Irish Times Hunting Poll

rrpc

Down to 58/42 now. By gum the blighters have been busy.

Obviously out campaigning all day and only get to the PC after dinner

Our man in Havana

ICABS are a dangerous organisation. Make no mistake about that.

It wasn't me!

See, I have no problems with having opposition to my position. What I find repugnant is when my opposition will stoop to disseminate falsehoods, use deliberately emotive language and play on the feelings of ignorant Joe Public, where I like to keep my arguments logical and, frankly, valid. Unfortunately, this is an uncommon position, unpopular and will not stand up to good old ignorant Joe.

DonJose

BryanL wrote: »

83% against a ban at the moment, that'll be a nice statistic to be able to quote.

Hate to ruin your party boy!!! Quote that statistic now!!!

The voting is now at 51% YES for a hunting ban!!!

Dave!

64/36

support a hunting ban

jaycee

Why oh Why , would anyone post that message in the
hunting section of a shooting forum ?

It looks like a deliberate attempt to cause an argument.
Unworthy behavior from a Moderator.

A little disappointing really.

thelurcher

Judging by the time of the night/morning that the vote has turned around and where some of the comments are coming from I don't think the anti support is from Irish people.
Is there a chance that this could be the FIRST vote to actually go the anti's way?

Should be a nice night for lamping tonight lads - and since us hunting folk won't be able to sleep with worry for at least a few weeks it looks like the fox population will have to pay for our insomnia - might even take tomorrow off and go for a dig.
See what ye've done

Mellor

Fox-hunting, or any animal blood sports for that matter, is barbaric. Imagine this: Aliens landed on Planet Earth and decided that human-hunting would be a nice little sport. They spotted Ms. Kate Hoey and agreed that she would make an excellent prey. I wonder how Ms. Hoey would feel. (Please disregard my earlier post. I mistook Mr. Hans Zomer as the proponent for the No vote. My sincerest apologies to Mr. Zomer.

Dear lord

thelurcher

Nearly forgot DaveMcG - the ears of the dog in your avatar look cropped - your anti bum chums won't like that sinful carry-on :rolleyes:
I must get on to gomely&co to have you investigated for cruelty to animals.

Trojan911

thelurcher wrote: »

Should be a nice night for lamping tonight lads - and since us hunting folk won't be able to sleep with worry for at least a few weeks it looks like the fox population will have to pay for our insomnia - might even take tomorrow off and go for a dig.
See what ye've done

Was out doing a reccy on new ground last night & this new place is crawling with the vermin.

So, rifle at the ready for tonight, buddy primed. Gonna try to exceed the 84 shot last year by double. That's a lot of tails at €4 a pop.

thelurcher

Good stuff Trojan.

I've watched the vote over the last 30mins and it's risen in our favour by 4% - confirms my suspicion of foreign intervention last night!

spideog7

Sorry :

That's a lot of tails at €4 a pop.

Are you getting a bounty on foxes? Or using a very expensive round?

Trojan911

spideog7 wrote: »

Sorry :Are you getting a bounty on foxes? Or using a very expensive round?

NARGC bounty €4 a tail. Magpies, Grey/Crow etc €1 a wing or head (according to my last Gunclub AGM).

Our man in Havana

Grey/Crow etc €1 a wing or head

So €3 if you are smart.

spideog7

WTF !!!
NARGC Bounty, Since when ?? I'm gonna have to see about this, maybe it's only in certain areas ? I could be makin a mint !

It wasn't me!

At €4 a tail, you could turn a neat profit, even with a round like the Swift. Intriguing...

fathersymes

mmm, charging the lamp for later!

J.R.

I've been a member of NARGC for the past 19 years and never heard of them paying a bounty on vermin - I know they collect figures for vermin at end of season & present prizes to winning clubs - any more info?......links?.....etc. Thanks.

Manic Moran

Mellor wrote: »

Fox-hunting, or any animal blood sports for that matter, is barbaric. Imagine this: Aliens landed on Planet Earth and decided that human-hunting would be a nice little sport. They spotted Ms. Kate Hoey and agreed that she would make an excellent prey. I wonder how Ms. Hoey would feel.

Didn't they make that into a movie once? Predator?

Unlike Mrs Hoey, I'm well armed. I'll give 'em a fight.

NTM

thelurcher

69% against a ban now - looks like the antis lose again after all

Trojan911

It wasn't me! wrote: »

At €4 a tail, you could turn a neat profit, even with a round like the Swift. Intriguing...

This is what I was told at our last AGM, you won't benefit from it, apparently your club does, but you could negotiate a few bob from them to pay for the bullets. That's what the buddy & I are aiming for....

I'm puzzled as to why nobody else has heard of this? :eek:

Trojan911

Bond-007 wrote: »

So €3 if you are smart.

No, tried that one already ...

cavan shooter

There is a fund (I will not use the word prize) available for the club with most vermin shot etc etc. We got 25 Euro this year We came 6th or something like that, the cheque made out to the club. As an insentive the clubs I am a member of will give two cartridges and 5 in an other for every type of vermin shot limited at present to greys mags and foxes. Some people wanted bulletts etc, but you would be like a vecking gun shop.

Funny enough every year out of 40 odd members it's the same shooters who put in vermin returns, yet it's the ones that don't do damn all that whinge about the scheme. i.e What use is cartridges when I use a hornet etc etc. This year I was going to look at a "Verminator":D competiton, as I used to collect the returns.

Wife has prohibited that activity now with threat of decapitation if I bring anymore home:o

BryanL

the vote has turned against hunting,

It wasn't me!

I don't think encouraging the blitz voting is going to help. It's been highlighted that the poll is a crock and not worth the code it took to make it.

cavan shooter

I agree the poll, seems to be Fubar, my sister got a text telling her to vote yes, she is big into the ISPCA etc. I got a phone call from one of the gun club members who is into fox hunting asking me to text everybody about it. How can either claim a victory regardless of the way it goes when this sort of stuff is going on. I am more inclined to look at the comments, the comments is what makes it very pro hunting. I am getting a bit pi$$ed off with the horsey set blaming/slagging of shooting of foxes as a means to control them all on the basis of cruelty...

It wasn't me!

Wow, hadn't taken the time to read the comments before, but the pro-hunt opinion is really very evident there.