7 sheep shot in wicklow

noeleire

Some sicko in wicklow has shot 7 sheep with a high power hunting rifle in laragh its all over the papers it took place in laragh on tuesday morning . They should be locked up and the key trown away..

bazza888

whats a high power hunting rifle?did they catch the people involved?

juice1304

bazza888 wrote: »

whats a high power hunting rifle?

It's just another term for a centrefire rifle.
I hope the idiot is found and brought to justice.

aaakev

Read it on another site and they quoted the farmer as saying it was a trained marksman using a "high powered centre fire"

Someone with a gun they shouldnt have maybe? "Borrowed" from daddys safe?

Rasmus

I was wondering what kind of individual would do something like this myself. Here's a link to the story I saw for anyone who hasn't read it:

http://www.wicklownews.net/Post/2013/5/4771/sheep-shot-dead-at-glenmacnass-warning-graphic-content

moby30

I think everyone involved in any aspect of Hunting/Shooting will agree and hope that whoever did this gets caught and that they are made an example of.

EPointer=Birdss

Really don't see the point of these threads in the Hunting section.

I heard the caught him coz he fell asleep after shooting 7!!

Rasmus

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

Really don't see the point of these threads in the Hunting section.

Yes it's a bid odd associating such a horrific crime with hunting but I think the OP was referring to the fact that the culprit is thought to be a trained marksman.

vapour_trail

Are the Guards sure it was a rifle calibre and nothing else? Could have been done for any manner of reasons, personal reasons against the farmer etc but thats none of our business. If it was a legally held firearm, whatever the reasons for doing it I hope the person is caught soon and appropriate action is taken. There was a few lads seen shooting lambs in my area in recent weeks I can only imagine it was for food. Unfortunately they werent caught yet.

lb1981

Doesn't have to be a trained marksman,wouldn't be that hard to hit a sheep in the heart or lungs and could have been at a fairly close range to the sheep,i would say this was some little bollox who took their da's gun and went up with their mates for some target practice, no body that hunts or shoots could be that stupid to risk everything by shooting sheep.

Vegeta

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

Really don't see the point of these threads in the Hunting section.

Done.

Contemplated closing it immediately. Left it go in-case members of the wider boards.ie forum stumbled in. They would see that the hunting community here are more outraged and disgusted by acts like this than your average person may be.