nelson 0 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 A few years back a bloke i work with,down on his luck after splitting up with his woman, asked if he could come out beating for a day out, take his mind off things, stretch his legs and get some air. So we went out and at the end of the day one of the beaters came across an Eagle Owl, sat under a bush obviously not well. It was picked up and wrapped in a coat and taken back to a shed where it was perched,looking very pissed of with itself. I rang friend who keeps falcons and the like and he told me to get it to a vets as soon as possible. Just about everybody involved in the day wanted to take the thing ( except me, i wasn't having no Owl shit in my truck) to the Vets. Any way, it was saved and released somewhere or given to someone who likes that sort of thing but the strange thing was, this friend of mine had to tell everyone he knew how a load of blokes out shooting had gone out of there way to save an Owl that would have died if nothing had been done. Dealing out death one minute and saving a life the next I know it sounds a bit mincey but it is true Makes you feel warm inside Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JOEB Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 My God ..........Ditchys turning into Brian Plummer ..........you will be live catching to thrill crowds of young boys next Ditch J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
logman 0 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Personally, ive always thought ditchy was Brian Plummer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest baldie Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 not unless his middle name is "Lazarus" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DiStuRBeD 0 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 plenty of room for fox here in this country..........right between a staghounds jaws Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 I get the same responce from certain people mate but its simly a case of them just not understanding..........The bloke I do must of my hunting with told me he was once out with his shotgun , He was sat quietly in some cover on the edge of a crop feild & along came 2 foxes.........He could have taken at least one of them easily & this is a man who lamps & digs & has shot them regularly..........He told me he just sat & watched them for ages & did'nt even think about lifting his gun..........Strange to some but I know exactly what he means............In my opinion there is a very fine line between most genuine hunting men & someone who goes out taking photographs & making notes on wildlife..........I know I might sound as if I'm going on one a bit here but by hunting you get a feeling of being part of nature as a pose to just being a bystander...........I can confidently say I have seen things in our countryside that your anti's & wildlife lovers will never see , we are privaliged & in my opinion for the privalige the least we can do is show some humanity & compassion toward our chosen quarry............If I saw some kids kicking a hedgehog around or tormenting a cat I'd give them a kick up the f*****g arse but I'm the same man you will go and dig a fox the day after..............Am I cruel or a wildlife lover..............?????? Great post Taffy, I have friends who can't understand why I enjoy hunting yet also get pleasure from just observing the same species during its everyday life. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T.F.Student 0 Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 (edited) "Am I cruel or a wildlife lover..............??????" Technically your an enigma or One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable. I'd say your a Countryman. They will "never" understand, they are not "in" the circle of life, and death...to which all Countrymen belong and as such we will always be an enigma to them. If i remember rightly David Bellamy once told a fieldsports gathering " I don't like what you do, but for goodness sake keep on doing it". Had a similar experience to you Nelson. Went out foxing a few years ago. The weather had been bad for days, gales and heavy rain. We spotted a bop stood hunched at the side of the road. We pulled up and i ran back, just in time to see the shape turn and run into a wood. As i stood looking in i could just see some of the undergrowth twitching and was able to catch it. It looked so funny running...hunched up, bobbing and weaving...it kept stopping and peering at me with those big eyes. It turned out to be this saturated and very thin kestrel. We stopped for a bacon butty and my mate reached for his wallet next to the wrapped up bird, out came a pair of feet and latched onto his hand. After a bit of prising we had our butty and carried on to meet the keeper. When we got there told him about it and he immediately went and shot a rabbit for it. It started eating later on that day and was taken to a hawk sanctury to be released near to where it had been found, when fully fit. It must be the enigma within showing itself. There's always something to make your day when out and about...I sat down for a brew yesterday next to a brook and a goldcrest came to share a drink with me...what a great feeling...still buzzing from it. Edited December 24, 2006 by T.F.Student Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beagles 0 Posted December 24, 2006 Report Share Posted December 24, 2006 its nice to watch the foxs playin etc ive seen cubs playin and i could get a gun and shoot them but its nice to see them and how they go about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest oldskool Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 i think its important to see how they live so you can get a better understanding of why they are the way they are instead of just killing them because rumour has it that they cause trouble... i dont like hunting them in places where there is only one or two spotted on a whole nights lamping trip... infact i like to see theyre numbers rise and summertime sees me out watchin cubs play on a badger sette that is used every year with out fail.... i hope they get left alone this summer the summer past in my area was the height of stupidity Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 I think a true hunter respects his quarry, its environment and likes to be knowledgable about its habits. We go hunting for the hunt, and the kill is immaterial (IMHO). i have let go many hundreds of foxes in years gone bye, there for another day and even the odd deer here and there too . The true hunter loves the countryside, the animals that live there and the varied seasonal changes. Good hunting to all in the new year. JD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MAACCY 105 Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 (edited) hi j darcy can you tell me where i can the book dig deep throw well back cheers kieron Edited December 25, 2006 by MAACCY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Deerstalker Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 GOOD POST ALL A CASE OF WHY DO WE DO IT AND IF WE KNOW WHY CAN WE REALLY EXPLAIN OUR SELVES PROPERLY. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
staffy-1 0 Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 I agree with all of these responses pn this topic, but you tell this to anyone who doesn't go hunting, they think your stupid in the head. Joe public think we are evil with all this bullshit the antis tell about us. I just wished they could see what we are writing now and then maybe we wouldn't be treated like some mentalist serial killer staffy-1:D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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