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[Mike1979]

See post #21 and all will become apparent.

...oops...makes sense now..an not vulgar at all. Wales and sheep tend to take most conversations off on a different path

 

[Nickb]

Im at a loss as to what sheep and 7 rabbits have to do with it....I imagine its vulgar

7 rabbits eat the same vegetation as 1 sheep

 

[Mike1979]

7 rabbits eat the same vegetation as 1 sheep

Much more difficult to catch a rabbit....better stop there

 

[tackb]

interestingly rabbits die after sex which i didn't know until recently

 

[Mike1979]

interestingly rabbits die after sex which i didn't know until recently

dont know where this thread is going...buts its downhill and fast

No more references to sex or sheep please...we are all adults

 

[BenBhoy]

Anecdotal comment...in my view its a Yes...i saw a decent amount before the ban but seeing more each year...I hate the birds...not sure how conserving their number will benefit the wider biodiversity ...I ll leave it there so this doesnt get political

2 more this morning here, unbelievable numbers of them.

 

[Mike1979]

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2 more this morning here, unbelievable numbers of them.

Good man. If one passes the decoy pattern when I'm out across the border it gets it...have to just watch the numbers at home increase....hey ho.

 

[BenBhoy]

Ashamedly I've lost count of how many magpies I've trapped so far this year! I know it's over 40

 

[VSS]

interestingly rabbits die after sex which i didn't know until recently

Eh? That's not true!

 

[tackb]

Eh? That's not true!

well the one i shagged died ?

 

[Mike1979]

well the one i shagged died ?

didnt I say that was enough.....

 

[Nickb]

Ashamedly I've lost count of how many magpies I've trapped so far this year! I know it's over 40

Why don't you keep a diary ?

 

[BenBhoy]

Why don't you keep a diary ?

Dunno..I keep meaning to. Every year I say I'm going to. I'm not very good at record keeping/paperwork.

 

[VSS]

Dunno..I keep meaning to. Every year I say I'm going to. I'm not very good at record keeping/paperwork.

If you're anything like me you've had enough of record keeping with the "day job", without letting it spill over to your other activities.

 

[Mike1979]

If you're anything like me you've had enough of record keeping with the "day job", without letting it spill over to your other activities.

I remember when IACS came in. I was 16 or so and trying to show a farmer in his early 70s how to do things...not easy

 

[willie_gunn]

I like to see a few Roe on the farm, but take the odd buck, Fallow are increasing exponentially as are reds, reds cause more damage than anything else, & yes I love venison! Muntjac is as good a meat as you could wish for. And I dont find them particularly nice to look at, apart from down a rifle scope, creepy little feckers

I'd be interested to know what it is you find creepy about them?

I find them to be a fascinating animal - invasive, yes, but they have adapted incredibly well to the UK environment. They are busy little deer, always on the go, and can quite happily survive in rural, peri-urban and urban environments alike. They provide year-round stalking, can be carried out single-handed, and result in some of the most delicious venison possible.

What's not to like??

If anything I would put them near the top of the list of my favourite deer species!

 

[tackb]

I'd be interested to know what it is you find creepy about them?

I find them to be a fascinating animal - invasive, yes, but they have adapted incredibly well to the UK environment. They are busy little deer, always on the go, and can quite happily survive in rural, peri-urban and urban environments alike. They provide year-round stalking, can be carried out single-handed, and result in some of the most delicious venison possible.

What's not to like??

If anything I would put them near the top of the list of my favourite deer species!


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whats not to like ? skinning them!

 

[BenBhoy]

Why don't you keep a diary ?

Dunno..I keep meaning to. I'm not very good at record keeping/paperwork.

If you're anything like me you've had enough of record keeping with the "day job", without letting it spill over to your other activities.

Oh, I can find you notebook after notebooks about who lambed & how it went!!

 

[VSS]

Dunno..I keep meaning to. I'm not very good at record keeping/paperwork.
Oh, I can find you notebook after notebooks about who lambed & how it went!!

Same here. Got 40 years of lambing data carefully written down, but no idea how many rounds I've fired through my various rifles

 

[Nickb]

Dunno..I keep meaning to. Every year I say I'm going to. I'm not very good at record keeping/paperwork.

Not difficult, bird trapped, write in diary . 2 second job