Lead in supermarket pheasants?

[MyHealthMyPreciousHealth 0]

Hi there,

 

I bought a frozen game pheasant on chrismas which is still waiting in the freezer. I am concerned about potential lead ammunition in the bird.

I wrote to Gressingham foods already but did not get an answer. So could you guy tell me if the pheasants which are available commercially, are usually shot with lead ammunition?

 

TIA,

mahealthmaprecioushealth

[remi700 99]

Id imagine so. Must have swallowed pounds of the stuff down the years. Still as fit as a flea. Dont believe everything you hear about lead shot!!

[Boysie 12]

Found bits of shot plenty of times, even in restaurants, not much can be done about it. You'll more than likely feel it in your mouth before swallowing, and that couple of seconds it's in your mouth won't harm you. It won't be sharp or owt so don't worry

[shellfish 63]

no they sneak up on them when there asleep :tongue2:sorry couldn't resist it take

care when you eat them or it will be a trip to the dentist

[waidmann 105]

i would bloody hope so!!

 

i would hate to think that a pheasant had been farm bred and reared and not had the wide range of nutrients ( and absence of anti biotics,false suppliments,un natural feed and stress of shed rearing........................the list goes on........................................................) that one i would have shot my self would have had( or bought from someone i trusted) .

you may as well have a bloody chicken!

 

i find that as "fieldsportsmen" we should be propagating the USE of our "produce/harvest",

ITS BETTER,HEALTHIER,HAPPIER ( UNTILL WE "POP A CAP IN ITS ASS") AND NATURALLY FED ( at least after some of us have released them from the pens and they can get other stuff than wheat and prep food )

 

hunted stuff is better for you ( even with lead in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

waidmannsheil!!

[SportingShooter 0]

Yes it will have been shot with Lead.

 

Yes it may have Lead shot still in it.

 

No it wont harm you.

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Of course the way round this is to wait until the season starts again, get a permission with a decent area of roosting in it, find out where the beggars go to sleep, buy an air rifle and roost shoot them! One shot to the head and nice dinner no lead!

[The one 8,395]

If your wanting them with out lead try Chicken ,but if your prepared to risk a bit of lead for a gamey flavour try pheasants

[Simonrees 45]

Of course the way round this is to wait until the season starts again, get a permission with a decent area of roosting in it, find out where the beggars go to sleep, buy an air rifle and roost shoot them! One shot to the head and nice dinner no lead!

 

And then spend the next 2 years eating porridge after being arrested for taking game at night!

[Karpman 44]

Your alright if you shoot em before sundown, but let's face pheasant roosting provide an easy probably un sporting shot.

 

Not to mention a permission like that would be tricky to find and the risk of upsetting a keeper farmer shoot etc. And looking like a right c*nt

 

Cook the whole bird and pick the meat from the bone, there will be little or no shot left anyway.

 

Karpman