Snaring Deer

[Jh1986]

So I'm having a scroll of Facebook earlier. My wife posts lots of pics and videos on it but I like it as it's basically a big bunch of forums to me.

Amongst the hunting posts, I follow a lot of bushcraft ones but one of the posts stopped me scrolling.

Bushcraft and Survival UK - here's a snare I use to catch Muntjac. One Muntjac caught in this can last me ages of good quality meat.

Now obviously I have no issue with the eating, but I mentioned he may want to check the deer act on the trapping front.

The reply I got back was that this was for survival and man made laws would not stop him living free.

A quick check of his previous video shows he's in a little wood with audible traffic, and has declined council housing to live in this wood instead.

I did point out it's not exactly "survival" then if it's by choice, and it's hardly survival when you are posting it all over your socials to build your bushcraft brand.

The guy clearly has issues that would ensure he never gets a firearms licence, and clearly has some issues he could do with some help on.

Anyway he was quick to block me so I can no longer see any of his content.

 

[shakey jake]

why not report him to the rspca and police cant be hard to track him down.
with luck he wont need to snare muntjac once banged up

 

[Jh1986]

Here's the socials

You can see he's edited the post to say it's theory, then done another post straight after, also saying theory.

That's definitely not what was said initially

 

[One on top of two]

Report his arse 100%

 

[Ratel]

It used to happen years ago. I remember cycling to a farm where I used to go and shoot Fallow. The lane was very narrow and deep. About a mile before I got there I was nearly hit by a Fallow buck dancing about in the road. It's antlers were caught in a wire snare attached to a young tree adjacent to a deer run up the bank. I got by and raced to the farm for a gun. The farmer came back with me and shot it. His neighbour had been having deer damage to his swedes and set the snare. This would be late 50's when things were a lot different.

 

[Klenchblaize]

The guy clearly has issues that would ensure he never gets a firearms licence, and clearly has some issues he could do with some help on.

Agreed. He would struggle to gain sign off on a storage cabinet bolted to a tree.

K

 

[VSS]

Here's the socials

You can see he's edited the post to say it's theory, then done another post straight after, also saying theory.

That's definitely not what was said initially

Was there any photos?
If not, it probably is just "theory".
Most likely just some wannabe survival expert trying to big himself up online with a load of makebelieve. Doubt he's ever been cold, wet or hungry in his life, or ever killed anything.

 

[Puds]

Was there any photos?
If not, it probably is just "theory".
Most likely just some wannabe survival expert trying to big himself up online with a load of makebelieve. Doubt he's ever been cold, wet or hungry in his life, or ever killed anything.

He can’t even spell ‘muntjac’ either, so I doubt he’s that credible a source.

 

[bobo]

The reply I got back was that this was for survival and man made laws would not stop him living free.

A quick check of his previous video shows he's in a little wood with audible traffic, and has declined council housing to live in this wood instead.

He obviously doesn't live what i call a primitive life when he can set up a website like that.

 

[Jh1986]

This was the actual post, with the first part added after my comments.




Someone else has obviously commented the same as me. It's clear he's out to trap and eat.

 

[sauer]

I've posted. . He's no happy with you " whining"

He seems to think its ok as hes skint and chooses to live outdoors ....

I've told him because he chooses wsy he lives doesnt excuse him from law or give him a defence ..... guess ill be blocked soon

Paul

 

[User00056]

Here's the socials

You can see he's edited the post to say it's theory, then done another post straight after, also saying theory.

That's definitely not what was said initially

Pity you didn't screenshot some of it at the time. Mind you, a word with your local wildlife crime officer might well result in a visit that will make him wind his neck in a bit.

 

[Chris Richardson]

I struggle to see how he’d have 2-3 weeks worth of meat without cold storage ….

 

[Klenchblaize]

Notwithstanding the legalities of certain elements of this guy's 'endeavors' its very clear he's absorbed both the atmosphere and teachings of Thoreau's "By Walden Pond".

If he truly enjoys a better state of mind living in the woods rather than Council provided accommodation, I'd be inclined to let him crack-on for now. That said, I'd be more impressed if he didn't feel the need to post his exploits on the Internet!

K

 

[User00056]

I've posted. . He's no happy with you " whining"

He seems to think its ok as hes skint and chooses to live outdoors ....

He seems to me to be a bit of a neep, to be honest

 

[Mr Tree]

I think I will stick with the Kumbala Tribe up in Scotland, at least they made me smile.
Bushcraft Gurus, its all about the money.

 

[sako85708]

Looking at the state of that snare set up, I wouldn't think he could catch a cold never mind a Muntjac

 

[Chris Richardson]

I think I will stick with the Kumbala Tribe up in Scotland, at least they made me smile.
Bushcraft Gurus, its all about the money.

Indeed they remind me a lot of those selling “ qualifications “

 

[TringSaint]

Looking at the state of that snare set up, I wouldn't think he could catch a cold never mind a Muntjac

Everyone knows that all you need for a snare is a bootlace and hb pencil as an anchor. I mean, how strong could a munty be??

 

[Essexsussex]

Where does he charge his phone?