Originally Posted by m9a9g9i9c

just to be clear about one thing ! In order to have a legal hunting licence in belgium I need to pass a theoretical exam about huntinglaws, all wildlife species, huntable and protected going in detail and a theoretical gun and rifle exam. If I should pass the theory part then only can I try the practical exam which consist of hunters safety course and a clay shoot. I need to make a 5 out of 10 clays with 20 shells coming from any direction without notice. with a righthanded 12 gage when I'm left
Again, just to show you how far the european laws have been upped to prevent dumb decisions being made in wildlife managment; the whole theoretical part is 700 pages with around 35 huntable species and a total of 100 species to be recognized in the field and all of there specs, from breeding to shedding and moulting periods opening seasons etc......
When I talk to hunters they say nowadays hunting is become an armed hike around the fields. And why is that ??? All because some time ago hunters did what they wanted and shot or introduced anything they cared to hunt for and this shifted the whole ecosystem....

So don't talk to me about our guilt or that I am a treehugger, wolf lover or anything else....
The fact is that it's hard to envy people who just need to wander into walmart, pay 19 dollars and can go and hunt their backyard.
You could go and kill about everything and when it's gone introduce or reintroduce as much as you like.....
But I won't blame a wild animal for doing what a wild animal does, introduced or not.

Frank
Belgium