Roast Badger...

[Adam Cheeseman]

If you accidentally, or otherwise, hit and kill deer or pheasant on the road you are not allowed to pick up and remove the body for consumption. Otherwise you can be prosecuted for poaching. The person driving the next car to arrive at the scene can do so though.

Cheers,

Adam

[Dogghound]

Originally Posted by Adam Cheeseman

If you accidentally, or otherwise, hit and kill deer or pheasant on the road you are not allowed to pick up and remove the body for consumption. Otherwise you can be prosecuted for poaching. The person driving the next car to arrive at the scene can do so though.

Cheers,

Adam

True but you not allowed to dig up badgers people still do it.

[epops]

hmmmm nope however hard i try i can't seem to remember the last badger i roasted squirrel yes but badger think i'll give it a miss for now.

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by stripee

sorry zek, I find this totally gross on a wildlife site!! Maybe you could join Carnivores Anonymous???

You can report posts you find them offensive..But this is real life. Do you eat meat by the way...Those pictures look just like any other meat you would find in butchers or supermarkets..

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by zek

And just in case someone's interested in trying badger, but concerned about possessing badger parts, I'll quote the relevant legislation;

"(3) A person is guilty of an offence if, except as permitted by or under this Act, he has in his possession or under his control any dead badger or any part of, or anything derived from, a dead badger.
(4) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (3) above if he shows that—
(a) the badger had not been killed, or had been killed otherwise than in contravention of the provisions of this Act or of the [1973 c. 57.] Badgers Act 1973"

There is however a slight risk of TB. I'm not sure how great the risk is, or if thoroughly cooking the meat kills the bacteria, but you've been warned!
Also, I might add, collecting roadkill can present its own hazzards from diseased animals through to traffic accidents, but as shooting, snaring and killing with dogs are not legal, RTA's are the only option left if you want roast badger.

Zek.

the tb some badgers carry isnt the same strain as that which causes human tb - people can get Btb but its incredibly rare and not something to worry about.

a hiigher risk (and this goes to all roadkill) is toxins from exhaust fumes, oil , coolant etc - i'd only eat roadkill if it was relativly recent, certainly not if it had been there for more than 24 hrs

Ive nver eaten badger myself - i tend to retrieve the carcases for autopsy / examination so eating the evidence would probably be frowned upon - but i have eaten roadkill deer and rabbits in my time - at the end of the day its meat , and its already dead so why not ?

one aside - dont whatever you do be tempted to eat fox - a freind of mine did (hes a gamekeeper and was trying the if you shoot it, eat it, theory) and it was totally revolting - even deep fried fox fritter was not a culinary success.

[stripee]

Originally Posted by Kayleigh

You can report posts you find them offensive..But this is real life. Do you eat meat by the way...

nope

[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by eeyore

one aside - dont whatever you do be tempted to eat fox - a freind of mine did (hes a gamekeeper and was trying the if you shoot it, eat it, theory) and it was totally revolting - even deep fried fox fritter was not a culinary success.

Had he a very well ventilated kitchen, no sense of smell and no partner? The smell of fox goes a long way, the taste would be with you for ever, I imagine.

[badger426]

R.I.P. brother.
Badger.

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by Meta menardi

Had he a very well ventilated kitchen, no sense of smell and no partner? The smell of fox goes a long way, the taste would be with you for ever, I imagine.

he also filleted some stoats and fried them in batter - which was not pleasant eating either - tho we did have the comic relief of giving one to some kids that came trick or treating

i'd note that he isnt killing these specifically for food but rather trying to make use of species he has to shoot or trap as part of his working life.

[Kayleigh]

I herd grey squirrel make nice eating..But we won't go there..Don't want YET ANOTHER squirrel debate..