Moocher71 4,050 Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 I'm seeing a lot of deer that's been hit on local roads and mostly roe ,muntjac and odd fallow ,they a lot local and I'm sure numbers are high In most areas and seeing dead badgers daily but no fox ,I've only seen one live fox in the year I e been here so the shooting brigade must be bang at it ,shame as I like to see them , 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,819 Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 Not seen so many hedgehogs, don't know whether there aren't so many killed or there aren't so many left Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hambone 950 Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 minute ago, dytkos said: Not seen so many hedgehogs, don't know whether there aren't so many killed or there aren't so many left Cheers, D. Think its not so many left mate. Badger protection has not been good for the Hedgehog population. Sad and short-sighted legislation has led to more than infringements of country sports 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moocher71 4,050 Posted August 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 30 minutes ago, dytkos said: Not seen so many hedgehogs, don't know whether there aren't so many killed or there aren't so many left Cheers, D. Not see one in a long time ,used to see loads about when I was a lad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
si brown 8,486 Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 Pretty sure there about to lift the not shooting at night law as there out of control 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hambone 950 Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, si brown said: Pretty sure there about to lift the not shooting at night law as there out of control What, hedgehogs? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
si brown 8,486 Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 minute ago, hambone said: What, hedgehogs? Them spikey little fcukers have a lot to answer for 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gypsydog94 4,613 Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 1 hour ago, dytkos said: Not seen so many hedgehogs, don't know whether there aren't so many killed or there aren't so many left Cheers, D. Don’t think the dry summer would of helped numbers this year. Seen an increase around here since badger cull 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hambone 950 Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, si brown said: Them spikey little fcukers have a lot to answer for Can't be trusted hiding, wrapped in clay in the embers of camp fires....little b*****ds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 46,152 Posted August 27, 2022 Report Share Posted August 27, 2022 seen a few hedgepigs on my evening walks few months back...last few have been catching some rays on the road 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,993 Posted August 28, 2022 Report Share Posted August 28, 2022 9 hours ago, si brown said: Pretty sure there about to lift the not shooting at night law as there out of control I heard they were thinking of taking away the seasons as such and having a open season on everything just to put a dent in the numbers of deer which there are more deer now in our countryside than at any other time in history, fecking things are a pain around me and i have had 2 local farmers ask me to get rid of all of them this last 2 weeks as there wrecking the hedgerows due to there not being decent grazing for them due to the hot weather..Maybe it's time to think about getting a big lurcher again with all the big game about..mmmm .... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted August 28, 2022 Report Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 hour ago, fireman said: I heard they were thinking of taking away the seasons as such and having a open season on everything just to put a dent in the numbers of deer which there are more deer now in our countryside than at any other time in history, fecking things are a pain around me and i have had 2 local farmers ask me to get rid of all of them this last 2 weeks as there wrecking the hedgerows due to there not being decent grazing for them due to the hot weather..Maybe it's time to think about getting a big lurcher again with all the big game about..mmmm .... Not quite Steve . They are thinking having an open season for males ,bucks ,stags all year round and to allow night licenses in places . It won’t be a cart blanche on everything .Too much money involved I’m afraid . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,993 Posted August 28, 2022 Report Share Posted August 28, 2022 28 minutes ago, foxdropper said: Not quite Steve . They are thinking having an open season for males ,bucks ,stags all year round and to allow night licenses in places . It won’t be a cart blanche on everything .Too much money involved I’m afraid . I know in Thetford forest a few years back the wardens had a open season on just about all the deer as it was on the local news about it and night sooting licences have been around for years if you can put your case across the deer are travelling onto your land at night causing damage,the farmers act or something but i'm no shooting man so just hear say as such but i know some lads that have had the licence in the past..What ever i myself am seeing more road kill deer than ever before and soon some poor fecker will die because of it but feck knows how to deal with other than a few months of hard culling and see where that gets us as such... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
si brown 8,486 Posted August 28, 2022 Report Share Posted August 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, fireman said: I know in Thetford forest a few years back the wardens had a open season on just about all the deer as it was on the local news about it and night sooting licences have been around for years if you can put your case across the deer are travelling onto your land at night causing damage,the farmers act or something but i'm no shooting man so just hear say as such but i know some lads that have had the licence in the past..What ever i myself am seeing more road kill deer than ever before and soon some poor fecker will die because of it but feck knows how to deal with other than a few months of hard culling and see where that gets us as such... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,716 Posted August 28, 2022 Report Share Posted August 28, 2022 4 hours ago, fireman said: I heard they were thinking of taking away the seasons as such and having a open season on everything just to put a dent in the numbers of deer which there are more deer now in our countryside than at any other time in history, fecking things are a pain around me and i have had 2 local farmers ask me to get rid of all of them this last 2 weeks as there wrecking the hedgerows due to there not being decent grazing for them due to the hot weather..Maybe it's time to think about getting a big lurcher again with all the big game about..mmmm .... Does Thetford forest have all six species of deer mate? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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