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Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 12 8:17 am Post subject:

matt_hooks wrote:

Rabbit is great meat, I love eating it, and nothing tastes better than food that you know the history of, and have killed/grown yourself.

I agree with that, which is why given the choice I would rather eat a home reared chicken than a wild rabbit or pigeon.
I'm very wary these days with the increased industrialisation of agriculture, & its reliance on agro-chemicals, that everything bunny & woody are eating might not be all that wholesome.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46239
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 12 3:59 pm Post subject:

bunny eats close to home so like foraging shellfish know the local hazards

the only thing i have heard of is that they can eat enough solinacii spp to deliver a toxic dose by eating a whole bunny per person

it aint common but it has happened afaik

part of hunting is observation of the environment and the implications of what you learn

at 30 m you should be very aware of what they are having for dinner

Tavascarow

Joined: 06 Aug 2006
Posts: 8407
Location: South Cornwall

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 12 6:15 pm Post subject:
I know from experience that there are certain times of year when I don't like eating wood pigeon. When they are grazing young oil seed rape plants they can be tainted with brassica flavour & now when they are eating ivy, again because of taint. You are what you eat goes for game as well as us.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46239
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Mar 08, 12 11:58 pm Post subject:
yep

Ruralnaedowell

Joined: 11 Nov 2010
Posts: 121
Location: Welshpool

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 12 2:16 am Post subject:
I would join the airgunbbs.com forum which has loads of airgun and shotgun/ rifle info,

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