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a new phenomina on the wilts/somerset border.reported in this weeks 'Horningsham times' :
".... sutch is the problem lately that the parish is considering asking for help from the county constabulary,and on occasion some disreputable types or poachers have been seen to 'seed' the roads of the parish with corn from the opened window of an automobile,and then seen to return after some minutes and deliberately run down the Game birds that feed upon the cast-said corn which belong to the Estate of his Grace the 17th Earl of Somerset.
The Horningsham times can report that the local police community support officer ,Martin Dames actually witnessed one occasion,he stated
"i was going about my routine patrol duties when i came accross what i believed was an RTA (road traffic accident),as it was on a nasty bend just up past Harries oak,i turned on my blue lights,when i got out my vehicle it became apparent that one gentle man had come around the corner and hit about 7 pheasants,and another gent was helping gather the badly injured and dying birds,he told me he was a local locum veterany surgeon and would take them streight to his surgery for emergency treatment.
I helped load the said birds into the boot of his car mwhene he assured me they would be fine.The vet left at some speed,it was then that i noticed the corn all over the road,and it dawned on me that this clearly was a case of 'road seeding'."
Clearly this band of poachers are ruthless and will stop at nothing to satisfy their appetite for public disobeidience.
Frank Winters head game keeper on the Estate urges the readers to phone him or crime stoppers should they see any suspicious behaviour in or around the estate."
whoed ever live in sutch a crime ridden area eh! 
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mr=punch
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PMSL
they have to seed the roads around there? down in Dulverton a lot of birds are killed when the steering and brakes suddenly play up.
The road even has signs with pictures of ducks on them but try as I might I have never seen a duck so don't try to avoid them.
Tis a F'kn liberty how they try to blame poor stock management and cerial spillages on the innocent motorists wearing green jerkins and flat caps clearing up the mess and maybe getting a free dinner in the process. 
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BigCharl
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I,m glad I don't live in such a crime ridden area!!!
To much competition lol
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Rhodie
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PCSO Martin Dames should spend the week up here with the pitbulls, smackheads and Al Qaeda supporters!
Mr Punch is right.
It is the responsibility of the keeper to put the Hi-Vis jackets on the birds... and not blame innocent british motorists.
In fact, if I were the driver I would sue "His Grace" for Post traumatic stress disorder 
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statikpunk
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is anyone else AMAZED that the cop actually fell for the vet excuse/lie! if thats how smart the cops are in england, Im on my way boys! after all that breast inspectors license of mine doesnt upkeep itself
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Adam
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Aren't pheasants, as game birds, the property of whoever's land they're on?
Public highway? Public property! :D
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fish
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| Adam wrote: | Aren't pheasants, as game birds, the property of whoever's land they're on?
Public highway? Public property! :D |
good point..................
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dirtydog21
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Just goes to show...Boy, those police community support Orwellian 1984 boys are real inteligent!
I've seen that done dozens of times over the years on remote roads close to shoots, but there are better ways.
dd21
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fish
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pray tell!
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tyke
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| Adam wrote: | Aren't pheasants, as game birds, the property of whoever's land they're on?
Public highway? Public property! :D |
Unfortunatly Adam that loophole is covered by the law.
If as a motorist you "accidentally" run over some game/rabbits you arent allowed to pick it up,anyone following you in another veichle can though.
The barstewards would bottle fresh air if they could.
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fish
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and it dont apply to deer either 'body of the deer act ' i believe only an authorised person shal remove when dead the body of the deer from any byway or highway as defined by law,and the list of authorised persons dont cover luck buggers.....
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Raining
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its a myth that if you knock a bird over you cant pick it up. a mate of mine who is a copper said that he checked the law on this and said that as long as you dont swerve to hit an animal (who would do that ) there is nothing stopping you in picking it up. unless a deer has been clean killed i dont think i would want it because it would be full of testocerone which taints the meat.
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bhawk
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| tyke wrote: | | Adam wrote: | Aren't pheasants, as game birds, the property of whoever's land they're on?
Public highway? Public property! :D |
Unfortunatly Adam that loophole is covered by the law.
If as a motorist you "accidentally" run over some game/rabbits you arent allowed to pick it up,anyone following you in another veichle can though.
The barstewards would bottle fresh air if they could. |
Tis all down to the old common law, you could "accidentally" shoot a bunny or pheasant in the next field, it only becomes poaching when you pick them up and attempt to leave with them or bury them for later collection....there are lovely little loopholes in the law. I got me some good books i need to go through again to refresh me memory
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bhawk
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| Raining wrote: | | its a myth that if you knock a bird over you cant pick it up. a mate of mine who is a copper said that he checked the law on this and said that as long as you dont swerve to hit an animal (who would do that ) there is nothing stopping you in picking it up. unless a deer has been clean killed i dont think i would want it because it would be full of testocerone which taints the meat. |
If you run it over then pick it up you can be seen to have used your weapon (vehicle) to obtain the bird by tort/crime (it can be classed as both) of poaching...as i say ill have to refresh my memory and post the sources.
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fish
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heres the poachers law:
Genises 9:3
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bullfrog
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My mates Transit van is good on fur & feather not very soft mouthed thou, at present he s training it to jump fences & gates instead of ploughing through them  and he is also thinking about putting it over a scoobie it should make an interesting cross .
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Raining
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| bhawk wrote: | | Raining wrote: | | its a myth that if you knock a bird over you cant pick it up. a mate of mine who is a copper said that he checked the law on this and said that as long as you dont swerve to hit an animal (who would do that ) there is nothing stopping you in picking it up. unless a deer has been clean killed i dont think i would want it because it would be full of testocerone which taints the meat. |
If you run it over then pick it up you can be seen to have used your weapon (vehicle) to obtain the bird by tort/crime (it can be classed as both) of poaching...as i say ill have to refresh my memory and post the sources. |
i think you would certainly be guilty of an offence if you got caught deliberately swerving to hit something but the only time you could possibly get done for poaching is if you pick up a deer from the roadside because it technically belongs to the landowner on the stretch of road it was killed. The only time you could get done for picking up other game off the road is if you stop on a blind bend and maybe cause an accident.
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Raining
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| fish wrote: | heres the poachers law:
Genises 9:3 |
is that the genises with phil collins in? never had much time for religeon because its run by old pedos
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maggot
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any of those scooby transit pups going
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