summer hunting

[bunny tickler 876]

hi lads lets have your opinions again , ok we all all have a selection of state of the art air rifles or springers lol , now summer is here .is it fair to shoot our quarry , if you shoot a crow pigeon or maggie , anything ,one way or another 1 parent has to feed the brood or they starve ? is that reasonable .ok you lamp or shoot a fox ? the dog or vixen has to bring the cubs up alone ?( with the right rifles of course ) are we ethitcaly or moraly wrong to shoot & kill at times of breeding & reproduceing our future sport , i personally think all nature has a right to have a chance to reproduce to keep all species at a level to sustain nature , we need nature nature needs us , think of our children

[chris k 205]

there on the vermin list for a reason mate. end of!

[BEARINATOR 2,924]

Spot on Chris K , I have permissions where the farmers wants to see me all year round, if I didn't then somebody else would get the permission

[AR177 588]

This goes back to the Hunting / Sport / Pest control debate ...

 

start this one again and we will be here till winter

 

ATB

 

Adam

[Buster321c 1,010]

Well , as proven time and time again , people go out trigger happy and kill every thing that moves. Its funny how many times ive read that they`ve been out and shot loads of young rabbbits , and six months later there asking `Where have all the rabbits gone ?` To my mind its not about total wipe out ( but there will always be the `Its pest control` answer ) but about management .

[paulus 26]

things need to be kept in check, if there causing a problem then it has to be delt with if not leave them alone untill the appropriate time

[bunny tickler 876]

sensible answer buster

[bunny tickler 876]

Spot on Chris K , I have permissions where the farmers wants to see me all year round, if I didn't then somebody else would get the permission

sorry chris but my farmers have completele confidendence with me they trust my judgement ive had the same permissions for 20 + years if they want someone else on there land they are not happy with you, its a load of bollocks they wont let anyone else on , i know ive farmed for 50 yrs if they dont want you on they will tell you know Edited May 12, 2012 by bunny tickler

[Daz 7 563]

Superb Post :ninja:

 

I for one agree with the country Philosophy there's gotta be a Balance in Nature.

So good management on your shoot, Keeps land owner happy,

and insuring theirs going to a supply of sport for years to come.

 

atvb Daz 7

Edited May 12, 2012 by Daz 7

[Buster321c 1,010]

Good answer midget

[bunny tickler 876]

thanks daz /buster obviously you are both expireienced hunters & country men too many people think its wise to shoot everything at any time regardless of breeding season , i respect your views

[ftm 3,357]

well my view is kill every magpie or nest robbing spieces as i want my grand kids to see and hear song birds -woodies seem to be doing fine so i will take a few of them[no great numbers tho] rats i will shoot on site as i do with squizzers -rabbits are left alone till winter -foxes are not my thing -wont shoot hares i like to see a good dog behind one-these are only my views lads and each to their own -billy

[Bradford Lad 74]

For me its not about shooting big numbers, i shot two rabbits today, add to that a a woody, a sqizzer and a maggie and thats me happy. i'm always mindful that numbers need keeping an eye on but they do need thinning out all year round.

[ftm 3,357]

was out tonight shot a few long tails could have dropped a few rabbits but left them alone[hope the keeper doesnt read this! lol] and watched a few black caps flitting around inches away from me thats me in heaven lads lol

[secretagentmole 1,701]

I am asked to go for a total kill policy on the paddocks, but I have a lot of fields that come with the paddocks to go to after that! The paddocks have horses in, valuable to their owners, so farmer wants the rabbits removed end of. But if I concentrate there then the fields recover, it gets to the point I have to go to the fields, the paddocks come back, add to that the river is along one edge, so there is a constant supply of fresh rabbits coming over the bank!