fert Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 went out today after work(rained off) to do a bit of decoying on some land we aquired and shot on last week 30pigeons total bag. not bad for an afternoons work. was out today for 3 1/2 hours and bagged 37 very good sport brought down a few crackers and missed a lot of easy shots. anyway cut to the chase.after packing the tack up we went for a quick mooch around the fields. noticed about 20 odd decaying pigeon bodies just thrown in a little coppice if thats not bad enough just to the side of the pigeons there were 2 boxes of empty winchester boxes and the contents of these boxes were scattered in the surrounded area. when we got the permission last week the farmer said that there is a guy who shoots the fields but hasnt been for ages. i think i will be having a word with the farmer before we get the blame. its bloody disgracefull.what a waste of good meat.and a supposedly country man littering the countryside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 this happens all too often fert, and fishing is no different, we get fisherman on all the local lochs here starting fires, cutting down trees and worse than that they carry 24 full cans of lager to the waters edge and can't carry the empties back! Not all sportsman are the same, however it's this minority that as usual **** it up for every body else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 (edited) Not all sportsman are the same, however it's this minority that as usual **** it up for every body else couldnt agree more one piece of land i shoot on the farmer has a VERY strict no shells left rule, and one bunch of herberts came had a few outings of good shooting, left all their carts and boxes made no attempt to tidy up and got kicked off. now one time i went out with some decoys and decided to set up under a water tower, got there and there was litterally a pile of about 150 carts, from this bunch of idiots, spent a few mins picking them up took them back showed the land owner he said it was this bunch and that apparently they said they did pick them up and it must be someone else. theres one thing ive learnt over the years and that is you cant pull the wool over a farmers eyes, they know everything that goes on, on their land, and this bunch of people tried to lie to him, and take advantage by shooting in places they thought he wouldnt find the carts. :< glad to say 1 yr on im still shooting this permission and getting on great with the land owner,i'm allowed guests ( i guested LB there) and we (my shooting buddy and me) have a very good relationship with the farmer and share the land with other shooters (now also friends) quite happily. :( if only all situations could be this ideal. without berks like the above mentioned getting shooters in general a bad name Edited August 13, 2005 by dunganick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 People have no idea the pain and suffering a swallowed cartridge shell can give a cattle beast and worse than this the cost involved if it gets stuck in the throat... I've experienced this first hand and it's frightening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 The only thing i leave behind is my footprints.How would the people who leave empty cartridge cases and birds behind feel if the farmer went round there house and empty his wheelie bin in there garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Big Red Fox, what are you doing swallowing cartridge cases?? :( If you don`t want to leave them in the hedge do as I do and take them home!! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 (edited) Big Red Fox, what are you doing swallowing cartridge cases?? :( If you don`t want to leave them in the hedge do as I do and take them home!! B) I'm not a cattle beast ..... Edited August 13, 2005 by The Big Red Fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Hi, On the subject of litter I am shocked by fellow anglers when they simply throw their can of sweetcorn or tin of luncheon meat in at the end of the day. One of the waters I sometimes fish on and is not much bigger than a flight pond is surrounded by bags of rubbish despite there being a bin by the entrance and exit. Some people even decide it would be a laugh to throw in the odd chair or traffic cone as well. They have their days fishing and then they have there days fun. Even worse and this is where fishing gets its bad name they leave long strands of line laying about with hooks on that tangle up waterbirds. :< What enoys me even further is most of aren't members of the local rugby club of who the water belongs to and are poaching it with a different licence. Just having a moan but I hate these people when they do this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 I always take an old supermarket carrier bag along for the used carts and boxes, simple enough to do and as one previous poster said all I leave behind is a few footprints, maybe some tyre tracks and a few feathers but that's all. Can't understand the mentality of people who litter, surely the empty wrapper/can/cartridge weighs far less than it did when full and should present a minimal inconvenience to take away ? It's all down to self discipline again and so many people are totally without it I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 The Big Red Fox - It was a joke you smelly old Charlie!! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Keep yer hair on I know a joke when I see one............it just wasn't funny that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Just wasn`t funny enough to make a smelly, old miserable Charlie laugh eh?? :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 I used to experience this when carp fishing on a very exclusive syndicate. It cost a bombto join, was hard as hell to gain a ticket and get a run, yet some idiot's used to litter. Caught them in the end though LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 there is a couple of lads who shoot on our land who often forget to pick up after them when chalenged it wernt us. makes you wonder if people think you are daft. must be we keep picking up after them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I've left the odd **** behind in a hedge, biodegradable bog roll of course! Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I've left the odd **** behind in a hedge, biodegradable bog roll of course! Mark. you mean you dont use grass like the rest of us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I've left the odd **** behind in a hedge, biodegradable bog roll of course! Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 well i have 18 farms and only shoot them lucky me i get on great with all the farmers i have the run of the farms, they let me ride my quad bike any where i like on them any time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning GTS Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 I've left the odd **** behind in a hedge, biodegradable bog roll of course! Mark. you mean you dont use grass like the rest of us :yp: I thought you smoked Grass not wipe your A%^*" with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P03 Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 there is a couple of lads who shoot on our land who often forget to pick up after them when chalenged it wernt us. makes you wonder if people think you are daft. must be we keep picking up after them :yp:Unfortunately chap, yes we must. Cos' if we don't then ol' farmer Joe will tell us all where to go after he's had to pick 'em up for the umpteenth time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Day Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 What abiout the wad type? If you've had a reasonable day the immediate are can be scattered with plastic wadding. At one place I shoot, there no problem with using plastic wads, I don't know if this is because there is no live stock, I always collect the empties - seems the natural thing to do. I had second thoughts with the shooting that I managed to get more recently in my local area, and reading from reading some of what you've said. I've just gone over to using fibre wad before I even start using the new ground. Rather that than risk a new shooting permission. Does any one get any grief over using plastic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 I ALWAYS make it clear when asking for permission that I use biodegradeable fibre wads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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