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Jb

Joined: 08 Jun 2005
Posts: 7761
Location: 91� N

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 10:09 am Post subject:

KILLITnGRILLIT wrote:

dpack wrote:

dogs ,duck and folk festival is wrong then ?

Yes, yes and not sure what you mean, please explain.

I think he means he plays old Steeleye Span records at them until they commit suicide

SheepShed

Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 332
Location: In the middle of a Welsh forest

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 1:52 pm Post subject:
Definitely a no. Your local canal is a public place. Using any sort of gun there is very likely to lead to the arrival of an armed response unit and an appearence in court. Attempting to catch and kill the ducks by any other means is also likely provoke a similar response, except by unarmed police and/or the RSPCA.

boisdevie1

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 1:58 pm Post subject:
What a shame - there are loads of them.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 2:04 pm Post subject:

boisdevie1 wrote:

What a shame - there are loads of them.

Could you encourage them into your garden?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 2:07 pm Post subject:
my big dog and his even bigger dad jumped a duck on the river from a sitting start on a warm day at holmfirth folk festival ,got it and brought it back

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 2:16 pm Post subject:
So, to clarify, you can't grap a duck by a canal, wrestle it to the ground, wring its neck and take it home for the pot. I presume the same goes for Canada geese? What about pigeons then?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Location: yes

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 2:18 pm Post subject:
i like to keep my distance from geese

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
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Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 2:23 pm Post subject:

dpack wrote:

i like to keep my distance from geese

Don't blame you

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: Canal ducks - am I allowed to take them for the pot

boisdevie1 wrote:

There are loads of Mallards on my local canal. Does anyone know if it's legal for me to take some for the pot?

Of course if thats the Lancaster canal that I used to forage on you've got all sorts of other options other than the ducks

Have you any idea whether the freshwater mussels in there are safe? I used to eat them occasionally, but I'd stop well short of suggesting that anyone else does likewise! Loads of tasty wild greens up around there too. And if you follow the canal down to Galgate, then take the branch that goes down to Glasson and Chonder Green, you've got a vast amount of good forage down there.

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 2:30 pm Post subject:
All you need is a Daffy Duck costume and a rubber mallet Its an old poaching method passed down from generation to generation ! The old skills are simply dying out .

hedgewitch

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 5834
Location: Daft wench GHQ

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 3:01 pm Post subject:
Damn! I'm tripping up over all the ducks on the local canal. I was hoping to be able to grab one for the pot myself... I love wild mallard.

SheepShed

Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 332
Location: In the middle of a Welsh forest

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 3:02 pm Post subject:
Or the Acme 1 ton weight balanced on the cliff top and the handfull of bird seed scattered below ... (Do not attempt this whilst disguised as a coyote!)

KILLITnGRILLIT

Joined: 14 Sep 2006
Posts: 894
Location: Looking at a screen in the front room

Posted: Thu Mar 22, 07 10:38 pm Post subject:

boisdevie1 wrote:

What a shame - there are loads of them.

Try Morcambe bay etc. even more there and better surroundings too.

gingerwelly

Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Posts: 419
Location: Wales ...in cardiff at the mo but from mid wales

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 07 12:58 am Post subject:
I dont think you can, there were a few guys in Newtown in mid wales who got into trouble for taking ducks off the river in the park ..but not sure if it was for taking the ducks or selling them on as meat

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46249
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Mar 23, 07 12:59 am Post subject:
i was anti mink i still am we have no ducks we hjave no ducks

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