skycat 6,172 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 matt-hooks: you are absolutely right when you say that we are socially conditioned, BUT I still think that it is a shame to kill a bird which is iconic in history and literature, doesn't actually provide a huge amount of meat relative to its overall body size: and would take hours to pluck, let alone figuring out how to get it in the oven! LOL Swan steak? I think that the main reason I fired up in my original edited post is that I am sick of seeing, and hearing stories of swans found dead, dying, injured after idiots have shot at/maimed etc these beautiful birds. I know that they aren't rare, but because they are big they somehow attract the idiot brigade who attempt to kill anything for the sake of it. Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 matt-hooks: you are absolutely right when you say that we are socially conditioned, BUT I still think that it is a shame to kill a bird which is iconic in history and literature, doesn't actually provide a huge amount of meat relative to its overall body size: and would take hours to pluck, let alone figuring out how to get it in the oven! LOL Swan steak? I think that the main reason I fired up in my original edited post is that I am sick of seeing, and hearing stories of swans found dead, dying, injured after idiots have shot at/maimed etc these beautiful birds. I know that they aren't rare, but because they are big they somehow attract the idiot brigade who attempt to kill anything for the sake of it. in 1 hand your saying its not got much meat and in the next your saying you cant get it in the oven....i'm confused Quote Link to post
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 There enough against us in our choosen sport (Be it Lurchers/terriers/shooting/trapping ect), Good shooting there fella. Quote Link to post
skycat 6,172 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 in 1 hand your saying its not got much meat and in the next your saying you cant get it in the oven....i'm confused Not much meat relative to overall body size: read my original post. Huge wings etc. Quote Link to post
hullhunter 219 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 They taste amazing, allegedly.... Heard its like roast beef.......... dont be daft every thing tastes like chicken Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 They taste amazing, allegedly.... Heard its like roast beef.......... dont be daft every thing tastes like chicken Wanna bet.......?. Quote Link to post
scothunter 12,609 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 They taste amazing, allegedly.... Heard its like roast beef.......... the best roast beef in the world i heard Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 They taste amazing, allegedly.... Heard its like roast beef.......... the best roast beef in the world i heard He knows............. Quote Link to post
BI9JOHNNY 25 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 i read somewhere that there was a license issued to kill one for charlie and di's wedding Quote Link to post
PeakOil 352 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Good shooting it is a shame there is such knicker wetting over the over sized geese in the UK. Some crazy old bat in the UK reckons she owns all the swans somehow. Quote Link to post
events co-ordinator 353 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 They taste just like hen harriers Quote Link to post
bobthefox 0 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 They taste amazing, allegedly.... Heard its like roast beef.......... the best roast beef in the world i heard That must be the east coast swan you've tasted, over here on the west they taste like haggis Quote Link to post
november 2 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 I've never really thought about shooting swans, but does the .308 not do a fair bit of damage to the meat? What sort of range would you shoot them at? I use only breasts and legs, so a broad side shot which goes in just above the breast is just fine. Also, a swan is not much resistance to the bullet so it does not really start deformation/defragmentation. When there is a lot of wind, I shoot geese with the .308 and a cheap 170grain softpoint bullet, works just fine. Usually I use my .222 for geese. But - as with all other animals - shot placement is the deciding factor when it comes to damage to the meat. You just have to know, what you're doing Range on this one was 183 meters - that explains why wind is a problem for the .222 and why a shotgun is out of the question in this case. November, do you eat them, or is it just pest control? Both of it sort of. In the first place it is preventing damage to the farmer's crop. But I am curious as to how the swan is going to taste, especially as it smelled like an old carp when I cut out the meat Also, my son is going to be the happiest kid on earth when he is getting the dried wings as a birthdaypresent BUT I still think that it is a shame to kill a bird which is iconic in history and literature, doesn't actually provide a huge amount of meat relative to its overall body size: and would take hours to pluck, let alone figuring out how to get it in the oven! LOL Swan steak? I don't get the point with the iconicity in history and literature. Of course, the swan has a certain cultural value and historical background and all that, in Germany as well - but so are other animals, still being hunted. Especially deer and boar.. Quote Link to post
leeroy 29 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 They taste amazing, allegedly.... Heard its like roast beef.......... Should eat beef then ! Quote Link to post
sounder 9 Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Why would you need to kill a swan?? Have you seen, what a flock of 100 geese does to canola? Go figure, what 100 swans do. but ...........................................While the whooper swan currently appears to have a stable population, the Northwest European population of the Bewick’s swan, is thought to be in decline. Both species have long been protected throughout their migratory ranges by national and international legislation (e.g. the EU Birds Directive and the African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement). sounder Quote Link to post
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