Stalker62
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Yes it is a tricky piece of legislation.
I would seek (if necessary) to rely on the statutory defence offered by section 4a of the 1992 Badger Act - that the Badger had not been killed.
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I would seek (if necessary) to rely on the statutory defence offered by section 4a of the 1992 Badger Act - that the Badger had not been killed.
No doubt. Personally, I would rather not risk having to seek to do so.
Stalker62
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Stalker62
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Noting wrong with your stance.
I am happy that I have not broken the law, and that if required to do so I can evidence that fact.
Notwithstanding it would not be for me (as a suspect) to prove anything.
Gives a whole new meaning I suppose, to being "badgered by the authorities"...
I believe it's only against the law to own parts of a dead badger if they were obtained illegally. So badger hair shaving brushes, sporrans, etc. are perfectly legal.
Second that....spend enough time in the country side will leave you understanding what not to post on a forum.
Walk very quietly past the badger loving gang as they have more time than you to **** up your day week month while seeking....Triggermortis
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I seem to recall an episode of cook on the wild side where he( high fernley what’s his name) picked up a roadkill badger and cooked it?
If you find a trail cam do not take it home , its theft im sure, a lot have gps in them as well, so if you find one mask up and move it a hundred yds or so and put your own trail cam up of your own to see you retrieves it. and the large toilet areas / shallow pits are called latrine's.
I have at least 4 sets on my patch and I even sank into one when stopping to glass a roe last year. It really was like the earth moved for me!
There’s been many a time I could have grabbed hold of one such is their poor eyesight.
K
There’s been many a time I could have grabbed hold of one such is their poor eyesight.
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Stalker62
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Whether or not it would be theft, is all down my "intent", when (and if) I removed another's trail-camera. In any event - I would not dream of doing so.
If there are those who wish to enjoy "Badger watching" then as far as I am concerned they can crack on. Just do not litter when doing so, and do not interfere with anything else that may be lawfully undertaken in the countryside.
Foxyboy43
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Hmm. This is an interesting one, if said camera has no identifying marks or details of owner surely it can be assumed to be “lost” and you are perfectly within your rights to “salvage” it from your land? Presumably you could then put an ad in the local Post Office (remember them?), inform the police and after a passage of time, claim it?
Stalker62
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I remember a "punter" many years ago: tried the same thing with a bag of £24,000 in cash. He claimed it was "property found in the street".
He had it booked in as such, and went off to wait the six months period of time, before he could return and claim it as his.
It was in fact (shock horror) drug money and this was (to be fair) a brazen attempt at laundering it.
I seem to recall it did not end well for him...
Foxyboy43
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Poor boy!
Upon further reflection, surely the presence of said camera on your land is an invasion of your privacy (trespass being a waste of space) and you thus would be perfectly entitled to remove either the memory card or the camera itself?
Class discuss…..
Rutland lad
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Jesse’s learning (The Fast Show)
Stalker62
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This is me learning about Badgers...
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Just a quick update.
Back at the farm this morning, tending to the birds and having a wee look around the sett.
I could not see any "foreign" Trail-cams deployed.
However, as I left that particular wood, a glint of sunshine reflecting off the ground caught my eye.
Upon closer investigation; and after careful excavation, herewith some more "treasure".
I had to dig out some roots, so it had been there for many years. That it was intact and with its original glass stopper was a wonderful bonus.
Amongst the marking on the base of the bottle are UGB which (thank you Google) means United Glass Bottles 1913-1968.
Back at the farm this morning, tending to the birds and having a wee look around the sett.
I could not see any "foreign" Trail-cams deployed.
However, as I left that particular wood, a glint of sunshine reflecting off the ground caught my eye.
Upon closer investigation; and after careful excavation, herewith some more "treasure".
I had to dig out some roots, so it had been there for many years. That it was intact and with its original glass stopper was a wonderful bonus.
Amongst the marking on the base of the bottle are UGB which (thank you Google) means United Glass Bottles 1913-1968.
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Police advice to our area group was to take it down intact and hand it in asap after removing it, do not get caught doing anything else to them as a trail camera setup around a sett may also have another one setup to watch the first one, as licence holders criminal damage or theft wouldn't be too smart and the people who watch setts are usually part of a bigger group and all know how to use the law to their advantage.Poor boy!
Upon further reflection, surely the presence of said camera on your land is an invasion of your privacy (trespass being a waste of space) and you thus would be perfectly entitled to remove either the memory card or the camera itself?
Class discuss…..
I did ask that what happens if we want to make it more painful for them and suggest that maybe my children would walk around the area's we were trapping and I wouldn't like the thought of people taking pictures in private land of my family, he kept the same advice but did say that if you had concerns that the camera may be there for other reasons apart from looking at wildlife that you can mention that when handing it in and they would then take out the card and if/when the owner turned up to make a complaint about the camera being stolen they would then confiscate their computers and look through their pictures which may be a inconvenience to them.
there’s actually quite a lot of stuff there and in the corner of the wood. I think it must have been an old Victorian farm dump
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