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| Pro-hunting farmers ban military |
| 2004-10-25 |
| Ten farmers, angry at the proposed hunting ban, have withdrawn land used by the Ministry of Defence. They say they will no longer allow the military to use land near Salisbury Plain, in protest at the government's plans to licence the activity. Josh Stratton who farms 3,500 acres in Wiltshire, said: "We feel the only way we can get politicians to listen is to do things like this." The MoD said other options were being considered for the military. Mr Stratton told the BBC: "The Labour Party are being incredibly vindictive towards rural people in the ban on hunting. "We feel the only way to get politicians to listen is to do things like this." The MoD owns nearly 100,000 acres of Salisbury Plain. In a statement, it said: "We are aware that there are farmers who, because of the decision to ban hunting, may choose to withdraw the use of their land. There will be some impact [from the ban] on Army training, but options to mitigate this are being considered." |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #9 I hunted (accidently) ptarmagen with my plane once. On approach to the Kobuk airport, a flock of 30 or so ptarmagen flew up just as I was about at touchdown. One pink misted through the propeller. One hit the nosewheel, one on the left main gear and two on the wing struts. I landed, walked back to the touchdown zone, threw the guts of the first one off the strip, then picked up the other four and loaded them in the plane for a free ride home. It was late fall and the blueberries were fermented. The ptarmagen ate them and were already pre marinated when I cooket them up. Boy, they were tasty! **salivation city** |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-10-25 9:51:17 PM |
| #8 They hunt pheasants that way in Pennsylvania. Pheasant àla Bumper -- tasty and tender! |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-10-25 8:17:08 PM |
| #7 Yep, I've done that. Bagged a deer that way. Accidentally. Poor little bugger did cartwheels through the air. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-10-25 7:26:08 PM |
| #6 I hear they hunt deer with cars. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-25 7:16:41 PM |
| #5 Jarhead: The bill's really about banning the hunting of all furry, fluffy and feathery things, with dogs, minus a few exceptions (rats and rabbits, and other animals in special circumstances). So the ban would cover fox and deer hunting, and hare coursing. It doesn't apply to hunting without dogs. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-10-25 7:10:43 PM |
| #4 Or they deploy to the US to conduct their training. The Luftwaffe has a regular establishment co-based with the USAF at Holloman AFB in New Mexico. Open spaces and clear skies makes it cost effective. I'm sure we have space available on a number of large installations. With the downsizing, they can move the excess equipment here to be prepositioned for training, only having to move the personnel. Big plus for interoperability training too. |
| Posted by: Don 2004-10-25 1:08:11 PM |
| #3 Bulldog, Howard et al: what's the ban on? Fox hunting or any hunting in general? |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-10-25 11:14:10 AM |
| #2 "...but options...are being considered." The primary option under consideration seems to be shrinking the Army so much,it doesn't need training grounds. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2004-10-25 10:49:19 AM |
| #1 Message to the Poms: If you don't like what Labor is doing, vote them out of office. And next time, think twice about putting them in there to start with. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-25 10:35:06 AM |