lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 I read this article a while back and meant to post it up for funsies ... so here it is. Also I reckon a few folks might want to write in to the reporter about his misinformation - I did but never received a reply. POACHERS are the prey after police launched a crackdown in Padiham. Officers have mounted a series of night-time raids around the town in an attempt to combat the illegal killing of deer and other wildlife. Sgt Marianne Slater, from Padiham Police, said: “These operations are necessary to highlight the increase in poaching activities in, and around, this area. “The operations, that are carried out with the assistance of the constabulary’s local wildlife volunteer, have so far served to increase the amount of vital information we receive and gather while engaged on the poaching operation. “This assists the neighbourhood officers to identify potential offenders who are illegally poaching wildlife.†During one of the raids, officers caught two people killing a deer. They were given reprimands. Further operations are set to take place in the coming months to deter criminal activity. Sgt Slater added: “We will be looking at people who are rabbit baiting at the moment. "A lot of it is seasonal and it all depends on the time of the year as to what people are doing. “The targets for the poachers are changing all the time, so we need to be looking at that. “We have a fantastic wildlife volunteer who is incredibly knowledgeable and that helps us a lot.†Recent poaching operations have also focused on illegal fishing at night. What, pray tell, is 'rabbit baiting'? I'd like to know who the knowledgeable wildlife volunteer is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oggy808 24 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 rabbit bating ????? just woundering do the dogs jib out because of the pain or because they are laughing so much/ do they run a betting book for the big spenders !!!!when is the next meeting ???you can p.m. me because we do not want anties there !!!A.T.B. oggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 14,247 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 :laugh: useless cnuts probably the same twat that speiled a load of emotive crap to the local council ps I love a spot of rabbit baiting on a Sunday afternoon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz 284 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Gonna have a stab in the dark regarding the rabbit baiting thingy i might be wrong but it could be lads maybe giving their dogs dropped rabbits,i only say this as i was shocked that there was so much footage of this on you tube which imo is playing right into the hands of these plebs! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted March 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 (edited) I thought it might be that as well Gaz. But it proper winds me up that the police are using the word 'baiting' to stir the pot. I saw a group of arseholes near me once, dropping a rabbit on a field which is across from a row of houses and next to a kid's nursery. Cars were slowing down to watch. When the lurchers were done with it they let the terrier rag it into bits. On a bright sunny afternoon for all the world to see. I wanted to beat them with a big, heavy stick. It's twats like that who fuel the fire for dumbass articles like this one. Edited March 6, 2011 by lurchergrrl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RicW 67 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 I've heard of badger baiting, but rabbit baiting? Vicious little buggers these rabbits. Actually, it reads as though the poachers are putting rabbits out as bait for the deer. Two men caught killing a deer get a caution? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 I've been saying all along that they're trying to paint anyone who works their dog the same as genuine badger baiters.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackay 3,706 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Gonna have a stab in the dark regarding the rabbit baiting thingy i might be wrong but it could be lads maybe giving their dogs dropped rabbits,i only say this as i was shocked that there was so much footage of this on you tube which imo is playing right into the hands of these plebs! I think that's very likely what they mean mate, regarding people playing into their hands, well in thirty five years of hunting in one form or another I've never known as many fukwits in the game as there seems to be now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gaz 284 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Gonna have a stab in the dark regarding the rabbit baiting thingy i might be wrong but it could be lads maybe giving their dogs dropped rabbits,i only say this as i was shocked that there was so much footage of this on you tube which imo is playing right into the hands of these plebs! I think that's very likely what they mean mate, regarding people playing into their hands, well in thirty five years of hunting in one form or another I've never known as many fukwits in the game as there seems to be now. Never has there been a truer word spoken fella,i too have worked dogs over the same years as yourself but on more than one occasion ive ruffled a few feathers aswell as raised as many eyebrows when ive stated i have a passion for the game im in but have little time for many of the so called dog men you see nowadays,suppose ive always said it the way ive seen it all my life Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPTfellterrier 65 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 rabbit baiting? Does that involve entising a rabbit out of its hole with a carrot on a peice of string lmao Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,965 Posted March 6, 2011 Report Share Posted March 6, 2011 Same shit, different day. Nothing ever changes... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeakOil 352 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 Since when was fishing at night illegal? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,217 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 “We have a fantastic wildlife volunteer who is incredibly knowledgeable and that helps us a lot.†You can just imagine the tofu munching, bobble hat wearing, pant sniffing, do-gooder that has volunteered to be the polices widlife 'expert'. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,965 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 “We have a fantastic wildlife volunteer who is incredibly knowledgeable and that helps us a lot.†You can just imagine the tofu munching, bobble hat wearing, pant sniffing, do-gooder that has volunteered to be the polices widlife 'expert'. Is it even possible to volunteer to be an 'expert'? Wonder what the 'experts' qualifications are... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chimp 299 Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 lol @ rabbit baiting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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