selling rabbits

eoinkildare

anyone ever tried selling skinned and paunched rabbits?

was thinking of putting a sign up in the local butchers or supermarket and seeing what the response was?
is it illegal or what?

Dusty87

You'd need a game dealers licence as far as i know bud

BigAl>>

Just put up a sign " Free Rabbits, donation appreciated" tht way your not selling them and am sure anyone who took some would throw you a few euro.

foxshooter243

eoinkildare wrote: »

anyone ever tried selling skinned and paunched rabbits?

was thinking of putting a sign up in the local butchers or supermarket and seeing what the response was?
is it illegal or what?

The regulations which control Wildlife Dealing specifically mention that they apply to protected species only, unprotected species such as rabbits arent covered by the legislation and therefore I would think that its quite legal to sell your paunched rabbits, its the same for resturaunts or hotels or shops etc that may engage in the selling of protected species, they are obliged to keep a register of protected species bought , but are under no obligation to keep records for unprotected species...so I reckon your good to go.;)

BoarHunter

Hilarious BigAl !!! :D:D I love this way to make business ! I love ireland :rolleyes:

I'm gonna start doing the markets with this sign ! like that i won't have to pay for my merchant licence

ferret man

how much would ya sell each rabbit for

gaz wac

Do you mean, how much does he expect as a donation

ferret man

foxshooter243 wrote: »

The regulations which control Wildlife Dealing specifically mention that they apply to protected species only, unprotected species such as rabbits arent covered by the legislation and therefore I would think that its quite legal to sell your paunched rabbits, its the same for resturaunts or hotels or shops etc that may engage in the selling of protected species, they are obliged to keep a register of protected species bought , but are under no obligation to keep records for unprotected species...so I reckon your good to go.;)

no i mean how much would he b selling each rabbit for

No6

There were some butchers in Cork selling them for a fiver each on Corrigans City Farm tv programme last week, he haggled and bought 3 for the fiver!! The would want to be head shots though!!

deerhunter1

No6 wrote: »

There were some butchers in Cork selling them for a fiver each on Corrigans City Farm tv programme last week, he haggled and bought 3 for the fiver!! The would want to be head shots though!!

In Limerick the butcher is selling them for 9 euro each

eoinkildare

i was talking to my local butcher today and he was saying its dodgy because health and safety would be after you. certain regulations when it comes to slaughtering animals in ireland like everything else.
i'm not convinced these regs would apply to game though...
he was also saying people would be open to sue if they got a pellet and broke their tooth etc.

i don't know so...

as for price, i saw that on corrigan's city farm. 3 for a fiver skinned and all would be a bit cheap i think. as they said on the show, they only did that because of who it was. i'd reckon 5 each or 3 for a tenner maybe.

the donation idea is good by the way! typical ireland!

while i was in the butchers talking about it a lady came in and was very interested. was saying how at some farmers markets and in some speciality butchers they charge big money for wild rabbit or woodpigeon or what have ye

eoinkildare

deerhunter1 wrote: »

In Limerick the butcher is selling them for 9 euro each

as if to prove my point deerhunter!!


perhaps one could be paid for the cartridges or bullets used?

johnner1

butcher type shop south dublin sells them at 5euro a pop.

foxshooter243

ferret man wrote: »

no i mean how much would he b selling each rabbit for

My response was to the OPs post not yours

BigAl>>

If its about making money out of your rabbits then maybe you should think outside of the box!!! Instead of trying to sell it as is, which in turn limits your market ( alot of people turn their noses up at rabbit) and you earning potential ( only a few € per rabbit). You could instead think of preparing them in some kind of rabbit stew or somthing along those lines and sell it at the farmer markets, its getting colder and people will more likely try somthing different at the market and want somthing hot too:D there for you increase your customer base and profit dramticaly.

Just my 2cents:cool:

thedragon

As I mentioned before in a previous post,We're only in the EU when it suits our government,I think we would definitely be in the EU on this one. Health and safety would be a big IMO. What about that new disease that was introduced here a few years,I dont know much about but I think its one to think about or at least look into. It would certainly be great to see them for sale again like they used to be years ago and I for 1 would be all on for it but Id like to see what the EU take on it would be. Cant see it being all that straight forward.

lucy333springer

eoinkildare wrote: »

sue if they got a pellet and broke their tooth etc

No, these bunnies can't be SHOT, they must be holed out with ferretts, or the likes, caught in nets, and killed humanly, no lead, on steel, NO HEAD SHOTS, just the good old head / body pull exercise, good luck.;)

foxshooter243

BigAl>> wrote: »

If its about making money out of your rabbits then maybe you should think outside of the box!!! Instead of trying to sell it as is, which in turn limits your market ( alot of people turn their noses up at rabbit) and you earning potential ( only a few € per rabbit). You could instead think of preparing them in some kind of rabbit stew or somthing along those lines and sell it at the farmer markets, its getting colder and people will more likely try somthing different at the market and want somthing hot too:D there for you increase your customer base and profit dramticaly.

Just my 2cents:cool:

Claude Greengrass is that you:D:D

BigAl>>

foxshooter243 wrote: »

Claude Greengrass is that you:D:D

Damn you onto me:D

kowloon

I've seen farmed rabbit go for €11 in Swords, that's the most I've ever seen it for.

eoinkildare

think i'm just going to go ahead and put up a notice somewhere.
2 rabbits for 10 euro.

debating whether to put it up on gumtree or donedeal or just in the local supermarket noticeboard.

i was reading on the countryside alliance website that one can sell game on a small local level without a gamedealers licence. i'm pretty certain that the article is actually based in england though.

however, i figure i'll be okay if i just sell on a small local level and warn everybody individually that they should watch for lead shot etc.

feck it sure. whats the worst that can happen. i might try and keep the money made in a hunting fund. if there is any money made that is!

E mc kiernan

best of luck wit your new buisness venture,who knows you could be up on the next Dragons den ha....:D:D i seen an advert in the nargc yearly handbook about a crowd that buy game meat of hunters, all you need is some level of hygiene there based somewhere down the south!prob not too far from you...