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Fish Disposal

What a lovely place to plant a carp!  This spot is about 4 feet from an Oak tree and is under the overhanging branches, which means more feed for the tree.		 There always seems to be a debate about what to do with the fish once we shoot them.  Since gar are halfway descent to eat (but a pain to clean) we will deal with the loving carp.  I must say that this is the worst smelling fish on the planet so I have no problems with their disposal as long as it doesn't include me with a fillet knife.  There might be a zoo in your area or maybe an off-shore fishermen who would use them as cut bait.  Or maybe someone likes to eat them, though I bet they would change their mind once they smell your fish barrel.

I am not sure why but leaving them for the buzzards upsets my neighbors.  So the last resort is to plant them in the garden or yard.  Since I have filled all the gardens around my house I am now moving to the yard.

During this time of year my grass starts getting kind of brown so what is the best way to fertilize?  Well since I can't stop bowfishing then I would have to say carp.  Supposedly Indians used to plant their fish carcasses in their fields for fertilizer.  I bet they ate them first, which could be why the Indians were defeated. 

I like to plant them near trees so that the tree can absorb some of those stinky fishy ingredients, it gives your tree that Hy-Pro-Glow.  Make sure that the hole is under the drip-line of the tree (the outside edge of the leaves.)

The only other advice I can think of is not to throw away any of the dirt.  Make sure that any dirt you take out is put back in the hole.  When you plant a fish you will end up with a mound over your hole.  This is normal and when the fish starts to decompose the mound will go back to ground level.

 


After about 10 minutes of sweat you can have a hole like this one.  Notice that I tried to keep the grass together so I would not have a bald spot in the yard for 6 months.

Grass carp anyone?  Make sure that your hole is big enough to accommodate your fish or the neighborhood dogs and raccoons will have fun digging up your work. 

Notice how a wheelbarrow was used to hold the dirt while the digging was being done.  The ladies will bitch less when the yard is clean.

In about 6 months this will be a nice green spot.  It is too bad there are not carp all over the yard to make the whole thing green.