Whether you kill a BOP or get done for drink driving its breaking the law.Any estate cannot back anyone if they break the law regardless of what they did.
It is extremely frustrating these days being a keeper, between BOP,dog walkers,mountain bikers,bird watchers ,the right to roam,tree huggers,the Raptor group? and uncle Tom Cobbly and all!
There are not many other jobs where so many things outwith your control can make or break your year.I live and work knowing there are a few out there with cammo clothing and long camera lenses just waiting for me to trip up somehow?
If your guilty and get caught ,then its your own fault.
Personally I am not convinced they are all genuine cases.The possibility for a "set up" is far too easy these days, and the wealth of PR the birdy boys would get out of it is too valuable to ignore?????? Over the last ten years I have found and been informed of quite a few BOP,s lying dead in different places on the ground. I dont even go near them never mind picking one up .All it takes is a guy with a camera and Hey Presto! your in the news!
The answer to it all is not going to come easy.
Not as long as the RSPB and the publicity is coining in the money from Joe public £££££££££
We have to be on guard and squeaky clean!
Everyone else can please themselves it seems?