crossy 666 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571214/Shoo-shoot-jail-warning-farmers-hit-crows-new-plans-labelled-ludicrous-countryside-groups.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 whatever next ? someone trying to justify their job and coming upo with complete nonsense I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samboy Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Believe it or not thats what im supposed to do with the Cormorants i shoot. You would not believe the stupid conditions they put on the license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 That's deeply worrying to be honest !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbjones01 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Unbelievable !!!!!!! I liked the last quote mentioned about bonuses, seams very apt for this ludicrous proposal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbietherimmer Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Prize idiots. God help this country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 so I take it from this that my scarecrows and gas bangers would be enough to show best efforts,and then I would be safe to shoot.or do I have to try to talk them out of eating my crop as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Scary thing is some folk on here will agree with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprackles Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 If this came in it would put roost shooting down instantly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 The quote from the rspb about 'removing individual problem birds' is quite telling about where this would go. It would curtail most decoying activity by the sound of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 So presumably decoying would be illegal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 The quote from the rspb about 'removing individual problem birds' is quite telling about where this would go. It would curtail most decoying activity by the sound of it. And when there are no songbirds or crops left they'll want us to sort out the problem. Taking vermin as and when you can keeps it down to acceptable levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 If this came in it would put roost shooting down instantly... And stubble shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lampwick Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Not wishing to start another boring "bashing thread" but any ideas what BASC or a The CA are doing re this one? I note their comments in the article but wondered what thier ongoing actions are to tackle this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Too daft to laugh at, I wonder which fool at number 10 has come up with this crock :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 So would it be impossible to shoot a deaf pigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Obviously all part of our brilliant government's latest Job Creation Scheme, and what a brilliant idea it is to get the jobless figures down too! Every farmer/grower can now employ an out of work school leaver (With at least 8 A Levels) or an EU Imigrant (On the minimum wage - Naturally) and pay them to run around the fields all day wearing the brightest coloured clothing they can get (Paid for with a grant from the DHSS) waving their hands and arms to scare off the crows in order to protect the crops. There really are some splendid ideas coming from the think tank that our country relies so heavily on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph3010 Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) Hi everyone i thought i would post this as i came across it this morning ! The NFU and Countriside Aliance etc up in arms about insane new preposals that we shoot SHOO before we SHOOT. They want us to scare the birds off crops before and are talking fines up to £5000 I think its nonsense but who know in this country what will be next from the tree hugging quango that is Natural England ! Oh yeah and 6 months in prison as well. Thought people may want to comment on mails web stie! not sure how it would even be workable but the fact there is talk of making it even harder for Farmers to protect crops is insane! Quote : Britain’s farmers must try to shoo away birds before they can be shot for damaging crops, according to new plans from the Government’s wildlife advisers. And anyone breaking the rules could face prosecution, with a maximum six months in jail or a £5,000 fine. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2571214/Shoo-shoot-jail-warning-farmers-hit-crows-new-plans-labelled-ludicrous-countryside-groups.html Edited March 2, 2014 by murph3010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Bu Le Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 When I read the leader I thought here we go more EU inflicted nonsense that will be ignored in every other EU country except the UK. Then I read the article, seems to be entirely home grown idiocy. we don't always need the EU to inflict unworkable, unenforceable and downright ludicrous rules/laws upon us. Our own officialdom are quite capable of doing it themselves. But wait...there's more, does not the GL already say something to the all other practical methods affect. So why this carp now??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Obviously all part of our brilliant government's latest Job Creation Scheme, and what a brilliant idea it is to get the jobless figures down too! Every farmer/grower can now employ an out of work school leaver (With at least 8 A Levels) or an EU Imigrant (On the minimum wage - Naturally) and pay them to run around the fields all day wearing the brightest coloured clothing they can get (Paid for with a grant from the DHSS) waving their hands and arms to scare off the crows in order to protect the crops. There really are some splendid ideas coming from the think tank that our country relies so heavily on! Pete, one farmer in Norfolk did exactly that last year, the lad was a new graduate and spent his time scaring birds and reading books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboro shot Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 I think were reading into to it a bit to much theres a few añimals , birds that we should use other measures first anyhow so I dont think it willl affect us keepers or pigeon shooters im sure walking the birds of with gas uns in place is enough to say look theyve come back lèts decoy them in and shoot a few Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 I look at it this way " yeah I did try other methods the first barrel, then loads turned up so I shot them" pick the bones out of that ticks the box ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffyshooter Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) I think were reading into to it a bit to much theres a few añimals , birds that we should use other measures first anyhow so I dont think it willl affect us keepers or pigeon shooters im sure walking the birds of with gas uns in place is enough to say look theyve come back lèts decoy them in and shoot a few I'd agree with that - it won't make much difference to the current state of play. I thinks its more a case of the DM whipping up a non-storey. Lets face it - they do have form in this area. Edited March 2, 2014 by Taffyshooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 I wouldn't worry too much. For a start who is going to police this, and if the local rozzers call round you simply state ' we've tried shooing them away but they keep coming back' . Dead crows don't come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Prawn Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Also it quite clearly states it's only a proposal, seeing as the majority of these proposals by groups are purely to benefit said group there are very few that come to fruition - generally the lobbyists burn each other out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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