I grew up on the Moray coast in Scotland, with a shotgun and shooting pigeons, rabbits etc from the age of 9. I used to sell them to my mother - the key was she

I grew up on the Moray coast in Scotland, with a shotgun and shooting pigeons, rabbits etc from the age of 9. I used to sell them to my mother - the key was she bought them "dressed for the table" as in plucked/skinned/gutted. At the time the going rate was 1 pigeon = 2.5 cartridges. On a good day I made a profit, but plenty of not so good days! Anyway, we ate what I killed. And it seems a good understanding to have. What one then does with said understanding becomes a personal issue... That said, times have changed, I live in London and my teenage sons don't have easy way to experience this should they be interested (plus gun laws totally different due to sundry incidents)...