jukel123 7,957 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 Hunters in Sweden receive police protection from antis. In Scotland you can be prosecuted if your dog chases a rabbit ffs. Swedish hunters kill more than 150 brown bears in first days of annual cull | Conservation | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM Campaigners denounce ‘pure slaughter’, which could threaten survival of entire Scandinavian population Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 (edited) I've always stated on here I am a hypocrite because I hate the killing of large apex predators but I know the conservation side of things is a complex matter. Hopefully they are doing things the right way to ensure a sustainable population. Edited August 23 by Pewit 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted August 23 Author Report Share Posted August 23 3 minutes ago, Pewit said: I've always stated on here I am a hypocrite because I hate the killing of large apex predators but I know the conservation side of things is a complex matter. Hopefully they are doing things the right way to ensure a sustainable population. Wouldn't float my boat shooting a bear or a wolf. But to modify the famous line. I don't agree with what your shooting but I defend your right to do it. It's a balance, keeping field sportsmen, farmers and Joe Public happy. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 1 minute ago, jukel123 said: Wouldn't float my boat shooting a bear or a wolf. But to modify the famous line. I don't agree with what your shooting but I defend your right to do it. It's a balance, keeping field sportsmen, farmers and Joe Public happy. Yep and that's a mantra I agree with. If hunting can persevere habitat and keep a sustainable population then I suppose it's a net win. I'm not entirely a fan because I've read a study which suggests that trophy hunting has a negative impact on animal size, meaning that larger specimens are getting all the more scarce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted August 23 Author Report Share Posted August 23 2 minutes ago, Pewit said: Yep and that's a mantra I agree with. If hunting can persevere habitat and keep a sustainable population then I suppose it's a net win. I'm not entirely a fan because I've read a study which suggests that trophy hunting has a negative impact on animal size, meaning that larger specimens are getting all the more scarce. On the other hand, trophy hunting creates livelihoods and ensures prey species continue to exist . Without trophy hunting lots of species would become extinct. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 Just now, jukel123 said: On the other hand, trophy hunting creates livelihoods and ensures prey species continue to exist . Without trophy hunting lots of species would become extinct. Probably so, as I said, without it we likely would lose a lot of natural habitat, a growing population would also see more conflict between apex predators, etc. I imagine it's pretty complex finding the right balance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 I work for a Swedish company and a lot of them are hunters, including the Group CEO. They’re a good bunch and it’s alien working for a company that has a bit of a hunting culture. I’d be all over that bear hunting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 15,840 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 Have you seen the videos of the bears with huge tape worms trailing behind them ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted August 23 Author Report Share Posted August 23 5 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Have you seen the videos of the bears with huge tape worms trailing behind them ? Not on Pornhub Stiff. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted August 23 Author Report Share Posted August 23 18 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: I work for a Swedish company and a lot of them are hunters, including the Group CEO. They’re a good bunch and it’s alien working for a company that has a bit of a hunting culture. I’d be all over that bear hunting! Are you a convert to nordic culture and work place practices Born? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 8 minutes ago, jukel123 said: Are you a convert to nordic culture and work place practices Born? I haven’t found the culture to be defined by country, more company. I’m also working under uk legal terms and conditions. But certainly within this group I prefer working for the Swedish team than the uk team. But that’s not so much national culture as it is team culture. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,738 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 15 minutes ago, jukel123 said: Are you a convert to nordic culture and work place practices Born? Don't you mean Bjorn ? 2 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jukel123 7,957 Posted August 23 Author Report Share Posted August 23 8 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: I haven’t found the culture to be defined by country, more company. I’m also working under uk legal terms and conditions. But certainly within this group I prefer working for the Swedish team than the uk team. But that’s not so much national culture as it is team culture. My son does free lance stuff in money. That's genuinely all I know. He says employers from that part of the world can't do enough for you. They've offered him freebies like private flights and to pay him in a dodgy roundabout way so the UK taxman doesn't get hold. He's refused on the grounds of the environment and ethics. He also says he knows I would kick his arse if I found out.lol They f**k you up your mum and dad They may not mean to but they do They give you all the faults they had And add some just for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 23,467 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 Never fancied working for IKEA, but their meatballs are nice and reasonably priced. ! Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pewit 970 Posted August 23 Report Share Posted August 23 Trophy Hunting Causing 'Reverse Evolution' | Live Science WWW.LIVESCIENCE.COM Unnatural selection is causing species to evolve to smaller average size. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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