kevinjohnsonmbe

Are the links working? One is from flatdog uk FB page the other from farm watcher uk FB page.

They're not my vehicles Jon. Saw the posts on Facebook and thought they might benefit from some exposure on here. Seems like nothing is safe these days.

Stolen: https://www.facebook.com/kevin.johnsonmbe/posts/10205494883067889

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Isn't that the harsh reality reality of nature? The young, the old & the weak are the natural prey - easy pickings. The closed season is a human concept that, it could be argued, has exacerbated the population explosion?

Soooooooooo, shooting, in isolation, as a control measure is (a) effective or (b) ineffective? Wether it be landowner consent, number of shooters, time available to existing shooters, deer reproductive rates, or whatever, shooting, in isolation is self evidently ineffective (unless it's a captive herd - and that's not where the problem lays.) I can't help but think the "idiot logic" would be to suggest that 'man' knows better than nature. It's 'man' that has induced the imbalance through importing feed stock and hunting into extinction the pre-existing predators that presented a perceived threat to that stock, or for sport. With early maturity into reproductive activity a short reproductive cycle, and in the case of Munt, an all year breeding season, the problem of control is beyond the capacity of the current availability of sport / recreation stalkers in non-captive deer herds. Add to that the difficulty of culling Fallow, for example, due to the unpredictability of the herd movement and behaviour and it becomes obvious why we have the current population explosions. It's also totally impractical given the necessary safety ranges and public access areas to suggest that shooting, in isolation, could even come close to offering a decent control solution. The numbers speak for themselves. Of course there is the potential for some degree of domestic / agricultural prey by Lynx, I don't think anyone is suggesting that it will be 'pain free.' But like taxes & death, you can be sure there will be a rich compensation seam to be tapped into and I'd be sure that will be 'utilised' to the very broadest extent of it's availability. The question is, will the re-introduction of Lynx lead to future unexpected consequences that are worse than the current, and predicted future, conflict between 'man' and the unchecked population expansion of the deer population? If we do nothing the deer v traffic, deer v crop conflict will continue (and increase exponentially in line with reproductive cycles.) If we try to re-balance that which was previously messed up (by 'man') perhaps nature would make a better job of fixing 'our' vain abuse of the ecology?

And how's that going with the shooting? Not so well as it happens, insufficient numbers of shooters to effectively control.

No good for this task since a paying job depends upon it, but at some point I'd like to write a complete load of old tosh (supported by traffic light colours, tables, charts, numerical values etc) and a serious piece of written work and see which one passes muster!

An interesting piece: Should the lynx be reintroduced to Britain? - BBC News

Like that!

That's a tough one! If it's all higgeldy-piggledy locations and situations you may be lucky to achieve a break even point given the time / work in extraction, transport, processing, seasoning then delivering. Maybe even take a hit and lose money. And then take into consideration that the owner is expecting to get paid handsomely. A dilemma for sure! Can't offer advice on how to price other than to say if you work out how much you might be able to sell it for, take away the cost of your time and equipment to get it back to the yard, the bit that is left (wether that be + or -) is what you'll potentially make and part of that has to go on "buying" the privilege of tidying up the landowners estate. Not very scientific, but doesn't sound too promising from what you describe??

Filed in the "can't really be bothered" folder probably....

Well, 3 weeks on, the gang hasn't arrived! Saw another single bird yesterday but the masses are still absent. Anyone else got the gang in situ yet or just a few individual birds??

Here he is.....

tenner on Mr Brock!

A compelling case exists for control of the deer population.

breakfast of champions Jon!! :thumbup:

Agreed! A good alternative!! Not leaving the sandwiches out of arms reach though!!

More like donkeys Paul!! :thumb up: 100kg in the cage? If I was on my own that would only leave 4kg spare for saw, kit & lunch! Too close for comfort!! More berries less eggs benedict methinks!

Predictive text - bah! mewl = mewp!!

How do you all go on with the issue of getting a level? Few jobs I've considered mewls for recently had too much gradient to make use of mewl. Is the cabstar self levelling on outriggers?

No worries fella, sounds like you're all over it!

From that brief detail it sounds more like "employment" (but without statutory terms & conditions) rather than "self-employment?"

Yes, quite! See the attention to arboricultural detail you get from an Arb Assc accredited outfit! At least it should be "free" (although paid for in the customer's electricity bill)

Yes, yes! No worries, I get it! The whole thread is just gum bashing :smoking: You can tell how bored I was watching Mr Tumbles with the little one to have even read the thread!!