Glowplug

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That looks the biz mate. And you kept it sub 12lbft. I take it the synthetic stock is for better balance.

Pork chops and carbon arrows lost me there i'm afaid.

scoobyd00999

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this threads turning alittle scary

Glowplug

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Only if you is a duck.

SRSport

Seriously though I think the op is on a wind up with regards to the shooting bit. Anyone who has a weihrauch hw100 would know what they are doing and what would be ok to shoot...I would hope

jods

I love Ducks. Emerald Green heads and their comical wibble wobble walk. I couldn't bring myself to kill one, even under the guise of eating it.

We have a family of ducks that take their young to the nearby lake that waddle past our deck. I love it - In fact I have mentioned it on our adverts for renting the place out!

http://www.findvacationrentals.com/f...tals-2387.html

Live in the City - Expect sirens, shouting, traffic noise.
Live in the Country - Expect Church Bells, Ducks, ****-a-Doodle Doos etc.

Don't like it - MOVE

SRSport

I dont know if I could bring myself to kill a duck. I used to shoot rabbits where I worked that became over populated but I had to eat every one otherwise I couldnt bring myself to do. As mentioned before if you buy meat from a supermarket I would much prefer to eat something that is truly free range and organic and has had a good life rather than some battery animal.

JTaylor

What sort of crowbar would you recommend; I assume it would need to be fairly wieldy? As for getting the whole family, this seems a little cruel.

Simon C

Going bow hunting for pigs in Spain. A friend's friend, owns a ranch in the mountains south of Valencia. Can't wait, a week overlooking teh African coast when the UK should be under snow

SRSport

Wouldnt it be more cruel to leave half of them? either without a Dad/Mum or children ducks?

scoobyd00999

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a cheap one from wickes will do fine.as for it being cruel we try to take out mum and dad first so they dont have to watch thier young die ,lets face it no one wants to see that

Glowplug

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That should be an experience. I've never had anything to do with bows, although have fancied it in the past. Closest i can associate that to would be deer stalking, but not such close quarters i would think.

JTaylor

No, I'm only going to kill the drake as our freezer's full at the moment. I went up to see them this morning. It was very peaceful beside the stream and the backdrop of glistening white, morning mist and the gentle drip-drop from the over hanging and slowly thawing trees stirred the soul.

jods

JT - If you are going to kill ducks, please make sure you either kill the entire family or leave the parents alive.

JTaylor

Do you seriously suggest that I present my guests with roast duckling? They're expecting a hearty Christmas dinner, not a canapé.

Glowplug

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I think the only way to do it is to take the lot. Then you've got some left for boxing day.

fatscoobfella1

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So sad....

I guess that if your so diminished as a man that killing stuff is what you need to do to feel ok about yourself,so be it..

That said,if i was to see anyone shooting stuff that A)wasnt theres to shoot,B)killing it for the sake of killing it,then i would gladly fill them in..Just so whatever you did eat on Christmas day needed liquidising.

JTaylor

Can't be doing this any more. I'm cocking about, dude, and wouldn't intentionally hurt a fly. They're being noisy buggers this morning but they'll make it through to spring. Sorry to upset you, matey.

Glowplug

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Not at all sad in my eyes. As i said earlier, fresh and totally 'free range' food is much better all round. For the animal and the end user.

I wouldn't say hunting is the activity of a diminished person. But more the actions of a responsible person that cares for the conservation of the countries wildlife and it's habitat. And yes, there is a certain pride in putting a nice meal on the table.


**** me, it's a one man saboteur.

I don't think there has been a mention of shooting anything that is not 'there to be shot' or 'killing for the sake of killing'. They are more the actions of a someone with a 'thug mentality', which my friend, 'you' seem to exhibiting rather well.

Leslie

Yes I agree with all that. I would never want to live in suburbia. All those country sounds are natural and good to hear.

I like ducks too.

Les

fatscoobfella1

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Oh....so shooting something in a field joining your house for the sake of putting on the table when it isnt there property is fine ??

The OP has said it was all a joke,and i realised that from the start.Many people post things to get a reaction,and thats what he got..

Im all for animal welfare,and have no real qualms about killing something humanely when the need or the enviroment determines..

But cruelty on any level i will not tolerate..

