maggots

beretta686s

anyone else getting trouble with maggots in this mild weather a few pheasants of mine so far have had little red ones falling out of them only after 3 days:eek:

patdahat

they are around alright, got an old bin bag holder made out of metal cylinderical in shape, got the side sheeting off an old trampoline and sowed it on and stuck on a zip on it rough and ready but it keeps them off the bird's.

One shot on kill

What's this when your hanging them

charlie10

to say ye are hanging the birds ,are ye plucking the entire bird or just taking the breast??? i always do them as soon as i get in,and only take the breast.

daithi55

boys get a fridge off one of those free sections on adverts etc
doent have to be big
it doesnt even have to work just hang your phesant rabbit etc in it
and the flies cant get near it once the door is closed

One shot on kill

Ye seen them alright they are some job they work a treat

blackstairsboy

I've an old fridge in a shed outside mostly used for beer;). Wonder if I started hanging pheasants in it what temp would the fridge want to be at? Hung pheasants for years in the same spot in the shed and never before have I seen flies on a pheasant except maybe the first week of the season. Definitely not after Christmas anyway.

beretta686s

One shot on kill wrote: »

What's this when your hanging them

yes and yes

One shot on kill

After tree days your getting maggots how long you trying to hang them for I've often seen pheasant just cleaned out and put in the freezor although I wouldn't hang any longer than 3 days

beretta686s

One shot on kill wrote: »

After tree days your getting maggots how long you trying to hang them for I've often seen pheasant just cleaned out and put in the freezor although I wouldn't hang any longer than 3 days

i just find the meat a lot more tender after 3 or 4 days and it tastes nicer and i nearly falls off the breast when ur taking it off:D

One shot on kill

Ah ye I like it that way to I think fridge might be the way to go if the problem doesn't go away could there be anything in your yard attracting the flys

daithi55

One shot on kill wrote: »

Ah ye I like it that way to I think fridge might be the way to go if the problem doesn't go away could there be anything in your yard attracting the flys

the phesants

beretta686s

daithi55 wrote: »

the phesants

thats about it,nothing else unless they like the smell of chain oil gear oil:rolleyes: