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15 hours ago, Johnsond said:

You didn’t know pistols were illegal in the UK?? 
Shooters in the UK have never been allowed automatic weapons, pre Hungerford SEMI auto full bore were legal for certain competitive disciplines. 

 

I remember years ago when i was a kid my dad had a few handguns for target shooting. Only one i remember seeing was a Browning Hi-Power. He had an FN FAL too, but i don't think i ever saw it.

 

We always thought he got into target shooting for the sport, he won a couple championships. Turns out it was after his house was broken into, he was robbed, beaten up and stabbed, so he got a 9mm "just hoping they'd come back" ?

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Posted
1 hour ago, Stubby said:

I was keeper on a small ( social syndicate ) shoot . 6 days a season + a beaters day . We thought we were doing well if we shot 500 all season !

I really enjoy that sort of shoot. Used to prefer walking with a gun to standing. Used to go beating for friends on a nice little shoot near Romsey when I was little, had a lot of fun back then.

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Posted
11 hours ago, kevinjohnsonmbe said:

It seems to me, the only attempted justification for (actually its a stretch to call it a justification ‘for’, but perhaps better described as an irrational fear of it being (further) restricted since there could be implications for other aspects of field sports)

 

A bit like saying “better not increase the sentencing for rapists, just in case the cost of a FPN speeding ticket goes up. 
 

Anybody got ANYTHING constructive to offer in support of this illegal activity?

Did I once say anything to justify any particular form of hunting ??, I’ve stated right from the beginning of this topic that the whole grouse/pheasant thing is not for me at all. Irrational fear ?? You think so. One thing at a time is the anti hunting mentality. 

Posted
11 hours ago, The avantgardener said:

By uneconomical I mean the sheer outlay involved to not actually even kill a fox. Compared to letting the keeper, who knows his land, knows where the foxes are, and can dispatch them any time he likes at no cost to the tax payer, deal with them.

He told me he would rather not have them on site as he has to repair damage each time, but it isn’t his land.

Local keeper here has shot 127 fox this year. No bragging or boasting that figure came from his boss. Modern technology ie thermal imaging, night vision, electronic callers and ever more accurate calibres will make the Fox ? a rare creature I fear. I wonder how many more are killed nowadays as opposed to when hunts dealt with the controlling them. Thermal at night zero chance, mounted hunt some chance ?‍♂️Anyone whom has any knowledge of how it works will tell you it’s in no way a sure thing to catch anything. 

Posted
11 hours ago, The avantgardener said:

By uneconomical I mean the sheer outlay involved to not actually even kill a fox. Compared to letting the keeper, who knows his land, knows where the foxes are, and can dispatch them any time he likes at no cost to the tax payer, deal with them.

He told me he would rather not have them on site as he has to repair damage each time, but it isn’t his land.

Local keeper here has shot 127 fox this year. No bragging or boasting that figure came from his boss. Modern technology ie thermal imaging, night vision, electronic callers and ever more accurate calibres will make the Fox ? a rare creature I fear. I wonder how many more are killed nowadays as opposed to when hunts dealt with the controlling them. Thermal at night zero chance, mounted hunt some chance ?‍♂️Anyone whom has any knowledge of how it works will tell you it’s in no way a sure thing to catch anything. 

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Posted
On 28/11/2020 at 21:37, The avantgardener said:

One of the Woodland Trust sites  near me at Brede had developed a problem with Boar. They escaped from Paul McCartneys place a few years ago an..... 

.... Can you blame them after that shit album of his?   K

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Posted
35 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I don’t think the fox is in any danger in the near future.

Extinction maybe not but do a little bit of research and you will see numbers are dramatically down in regards rural Fox numbers in the UK. Modern sighting technology, comparatively cheap accurate rifles etc etc killing them has become a very efficient and popular pastime. 

Posted
35 minutes ago, Mick Dempsey said:

I don’t think the fox is in any danger in the near future.

Extinction maybe not but do a little bit of research and you will see numbers are dramatically down in regards rural Fox numbers in the UK. Modern sighting technology, comparatively cheap accurate rifles etc etc killing them has become a very efficient and popular pastime. 

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