Thread: Keeping New Zealand safe. one sheep at a time!

Originally Posted by gimp

And yet hundreds of people manage to get them off the road every year without being a big man in a blue suit with a rifle, doing shit they'd arrest anyone else for in a heartbeat

So what do you expect them to do in that situation?

Options:
-Shoot the sheep
-Continue chasing it around SH1 to get it into a paddock
-Run it down with the car (WTF @Maca49 ?!)
-Leave it and wait a long time for animal control to come and shoot it

Remember this is SH1 not some back country road and you don't have anyone or dogs to help without endangering them. And public safety is the overriding priority.

What's safest for the public? (already waiting for the completely irrelevant highway shooting references)

I know I would have shot it, good backdrop and clear visibility all around. I thought he did a pretty good job, considering I used to be a farmer and have an interest in firearms, maybe your armchairs are more comfy than mine.

No @gimp a member of the public wouldn't have been 'arrested in a heartbeat' for doing the same, I don't know where you get that silly idea from.

Originally Posted by 7mmwsm

Bet anything you like he wouldn't have shot it if it was a horse. A horse is far more of a threat to public safety than a sheep.

I'll take that bet, I've known of cows and horses to be shot in the same circumstances.

I'd be far more inclined to shoot it if it was a horse, they're unpredictable and far more dangerous.

quick story , a few years ago , our fire truck was called to a car versus horse in makara (back of karori wgtn) the horse was hurt and crashing around , the cop who turned up had no firearm , one of the farmers had his .22 with him , .. cop got the farmer to shoot poor old trooper , horses get shot .... sheep get shot ... cows get shot ... never seen a llama get shot yet ....

Mangaweka side of the deviation.3 lanes.

correct me if I'm wrong (which I'm shore some one will) but most police I car's carry a Bushmaster in the boot and a Glock inside the vehicle. I spend quite considerable time every year removing stock off a public open road for public safety, luckily for them and the cockie's I have 2 dogs.

I could use my dog .... but its an ex race greyhound , and would either maul the sheep to death , or just piss off in to the distance at a high rate on knots

I think they probably did the right thing but, I would of liked to see him try to get it in first.
When they first found the sheep it was standing in the gate, the camera man could of opened gate and stood back while cop backed down road, sheep would of gone down towards car as camera man opened gate and hero cop could of chased sheep back up and in gate.....

Originally Posted by BRADS

I think they probably did the right thing but, I would of liked to see him try to get it in first.
When they first found the sheep it was standing in the gate, the camera man could of opened gate and stood back while cop backed down road, sheep would of gone down towards car as camera man opened gate and hero cop could of chased sheep back up and in gate.....

I get what your saying, but sheep don't work the way you want them ever !!!! Unless they are penned and or in a race and have NO choice but to go the way you want, they are f*ckn impossible animals to control.

gate was probably locked, as they all should be that open on to the main roadway, I quess

Hmm don't see a lock, so mine and the Farmers bad

Originally Posted by Natatale

I get what your saying, but sheep don't work the way you want them ever !!!! Unless they are penned and or in a race and have NO choice but to go the way you want, they are f*ckn impossible animals to control.

It was rather obvious imo that the sheep wanted to go through said gate.
Sheep are easy as to control you just have to think ahead of them.
Still who cares sheep is dead end of story.

Originally Posted by stumpy

quick story , a few years ago , our fire truck was called to a car versus horse in makara (back of karori wgtn) the horse was hurt and crashing around , the cop who turned up had no firearm , one of the farmers had his .22 with him , .. cop got the farmer to shoot poor old trooper , horses get shot .... sheep get shot ... cows get shot ... never seen a llama get shot yet ....

Just hold on to hope, one day you will get to see a Llama being dropped, one day.

I live to see a llama go down ..........maybe I could go hunt some wild kiamanawa llamas ..... get those cute horsey girls to come with me

Remember folks there is generally more then just a camera man involved when it comes to a film crew. I'm sure if they all wanted too, cop included, they most likely could have got that sheep across the fence.



But hey, atleast it made for good telly right?

Originally Posted by Sasquatch

Remember folks there is generally more then just a camera man involved when it comes to a film crew. I'm sure if they all wanted too, cop included, they most likely could have got that sheep across the fence.

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But hey, atleast it made for good telly right?

Sorry but there is only a single camera person in the cop shows, there is no room in the cop car for more.