If you go down to the woods today.......

mjcom4d · 08-06-2011 02:09AM

Be savage having wolves bears Irish elk maybe a herd of American bison and boars for hunting there was a BBC documentry one a while ago called a moose in the glen it's about something like this you can see bits of it on YouTube he has 23000 acres and starts of with a herd of boars then moose

steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 02:12AM

mjcom4d wrote: »

Be savage having wolves bears Irish elk maybe a herd of American bison and boars for hunting there was a BBC documentry one a while ago called a moose in the glen it's about something like this you can see bits of it on YouTube he has 23000 acres and starts of with a herd of boars then moose

Never seen that one but I seen a simular documentry about rewilding on bbc horizons about the reintroduction of the wolf back to yellowstone and bears back into the italian alps.

I would love if the wolf was brought back here it would be interesting to see the effect they would have on deer populations. Im guessing they would also attack foxs simular to how the coyotes have been attacked and killed by the wolves in yellowstone.

mjcom4d · 08-06-2011 02:15AM

Like myself and many others I would not want those predators near my cattle or sheep

mjcom4d · 08-06-2011 02:17AM

steddyeddy wrote: »

Never seen that one but I seen a simular documentry about rewilding on bbc horizons about the reintroduction of the wolf back to yellowstone and bears back into the italian alps.

I would love if the wolf was brought back here it would be interesting to see the effect they would have on deer populations. Im guessing they would also attack foxs simular to how the coyotes have been attacked and killed by the wolves in yellowstone.

There's bits on YouTube he can't get everyone to agree he tries fencing them in to please neighbouring farmers but then the hillwalkers don't want s fence either

steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 02:19AM

mjcom4d wrote: »

Like myself and many others I would not want those predators near my cattle or sheep

I can understand that in fairness. When they released bears in the alps they stupidly released them near apiary were bee keepers were already struggling to keep afloat and several bears basically wrecked his colonies and put him out of business. It was a silly and costly move.

steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 02:20AM

mjcom4d wrote: »

Be savage having wolves bears Irish elk maybe a herd of American bison and boars for hunting there was a BBC documentry one a while ago called a moose in the glen it's about something like this you can see bits of it on YouTube he has 23000 acres and starts of with a herd of boars then moose

There are wild boars in ireland at the moment I understand several groups are desperate to get rid of them as they spread disease to livestock. Ill try look it up thanks.

jill_valentine · 08-06-2011 02:22AM

My dad used to know some mad bastard down the country who did indeed have a pet wolf. Have no idea how he got hold of it, but he was known to be the sort of gent who could get hold of such a thing if he had a mind to, so it wasn't even the most surprising thing about him.

The wolf itself was freaking enormous, and used to just wander around the house like a giant carnivorous table. Always wondered what became of it whenever it surely eventually ate it's owner and made a break for it. Probably used the house to lure Red Riding Hood to her doom or something.

steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 02:27AM

jill_valentine wrote: »

My dad used to know some mad bastard down the country who did indeed have a pet wolf. Have no idea how he got hold of it, but he was known to be the sort of gent who could get hold of such a thing if he had a mind to, so it wasn't even the most surprising thing about him.

The wolf itself was freaking enormous, and used to just wander around the house like a giant carnivorous table. Always wondered what became of it whenever it surely eventually ate it's owner and made a break for it. Probably used the house to lure Red Riding Hood to her doom or something.

HA. Yea theres a few about alright its not that hard to smuggle animals into country. I could get ya a tiger for 20,000 and a rhino for 60,000 the horn will cost ya 40,000! My mate is desperate to get a pet chimp, if he did I wouldnt be down his house again!!

DjFlin · 08-06-2011 02:30AM

Snakes. Just to piss off ol' Saint Paddy.

Capt'n Midnight · 08-06-2011 10:50AM

mjcom4d wrote: »

Like myself and many others I would not want those predators near my cattle or sheep

Well we could ban dogs too.

Or we could ban EU livestock subsidies.

How do you stop wild deer from eating your grass ?

Capt'n Midnight · 08-06-2011 10:52AM

steddyeddy wrote: »

There are wild boars in ireland at the moment I understand several groups are desperate to get rid of them as they spread disease to livestock. Ill try look it up thanks.

Just like badgers eh ?

Never heard how that story ended, how come badgers up north don't have TB , unless perhaps they caught it off cattle ?

Capt'n Midnight · 08-06-2011 10:52AM

steddyeddy wrote: »

My mate is desperate to get a pet chimp, if he did I wouldnt be down his house again!!

LOL

Is it true that humans are the only primate you can house train ?

mjcom4d · 08-06-2011 09:19PM

A bit of topic but I'm soon getting my first gun and I I was wondering can I hunt the boars

mjcom4d · 08-06-2011 09:30PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Well we could ban dogs too.

Or we could ban EU livestock subsidies.

How do you stop wild deer from eating your grass ?

Don see why we would ban dogs when ya can shoot them if there a threat to you're livestock why would you even think of banning crucial money for thousands of families in Ireland that are struggling as it is and you can stop deer by puttin up big fences or shootin them

Osgoodisgood · 08-06-2011 09:58PM

Beaver

steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 10:04PM

mjcom4d wrote: »

A bit of topic but I'm soon getting my first gun and I I was wondering can I hunt the boars

Im not sure it has a population big enough to hunt but as far as I know theres no law against hunting them. Finding them would be the hardest part I imagine.

steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 10:07PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Just like badgers eh ?

Never heard how that story ended, how come badgers up north don't have TB , unless perhaps they caught it off cattle ?

To be honest the disease thing has no hard evidence behind it, the tb thing is a little suspect aswell considering as you pointed out the badgers in the north seem not to catch disease of "free state badgers".

steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 10:09PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Well we could ban dogs too.

Or we could ban EU livestock subsidies.

How do you stop wild deer from eating your grass ?

Dogs pose more of a threat to livestock than wolves even in the countries that have both species.

Crann na Beatha · 08-06-2011 10:09PM

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steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 10:10PM

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

LOL

Is it true that humans are the only primate you can house train ?

After seeing what that chimp did to that woman in America I would be more worried about me loosing control of my bowels if I was in close proximty with one!

steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 10:12PM

Veles wrote: »

No Wolves?:mad::mad::mad:

Well Im guessing animal welfare released some ilegally from private ownership (not much of a guess as they practically admitted it!) and there are people who own wolves in the country so its probraly a matter of time before they start roaming the mountains picking off hikers!

Solnskaya · 08-06-2011 11:30PM

annascott wrote: »

I wouldn't like predators here, it would be horrendous to realise that your dog had found a puma or wild boar! Racoons are cool though. We should let them stay..:)

bigger problem could be the puma finding the dog. Mmmm, terrieraki with German Sheperds pie. I'm looking after a main coon cat at the mo(think big, very big, kitty) and I reckon it could do a bit of damage if it decided to go feral.

steddyeddy · 08-06-2011 11:33PM

A fully grown wild boar would make mincemeat of most dogs as would a puma!

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