Tories reaching out to the common man
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Worried that they are perceived as out of touch with the man on the street the British Conservative Government have come up with a new plan; Kill buzzards to protect pheasant shoots[^]
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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Worried that they are perceived as out of touch with the man on the street the British Conservative Government have come up with a new plan; Kill buzzards to protect pheasant shoots[^]
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Be fair, not so long ago they'd have killed two birds with one stone and made Buzzard Shoots legal. :)
Sort of a cross between Lawrence of Arabia and Dilbert.[^]
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Worried that they are perceived as out of touch with the man on the street the British Conservative Government have come up with a new plan; Kill buzzards to protect pheasant shoots[^]
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Bloody right too. It costs £300-£500 for a shoot, and I expect to hit more than a few birds. By the time everyone gets a brace and you have paid off the beaters you need to shoot about 1000 birds to make a profit. Shooting the birds is not so much a sport as a harvest, and it costs a lot of money to raise them and feed them (remember that they are not native to Britain and have to be carefully looked after). These birds are farmed for food, and you do not want the buzzards nicking them. I must also qualify my position as being a bit of word botcher and love the raptors, (we have many buzzards in the area). I have seen Ospreys and Golden Eagles, magnificent animals, but I wouldn't want them eating the pheasants, quails, partridges or grouse, that is my job. They can have as many ducks as they like.
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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Bloody right too. It costs £300-£500 for a shoot, and I expect to hit more than a few birds. By the time everyone gets a brace and you have paid off the beaters you need to shoot about 1000 birds to make a profit. Shooting the birds is not so much a sport as a harvest, and it costs a lot of money to raise them and feed them (remember that they are not native to Britain and have to be carefully looked after). These birds are farmed for food, and you do not want the buzzards nicking them. I must also qualify my position as being a bit of word botcher and love the raptors, (we have many buzzards in the area). I have seen Ospreys and Golden Eagles, magnificent animals, but I wouldn't want them eating the pheasants, quails, partridges or grouse, that is my job. They can have as many ducks as they like.
--------------------------------- I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] English League Tables - Live
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Worried that they are perceived as out of touch with the man on the street the British Conservative Government have come up with a new plan; Kill buzzards to protect pheasant shoots[^]
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
