Thread: White swan shot

Originally Posted by WhistlingWings

I was the second gunman on the grassy knoll.....oh wait wrong thread.

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 to

Originally Posted by Rushy

Cloudy night with no moon GM?

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.

Originally Posted by Maca49

These arnt native to NZ are they? Why are they excluded?

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.

Originally Posted by Maca49

That ratios about right for a minority that everyone will listen to

Great contribution there

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

Originally Posted by gadgetman

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.

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 licences

Originally Posted by gadgetman

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Tussock

Pretty sure that is only the white swans of the Thames.

Yup, spot on, I should have been more specific as to which birds are being "upped". :>)

Learn alot of cool things from you smart lot.

Originally Posted by horihunter

Great contribution there

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

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.

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

Originally Posted by Dundee

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.

Originally Posted by Dundee

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

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.

Cant beleve i read that dundee, Max who... i think we should all reply to this one

Originally Posted by moonhunt

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

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