I was going to write I don't believe it , but does not surprise me somehow WTF Christchurch: White Swan A Casualty Of Duck Season... | Stuff.co.nz
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I was going to write I don't believe it , but does not surprise me somehow WTF Christchurch: White Swan A Casualty Of Duck Season... | Stuff.co.nz
My mate was out there and saw. Few guys chased after the.guy that shot it.butnhe did the runner, then when my mate.was leaving he saw somemothers have a shot at a couple but they missed, he went over and had a word with them.
There really are some dumb asses around the lake especisllly on opening
Those are the guys that give our sport a bad name
Yup, a very stupid and needless act.
However I find it even more needless of F&G to mouth off to the media, when it could have been handled a lot smarter. Idiots! I spose they have to be seen to be doing something to justify their existence.:roll:
They have just given the fuckin freak brigade more ammunition and brought the whole lot of us, as hunters, down to the level of the idiots that shot the swan.:angry:
at least we know he's pretty tough
Curious to hear how you think they could have dealt with it in a "smarter" way ?Quote:
Originally Posted by R93
Not blabbing it to the friggin media for start. Find the prick and prosecute him/them and it is read in court news if at all. Not where every other retard will read it and use it as ammo against law abiding hunters at the start of duckshooting, where everyone is on a crusade either way.
Make a better media statement. Fish and game are currently pursuing one hunter who.......this however has been shown to be annisolated case of stupidity which has been met with disgust from the broader hunting community who are assissting in enquiries after attmepting to catch the person on the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by ebf
Something along these lines would paint us in a better light
Could of been sorted if your mates could run faster in their waders:D Or were their camo onesy's too tight?:thumbsup:
Maybe it was an honest mistake
I can see how in a certain light White can easily look like Black......... Yeah Right!
Actually in really low light both do look black.Quote:
Originally Posted by P38
we had two come down the lentgh of the boggy line and im pretty sure gunfire erupted as they ran the gauntlet could be just coincedence.
ive only ever seen 7 at the lake,somecpeople are to dumb to live:pissed off:
These arnt native to NZ are they? Why are they excluded?
Cloudy night with no moon GM?Quote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
I was the second gunman on the grassy knoll.....oh wait wrong thread. :D
What a muppet!! Some guys deserve to lose ALL THEIR GEAR!!! Max Penalty. As we are facing tougher times ahead from the anti's, this shit needs to be dealt with harshly. Just have to look at SAFE on facebook, 14,000 members against duck shooting. we as we bought 40,000 licences. hmmmm.
Anyway, hope they find and deal to the fool.
That ratios about right for a minority that everyone will listen toQuote:
Originally Posted by WhistlingWings
Pretty much Rushy. When there is not enough light to light it up, but enough to see the bird even the white swan looks black. We did have a pair of white swans fly within 10m of the maimai just before 1800h yesterday. Didn't hear them coming but when they were level with us the sound just about scared the bejebahs out of us. Magnificent bird.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushy
I was wondering the same thing. I recall hearing that in Britain there is a rule they are only allowed to be shot by the royal family, or something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Great contribution there :ORLY:Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Its light enough at legal shooting time to tell colour difference. If people are still.unsure they shouldnt be shooting. Wonder howany teal were shot if people cant even tell a white swan from a black one
Throw back to old English origins and recognition of low numbers/slow breeding. They are somewhat unique. Different people will value them differently. I reckon they are pretty cool and dont mind adhering to the rules of our bird licencesQuote:
Originally Posted by gadgetman
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Originally Posted by gadgetman
Close, but not quite right. Every swan actually belongs to the reigning Monarch. Every year, there is the annual "Swan Upping" ceremony, (quite different from the sheep upping exercise our Ozzie cousins accuse us of) which involves much ritual and pageantry, where all the swans are caught, uplifted, tagged and counted to ensure that HRS 's stock is increasing.
Yup, spot on, I should have been more specific as to which birds are being "upped". :>)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tussock
Learn alot of cool things from you smart lot.
Couldn't agree more, so stopped shooting at least half an hour before the official cut off time. It's pretty easy to NOT shoot.Quote:
Originally Posted by horihunter
Instead starting a new thread I thought I would share this here.
