Rabid 1,936 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Stumbled acrosss this today, anyone know if it's horse shit or some truth in it ? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/27/farmers-offered-50-kill-badger-cull-rolled-across-england/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabbit Hunter 6,608 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 I'd personally say deer are to blame as much as badgers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stop.end 4,079 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Its true and I think its already started £50 a cull to the marksmen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Navek Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Rabid said: Stumbled acrosss this today, anyone know if it's horse shit or some truth in it ? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/27/farmers-offered-50-kill-badger-cull-rolled-across-england/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb It’s true . 3 farms where I shoot have offered for me to do it ... not my cup tea that so told 5hem not interested ...there was plenty that where tho and the last cull was nearly 600 odd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,622 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 50 quid a badger is a hell of a mark up from what they have been paying up till now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CushtyJook 1,097 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 Make a bomb round here in a night a weeks work you won't have to work again lol loada badgers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Meece 1,957 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 This is a potential mess. If true someone hasn't thought this through. Shooting stuff don't worry me but to throw this out there for a mass cull is just plaIn wrong. It won't just be the anti / Chris Peckham brigade jumping on the band wagon it will be the General public who thinks that this is government sponsored murder for 50 quid a head blood money. If it was rats or some hideous creature that would be one thing in the eyes of Joe public but the badger is seen generally as a cute animal with a striped head. If this cull is true then why not other potential carriers? Or start a vaccination program. After all it ain't the badgers fault that it MIGHT have an illness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,622 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, Meece said: This is a potential mess. If true someone hasn't thought this through. Shooting stuff don't worry me but to throw this out there for a mass cull is just plaIn wrong. It won't just be the anti / Chris Peckham brigade jumping on the band wagon it will be the General public who thinks that this is government sponsored murder for 50 quid a head blood money. If it was rats or some hideous creature that would be one thing in the eyes of Joe public but the badger is seen generally as a cute animal with a striped head. If this cull is true then why not other potential carriers? Or start a vaccination program. After all it ain't the badgers fault that it MIGHT have an illness. It ain't foxes fault they kill ground nesting birds, we still cull them. Not to mention the early evidence suggests the cull is working beyond the original estimates. I personally don't see what the difference is between South West cull or national cull. It'd still have to meet culling criteria and be ended when met. Also the government aren't sponsoring it, its privately funded. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 3,968 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 They owe me 10 000 rebate in that case. 2 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabid 1,936 Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 I knew about the previous cull plans, what I wasn't aware of was the price per head on them set at £50. A brief read up suggests most of England will be in eligible areas, and although a few hoops set up, the granting of licences will indeed be happening once the set criterea is met. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,622 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 4 minutes ago, Rabid said: I knew about the previous cull plans, what I wasn't aware of was the price per head on them set at £50. Not sure if I've read that wrong but all previous annual culls have been much less than 50 quid a badger to my knowledge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rabid 1,936 Posted May 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: Not sure if I've read that wrong but all previous annual culls have been much less than 50 quid a badger to my knowledge. Yes, sorry that's what I meant, the point was previous culls were nothing like what's been set out this year. After reading a few reports and stats, IF they are to be believed, the rate this tb is increasing/spreading is an alarming rate over the last 10 yrs. I'm not 100% upto speed with cattle, but have heard many rumours from dairy and beef farmers around me, it would seem the stats back up the word on the street so to speak. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted May 31, 2018 Report Share Posted May 31, 2018 If your mad enough to be part of the badger cull you will get £10 per badger ..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 To set the record straight lads ,the price per head goes up every year as the numbers go down .No new areas in there first year will be paying £50 ,that will be in year 4 .I'e studied the cull around me and been to a few meetings .lot of shite spoke about it but farmers over the moon with results . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wales1234 5,424 Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 I think it’s all bloody mad , should just take them off the protected list and crack on waste of money , plenty around your way though foxdropper 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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