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Not until he's paid me
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Ideation, empty your inbox! I've got some Fenns here up for grabs cheap!
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He has first refusal on the traps, but I can't message him!
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message johnnyboy for his number???
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he busy today lads
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Ideally they need to pop over to the Cheq Republic, pick up a few cans of Cymag (still available over there) and fire up the pumps....... They really don't want these things to have any chance of getting up again...... some heavy duty lead is being used....
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It's .243 upwards Pete. I have it on *cough* good authority....
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Sadly, it won't happen. We live in a country which is run by politicians. As we all know, politicians have the small amount of common sense they are born with surgically removed as soon as they enter parliament. And? It's a statistical sample. Don't forget, the trial is not to see if badgers have TB; we know they do and we know they spread it. The trial is to test the theory that badgers can be humanely shot with rifles, and if enough can be shot in a short space of time to help reduce herd breakdowns. has it 100% been proven they have it, i did read that deer
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And? It's a statistical sample. Don't forget, the trial is not to see if badgers have TB; we know they do and we know they spread it. The trial is to test the theory that badgers can be humanely shot with rifles, and if enough can be shot in a short space of time to help reduce herd breakdowns.
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I think you need to read the general licence.....
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Magnums, Conibears, and don't forget the humble snare....
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Lee Any carcasses given PM's (a sample amount of 60 from each of the two cull areas) will also be tested for TB. This cull is not to prove that badgers carry and spread TB; that is already well known and documented. The pilots are to ascertain if culling using this method is humane, and if enough badgers can be killed to make an impact on TB. One of the major failings of the RBCT (or Krebs trials) was that not enough badgers were killed. There were pockets of badgers left, and the animal rights people not only cut up cages used, but also removed badgers and released them just ou
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Farmers in the cull zones are being given the choice. If they want their badgers culled, they have to agree to it, and pay for it. Those who advocate digging badgers again will have a long wait. There is no appetite for digging either from the government or the public at large. What is going on now is a trial to prove that it's humane to shoot badgers with rifles, and that enough can be shot to make a difference to TB. As I understand it, things are going OK in West Somerset, and they are shooting lots of badgers with little or no real impact from the protesters. Guys,
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Ray, badgers pass TB onto lots of other species, including DEER, FERRETS, CATS, PIGS, ALPACAS and many more. You can't expect farmers to just stop farming cattle in cattle areas and sit back and watch the TB problem escalate. The reason it's linked to cattle so much is because cattle are routinely tested for TB unlike other species. I'm not going to comment much further on this subject because it's close to my heart having worked on disease control for MAFF like one or two other members of this forum. But I will say that this is the best chance we've had to do something positive
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Wild animals are exempt from the Animal (By Products) regulations that govern the disposal of livestock. In effect, that means you can dump them, but in reality that would be a bad thing to do... Dig a pit and chuck 'em in there with a shovelful of soil over them every time.
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As another poster has just been told, it's also well worth doing a search. This question (and variations of it) often crops up and there are some good threads on the subject if you look. Good luck with it.
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While I think that Moley can sometimes be a little blunt, it's a fair point he's made. If people don't search for simple answers then the forum will just end up being a list of the same questions being asked over and over again. In addition, the question was not put very well in the beginning. Throwing your toys around and suggesting that folks are just sitting around waiting to pounce on the unwary is also not a good way forward. The question was asked, an answer has been given, and the original poster still has the option of actually doing a search. Thread locked to preve
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carnt be arsed ha ha , av just joined and a had to do so many posts,a bet your one of these that sit on your arse and pull people to bits for summit to do LOL If you'd taken five minutes to find out you would have seen that Moley is one of the most respected mole catchers in the UK. He's even produced a very good film about the subject. I suggest you make use of the search function and stop being a tit.
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Forget your local town. The big ten pest control companies employ technicians all over the country who work from home. Rentokil Mitie Ecolab Check Services Cannon OCS Just for starters.
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It's also worth considering moving to a job rather than hoping that one comes up where you happen to be. Technicians cover a wide area these days, and a good manager will want technicians spread widely.
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When I used to employ lots of pest controllers, I would always have potential candidates on file in case a vacancy came up. I used to ask for a handwritten letter (so that I could see that they had good literacy) and a CV. If people failed to send me what I'd asked for, or sent me rubbish, their applications were filed in the bin. Get a list of the top ten companies in the UK and write to the regional managers of each one. Follow that up with a phone call and repeat every six months or so. Also keep an eye on the vacancy page of the BPCA website for opportunities. Although
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What Do Farmers Use To Keep Yards/cow Sheds Clean ? Weeds Killed ?
Matt replied to a topic in General Talk
Roundup will only kill growing weeds; it's not a 'pre-emergence' spray and it's not residual. Chickara is the stuff you need. Mixed with Roundup. It's what they use on railway ballast. -
Drop Axholme Ferreter a PM
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http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/76024-avoiding-cats-and-dogs/ <<< The infamous hoop snare thread
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http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/108383-jbs-wildlife-returns/ More to follow...
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Dear old Joe. A great loss to the forum, I'm sure he's gone on a holiday to a hotel with rubber wallpaper... He even sent me a copy of his 'book'.... I'm on a mission now to find those threads...
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Bloody hell! I'd forgotten about that one.... that really was a classic