tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post1814948568726162041..comments2024-03-25T14:11:43.432+00:00Comments on Of Esox & observations : One in Sixty -one!Dylan Wrathallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-31331590479694048532015-08-06T20:32:39.043+01:002015-08-06T20:32:39.043+01:00Thanks for the reply Dylan which is spot on.Great ...Thanks for the reply Dylan which is spot on.Great blog by the way,I'm an insect enthusiast myself.John Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885972669867520624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-38821399892172414982015-08-05T23:07:31.165+01:002015-08-05T23:07:31.165+01:00John, many thanks for your taking the time to comm...John, many thanks for your taking the time to comment. Under no circumstances do I have any desire to see (driven) grouse shooting banned. My hope is that, in 2015, the custodians of our moorlands continue to manage this wondrous habitat, yet do so within the statutes as decreed by the UK and EU legislation applicable to our wild birds of prey. At present, the multi-national business interests at the heart of the industry are completely immune to legal obligations - they allow simple gamekeepers to take the rap, on their behalf, without any detrimental effect on their profits. Make the employer responsible for the actions of their employees (as in Health & Safety matters within my industry) then see what difference that will make? At present our apathetic politicians and legal system seem totally incapable/unwilling to enforce the laws, that are already in place, to stop this barbaric persecution of our Hen Harriers. - DylanDylan Wrathallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285181139467170047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-82394728278347115042015-08-05T22:35:02.102+01:002015-08-05T22:35:02.102+01:00I agree,the persecution of Hen Harriers and other ...I agree,the persecution of Hen Harriers and other birds of prey needs stopping.The trouble is no Grouse shouting = no Heather! That is certainly the case round here in Yorkshire,looking from my window every piece of moorland that is not a Grouse shoot has no Heather at all,lost to overgrazing and conifer planting.I am not pro-shooting but loosing this Heather moorland would be a disaster.John Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12885972669867520624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7338589224051075532.post-76796823485586229352015-08-05T12:28:28.633+01:002015-08-05T12:28:28.633+01:00Very well said Dylan and I have just finished Mark...Very well said Dylan and I have just finished Mark Avery's latest book on the subject entitled "Inglorious". While reading that you quickly realise just how big the barrier is that the money people and politicians that shoot the grouse, have put up to protect their "sport". Hitting their profits is a sure way to get the anti ball rolling. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com