Please help us to stop this cull from becoming a national wildlife disaster.
what is the recommended calibre for a badger?
Out of curiosity, why does the whole badger argument cause such intense feeling on both sides? From the sidelines, it really looks like neither side has a particularly strong case and the debate is hi-jacked by histrionic extremists. No one really seems to have the first clue about what the disease and population dynamics actually are, and so it all seems to come down to who shouts loudest.
Badgers
14.21 The Protection of Badgers Act 1992
makes it a criminal offence to kill or injure
badgers except in limited circumstances
(for example, as a mercy killing, as an
incidental result of a lawful action or under
a licence issued by DEFRA). If badgers are
to be shot, this must be done with a
smooth-bore weapon of not less than 20
bore or a rifle using ammunition having a
muzzle energy of at least 160 foot pounds
and a bullet weighing not less than 38 grains.
so let me get this straight....
Thats 3 out of 4 rimfire common calibres cleared for Badger!
nuts.
badgers are much harder than foxes.
I do hope whoever is involved does not take that advice literally
Badgers are much harder than foxes.
I'm not so sure.
In the late forties and fifties when Badgers were caught for their skins and to eat my father caught them in snares.
When he had one he would offer it a stick which it immediately bit on to and clamp tight.
Once it had done this he used to whack it on the head with a short club/pitch fork handle and it used to put the badger straight out.
That method also preserved the skin intact which was sold to a company in Bristol.
I caught quite a few as well but used a .22 to put them down and got less for the skin but felt safer !!
Badgers
14.21 The Protection of Badgers Act 1992
makes it a criminal offence to kill or injure
badgers except in limited circumstances
(for example, as a mercy killing, as an
incidental result of a lawful action or under
a licence issued by DEFRA). If badgers are
to be shot, this must be done with a
smooth-bore weapon of not less than 20
bore or a rifle using ammunition having a
muzzle energy of at least 160 foot pounds
and a bullet weighing not less than 38 grains.
I didn't get involved in the cooking side of things that was my sisters job, we boys weren't allowed in the kitchen that was womens work !!
Out of curiosity, why does the whole badger argument cause such intense feeling on both sides? From the sidelines, it really looks like neither side has a particularly strong case and the debate is hi-jacked by histrionic extremists. No one really seems to have the first clue about what the disease and population dynamics actually are, and so it all seems to come down to who shouts loudest.