markbivvy Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-fea...e-roaming-moors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 A shooting magazine offered a £1,000 reward for evidence that the big cat existed, prompting police to warn off hunters for their own safety. I wouldnt think twice if I saw a big cat coming towards me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Dusty, your back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Bull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Dusty, your back! I am back after I was sent off the pitch into the sinbin for a joke that didnt go down well with the ref. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussman Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 We'd thought you were shooting with ya new gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I have been shooting with me new gun, I got my first duck (Wigeon) and Greylag goose on Saturday. Going again this Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted January 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I got my first duck (Wigeon) and Greylag goose good lad dusty. go get em mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussman Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Keep at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 I'd land a shot on it if I had my 6.5 or .375 wih me. If I had a smaller gun I'd have to back down unless I thought I'd get eaten anyway. I think they exist, but I have to say that I'm surprised I've never seen one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 Numbers of wild cat were thought to be released in 1976 when the Dangerous Wild Animals Act was introduced as people figured it was a cheaper option than paying for the license. It stands to reason that these releases would be done in the more remote areas where these sightings tend to come from so its not unreasonable to suppose that animals have paired up and produced subsequent generations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 yes it is unreasonable to presume that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realtreedave Posted January 20, 2009 Report Share Posted January 20, 2009 seems to be a regular occurance among lads i shoot with ,in a very localized area.ive had two run ins .once i spent 5 mins observing creature hunting rabbits from behind a wall from which id previously watched a fox do the same.wished id something more than an air rifle with me at the time though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
955i Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 yes it is unreasonable to presume that Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Why? The chances of 2 of the same type of big cat being released and one being male and the other female and being released close,ish and finding each other and having a successful mating and then bringing them up and killng all the food involved in that without interfering with humans and then them offspring growing up and doing it again and again is in my opinion very unreasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay222 Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 The chances of 2 of the same type of big cat being released and one being male and the other female and being released close,ish and finding each other and having a successful mating and then bringing them up and killng all the food involved in that without interfering with humans and then them offspring growing up and doing it again and again is in my opinion very unreasonable. not that im convinced of the existance of big cats in the wild in britain there is always the possibility that several people may have kept breeding pairs or even groups of them which could of been released when the dwa licensing came into force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 A few months ago apparently panthers were spotted in my area, fairly close, only 2 roads away, it was reported in the local paper. I got my sister's dog staying with us for a few days and I have locked the back gate, he is a fierce dog but I doubt he would be able to hold off a panther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 The chances of 2 of the same type of big cat being released and one being male and the other female and being released close,ish and finding each other and having a successful mating and then bringing them up and killng all the food involved in that without interfering with humans and then them offspring growing up and doing it again and again is in my opinion very unreasonable. You alleging they might be inbred then BB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'd land a shot on it if I had my 6.5 or .375 wih me. If I had a smaller gun I'd have to back down unless I thought I'd get eaten anyway. I think they exist, but I have to say that I'm surprised I've never seen one myself. Why would you want to land a shot on it Nick ? Look at things in perspective here, if they were released in 1976, how many people have being killed/attacked by one? I don't think that they are a threat, if they were, something would have happened by now...nearly 32-33yrs now...! That's if they exist, BJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEREALTHRILLER Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Deffo a big cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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