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@Fett I don't really care if they're bred or not, it's the bit about them shooting far more than they can give away or deal with that bothers me.
I'm not going to argue semantics or what constitutes a breeding programme. They are shot yearly in such vast quantities here that they are buried in pits to dispose of the bodies.
You call it "pest control" I call it cruelty in the name of "sport". A lust for death.
Which is an odd mentality for people who consider themselves "conservationists". Toffs, yes. The estate is vast and owned by some multi-millionaire family.
I guess if you have millions in the bank you can call yourself a "conservationist" and go round blowing up the wildlife; nobody is going to stop them.
That's what groups like the "Countryside Alliance" really are. The Toffs Alliance who enjoy bloodsports.
It's difficult to have a conversation if one party cannot answer simple questions and reverts to bland, clichéd responses.
Again, where in Cornwall are grouse shot in their thousands, to the point the are buried in stink pits?
I'll answer for you. There is no such place. There are however estates that breed pheasants and partridges and shoot overly large bags, which I disagree with and will have no part in. But when you want to argue about conservation, shooting etc, it would make more sense to come form an informed platform rather than state inaccuracies. Considering the fight for heathlands between the gamekeepers, Packham and the RSPB...yes, semantics are important and you should at least be talking about the correct game bird.
However, we are diverting away from pest species to game shooting.
What do you think about shooting rats? And the RSPB shooting crows?