Reece Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 The article A man killed Rabbits, Squirrels and Jackdaws. He took pictures and posted them on a blog. Then some people complained about it. Discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 The article A man killed Rabbits, Squirrels and Jackdaws. He took pictures and posted them on a blog. Then some people complained about it. Discuss. Why post pics of things you've shot ?? Don't understand that at all TBH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bad lindz Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Why cant he be a `Greenie` and also be a shooter at least he says he eats the rabbit nowt wrong with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bicykillgaz Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Why post pics of things you've shot ?? Don't understand that at all TBH I put pictures up because it's more interesting than a couple of sentences explaining what you shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I am always suspicious of those that take pictures of the dead vermin they have shot and even more worrying is why he felt the need to publish them on his blog. No wonder I didn't vote for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) the reaction he got is the typical reaction from the ignorant, who foolishly believe that to be a conservationist you must blindly conserve everything. fair play to him for having the balls to be honest. he shot a corvid, a squirrel (both vermin) and a rabbit for the pot edit : as for putting it on a blog, lots of people do, some real weirdo's even use online forums Edited May 31, 2012 by pegasus bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 i dont understand the problem with anything he has done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted May 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Why post pics of things you've shot ?? Don't understand that at all TBH I don't see the point myself but I also don't see anything wrong with it. If he wants to do it, he can do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) Why post pics of things you've shot ?? Don't understand that at all TBH there is nothing alarming in the nature of the picture though. Its procuring meat and pest controll. I would understand the comments of discust if the picture showed a blooded baseball bat lying next to a red squirrel. Edited June 1, 2012 by demonwolf444 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) Why post pics of things you've shot ?? Don't understand that at all TBH Have you never looked at the 'sporting pictures' section on here? It's inhabited by loads of those wierdos who post pictures of what they've shot! Me included! GH Edited June 2, 2012 by Greenhunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 If Mark Haworth-Booth has done anything that merits critism it is posting his pictures on his blog, as a shooter he should know that this is all ammunition for the antis to gain press coverage by suitabley written script designed for sensational affect. I see some posters here see nothing wrong with him posting his pics, if he feels the need to do this then do it on a shooting forum where it will not fuel the arguments of the conservasionists and antis. At least not to the same degree as on the open forum of a blog. ATB Bri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cant hit rabbits 123 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 If he posted them on a blog that had no links to shooting or hunting that was accessable by the general public not expecting such contents, then i can see why some would be upset. But, once again, the comments at the end ruined anything worth reading in the actual article. As usual, most posters were absolutly biased townines who know nothing of actual pest species and proceed to spout online garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Typical daily snail clap trap...... All creatures are sacred unless they are 2 for £5 at local supermarket having lived a short existence in artificial conditions and bred for human consumption specifically for profit...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chard Posted June 4, 2012 Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Nothing wrong with what he's done, but it highlights the nonsense that you're up against these days. It would be easy to get belligerent and rant about how he's got the right to do this and that, but turning public opinion against you, however misguided they may be, isn't a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted June 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2012 Nothing wrong with what he's done, but it highlights the nonsense that you're up against these days. It would be easy to get belligerent and rant about how he's got the right to do this and that, but turning public opinion against you, however misguided they may be, isn't a great idea It does highlight the nonsense. The pictures were not even graphic or "gruesome", as one article put it. There was nothing wrong with the photos, but people still complained about it. It seems the fieldsports community can't do anything without the animal rights lot jumping on top of them like a pack of Wolves. That's the problem. The fieldsports community can't do anything without someone somewhere getting "offended". People will get offended at anything these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cottonseed Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I wish he had the guts to announce that he would continue to shoot vermin on his own land instead of backtracking. More ******** from the Daily Mail and that part of their readership dislocated from the realities of nature. Walt Disney should have been drowned at birth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 What can I say? I had a great time voting down all the anti comments. Not that I needed to - most of them had been slammed down by others who have a bit of sense about them. The woman at the top of the list talked a lot of sense. There were some great comments on there... "Just because you enjoy nature it doesn't mean you have to be a vegan!"... "Man has been eating animals since we lived in caves". Classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart1985 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Any a massive percentage of the readers of this rag, go into the butchers and buy meat and feed it to there children having no idea how this was killed. Usual bull from antis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Nout wrong with posting pictures of the quarry you have shot on a forum like this, after all it is a shooting based forum! I will no doubt get ripped to pieces for saying this but I personally prefer not to put up many photos or videos of what I have shot as I don't want to be seen as "Glorifying the killing of animals" even if they are vermin, pests or game/meat for the pot! However as the chap is a member of the Green Party it could well be seen as being a little hypocritical of him to post the photos of his kills on his blog, especially as there are so many antis out there! Mind you I suspect that the majority of these "antis" still go out to the supermarket each week and stock up with meat to eat - I wonder if they think it grows ready packed in polythene packaging? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopDown Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 The only question I am left with from the article is "What IS the correct calibre rifle for squirrels, rabbits and jackdaws?". Perhaps the lady from the Animal Ambulance could enlighten me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Nout wrong with posting pictures of the quarry you have shot on a forum like this, after all it is a shooting based forum! I will no doubt get ripped to pieces for saying this but I personally prefer not to put up many photos or videos of what I have shot as I don't want to be seen as "Glorifying the killing of animals" even if they are vermin, pests or game/meat for the pot! However as the chap is a member of the Green Party it could well be seen as being a little hypocritical of him to post the photos of his kills on his blog, especially as there are so many antis out there! Mind you I suspect that the majority of these "antis" still go out to the supermarket each week and stock up with meat to eat - I wonder if they think it grows ready packed in polythene packaging? You're probably right. There was a similar situation a while ago about a shop which started selling squirrel meat. The owner of the shop was on the phone with a woman complaining about the selling of squirrel meat, and the conversation was cut short by said woman as she had to go and prepare lamb for dinner. Thankfully, the shop didn't give in to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Some of the comments make me laugh. I admit when I was young I did not like the killing of any animals especially fox's but I opened my ears to a couple of friends and eventually came round that some creatures do need controlling. And I didnt make any comments like this one. I can understand the rabbit and squirrel as they're non-native creatures that cause a lot of damage but the Jackdaw is a native bird of prey so makes him an idiot.- Penske666, Sheff, 31/5/2012 15:10 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152621/Not-Green-Eco-friendly-RSPB-supporter-uses-website-display-birds-animals-hes-killed-home.html#ixzz21l0zGA00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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