artful212 394 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 (edited) As the topic states as i just herd this on the news jus wonderin how they will go about this cull, whats everyones opinion ?? thanks artful Edited July 19, 2011 by artful212 Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Hired shooters targeting free running badgers. It was going to be trap & humane dispatch but they changed it. Not sure why you posted this in here though, did you seriously think that in this day and age they'd even remotely consider digging to them with terriers? Quote Link to post
artful212 394 Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 well honestly thought they would GAS them be there you go nothing wrong with wondering tho malt as i didnt know theyd shoot them Quote Link to post
TOPPER 1,809 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 the easiest and cheapest way would be just to lift the protection of them and let folk get on with it , pre 74 there were still plenty about and guys were out digging them every weekend let alone roadkill and shooters, we dug 1000 s over the years my old man had a good market for badger hocks he had to suppement his money somehow and this was one way along with the rabbits and game birds Quote Link to post
Guest hunterside Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 i would have thought cage and humane dispatch and can any one remember badger brissil shaving brushers ? Quote Link to post
micheal rennicks 17 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 pardon my ignorance what is hock. Quote Link to post
thomaspeters1992 2 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 round my way the department of ag. snare them and test there livers for t.b. the department have some serious snares Quote Link to post
Guest hunterside Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 pardon my ignorance what is hock. part of the badgers back leg i would have thought similar to a pork hock i think. Quote Link to post
Born Hunter 17,832 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 the easiest and cheapest way would be just to lift the protection of them and let folk get on with it , pre 74 there were still plenty about and guys were out digging them every weekend let alone roadkill and shooters, we dug 1000 s over the years my old man had a good market for badger hocks he had to suppement his money somehow and this was one way along with the rabbits and game birds More chance of getting a blowjob from the queen! We all know that its the most sensible way of doing things but this country holds billy as some sort of untouchable. All the farmers want is the freedom to legally control this pest but rather than that the government favour a cull at the tax payers expence. They reckon TB costs the taxpayer 100 million a year! I wonder how much this cull will cost? If it does ever happen then will have to be kept up anually. PS Ive notivced in the media they are mentioning that the badger is a protected species under European law. We all know in many European countries that are held in the same league as the UK that the badger is hunted and even dug, so it seems to me the media are trying to make us seem like some cruel coutry that is out of touch with the rest of Europe. Ive not read one bit of news about the cull/TB that mentions that France etc have an anuall open season for the control of badgers!!! Quote Link to post
fat man 4,741 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Over here its a snareing process carried out by an employee of dept,of agriculture,and yes they are very good snares. Quote Link to post
Waz 4,274 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 I live in a country where badgers have a set season. Never heard of reports of TB until just recently in the next county. This is cattle country so I imagine a lot of farmers will be getting in touch. There is also talk about the other species being possible carriers - wild boar and deer mainly. Quote Link to post
unlacedgecko 1,467 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 the easiest and cheapest way would be just to lift the protection of them and let folk get on with it , pre 74 there were still plenty about and guys were out digging them every weekend let alone roadkill and shooters, we dug 1000 s over the years my old man had a good market for badger hocks he had to suppement his money somehow and this was one way along with the rabbits and game birds More chance of getting a blowjob from the queen! We all know that its the most sensible way of doing things but this country holds billy as some sort of untouchable. All the farmers want is the freedom to legally control this pest but rather than that the government favour a cull at the tax payers expence. They reckon TB costs the taxpayer 100 million a year! I wonder how much this cull will cost? If it does ever happen then will have to be kept up anually. PS Ive notivced in the media they are mentioning that the badger is a protected species under European law. We all know in many European countries that are held in the same league as the UK that the badger is hunted and even dug, so it seems to me the media are trying to make us seem like some cruel coutry that is out of touch with the rest of Europe. Ive not read one bit of news about the cull/TB that mentions that France etc have an anuall open season for the control of badgers!!! I read the story on the BBC website this morning and have made a complaint using their comments form. I have yet to receive an answer. 2 Quote Link to post
Malt 379 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 well honestly thought they would GAS them be there you go nothing wrong with wondering tho malt as i didnt know theyd shoot them No worries pal. the easiest and cheapest way would be just to lift the protection of them and let folk get on with it , pre 74 there were still plenty about and guys were out digging them every weekend let alone roadkill and shooters, we dug 1000 s over the years my old man had a good market for badger hocks he had to suppement his money somehow and this was one way along with the rabbits and game birds More chance of getting a blowjob from the queen! We all know that its the most sensible way of doing things but this country holds billy as some sort of untouchable. All the farmers want is the freedom to legally control this pest but rather than that the government favour a cull at the tax payers expence. They reckon TB costs the taxpayer 100 million a year! I wonder how much this cull will cost? If it does ever happen then will have to be kept up anually. PS Ive notivced in the media they are mentioning that the badger is a protected species under European law. We all know in many European countries that are held in the same league as the UK that the badger is hunted and even dug, so it seems to me the media are trying to make us seem like some cruel coutry that is out of touch with the rest of Europe. Ive not read one bit of news about the cull/TB that mentions that France etc have an anuall open season for the control of badgers!!! I read the story on the BBC website this morning and have made a complaint using their comments form. I have yet to receive an answer. I wouldn't hold your breath pal... Quote Link to post
pattstaff 157 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 TO THE ANTIS READING THIS FORUM. Do you see what your over zealous protection of badgers has done.All these brock that are going to be killed do not have to die,they could be dug out easily,safely and freely by terriermen,innoculated,re-released,re-located if necessary. Instead the over protection that you pushed for has lead to thousands of brock that will now needlessly be killed and continually so for years to come.I think its understood and admitted that a few idiots in our ranks fuelled this push,but now the pendulum has swung to far the other way and it is you who are doing the disservice and damage to brock.You need to re-think, me-thinks 4 Quote Link to post
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