Dumped pheasants

[Craigsaun]

Afternoon all , just had some terrible news of 50 shot pheasants dumped on the side of a main road here in Carmarthenshire. What is wrong with some people, all the hard work that goes into keeping these wonderful birds and then just dumped, as a keeper it just doesn’t make sense to me. Good food gone to waste and terrible advertising for the shooting industry. This is not what we need in these hard times

 

[paulst]

To compound matters, dumped in plastic bags! No attempt to hide anything or allow natural decomposition. Beggars belief.

 

[RJD]

To compound matters, dumped in plastic bags! No attempt to hide anything or allow natural decomposition. Beggars belief.

And even worse, shared on a public forum frequented by antis

 

[Tim.243]

Afternoon all , just had some terrible news of 50 shot pheasants dumped on the side of a main road here in Carmarthenshire. What is wrong with some people, all the hard work that goes into keeping these wonderful birds and then just dumped, as a keeper it just doesn’t make sense to me. Good food gone to waste and terrible advertising for the shooting industry. This is not what we need in these hard times

Not good but in contrast a local Farm had x4 Eight wheel tipper loads close to 80/90 ton dumped in their road, a mile away 1 tipper load completely blocked the small country road with rubbish.
3 big hay stacks set alight the year before...
Those tippers belong to a firm will be taxed tested also insured otherwise the ANPR cameras would ping them all day long in there day work.
Not good yes but sort out the 20 ton a time first.

 

[shakey jake]

Who ever shot the pheasants is equally as guilty as the numpty that dumped them. Braced up clearly in the bag, why shoot pheasants you have no intention of eating or having a market for? Numpties do us more harm than packham

 

[deerstalker.308]

Defies logic, almost to the point of feeling staged to look even more dramatic, could it possibly be a set up….

 

[Corf30]

Some idiot couple of years ago down our way was shooting deer and leaving them behind

 

[Flash G 74]

Hello, Would it be Poachers who did a runner ??

 

[shakey jake]

Hello, Would it be Poachers who did a runner ??

What market would a poacher have for therm?

 

[Dazb1967]

Unbelievable that someone has even went through the trouble of counting them, Also seems very strange that they've been dumped in full view

 

[Dazb1967]

What market would a poacher have for therm?

Poaching pheasants does happen on the land I look after, We caught some poachers red handed last year taking them out of the trees with catapults, I'm not sure what market they had for them

 

[Jakebarr22]

Them pictures have circulated before, old news trying to give shooting a bad name

 

[Griff254]

What a waste of good quality food, no need.

 

[kenbro]

Afternoon all , just had some terrible news of 50 shot pheasants dumped on the side of a main road here in Carmarthenshire. What is wrong with some people, all the hard work that goes into keeping these wonderful birds and then just dumped, as a keeper it just doesn’t make sense to me. Good food gone to waste and terrible advertising for the shooting industry. This is not what we need in these hard times

Is there a date accompanying those pictures Mark Richards (Or your source) posted?
Thanks, Ken.

 

[One on top of two]

It will be birds not taken home from a game shoot. Seen it a few times around my way.
It’s sad to see for lots of reasons.

 

[Mike L]

Data for the photos please.

 

[JTO]

Poaching pheasants does happen on the land I look after, We caught some poachers red handed last year taking them out of the trees with catapults, I'm not sure what market they had for them

Travellers do it for betting puposes. This is usually just after poults have been put in release pens. They just pull the heads off and go back to camp with them. The winner has the most heads.

 

[Rake Aboot]

That’s just unbelievable

In fact so unbelievable I don’t even believe it.

 

[Liveonce]

The money is in the shooting not the actual game bird which has little to no value.

 

[Tony Morgan]

Travellers do it for betting puposes. This is usually just after poults have been put in release pens. They just pull the heads off and go back to camp with them. The winner has the most heads.

a) We are well past the release pen time of year.
b) The heads have not been pulled off.
c) Why do you choose to blame travellers?