Hi,

To update. There is a new shoot owner and a new keeper at the shoot I have
been moaning about for last three or so years. I've met the two and they
seem quite reasonable people. (The previous shoot owner was a most
unreasonable man, his ex-keeper a nice enough bloke - I always blame the
officers, not the troops)

However, I came about this quote from Simon Hart of BASC in Monday's local
newspaper. Western Morning News - = Devon and Cornwall.

Any comments?

David Bellamy says:

"I am convinced that, but for the pheasant, all this beautiful countryside
and everything it contains, the flowers, the wildlife  and the songbirds,
would have disappeared long ago".

Theo.

Theo Hopkins wrote:


> "I am convinced that, but for the pheasant, all this beautiful countryside
> and everything it contains, the flowers, the wildlife  and the songbirds,
> would have disappeared long ago".


There was plenty of beautiful countryside and everything it contains, 
the flowers, the wildlife  and the songbirds. Places I used to hunt when 
I was a kid, places were I used to tickle trout, shoot rabbits, camp and 
enjoy my childhood. These places have disappeared, they didn't have any 
pheasants. On the other hand there are places I used to go beating on as 
a kid, they are still there. Makes me think.

John

"John" <john.p.young*removethislittlebit*@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:3k7cptFt60p0U1@individual.net...

> Theo Hopkins wrote:
>
> > "I am convinced that, but for the pheasant, all this beautiful
countryside
> > and everything it contains, the flowers, the wildlife  and the
songbirds,
> > would have disappeared long ago".
>
> There was plenty of beautiful countryside and everything it contains,
> the flowers, the wildlife  and the songbirds. Places I used to hunt when
> I was a kid, places were I used to tickle trout, shoot rabbits, camp and
> enjoy my childhood. These places have disappeared, they didn't have any
> pheasants. On the other hand there are places I used to go beating on as
> a kid, they are still there. Makes me think.
>
> John


Where I lived as a kid, there were no pheasants (in the mountains of Co
Fermanagh, up agaist the border with Sligo and the Republic) But lots of
wildlife, trout, perch, salmon, ducks, rabbits, corncrakes, etc. There are
virtually no pheasants there still, but still lots of wildlife, etc, and
(God forbid) early morning corncrakes.

Being Ulster, the Prods would have seen the shooting of pheasants as
"venal", and the Catholics were, well, all Fenians and Sinn Feiners, so
never could get a shotgun licence.

Theo

> Where I lived as a kid, there were no pheasants (in the mountains of Co
> Fermanagh, 
> Theo


Makes me think "why the hell hasn't a development company, snapped up 
them mountain ranges", good long term housing opportunities I'm sure.

John

In message , John 
<john.p.young*removethislittlebit*@ntlworld.com> writes

>
>> Where I lived as a kid, there were no pheasants (in the mountains of Co
>> Fermanagh,  Theo
>
>Makes me think "why the hell hasn't a development company, snapped up 
>them mountain ranges", good long term housing opportunities I'm sure.
>
>John

Forget Development Company, If 2 jags finds out it will be '96 houses to 
the acre' time.

Larry
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Larry Armitstead wrote:

> In message , John 
> <john.p.young*removethislittlebit*@ntlworld.com> writes
> 
>>
>>> Where I lived as a kid, there were no pheasants (in the mountains of Co
>>> Fermanagh,  Theo
>>
>>
>> Makes me think "why the hell hasn't a development company, snapped up 
>> them mountain ranges", good long term housing opportunities I'm sure.
>>
>> John
> 
> Forget Development Company, If 2 jags finds out it will be '96 houses to 
> the acre' time.
> 
> Larry


Not sure now-a-days but me thinks the area might have been a little too 
volatile to occupy.

John

John wrote:

>> Larry Armitstead wrote:
>>> In message , John
>>> <john.p.young*removethislittlebit*@ntlworld.com> writes
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Where I lived as a kid, there were no pheasants (in the mountains
>>>>> of Co Fermanagh,  Theo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Makes me think "why the hell hasn't a development company, snapped
>>>> up them mountain ranges", good long term housing opportunities I'm
>>>> sure.
>>>>
>>>> John
>>>
>>> Forget Development Company, If 2 jags finds out it will be '96
>>> houses to the acre' time.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>
>> Not sure now-a-days but me thinks the area might have been a little
>> too volatile to occupy.
>>
>> John


It was, but we were allowed to use SLR/GPMG and LMG for hunting.

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 Warning the "game" was a bit of a pain though  <vbg>
-- Samuel Butler

Scrote wrote:

> John wrote:
> 
>>>Larry Armitstead wrote:
>>>
>>>>In message , John
>>>><john.p.young*removethislittlebit*@ntlworld.com> writes
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Where I lived as a kid, there were no pheasants (in the mountains
>>>>>>of Co Fermanagh,  Theo
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Makes me think "why the hell hasn't a development company, snapped
>>>>>up them mountain ranges", good long term housing opportunities I'm
>>>>>sure.
>>>>>
>>>>>John
>>>>
>>>>Forget Development Company, If 2 jags finds out it will be '96
>>>>houses to the acre' time.
>>>>
>>>>Larry
>>>
>>>Not sure now-a-days but me thinks the area might have been a little
>>>too volatile to occupy.
>>>
>>>John
> 
> 
> It was, but we were allowed to use SLR/GPMG and LMG for hunting.
> 


Sounds just like London

John

In message , John 
<john.p.young*removethislittlebit*@ntlworld.com> writes

>Scrote wrote:
>> John wrote:
>>
>>>>Larry Armitstead wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>In message , John
>>>>><john.p.young*removethislittlebit*@ntlworld.com> writes
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>Where I lived as a kid, there were no pheasants (in the mountains
>>>>>>>of Co Fermanagh,  Theo
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Makes me think "why the hell hasn't a development company, snapped
>>>>>>up them mountain ranges", good long term housing opportunities I'm
>>>>>>sure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>John
>>>>>
>>>>>Forget Development Company, If 2 jags finds out it will be '96
>>>>>houses to the acre' time.
>>>>>
>>>>>Larry
>>>>
>>>>Not sure now-a-days but me thinks the area might have been a little
>>>>too volatile to occupy.
>>>>
>>>>John
>>   It was, but we were allowed to use SLR/GPMG and LMG for hunting.
>>
>
>Sounds just like London
>
>John

Especially if you are Brazilian!

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On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:37:24 +0100, Larry Armitstead
 wrote:


>In message , John 
><john.p.young*removethislittlebit*@ntlworld.com> writes
>>Scrote wrote:
>>> John wrote:
>>>
>>>>>Larry Armitstead wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>In message , John
>>>>>><john.p.young*removethislittlebit*@ntlworld.com> writes
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Where I lived as a kid, there were no pheasants (in the mountains
>>>>>>>>of Co Fermanagh,  Theo
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Makes me think "why the hell hasn't a development company, snapped
>>>>>>>up them mountain ranges", good long term housing opportunities I'm
>>>>>>>sure.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>John
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Forget Development Company, If 2 jags finds out it will be '96
>>>>>>houses to the acre' time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Larry
>>>>>
>>>>>Not sure now-a-days but me thinks the area might have been a little
>>>>>too volatile to occupy.
>>>>>
>>>>>John
>>>   It was, but we were allowed to use SLR/GPMG and LMG for hunting.
>>>
>>
>>Sounds just like London
>>
>>John
>Especially if you are Brazilian!


Ouch!

J.