WildfireV2's questions about whether life in Canada is better?
#46
Re: WildfireV2's questions about whether life in Canada is better?
Like Shard, I'm in the UK, and in the South East. There are actually a lot of us on the forums that live in the UK having been in Canada previously, so don't assume that everybody on here left the UK decades ago!
I can only see fields and trees from my window, and most days don't see a living creature other than a deer or guinea fowl crossing the garden, no urban sprawl where I am.
I can only see fields and trees from my window, and most days don't see a living creature other than a deer or guinea fowl crossing the garden, no urban sprawl where I am.
#47
Re: WildfireV2's questions about whether life in Canada is better?
I have got some in the freezer, and pheasant, and other local creatures! We're very 1950's about it in our house though, hubby shoots it and I cook it until it tastes nice.
#48
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You know it was 22 years ago i was getting 5 quid for a wild rabbit in that shop & 15 quid for a hare lol I was doing so much of that i had Hull Cartridge Company delivering my cartridges in a case of 1000 lol (my dad knew the drivers)
#49
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mmm me too if it tastes good and i spotted while out with the 12 bore it was food lol Just makes a nice change to bought meat ? Plus before i got my class 1 at 21 i was a butchers cutter in a traditional butchers shop in a small town so can make short work of a dear lol
You know it was 22 years ago i was getting 5 quid for a wild rabbit in that shop & 15 quid for a hare lol I was doing so much of that i had Hull Cartridge Company delivering my cartridges in a case of 1000 lol (my dad knew the drivers)
You know it was 22 years ago i was getting 5 quid for a wild rabbit in that shop & 15 quid for a hare lol I was doing so much of that i had Hull Cartridge Company delivering my cartridges in a case of 1000 lol (my dad knew the drivers)
#50
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hmm theres quite a few brits east of winnipeg who have hog roasts (big piglets) and a canadian guy kills them by stabbing them in the heart then prepping them at their homes lol Or he did he passed away himself last year. Surprising what you can get away with out in the boonies. Some said they where going to ask me to take over that one but i moved away.
Last one was a 50th birthday i was at and that big piglet tasted awesome
Last one was a 50th birthday i was at and that big piglet tasted awesome
#51
Re: WildfireV2's questions about whether life in Canada is better?
hmm theres quite a few brits east of winnipeg who have hog roasts (big piglets) and a canadian guy kills them by stabbing them in the heart then prepping them at their homes lol Or he did he passed away himself last year. Surprising what you can get away with out in the boonies. Some said they where going to ask me to take over that one but i moved away.
Last one was a 50th birthday i was at and that big piglet tasted awesome
Last one was a 50th birthday i was at and that big piglet tasted awesome
#52
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What do your children think of that ?
#53
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Try to get it to the grill or whatever while it still has its natural body heat, you wont believe how good it tastes if you manage that without refrigerating it.
#54
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They're fine with it (although it did take my daughter - who adores animals, wants to be a vet and I suspect will be a veggie when she's old enough to choose) a while to get her head around it.
But they're very matter of fact about things like that usually, we live in the farmhouse of a working farm (the farm isn't ours though, but it surrounds us) and know that the calves they go and stroke every day soon become Aberdeen Angus burgers, the 5000 pheasant, partridge and guinea fowl chicks they help to feed are being reared for shoots, etc. The last time we hatched some ducklings I had to kill one and they both wanted to watch me do it!
But they're very matter of fact about things like that usually, we live in the farmhouse of a working farm (the farm isn't ours though, but it surrounds us) and know that the calves they go and stroke every day soon become Aberdeen Angus burgers, the 5000 pheasant, partridge and guinea fowl chicks they help to feed are being reared for shoots, etc. The last time we hatched some ducklings I had to kill one and they both wanted to watch me do it!
#55
Re: WildfireV2's questions about whether life in Canada is better?
They're fine with it (although it did take my daughter - who adores animals, wants to be a vet and I suspect will be a veggie when she's old enough to choose) a while to get her head around it.
But they're very matter of fact about things like that usually, we live in the farmhouse of a working farm (the farm isn't ours though, but it surrounds us) and know that the calves they go and stroke every day soon become Aberdeen Angus burgers, the 5000 pheasant, partridge and guinea fowl chicks they help to feed are being reared for shoots, etc. The last time we hatched some ducklings I had to kill one and they both wanted to watch me do it!
But they're very matter of fact about things like that usually, we live in the farmhouse of a working farm (the farm isn't ours though, but it surrounds us) and know that the calves they go and stroke every day soon become Aberdeen Angus burgers, the 5000 pheasant, partridge and guinea fowl chicks they help to feed are being reared for shoots, etc. The last time we hatched some ducklings I had to kill one and they both wanted to watch me do it!
I can't walk past the fish counter at Sainsbury's without getting an earful!
#56
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Good way for pheasants is a .22 air rifle with hunting pellets and a torch at night, they perch in trees, put the torch light on them and they freeze, take your time aiming for a head shot and one pellet kill, just pick off as many as you want, just don't let the game keeper catch you lol
How did you kill the duck ?
How did you kill the duck ?
#57
Re: WildfireV2's questions about whether life in Canada is better?
Good way for pheasants is a .22 air rifle with hunting pellets and a torch at night, they perch in trees, put the torch light on them and they freeze, take your time aiming for a head shot and one pellet kill, just pick off as many as you want, just don't let the game keeper catch you lol
How did you kill the duck ?
How did you kill the duck ?
I think this might just win the 'thread most taken off track' award, sorry OP. You've not posted for a while but do come back and get your thread back on track if you wish!
Last edited by christmasoompa; Feb 27th 2015 at 9:08 pm.