Thread: Non toxic

Yeah right. Shot this bird yesterday,was looking a bit sorry but lifted off shore to be shot.plucking it today I noticed two pellet holes in breast meat.found one steel pellet. Nope no eating this.

chances are the pellet was copper clad and thats verde de gris. i wouldnt touch it either

That looks rotten Micky ?

Yuk . We had 1 parry we shot on opening . It had been retrieved soon after shot
Next day mate plucked it pushed in a hole.in breast coupkw maggots came out. We had a few spoil over opening.which was a bit concerning. Next year might have to process them earlier .

Originally Posted by gsp follower

That looks rotten Micky ?

Yeah,my thoughts too.he was pretty sad looking but strange thing.just hundred yards from where I shot him twelve,yes twelve harrier hawks sitting in row of willows.they had couple of teal pinned down under trees and I could see one carcase on bank.i figured anything else sick would have been eaten pretty quick so this drake remains a mystery.

It would take a bit more than apple sauce to make that one tasty mate

Maybe the bloody hawks were piaying with it like it like a cat??I'm sure I've seen pix like yours from someone somewhere else way back when when steel first became a thing here?

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

Yeah,my thoughts too.he was pretty sad looking but strange thing.just hundred yards from where I shot him twelve,yes twelve harrier hawks sitting in row of willows.they had couple of teal pinned down under trees and I could see one carcase on bank.i figured anything else sick would have been eaten pretty quick so this drake remains a mystery.

Maybe thats a thing to Micky "to rotten for a hawk to eat""

Strangely enough seen mallard drake in middle of dairy pasture that hawks wouldn't eat either...and roadside too for that matter.weird.

I shot a swan the other week that looked really poorly. Didn't investigate for old pellets or anything but it was missing feathers and thin as.