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That perfectly describes the problem with shooting, I have little doubt that it is true. On commercial shoots it costs ludicrous amounts for the rich to shoot what they will never eat. I accept that it provides considerable income and employment to rural areas in winter when there is no other work, but killing without a market for the end product is immoral. The cost of rearing pheasants and managing land for them would make them an incredibly expensive source of protein, but because of annual glut they are only worth pennies.
I live in an area where shooting is a central part of the society and the people who take part would be liked by most who they met in the pub. They are by no means rich and they will not shoot anything they can't eat or can't be given away locally.
Sure, they kill things, but I admit that I'm happy to eat them.
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Over 40 millions pheasants are released into the British countryside every year, purely for rich idiots to shoot. The impact on the ecosystem is catastrophic, it should go the way of fox hunting and be banned.
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Seems odd, as the birds should be traceable and the dumping is fly tipping. So is a fineable offense.
Don't pheasant have to be hung for a while, before they are ready to eat.
Ever eaten puffin? As that does not taste great, supposedly like many an oily seabird.
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Local group I'm in has someone who found 100+ dead pheasant dumped in a lane today and more with some mallard yesterday, funny old world where the spectacle of shooting them is worth more than the meat