Venison sausages anyone ??

[Time Waster]

Do keep up at the back, there!

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/venison-sausages-anyone.301243/#post-7352746

If it is a good idea it is good enough to mention twice. Venison sausage casserole would be nice I reckon.

Are you now drooling at the thought of it?!!

Someone said mushrooms (see I did reread it after posting), would you use normal mushrooms or something a bit stronger? Even chestnut mushrooms might be better with venison in a casserole. Any other mushroom better with the strong venison flavour??

 

[Time Waster]

I am not a fan of goats. I remember a primary school visit to a historic house and in the garden there were two tethered goats keeping the lawn down. One was a right vicious thing, knocked one kid flying. The other was so friendly except it took a liking to my coat and was eating the bottom corner with the zxipper on it. Before I realised it had managed to swallow it almost to the armpit!! I had to pull it out of its mouth.

I live across the road now from where my Gran used to live. At the end of her garden was a bank with t train line on it. She would see red deer all the time. She got sick of cvhasing them off her garden. In the end she learnt which plants they would not eat and planted them in her garden. She would buy a new plant and if it lasted the week she would fill her garden with it. If not then she tried another plant type. BTW roses were hit and miss. Some varieties were very tasty to them, others never got touched apart from a couple of nibbles to taste it.

I have no idea what plants worked out for her so I cannot advise further, but it is possible to have a nice garden even with deer visitors. It just takes a bit of a journey to find out what lasts!!

 

[presta]

Goats.

 

[Alex321]

Goats.

Good job I'm WFH today. That had me laughing loudly, would have looked a bit odd in the office.

 

[T4tomo]

I need to do something about the little sh*ts who keep decimating my roses and herb planters. Muntjac is quite tasty, apparently...

I can confirm it it, a friend of a friend had a similar problem, and the friend had rifle and the friend of a friend had a muntjac problem no more.

I was pleased to be involved in the removing the evidence chain, as he knew I liked game and had removed a few pheasant of dubious traceability in the past (a portion of which would be returned to said friend hidden under pastry by way of thanks).

I received text one evening to say "bambi is in the locker" and the next day picked up a tesco carrier bag containing a muntjac hind leg from the office communal fridge! It made a lovely stew / ragu.

 

[Reynard]

I don't think anyone would worry too much out here if one, oh, dragged itself into my hallway with a broken leg or some such... I am not sure whether shooting a non-native species comes under different legislation or not. Pigeons and rabbits, you can bag all year round. I really ought to learn how to shoot properly.

It's at times like this that Oldwheels' absence is keenly felt. He was the expert on such matters.

 

[Alex321]

I don't think anyone would worry too much out here if one, oh, dragged itself into my hallway with a broken leg or some such... I am not sure whether shooting a non-native species comes under different legislation or not.

No, non-native species are treated the same under the law.

• “deer” means deer of any species and includes the carcase of any deer or any part thereof;
• [F26“species” includes any hybrid of different species of deer]

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Isn't there something about roadkill

where if you hit it yourself then you are not allowed to take it away

but if someone else hits it then you "just come across it" then you can take it away and eat it???

I seem to remember a friend who lived in the country telling me this a while ago

 

[Alex321]

Isn't there something about roadkill

where if you hit it yourself then you are not allowed to take it away

but if someone else hits it then you "just come across it" then you can take it away and eat it???

I seem to remember a friend who lived in the country telling me this a while ago

I've certainly heard that, but I've never actually found the relevant law.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I've certainly heard that, but I've never actually found the relevant law.

It was also rumoured that "some people" in that area used to drive around at night in pairs!!

 

[T4tomo]

https://www.countydeerstalking.co.uk/deer-stalking-seasons-in-england-wales

there is no closed season for muntjac so they are fair game (pun intended) from 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset, provided you have permission from the landowner and your gun is licensed. If its in your garden, then you give yourself permission

https://basc.org.uk/deer/advice/deer-stalking-code-of-practice/

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

https://www.countydeerstalking.co.uk/deer-stalking-seasons-in-england-wales

there is no closed season for muntjac so they are fair game (pun intended) from 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset, provided you have permission from the landowner and your gun is licensed. If its in your garden, then you give yourself permission

https://basc.org.uk/deer/advice/deer-stalking-code-of-practice/

I used to know a family where the bloke was a well know "outdoor person" - he got work where he could find it - oftne from the local landowners gamekeeping, rearing chicks and all that sort of stuff
He was also well know for breeding and training good hunting dogs - black labs mostly

They had very little money but had 3 large chest freezers in a shed outside - all full of meat
Due to his contacts he had permission to hunt over most of the local estates adn his family was probably one of the best fed in the area!

He knew the laws and regulations better than most - and probably how well enforced they were!!

Nice bloke - bit weird - but very genuine

 

[Time Waster]

I heard that about roadkill, but what is the law about house kill? We get a lot of birds flying into windows and dying. Mostly small birds but occasionally wood pidgeons and today our first Pheasant!! Can we eat it legally? We did not hit it, it hit our window. We just came along and found it (after hearing the loud bang of it happening).

It is a fair old size male I think. It got our terrier';s attention when I picked it up. She was shaking violently in excitement. I think she got a few bits of pheasant from my parents once when they looked after her so I think she knows the smell!!

Mind you we are about to go away so I suspect it is a bin job. We do not have time to pluck and can't leave it anywhere while away or take it with us. My query about legality of taking it for the pot is out of interest... this time that is!!

 

[Gwylan]

Skin it. Gut it, slap it in the freezer.
Butcher it, two legs and 2 breasts, if you have time.
Always seems a shame to chuck those beautiful feathers.

 

[Time Waster]

No time. I offered it to the neighbours but they weren;'t interested. Looks like a bin job. We don't ahve time to pluck it now and can't even give it away.

The young couple next door would probably take it but not seen them and won't as we will be away before they come back I think. They keep livestock so are probably ok with this sort of prep.

It is a shame to waste a good house kil bird. Hey, maybe the next one!!