joint a whole fresh rabbit or 6-8 rabbit joints
seasoned flour
2oz butter
1 large onion(sliced)
2 bacon rashers (streaky-diced)
1 tablespoon demerara sugar
1 tablespoon mustard
1 pt chicken stock
A bayleaf
Salt & pepper
Chopped fresh parsley



Method:
Wash the joints in fresh cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper/towel and roll in the seasoned flour. Pre heat oven to 300F. Melt the butter in a flameproof casserole dish and brown the rabbit pieces. Add the onion and bacon and cook for 2-3 minutes. Mix the sugar and mustard into the stock and pour this over the rabbit. Add the bayleaf and season to taste (with the salt and pepper).


Bring slowly to simmering point, cover then place in oven to cook for 1&1/2 to 2 hours (until meat is tender). Sprinkle the casserole with the chopped parsley (this is optional). This shoudl serve between 4 and 6 people.

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Thanks for the recipe... I'm hopeful of some tasty rabbit kills