ChesterP
Well-Known Member
Heard this story on R2 today. Apparently, a group of sabs has been interfering with high seats (dramatically described as "Marksmen's Towers"!) and the locks to access them as well as stealing baits in an attempt to prevent shooters carrying out their lawful business in the Forest of Dean.
They had one on the Radio who denied that he had anything to do with some of the disgusting tactics used which incliuded spreading faeces on/in locks.
For balance they interviewed a boar hunter and guide but one that had nothing to do with the Forest cull. He made some good points including that of rebuffing arguments against injecting FoD Boar with contraceptives on grounds of cost (never mind the impracticality!) and said that numbers need controlling as they triple year on year.
The sab had no real answers for him but him and his ilk will carry on acting illegally if it means protecting the boar. He argued that shooting in the forest was dangerous as loads of people wander about on prw's but handily omitted the facts that high seat locations were carefully selected to ensure safe shots could be taken, something missed by the guide which did cause a little head-scratching.
Hopefully the police were listening in and can bring charges of aggravated trespass and criminal damage charges against any sabs caught preventing hunters going about their lawful business.....but will they?
They had one on the Radio who denied that he had anything to do with some of the disgusting tactics used which incliuded spreading faeces on/in locks.
For balance they interviewed a boar hunter and guide but one that had nothing to do with the Forest cull. He made some good points including that of rebuffing arguments against injecting FoD Boar with contraceptives on grounds of cost (never mind the impracticality!) and said that numbers need controlling as they triple year on year.
The sab had no real answers for him but him and his ilk will carry on acting illegally if it means protecting the boar. He argued that shooting in the forest was dangerous as loads of people wander about on prw's but handily omitted the facts that high seat locations were carefully selected to ensure safe shots could be taken, something missed by the guide which did cause a little head-scratching.
Hopefully the police were listening in and can bring charges of aggravated trespass and criminal damage charges against any sabs caught preventing hunters going about their lawful business.....but will they?