Anybody in Kent/Surrey/Sussex know anyone with land with a surplus of rabbits?

[POPEYE]

You have got to stop believing the media Paul,
chavs don't have brains.
It's very easy to "off"one of em
just aim for the benefit book

I could do that but i would not shoot a rabbit, those who do fair enough, your choice but i cannot for the life of me see how one can "enjoy" killing animals (chavs excluded, their not animals, there worse), dont see the "sport" in it! it's you (the most inteligent animal on the planet) armed with high power telescopic sight rifels against a rabbit or crow whos only thought is where the next bit of food is comeing from, i know sometimes these animal numbers have to be kept in check (so were told) so kill cleanly and dont glory in it, pro shooters are one thing but its the part timer out for "fun" that leavers em wounded to die an agoniseing death,
fishings as bad, i saw a smooth hound down off bedhampton quay which must have had a doz hooks and tracer in it's mouth where it'd been caught and either escaped or been cut loose, it was dieing a slow death, unable to feed, its face swollen to twice its size, dont tell me thats "sport"
it's worse still abroad, dogs being cooked on the side of the road in china, cambodia, live dogs used as shark bait so when caught the fins are cut off while the sharks alive for f''kin shark fin soup, sea turtles cut from their shells while alive, the list is endless, and all carried out by the "most inteligent " species on the planet
end of!

[biosurf]

I could do that but i would not shoot a rabbit, those who do fair enough, your choice but i cannot for the life of me see how one can "enjoy" killing animals (chavs excluded, their not animals, there worse), dont see the "sport" in it! it's you (the most inteligent animal on the planet) armed with high power telescopic sight rifels against a rabbit or crow whos only thought is where the next bit of food is comeing from, i know sometimes these animal numbers have to be kept in check (so were told) so kill cleanly and dont glory in it, pro shooters are one thing but its the part timer out for "fun" that leavers em wounded to die an agoniseing death,
fishings as bad, i saw a smooth hound down off bedhampton quay which must have had a doz hooks and tracer in it's mouth where it'd been caught and either escaped or been cut loose, it was dieing a slow death, unable to feed, its face swollen to twice its size, dont tell me thats "sport"
it's worse still abroad, dogs being cooked on the side of the road in china, cambodia, live dogs used as shark bait so when caught the fins are cut off while the sharks alive for f''kin shark fin soup, sea turtles cut from their shells while alive, the list is endless, and all carried out by the "most inteligent " species on the planet
end of!

Couldn't agree more.

[Apache]

That smooth hound story is disgusting Ian! That's just laziness plain and simple.

When I fished, if I was keeping the fish, I would whack them across the head immediately, even before taking the hook out. If I wasn't keeping them, I'd make sure I got the hook out cleanly before returning it to the sea, and if I couldn't do it cleanly, then I'd kill it and either use it for bait if too small or keep it for food.

I've seen beach 'fishermen' swing dogfish by the tail and throw them back in as far as they could, which has almost certainly broken the animals spine before it hits the water leaving it to die slowly. I've seen people throw live fish they're keeping up the beach or in a bucket to suffocate. There's no need for it.

There's no excuse for abusing the fish. If you're going to fish, you need to respect the fact that you're dealing with a living thing.

[JUDWAK]

I could do that but i would not shoot a rabbit, those who do fair enough, your choice but i cannot for the life of me see how one can "enjoy" killing animals (chavs excluded, their not animals, there worse), dont see the "sport" in it! it's you (the most inteligent animal on the planet) armed with high power telescopic sight rifels against a rabbit or crow whos only thought is where the next bit of food is comeing from, i know sometimes these animal numbers have to be kept in check (so were told) so kill cleanly and dont glory in it, pro shooters are one thing but its the part timer out for "fun" that leavers em wounded to die an agoniseing death,
fishings as bad, i saw a smooth hound down off bedhampton quay which must have had a doz hooks and tracer in it's mouth where it'd been caught and either escaped or been cut loose, it was dieing a slow death, unable to feed, its face swollen to twice its size, dont tell me thats "sport"
it's worse still abroad, dogs being cooked on the side of the road in china, cambodia, live dogs used as shark bait so when caught the fins are cut off while the sharks alive for f''kin shark fin soup, sea turtles cut from their shells while alive, the list is endless, and all carried out by the "most inteligent " species on the planet
end of!

best thing i have read all year
and i fully agree too
i have spare land too dont let me catch anyone hurting owt anywere near me or anything of mine

[POPEYE]

Cheers, sorry to "rant" on your thread Bio! but cruelty to anything really gets my back up, went out boat fishing a couple of times Andy and throughly enjoyed the day, never caught anything (thank god) just enjoyed the crack, and the pi$$ up afterwards, our skipper was same as you, when a fish was caught he killed it right away, one blow, smalluns he carefully removed the hook and put em back, you shooters on here good luck and enjoy your days shooting, nowt wrong with that, just not my thing, actually my sons applyed for his shotgun licence, police are comeing round next tues to check (better hide the ak47) his mate with the defender goes regularly, mostly phesant, i tryed some but it was effin horrible, prob due to my missis "nuking it" tho, i'd like to shoot (skeet) but prob never get to do it,

[Webbo]

Ian well put. We have had discusions in the past about this and I respect your opinion. What I do, I enjoy, I dont get "turned on " by it as mentioned before thats sick, it is my life and what I love. In fact I have just been out on my shoot feeding my Pheasants, lots of young around I love to see, as the Magpies and Crows have not eaten them, and yes I may be shooting the Pheasants in October when fully grown. Tommorow I will be out in Surf with rifle controlling pests and vermin !

