shoota 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) We set away out rabbiting the other night, with the lamp and 22lr. we drove up to the farm, what looked to be a good night down here changed to be snowing once we got up onto the moor where the farm was, but not to worry we were there so we had a walk round, ended up bagging 5 rabbits, a hare what was not geting about well looked to have a bad leg, it was not running properly when we picked it, the hare was like a bag or rice to what had hapend i dont know. Edited January 31, 2011 by shoota Quote Link to post
heritage 202 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Why was the polecat shot......? Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Looks like a ferret to me. Quote Link to post
danebrewer10 6 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Why was the polecat shot......? I have to ask the same question....I suspect someone lost it at some stage, I bet they'd be none too happy to find out that it had been shot! Quote Link to post
terrierjohn 49 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 if somebody lost it then they should have made more of an effort to catch it lost and left to roam it soon becomes a pest and finds its way into chicken pens etc nice shooting with the bunnies and hare Quote Link to post
RicW 67 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 lost and left to roam it soon becomes a pest and finds its way into chicken pens etc Bollox. There was no need to shoot it. FFS if anything it would prey on rabbits. Can't you handle the competition? They are a native species just starting to recover in numbers and smart-ass dickheads shoot them on sight. Do you really want to kill everything that moves? C**t. Quote Link to post
lamperman 12 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 if you had 1000 birds to look after as a job you would no why it was shot it was a wild one not lost by anyone it was the gun or a fenn trap take your pick do you think the lost ones don t kill game or filks chickens Quote Link to post
terrierjohn 49 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 bollox my arse if i see a poley on my ground if its not able to be caught and kept then it will be classed as wild and will be dealt with competition for rabbits isnt a problem for me cos theres not much to go at here in the first place i'm talking more on the wavelength of folk who keep fowl or gamebirds and if a poley/ferret wild or tame comes across a pen then they will take out some birds plain and simple pest control and not to mention ground nesting bird are at threat and by the way c**t i dont kill everything i see and i let more than enough foxes go after i've dug to them and more than often dont slip my dogs when out and dont take aim on every corvid or ferral i leave plenty about for other days Quote Link to post
RicW 67 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 OK guys. If there's good reason fair do's to yez. I just don't like people who seem to take pride in killing for the sake of it. Like you say Terrierman about foxes. If you're on a market garden farm foxes can be helping the farmer by predating rabbits. Sorry if I, er, so to speak, jumped the gun. Ric 1 Quote Link to post
terrierjohn 49 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 OK guys. If there's good reason fair do's to yez. I just don't like people who seem to take pride in killing for the sake of it. Like you say Terrierman about foxes. If you're on a market garden farm foxes can be helping the farmer by predating rabbits. Sorry if I, er, so to speak, jumped the gun. Ric no worries ric i do see where you were coming from though and i know lamperman is likeminded with me and dont kill for the sake of it and take pride in a clean kill not the species that was killed and i % of the time kill the weak and leave the strong and only taking the odd healthy bunny for the pot the weak go to the dogs and if the poley was in an area that it would not pose as much a threat to other species i have no problems with leaving it alone and i know lamperman would do the same but hey fair play to you for appoligising and hers a wee sp for it cheers john Quote Link to post
shoota 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 i pole cat could cost any one who keeps birds as a job thousands of pounds worth of damage, it is an estate which we shoot on and we would do anything to help the keepers out, and as for people who loose ferrets and polecats, put your hand in your back pocket buy a collor and box and take a spade to dig the ferett out, there is no excuses for people loosing ferrets they always come out. the pole cat is vermin there not many pole cats that size kept in cages. why is it whenever people put posts on here that you all disagree with what is put on have you got nout better to do! Quote Link to post
hw100sniper 2 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 To be honest guys I m not wanting to take sides but if a feral ferret /polecat was on 1 of our permission's id have to shoot it as most have ducks ,pheasants, chickens,etc Quote Link to post
RicW 67 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 I've just checked up. Polecats are a protected species. Given you guys' comments I have no worries about knocking 'em off but it is illegal! Careful what you post. YIS, Ric Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Typical rifle lad - i saw it so i shot it, but hey i got a good photo with it, so that makes it ok yer? Quote Link to post
The one 8,408 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Aye i was thinking its illegal ,but hey they took a cracking photo with them in it just all the ammo a anti logged in needs Quote Link to post
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