Hunting with guns

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
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Message Posted:
26/11/2008 07:25

Is today one of the special hunting days?



I ask because we thought it was only on Sundays this season and we can already here guns today....

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
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Message Posted:
26/11/2008 11:27

they ought to be "oss whipped" as my old Grand dad used to say....

iceman


Joined: 15/08/2008
Posts: 724

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 12:09

Today is no shooting day...If you hear shotguns going off,report it to the police..

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 20:34

are you sure because we heard gun fire this morning as well?

iceman


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Message Posted:
26/11/2008 20:40

i am positive...this time of the year hunting is only allowed on Sundays..



and further more...According to the evening news on local TV's tonight,it has been announced that shooting of partridge & turac (sorry i dont know the English name for this bird) has been banned from 30th November to 31st of January..

These two birds are the main game for hunters so i dont think many will bother going shooting on Sundays..

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 20:55

i know they were considering stoping the wednesday shoot, i didn't know they actually had.

maybe others didn't know as well, by the sound of it.

joandjelly


Joined: 24/02/2008
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Message Posted:
26/11/2008 20:58

Francolin I think Iceman.

iceman


Joined: 15/08/2008
Posts: 724

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 21:10

wednesday shooting is only in "lite" season where they are only allowed to shoot few migrating birds.....on "main" season there is no wednesday shooting...

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 21:43

i think they should stop the shooting for a few years at least, due to lack of anything to shoot.

this year the hunter look like they are coming home with a lot less, than previous years.

hubby doesn't even bother to go anymore.

trouble is there is a lack of countryside management.

in the uk they breed pheasants, then release them for the shoot.

that way it doesn't harm the wildlife stocks.

it would be great to see a similar program here.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 21:50

Species

Black Francolin,

Painted Francolin,

Chinese Francolin,

Grey Francolin,

Swamp Francolin,

Coqui Francolin,

White-throated Francolin,

Schlegel's Francolin,

Latham's Francolin,

Crested Francolin,

Ring-necked Francolin,

Finsch's Francolin,

Red-winged Francolin,

Grey-winged Francolin,

Moorland Francolin,

Shelley's Francolin,

Orange River Francolin,

Scaly Francolin,

Ahanta Francolin,

Grey-striped Francolin,

Nahan's Francolin,

Hartlaub's Francolin,

Double-spurred Francolin,

Heuglin's Francolin,

Clapperton's Francolin,

Harwood's Francolin,

Red-billed Francolin,

Cape Francolin,

Natal Francolin,

Hildebrandt's Francolin,

Yellow-necked Francolin,

Grey-breasted Francolin,

Red-necked Francolin,

Swainson's Francolin,

Jackson's Francolin,

Handsome Francolin,

Mount Cameroon Francolin,

Swierstra's Francolin,

Chestnut-naped Francolin,

Erckel's Francolin,

Djibouti Francolin,



Which ones are in Cyprus...

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 22:10

none, they have eaten them all,lol.

irishvixen


Joined: 25/05/2007
Posts: 63

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 22:12

I think the Roadsign Francolin is the one most common in Cyprus! LOL.

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 22:14

Rose, he ha



I've seen them often but I don't know the species... they run in a most peculiar fashion in front of the car sometimes as if they are prepossesed with some pressing engagement but don't know quite where to run....

fire starter


Joined: 19/06/2008
Posts: 3401

Message Posted:
26/11/2008 22:17

sounds like a little orange dog that is always loose outside the village.

it caused 2 accidents i know of this year, chasing cars.