FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, foxdropper said: Nice bag Mark .Working at moment Work .....what's that 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Nice to see out and about again. Good shooting sir. 2 Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 43 minutes ago, Sausagedog said: Nice to see out and about again. Good shooting sir. Nice to be out I can tell you 2 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,728 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) Well it looks like Bojo’s ride had got her way with the control of badgers, all badger control to be stopped/fazed out by 2022, now this doesn’t affect us up here as we are not in a cull area, but what really annoys me is their use of language and figures, to say that shooting is not an acceptable control method and that the animals can suffer is a stupid thing to print as this is the thing that badger botherers pick up on, I was watching something last night and in heavily populated areas some plank was saying they should be trapped and relocated ( spreading the problem) or if there’s no other option, euthanise them, where they would sit in cages for up to 24 hours, panicked and scared, surely shooting them in their natural environment is a much more humane way of controlling them, these people seem to think that everyone involved in farming wants them wiped out and don’t understand that over hundreds of years humans have created this problem, with no natural predators it should be down to us to keep numbers in check Edited January 28, 2021 by Stavross Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Lost my uncle/godfather today to covid. Top bloke, the man that got me into farming & shooting. 89yr old & up until few weeks back he was still taking 30yd rabbits with his .177 from living room window. Sad times. Me & him in 1992 7 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,728 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Sorry for your loss mate, I bet you had some cracking times with a bloke who at 89 was still taking rabbits from his armchair 1 Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Sorry for your loss , this bloody covid is having devastating consequences. Cant wait til we eventually beat it and can live normalish lives again 1 Quote Link to post
ianm 2,594 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Please accept my condolences. This virus has caused havoc for families up and down the country. 1 Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) Yeah. Worst part his wife of 68 years hasn't been allowed to see him, couldn't say bye & still not allowed to see him. Shit way to go, dying surrounded by strangers in masks. Edited January 28, 2021 by BenBhoy 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Sorry Ben. Awful news mate. Lovely photo. Sorry. N. 1 Quote Link to post
David.evans 5,323 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 It’s a proper fuc when shit like this happen Ben try and remember the good time mate take care atb 1 Quote Link to post
sparky the hunter 69 Posted January 28, 2021 Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 Sorry to hear of your loss Ben. Sounds like he was a big part of your life. All the best, M. 1 Quote Link to post
Baldcoot 2,352 Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Sorry about this Ben remember your good times together it,l keep him with you. 1 Quote Link to post
villaman 9,979 Posted January 29, 2021 Report Share Posted January 29, 2021 Sad for you and family, but No one can take those good memories away from you . Just shit times we live in at the moment 1 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,728 Posted January 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2021 Tonight’s outing will be to a new spot, a 650 acre farm, with a small wood and a boundary on the river tees, now I’m looking forward to a walk around a new spot on my own, not only for the foxes but also to check the deer population as I can take them from this spot, I now need to make the decision of going with the night vision and the .223 or go old school with the lamp and the .243 1 Quote Link to post
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