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Post by earnfisher on Feb 27, 2017 9:08:27 GMT
Just wondering what others would do if they found an injured buzzard while out fishing. Found one which could not fly at the waters edge the other week. Walked up to it but left it alone. In times gone past I would have killed it to put it out of its misery but nowadays some tree huger may see me kill it and the following headlines "hunter kills rare protected bird of prey". It has come to a sad day when injured creatures are left to die because of a public backlash against hunters [fishers/shooters etc.] Bob
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Post by sinkingtip on Feb 27, 2017 10:01:13 GMT
Yes, it's a dilemma. I might have phoned the RSPB in the hope they might be interested.
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Post by fredo on Feb 27, 2017 10:34:17 GMT
Leave well alone. A fairly well known wildlife photographer over here found an injured Peregrine and took it home in a box. As soon as he got in the door he called the SSPCA and explained the situation. An hour later the SSPCA @rsehole showed up with the local RSPB bloke and a cop. They tried to charge him with having the bird in his possession illegally. That would be 10 years ago now, and, if anything, you are more likely to get in to bother now than then.
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Post by earnfisher on Feb 27, 2017 15:24:01 GMT
Sinkingtip. The R,S,P,B, is the last person I would have phoned. There was a dead swan on the riverbank last winter. It had been killed by 2 other swans. The area where it was, was marked off as a crime scene and the bird taken away to see if there was any shot in it. Our generation of fishers/hunters have to watch everything we do as there are a lot of people out there that want to stop our way of life. Bob
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Post by sinkingtip on Feb 27, 2017 17:54:31 GMT
Sinkingtip. The R,S,P,B, is the last person I would have phoned. I suppose your right Bob. As Gordon say's, probably best left well alone in the current climate.
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Post by dunkeld on Feb 28, 2017 15:48:01 GMT
Leave well alone. A fairly well known wildlife photographer over here found an injured Peregrine and took it home in a box. As soon as he got in the door he called the SSPCA and explained the situation. An hour later the SSPCA @rsehole showed up with the local RSPB bloke and a cop. They tried to charge him with having the bird in his possession illegally. That would be 10 years ago now, and, if anything, you are more likely to get in to bother now than then. Nowadays people are only too keen to get you into trouble. Its a shame the way its going. Even to hold your grand bairns hand going along the street draws more than a glancing look!
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