SheepChaser 8,089 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 07/12/2022 at 19:30, paulus said: Must admit i was tempted, But then thought, Well that's something you don't see everyday, As it happens i got to know the bloke it belonged to, Nice chap, ended up inside doing 7 years for firearms offences Expand There are wild ones, some of which have been run and caught..... complete with obligatory gate photo long time ago now but some may remember That guy sounds like a hoot Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,175 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Two separate skulls? Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 46,614 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 07/12/2022 at 19:32, SheepChaser said: I’ve had a llama drama and all Expand ...someone got a few of them by me in lockdown....had a close call myself,when the Wheaton X was on a scent and it ran through the feild they was in I was screaming like a girl,thank f**k the dog stopped and I got her back on the lead....I don't walk that way no more... because I know I won't be that lucky next time 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 22,916 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 07/12/2022 at 19:39, mackem said: Two separate skulls? Expand The Mystery of the Big Cats (article) by Peter Paton on AuthorsDen WWW.AUTHORSDEN.COM Big Cats The one I'm talk about 2005 by a farm must be another rug funny all these rugs out in the country side. Cheers Arry Link to post Share on other sites
SheepChaser 8,089 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 So ..... still no theory from anyone as to why one hasn’t been shot / trapped / dogged / road kill so there is a genuine undeniable large cat body ? Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 22,916 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 07/12/2022 at 20:26, SheepChaser said: So ..... still no theory from anyone as to why one hasn’t been shot / trapped / dogged / road kill so there is a genuine undeniable large cat body ? Expand Did you click on that last link bloke had a lynx in his freezer. Cheers Arry Link to post Share on other sites
EDDIE B 3,168 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 On 07/12/2022 at 19:21, Daniel cain said: Eddie that picture at the bottom of your post is a leopard completely different shape to a jaguar Google Image Result for https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Standing_jaguar.jpg IMAGES.APP.GOO.GL Expand I know that. Was showing GM, that the spots on a leopard are very different to that of a moggy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,175 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Bill to curb big cat ownership passes US Senate - BBC News WWW-BBC-COM.CDN.AMPPROJECT.ORG The Big Cat Public Safety Act seeks to stop people exploiting animals such as lions and tigers... Link to post Share on other sites
VOON 1,317 Posted December 7, 2022 Report Share Posted December 7, 2022 Calls for the reintroduction of lynx in Ireland WWW.RTE.IE Advocates for rewilding are calling for the reintroduction of the lynx as a means of controlling Ireland's growing deer population. Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 07/12/2022 at 22:35, VOON said: Calls for the reintroduction of lynx in Ireland WWW.RTE.IE Advocates for rewilding are calling for the reintroduction of the lynx as a means of controlling Ireland's growing deer population. Expand Baffles me how a few cats are the answer to a deer problem .If they are here and bigger than a lynx then they aint making a scrap of difference .Deer numbers are at an all time high . 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 22,916 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 07:11, foxdropper said: Baffles me how a few cats are the answer to a deer problem .If they are here and bigger than a lynx then they aint making a scrap of difference .Deer numbers are at an all time high . Expand I agree mate how many deer I one or two Lynx going to take out would have to be quite large numbers. Just don't want to let people have then. Cheers Arry Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 The numbers are only going to get higher with the closing of several game dealers lately .No point in killing them if you cant shift them. If anyone reading this wants a carcass pm me if you dont mind travelling to get it . 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 22,916 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 07:16, foxdropper said: The numbers are only going to get higher with the closing of several game dealers lately .No point in killing them if you cant shift them. If anyone reading this wants a carcass pm me if you dont mind travelling to get it . Expand Good offer mate. Not fond of Venison myself but did want to try a bit for jerky. The the guys I know don't have much trouble shifting them. Is there a cookery school any where near you they pay good money and want demonstrations how to butcher etc. Two out of the four butcher in town would take them I reckon. Cheers Arry Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 28,175 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 On 08/12/2022 at 07:16, foxdropper said: The numbers are only going to get higher with the closing of several game dealers lately .No point in killing them if you cant shift them. If anyone reading this wants a carcass pm me if you dont mind travelling to get it . Expand £25 a Kg in the market yesterday, Sika steak, seen it for £70 a Kg in Harrods food court. The Sika was from Dorset, the guy who owns the burger stand shoots it himself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,984 Posted December 8, 2022 Report Share Posted December 8, 2022 Positive 100% big cat track here.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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