More fuckn muppets............reporters
Duck season is killing for fun | Stuff.co.nz
That person who wrote the artical and the guy commenting ArronC really piss me off reading that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Should spam the animal lovers pages with videos of pigs killing lambs, animals starving in over browsed bush and general reality of wildlife and real world living. See if it changes their perspective a little. I grew up on the farm, used to take sheep to the killing shed when freezer was empty etc. Once they smell the blood they know whats coming. I much prefer hunting to killing in the sheds. Animal hapoily flying/grazing one minute, dead the next. Some people think meat grows on little blue trays.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
Cant beleve i read that dundee, Max who... i think we should all reply to this one
Max Fuckoffsoon I think that is the correct spelling:DQuote:
Originally Posted by moonhunt
Oh fuck, i read it again... people can comment under it, it gets better, he has 2 friends as well haha
Come on someone construct a reply for that fag
Yeah muppets.
I have been replying to both that one and the FB page's. Love how they all resort to insults and have no facts.
Best one is ArronC has a photo on Stuff with a racing dog as he protests that too ..but the dogs in a camo suit!!! hahahhaha
Another good one...let puts guns on ducks to make it fair. Yeah....thats not animal abuse.
Hold me up. And I bet he thinks that all of the meat he has eaten in his life was magically created in the butchery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dundee
There is only one thing for it guys. by next season I will invent a gun that fires cotton wool and pink ribbons so the ducks land nicely wrapped up and look pretty for this ... what did you call him Dundee? MUPPET
Well this guy has it pretty cushty doesn't he? He never has to forage or hunt for his own food, but he condemns people that do... knowing nothing about the subject... but trying to sound like he does by saying he grew up "around guns". What the hell does that even mean?
The big fact these guys miss is hunting your own food is FAR more humane that dragging something through the meat works or having chickens locked up in little cages. But that doesn't help his point so he'll just leave that out.
Tosspot. It annoys me that liberal hippies get venues like this to voice their absolutely worthless opinions.
Ye gods, where is the love ?
People are entitled to their opinions, misguided or not.
Resorting to calling this person names and the rest of the homophobic nonsense is not doing the "hunting" community any good either...
I hunt, and I compete in shooting (target) sports. To me shooting animals is either for food, or for pest control. I do not shoot animals for fun or sport. If I want to shoot something for fun, it is targets, pinecones etc. That is just my value system so I do get what he is talking about (partly) :P
Some of you have no fcuken idea about how hunters are viewed by urban folks, and the sad reality is that is the majority of the population. We had a 15 year old girl on a MSC bushcraft course this weekend, and she genuinely listed "hunters" as one of the risk factors on her trip planning form...
Instead of resorting to name calling or thinking that anyone with a slightly different approach must be gay, how about inviting a city kid out to a farm, or arrange a hunt where they can be exposed to ethical hunting...
Right, rant over :D
Shut up Max!:)
I didn't see any homophobia.Quote:
Originally Posted by ebf
Should there be any love? I don't think so. This guy is equating us to murderers and psychopaths. He's being a cock. Big difference to just disagreeing.
I get that some people don't like hunting. Fine. In my experience they haven't really thought about it too hard, and after a little reasoned discussion they may not like it but they can at least see the need for it and why we enjoy it. There's a vegan guy at work and even he gets it and doesn't hate me for it. I've also taken a few city folk out hunting and shooting and they've all enjoyed themselves.
This guy just flat out hates hunters for doing what any other predatory animal species does and has done since life started popping up, except he's attributing some kind of psychotic hatred for all things living to it... which in my experience couldn't be further from the truth.
Yes sir, I'll slink off and go hug my favourite tree again :DQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
Yup! They are the main ones doing name calling after their flawed reasoning has failed completely. They are left with nothing else.Quote:
Originally Posted by RimfireNZ
I'm with Maca49.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maca49
Okay, I understand that they are protected etc and muppets shooting them are dealt the same as any other F&G regulation breakers, it still doesn't explain why?
As far as I see it.
They are introduced.
Are out competed by Black Swans
Are agressive (didn't one drown a toddler at Lake Pupuke in Auckland years ago?)
Are unlikely to ever be a sustainable game bird in NZ
Why bother keeping them in NZ, let alone protect them?
Is it because of some sentiment associated with Europe, i.e. property of the Monarch? Or because of classical ballet dances/kids fairy tales?