Shooting something with a pellet,bullet or an arrow for "sport" is archaic and abhorent to me..I cannot understand it at all.
Surely by definition,the idea of a sport is to get equal opponents and the best man wins on the day..
Not when a man with a weapon sneaks up on something thats miniscule in proportion to himself and kills it...
More like a bully than a sportsman.

Simon C

You need permission from the landowner, and the right equipment and pieces of paper. And Landowners are required by law to keep vermin and problem causing animals controlled, this includes deer on farmland.

Neither do hunters.


For me its not sport. I shoot to put food on the table (either mine or someone elses ref the trip to Spain). Believe it or not, I hate killing anything. However I do love the stalk and eating the end result, so do the middle bit. I'd rather hunt than visit a butcher, but in this modern time, its not possible.

fatscoobfella1

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You cant "hate" it that much if your prepared to travel to Spain and kill stuff...

To put food on the table is not even a valid argument anymore,unless your skint.

Simon C

Sorry, but I've seen abattoirs in action. Not nice places at all and sickening. Watch a few vids of what happens in them and you'll see why I prefer to get my own.

And yes food is still a valid argument. Just because supermarkets have swamped the market with cheap meat, that's full of water and tasteless, doesn't mean its any less of an argument.

The last mince I bought was £1.25 for 125 grammes, I have half a Roe doe in my freezer that cost me £1.50. That works out at 15kg of meat for £1.50.

Glowplug

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And there speaks the voice of an inexperienced towny.

The people who provide our accomodation when i go shooting have a freezer full of 'shot' game. The only time they visit the butcher is to have the venison properly butchered and the appropriate cuts made into sausages. This is done for free as the butcher takes his costs in venison. Which he will sell to joe public, ie you. This ofcourse can be done on the Estate but after a long day stalking it is much easier option.


What would you rather the methord of dispatch be then? Perhaps, going by your earlier post, a good beating with a blunt instument would be more up your street.



That my friend, sadly, is very appearent. You just stick to Morrisons.


The definition of sport: A physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs. Believe me, some days man does not return home as the 'best man'.



You obviously, as i have already said, have zero experience in this field. You have never stalked an animal in it natural habitat. If you where to see a Red Deer you would realise that these are niether miniscule or dumb. Much like most game, they will use all their skills to avoid being culled.


Says he that threatens to put people in hospital. Kettle, pot, black. FFS.

SRSport

^ well written. I have met many anti hunters where I used to shoot who like to shout loudly about how cruel I am only to see them later buying Tesco value chicken (and probably eggs as well).

I personally will not buy anything other than free range as I deplore the way animals are treated. I hate cruelty to animals and people that think that I am cruel because I shoot really should keep quite and take some time to understand what they are talking about before spouting off about something that they are on many occasions being hypocritical about.

fatscoobfella1

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Yes..

But i live in the countryside you see,not in a windswept semi derelict coastal town that the authorities forgot to close down years ago..

I see the damage you plastic hunters do to the countryside,its animals and our land..

I neither go to a supermarket to get my meat or feel the need to shoot it..

If i can,i never set foot inside a supermarket,as a rule of thumb there massive corporate scumbags.

I shop on our local high street where i know where the food comes from on the main..

Its easy to pick lumps out of other peoples opinions,but you are the one killing defenceless animals for no decent reason....

JTaylor

That's right. I understand the dead animals in highstreet butchers were given a shield and a broadsword to ensure a fair fight.

Glowplug

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Irrelivent what part of the counrty i live in. It's more the understanding of the real world and the countryside that is in question.

Some how i don't think you can pin that lable on me. I use lead free shot and never leave any trace.

ROFPMSL As stated above by JT.

Yes it is. And when they leave themselves wide open due to not having a clue what they are talking about it is even easier. Not my idea of sport really.


See what i mean.

scoobyd00999

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I wouldnt call them defenceless ducks have teeth and sharp fangs (but they keep them well hidden) sly *******s

fatscoobfella1

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Like i said its easy to pick lumps out of other peoples answers....

I very rarely eat meat,but i aint a veggie and would never ask anyone to be.. I only eat chicken and bacon..And i know where both of the animals come from.

The adjoining farm!!

So you boys do what you will.Im happy that im doing the correct thing,and you lot can go hunt your big game and buy you value chicken from Tesco's..Both equate to the same to me.......Dullards....

And FFS whats with all the green lettering and the overuse of emoticons,are you old enough to hold a gun ?