Man fined for drowning squirrel

[big fell!]

I belted one with a shovel once, that taught the tw@t to stand there watching us work, ok so we cut his home down! tough move on! get over it! plenty of folk have to relocate:biggrin:

 

HAHA Love that one...

[big fell!]

Some of these posts are VERY funny! Ive done a lot of pest control and deer

management work in the Uk and all over Europe and the quickest and most efficient way to kill things is with a firearm of some sort. Who has got time to faff about with nitrogen and finding somewhere to drown an animal... If your going to target a specific species because they in some way have certain behavourial traits that conflict with our own intrests then at least kill them quickly. Drowning is not the way to go... As for the Rspca banning fishing... They have no chance. Fishing is the most participated sport in the world and it feeds hundreds of millions of people,maybe billions.

 

Good thread guys.

[Big J]

Regarding this whole situation and the control of 'pest species' I think that we first and foremost have a moral duty of care to ensure the minimisation of suffering. Whatever the individuals views are regarding the animal's right to life etc, it is completely unacceptable to justify suffering on the basis that the animal is a pest. It is sadistic and cruel and sets a terrible example.

[Sam Thompson]

Ive done a lot of pest control and deermanagement work in the Uk and all over Europe and the quickest and most efficient way to kill things is with a firearm of some sort.

 

Stalking man then? Good on you.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Who has got time to faff about with nitrogen .

 

 

People who haven't got access to firearms or people like rentokil who have mass extertmination to carry out

[big fell!]

Stalking man then? Good on you.[/QUOT

 

I am indeed samsaw... Time spent stalking and culling in Uk, Finland, Norway, Belgium, Germany and Italy. You a shooting man?

[Mark Bolam]

Some of these posts are VERY funny! Ive done a lot of pest control and deer

management work in the Uk and all over Europe and the quickest and most efficient way to kill things is with a firearm of some sort. Who has got time to faff about with nitrogen and finding somewhere to drown an animal... If your going to target a specific species because they in some way have certain behavourial traits that conflict with our own intrests then at least kill them quickly. Drowning is not the way to go... As for the Rspca banning fishing... They have no chance. Fishing is the most participated sport in the world and it feeds hundreds of millions of people,maybe billions.

 

Good thread guys.

 

Good post.

 

I think we all agree that drowning is unacceptable, but I don't think the RSPCA have come out of this well at all. Shame, because they do do loads of good work, then blow it by going OTT and antagonising the sporting community.

 

No true sportsman would cause an animal of any species intentional suffering.

[big fell!]

People who haven't got access to firearms or people like rentokil who have mass extertmination to carry out

 

Fair point and your right to an extent. I suppose i was thinking more along the lines of people who trap,shoot and manage the environment themselves in a sustainable way.

How much does this service cost??? Also how appropriate is the gassing method when trapping squirrels for example, over a large area and often in places that these companys dont cover? Im guessing the cost of this service is more than a pellet,cartridge or rifle round.

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[Dean Lofthouse]

Fair point and your right to an extent. I suppose i was thinking more along the lines of people who trap,shoot and manage the environment themselves in a sustainable way.

How much does this service cost??? Also how appropriate is the gassing method when trapping squirrels for example, over a large area and often in places that these companys dont cover? Im guessing the cost of this service is more than a pellet,cartridge or rifle round.

 

I was thinking more on the lines of gassing rat holes on bankings etc. I know it's good fun to gas them with a two stroke engine to bolt them to dog or gun but gassing with nitrogen I reckon they wouldn't bolt and get away. Plug some holes and purge with gas

 

If they did bolt they would be wobbling all over the place

 

Might be a new service that could be offered

[big fell!]

I was thinking more on the lines of gassing rat holes on bankings etc. I know it's good fun to gas them with a two stroke engine to bolt them to dog or gun but gassing with nitrogen I reckon they wouldn't bolt and get away. Plug some holes and purge with gas

 

If they did bolt they would be wobbling all over the place

 

Might be a new service that could be offered

 

Ahh Im with you. Joint venture Dean? haha