What to do with harvested carp?

[Eric Wettschreck]

I hate smoked carp.

There is a fella who lives down the road from me that smokes a bunch of them, and sells them. I give what I can to him and in trade I get a couple smoked turkeys every year!!!

A few years ago I planted 10 apple trees in one of my back lots. I dug a deep hole, plopped in a bunch of dead carp, buried them a bit, and planted the tree on top of dead fish. The trees took off FAST!!!!

There is an area that we varmit hunt somewhat nearby and in the middle of nowhere. I've been known to toss a pile of carp in the area, and come back a couple days later and shoot yotes.

Otherwise, they get tilled into one of the many fields around me. The farmers appreciate the fertilizer.

[merkman]

Put an ad on hsolist or freecycle

It is free to post on both places.

If you post it they will come.

[Hammer Handle]

Carp are great smoked...and suckers are even better.

[jweitgen]

I have recycled them in my uncle's fields. Ask a farmer and I am sure they won't mind the fertilizer.

[andrew chadwick]

I love smoked suckers- even more so than smoked salmon

A trick is to put lots of brown sugar on top of the fillets in the smoker- they come out like candy. Man I cant wait for the sucker run in NE Mn.

[PerchJrkr]

you dont even have to ask. take em to the nearest field that hasnt been tilled yet.

[Central Bassman]

( Sorry off topic a little ) So I'm no pro at bow-fishing nor have i ever done it before but,

How many Carp can you shot in a day??

It's legal to shot them and just throw them in a field??

Can you have a bow in or on your boat when you are fish?? (so if I'm fishing shallow for bass or sunfish and is see a carp can i have a bow in my boat or on my deck legally??)

Just trying to learn a little more about the sport, I know i can go and read it in my regs but i'm to lazy to do that and i like learning stuff from fellow anglers. Thanks Guys

CB

[Central Bassman]

Anyone??

[GAP]

That's what i do. I always have my bow with in the boat and the warden has never said anything. and i'm pretty sure there is no limit! just throwing them in the field i don't know about that one.

[mncarphntr]

DON'T throw them out in a farmer's field without permission! That's a quick way to make a bad reputation for bowfishermen. Speaking as a farmer and a bowfisher, if I found a pile of dead fish in one of my fields it would not go over well!

[Doop]

Smoked carp is actually pretty tasty.

If you have never seen what pigs will do to a carp...stop by a pig farmer and offer to feed his pigs for the day! Amazing.

[Central Bassman]

That is interesting, I know a few pig farmers. I will have to look into how much a bow set up will be.

[glenn57]

my experince with giving unwanted carp to hog farmers has been good, although they dont want to give them too many because they get that taste of blood and that can make them mean. as far as smoked carp, ive had good ones, when there small and some really bad ones to the point i will NEVER eat it again.