As for the Eastern culture its wrong and can't be compared with life here in Norfolk, and the rest of rural England.

[tintin]

Personally....... I have no problem with shooting rabbits or rats or foxes as they are a nuisance and need to be controlled! If you live and work out of town you'll realise the problem!
When i lived (grew up) in London i didn't realise or understand.
Now i live in a fairly rural part of sussex i have learned to appreciate why they are killed. There are many around here who shoot pheasant for sport, but if they didn't breed them in pens there wouldn't be so many, so the numbers are artificially increased to provide thier sport. (and the care they take in breeding them is second to none)
It's all swings and roundabouts as far as i'm concerned!
BUT i would love to go on a shoot, or rabbiting (lamping) as i think it's a great test of skill!

Just my twopennyworth!!
Alan

[Shalershasker]

BUT i would love to go on a shoot, or rabbiting (lamping) as i think it's a great test of skill!

Just my twopennyworth!!
Alan

The real test is knowing precisely what you are shooting at when presented with just a pair of reflecting eyes in the light, an owl on the ground having just cought a skut or mouse ect, the eyes can be the same distance apart as a similar sized rabbit or a muntjack to a fox, have been to my cousin's lamping and it wouldn't be the first time that I woudn't take the shot as I was unsure what it was until my cousin told me, only good teaching can give you that, if the animal is in long grass ect it's hard to tell. He only really shoots rabbits, foxes and pigeon as they are the most common pests on his farm aside from rats of course but they have plenty of airgunners for those (they don't use poison for fear of it going further down the food chain and not a plesent way to go), the dear come in from woburn dear park.

[Albannach]

the dear come in from woburn dear park.

Deer?

[Shalershasker]

Deer?

Oh dear, deer, dear.

[MattF]

I'd like to know how lamping can be classed as a test of skill?

[POPEYE]

The test of "skill" a clean shot at what your shooting at and knowing what your shooting at, that is something to be proud of, knowing you've done what needed to be done with the least ammount of suffering, i respect you shooters right to do what you do and you respect my views on why i would not like to shoot liveing things, (except yobs and talliban) thats how it should be, what you do is in no way compairable with what goes on in the so called third world, i would happly shoot those c##ts

Dave! i'd end up with hundreds of pet pheasants

[joker??]

the thrill of the kill says it all , yes i enjoyed it, no excuses no bullshit ,i enjoyed every minute of those cold dark nights on the back of a 4x4 shooting or lamping with dogs ,

portsmouth was my main hunting grounds

[robbie]

I could do that but i would not shoot a rabbit, those who do fair enough, your choice but i cannot for the life of me see how one can "enjoy" killing animals (chavs excluded, their not animals, there worse), dont see the "sport" in it! it's you (the most inteligent animal on the planet) armed with high power telescopic sight rifels against a rabbit or crow whos only thought is where the next bit of food is comeing from, i know sometimes these animal numbers have to be kept in check (so were told) so kill cleanly and dont glory in it, pro shooters are one thing but its the part timer out for "fun" that leavers em wounded to die an agoniseing death,
fishings as bad, i saw a smooth hound down off bedhampton quay which must have had a doz hooks and tracer in it's mouth where it'd been caught and either escaped or been cut loose, it was dieing a slow death, unable to feed, its face swollen to twice its size, dont tell me thats "sport"
it's worse still abroad, dogs being cooked on the side of the road in china, cambodia, live dogs used as shark bait so when caught the fins are cut off while the sharks alive for f''kin shark fin soup, sea turtles cut from their shells while alive, the list is endless, and all carried out by the "most inteligent " species on the planet
end of!

the hunting instinct is either in you or not, a true hunter gatherer will not leave an animal suffer and only take what he needs , i shoot fish and gather in the wild harvest every year, i also practise catch and release bass fishing , wild meat is organic and very under used , if more people tried it maybe we could make the £2 battery chicken extinct.

[Albannach]

the hunting instinct is either in you or not, a true hunter gatherer will not leave an animal suffer and only take what he needs , i shoot fish and gather in the wild harvest every year, i also practise catch and release bass fishing , wild meat is organic and very under used , if more people tried it maybe we could make the £2 battery chicken extinct.

Why do you shoot fish?