leadbreakfast Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Today I stoped some polish lads poaching with air rifles in a wood were we have permission, there are no pheasants about anymore and the ponds are empty of ducks. When confronted they couldn't speak much English but one said it's not a problem we come all the time and nobody has said anything. Was wondering what you guys thought and what you would do. Was thinking to phone police but didn't think much would come from it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Have you reported this to the land owner where you have the permission? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirgoldalot Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 You don't know what they get up too... you could loose the permission if they got up to naughtys and you get the blame...inform the landowner. I always let the landowners know whats going on...they appreciate the information as your another pair of eyes protecting their interests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadbreakfast Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Yep she didn't say much just said it will be the scrotes from the estate and she's seen lamps a few times aswell She's that soft she woudnt say anything if the walked through her garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Richo Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Call the police next time it is armed trespass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter.123 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Having family in the police force I can tell you armed response ain't nice to armed trespassers. Report them to the police! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadbreakfast Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Think I will go roost shooting next Sunday see if they come back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contrysports Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) police most of the time are useless although i think its still best to call them than deal with it yourself had some dog men right outside our house the other week police came quite a while after turned round out the yard came back 5 minutes later and never to be seen again after that, the next morning someone found two terrier dogs run over just down the road, no guesses from where they came. Edited November 24, 2013 by contrysports Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadbreakfast Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Me and my mate was gonna put a release pen in there next year but we having second thoughts now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 a friend of mine caught several polish men taking ducks from his pond they were tame ones all he got was a load of abuse and the police said not worth chasing up.i lost 400 chickens and when I pointed the police in the direction of the polish camp up the road was told I was being racist.also they have been found trapping swans that have lived in the drainage channels here for years and are now all but gone.i am not saying that all poachers are from other country's but in my own experiences the majority are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rimotu66 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 No not all poachers are from other countries , just the ones that take protected animals/fish/birds, there defence? 'that's what they do in there homeland' my answer.... sod off back there then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmonster Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 No not all poachers are from other countries , just the ones that take protected animals/fish/birds, there defence? 'that's what they do in there homeland' my answer.... sod off back there then. With the amount of fish and wildlife taken from this area in a short time I can't see their being anything edible left in eastern Europe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pigeon man Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Been at pond tonight and we was in the hide and found the poacher that's been shooting our pond got the frite of his life when dog started barking ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alendil Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I didnt know pols take swans. And what they do with swans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 they eat them the same as they do everything else.they have also been caught netting carp and other fresh water fish to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 nothing wrong in eating fresh water fish, but not as result of poaching, of course... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 the waterways are privately owned and you are not allowed to remove the fish you catch .but that obviously only applies to English around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmonster Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 They're barred from most of the fisheries round these parts and are now busy emptying the canals of pike and anything bigger than a stickleback. It's dead easy to see where they're fishing as the empty tinnies and all the rest of their ***** will be chucked about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alendil Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Carp is traditional fish for christmas in poland, I think some time ago carp was important fish in england. As far as I am aware pols dont eat swans. (There is always someone od) but further east they do. Lithuania ns romanians. as for fish yes fresh water fish is main catch. I know for fact that there is massive amount of ignorants poles who dont obey rules and pouch animals. Bests approach is call police asap. Edited November 24, 2013 by alendil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 It does make your blood boil, the local town I grew up in has signs up around the lake saying not to take the fish in three differant languages. The old greengrocers has been replaced by a polish shop and there is a polish take away. Happy days of the excitement of a million tench bubbles coming up around my orange quill on a misty June morning won't be seen by the young locals now. The police do nothing, what can they as all of a sudden no one knows a word of English. But who's the greedy one, the one taking the fish n game or the landowner reaping the rewards of the cheap labour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmonster Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I think carp is still quite important in England but to the specimen anglers not the hungry diners . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphant59 Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Every ones too keen to accuse Eastern Europeans of taking carp, poaching with airguns, driving without tax and insurance behaving in an antisocial way in our towns and cities but as I police officer said to me a few months ago we have no evidence at all to suggest that Eastern Europeans are nothing but decent law abiding citizens that we should welcome into our society with open arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Carp is traditional fish for christmas in poland, I think some time ago carp was important fish in england. As far as I am aware pols dont eat swans. (There is always someone od) but further east they do. Lithuania ns romanians. as for fish yes fresh water fish is main catch. I know for fact that there is massive amount of ignorants poles who dont obey rules and pouch animals. Bests approach is call police asap. And who told you Lithuanians and Romanians eat swans? On which ground are you making this statement? In both Lithuania and Romania, fresh water fish is a very important source of food, especially in Romania, where the Danube Delta fed the romanians for thousands of years. But this doesn't make romanian and lithuanians poachers , and from here to eating swans, is a long way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 Remember the miners strike anyone? lot of poaching happened then and it wasn't by immigrants. Its got little to do with race, to be fair and Honest if I was stuck in a foreign land and skint I might be a darn nuisance myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) as is the way of all threads on this forum this one has gone completely off track so I will now leave it.not all east Europeans are poachers or criminals but those who are caught red handed and taken to court are I am afraid the same as our home grown ones. did not realise they were stuck here.poor devils Edited November 25, 2013 by bostonmick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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