It's a pleasure to hear that some people still value the old country ways
Bettina. My folks used to shoot and all that jazz, and I've tried pretty much
everything, as my folks also felt that the sporting element had to be
justified by not killing just for the sake of it. The dogs used to eat the
majority. I personally Don't like Rabbit, Pigeon and a plethora of other
game; some people do, including my wife.
That, I believe is mostly why such things are not eaten more; it's an
acquired taste, it's gone out of fashion, also most people don't themselves
hunt, and wild game really isn't cost effective as a market. But, I quite
happily eat all sorts of other animals, including Pigs, Cows, Chickens, Fish
etc.. Horse is superb, eaten plenty of that in the low countries ... I'm a
carnivore (I don't eat cars though), I'm an omnivore, I like eating bits of
trees, shrubs and herbs.
People have funny hang ups. I often wonder why certain sections of society
don't eat Pork or sacred Cow ... am I right there ... I can understand that
historically, before the advent of freezers and especially in hot countries,
that Pork could essentially be a killer due to what we now understand to be
harmful bacteria, but things move on ... What do Squirrels taste like? ... I
sort of envisage they might taste a little bit nutty. Trout from the river
Mole near Gatwick tastes of aviation fuel!
Merry Christmas All!
Ron Howe
Planning Tree Officer
Mole Valley District Bouncy Castle
-----Original Message-----
From: Bettina Broadway-Mann
[mailto:bettina.broadway-mann@xxxxxxxx.gov.uk]
Sent: Fri, 23 December 2005 10:57
To: UK Tree Care
Subject: RE: Deer protection and hunting
I go rabbiting with ferrets every other weekend through the winter, catch
just enough for me and the ferrets to eat (freezing some as well) and then
sit down to a rabbit stew / pie / curry / etc happy in the knowledge that the
meat is organic, free range and humanly dispatched. As well as getting
outside and having exercise on clear frosty mornings. Fantastic.
Bettina
thurmanconsult@xxxxxxxxxxx.com 12/22/05 5:19 pm >>>
On a recent holiday in Florida I was really shocked to find our local
Wal-Mart had a huge gun counter.
I know that (some) animals have to be controlled. Hopefully, whenever
possible their remains are used/eaten. Squirrel is on the menu at a few
restaurants down here in Brighton. Is there a reason why we don't eat more
rabbit? The wild ones are too much work for not much meat I guess.
But I personally fail to understand the thrill of killing an animal when
there is no serious need to.
Doing a Google Image Search after typing in 'Big Game Hunting' brings up a
surprising number of surreal - perhaps even perverted images.
Merry Christmas
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