Not bothered to shoot.

[eccles]

I'm on the side of those who think it's nice to give nature a break sometimes.

 

When I'm out I often watch things rather than shoot them. More so with deer, but I don't shoot every fox or rabbit I see either. The only exceptions to the rule are magpies and on one of my shoots squirrels. I would be swiftly removed if I let a squirrel go on this ground, and I can't bring myself not to gun down every magpie I see after what they have done to the little birds that nest in our hedge at home!

 

When the crop looks like it may be getting hit I will shoot what's needed, quite hard even. When there's no visible damage and a few bunnies hopping around, who are they hurting? Then there's foxes - if I shoot all of them I'll have more work to do on the bunnies. They don't harm beef cattle or crops and some of my land owners have asked me not to shoot them.

Well done you another sportsman. atb Terry

[colin lad]

i am not on any side

my previous post was to say on the permissions i shoot most of them want the vermin shot

if i said to the green keeper on the golf course that i didn't shoot any tonight as it was nice just to sit and watch them dig holes in your course then they would probably ask why should we let you come shooting then'

also the arable farmers who i shoot for want the rabbits etc shot as they are eating their crops and if i leave them to eat more then what use am i to them'

i work on a farm and they certainly want them shot as they eat their profits,

i can however see where some of the posters on here are coming from when they say they like to watch nature

i have sat in a pigeon hide in the early morning mist and watched the deer do their thing ( great site )

but to take your gun out to go shooting and not bother then why take a gun ??

instead take a picnic and bottle of red and really enjoy it

 

colin

[njc110381]

I think a land owner should see the results of having a decent shot on his ground. If he doesn't nothing you can say will make him feel that you are an asset to his business. They don't care about numbers, they care about the profit drawn from the crop at harvest. If that profit goes up after your arrival you have nothing to worry about or explain.

 

Most farmers are happy to accept wildlife. What they don't accept is loss of income because of it.