Orangeclay Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 well done mate. what area was that in. not asking for exact location. just wondering cheers I guess here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Well done mate, great shooting with a very good reason behind it rather than just going out and shooting them for the sake of saying "Yes I have shot wild boar"! And now we know who is having a hog roast or two this year! Hells bells! That video showed some awsome shots but the shot at 00:38 was a bit unerving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) what are Boar doing in the Vermin section ? Edited February 6, 2013 by scolopax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) what are Boar doing in the Vermin section ? :lol: What do you think they are, family pets? Edited February 6, 2013 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 :lol: What do you think they are, family pets? No, a very worthy game animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 They stink, covered in mud and everything that can crawl, they are a nightmare to skin, but no they should not be under the heading of vermin. I didnt know were else to put them, out of all our large mammals (including humans) they are for sure the most intelligent They deserve some protection eg some sort of close season. Long may they survive around the woodlands of Gloucestershire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) They stink, covered in mud and everything that can crawl, they are a nightmare to skin, but no they should not be under the heading of vermin. I didnt know were else to put them, out of all our large mammals (including humans) they are for sure the most intelligent They deserve some protection eg some sort of close season. Long may they survive around the woodlands of Gloucestershire. exactly the same as Scottich reds, they have their own ecosystem crawling over and inside them. Edited February 6, 2013 by scolopax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 No, a very worthy game animal. They are a Pest, non indigenous, escapees or deliberately released, have no season, cause loads of grief to land and fencing, etc, etc, and the FC doesn't have a clue how to deal with them round the Forrest of Dean. Vermin works for me, the fact they taste good and fetch good money doesn't change that. I don't get called to deal with them as Game, I get called to deal with them as Vermin! .....a very worthy game animal. :hmm: Whatever floats your boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Mr Dekers recalling all your previous posts you seem to define just about every living creature in the British isles as vermin, so long as someone is foolish enough to pay you to kill it BTW Sus Scrofa is very much indigenous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) Mr Dekers recalling all your previous posts you seem to define just about every living creature in the British isles as vermin, so long as someone is foolish enough to pay you to kill it BTW Sus Scrofa is very much indigenous I view the world from a point of reality, not Rose tinted glasses, I see the other side of wildlife, not simply story book idealised fantasy. If you want to get all starry eyed and gooey about Boar then crack on, if they turned your pride and joy lawn and flower beds and veg patch into a ploughed field and removed your fences at will then your view may change! Like I said, you are welcome to your opinion, and the Boar is extinct in this country and has been for several hundred years, these are NOT indigenous they are generally European imports (often French or Spanish) and commonly farmed, they are a different sub species to the previously extinct British Boar which has most likely gone forever. Edited February 6, 2013 by Dekers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 (edited) Mr Dekers recalling all your previous posts you seem to define just about every living creature in the British isles as vermin, so long as someone is foolish enough to pay you to kill it BTW Sus Scrofa is very much indigenous Don't let Dekers wind you up mate, the only pigs hes seen are those little thin ones pre packed a Tesco's n packed by Danish. If he does come across one he will no doupt deal with it accordingly with his hmr, think he has that conditioned for vermin. Ps Dekers, sorry mate but I think I got you mixed up with al4x there for a minute. Edited February 6, 2013 by Redgum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 You are a lucky man to have ground where people see these as pests and not cash cows! Well done, damned things can really stink - so the drag off the muck heap probably cleaned them up a bit!! Although, where there's two girls -there's more... T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Well done Would love to have them in my area. I can see how they cause problems but I don't think they should be classed as vermin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 (edited) You are a lucky man to have ground where people see these as pests and not cash cows! Well done, damned things can really stink - so the drag off the muck heap probably cleaned them up a bit!! Although, where there's two girls -there's more... T Unfortunatly they are seen as cash cows round here just like everywhere else, just like the deer this causes problems for households and small holders. Bad management and protective shooting cause a headache for all, you can't get on the land were its safe and easy to bait them as the farmer wants the pennies. The animals run riot in the areas were its difficult to shoot them, the forestry commission can't, and cause a massive amount damage. Shooting an animal with a high calibre rifle on a five acre plot with limited backstops aint easy , takes alot of waiting in the cold and self control. Edited February 10, 2013 by Redgum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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