skaterboy Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 agreed gorgo dir is mony a damn fool been bred here, but a dis carry on ower a few selkies comes from a mind set not indigenous to Shetland.they come ashore to pup at this time of year and this is when they do the most damage to inshore fish stocks. when do you suggest they should be culled? After the pups are born they are dependent on their mothers for a long time so shooting them any time over the summer/autumn would condemn the pups to a slow death through starvation. Any later in the year and there is no enough o them around to make a cull feasible.Like you I think leaving the crangs to rot is a hellish waste.the simplest most humane option would be to follow the Canadian example and club the pups shortly after birth, then sale of skins would cover the cost.But then there is no hope of a sensible solution as long as soothmoothers with no clue about Shetlands environment make decisions on how to manage it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterboy Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 groilick according to the dna folks that were up here recently my family wis here lang afore da vikings.the closest I've got to viking dna comes fae me mam, and sho came fae edinburgh.So I'm no anti soothmoother joost the soothmoothers dat come here an tell wis dats been here for a peerie while how much money we hae ta gee dem ta mak things right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bresail Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 I was enjoying this debate before the neo-nazi element reared its head.So exit stage left.Arbeit Macht Frei.Regards,Rex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcsmith Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 ....there is documented evidence, referenced on this thread, that bonxies as little as just over two centuries ago were exclusively fish eating. Wait a minute, I've got it!!! The bonxies used to eat fish, but started going hungry because the seals were eating all the fish and so they started eating the sheep...........so all we need to do is kill the seals and get the bonxies back on to the fish diet then everyones happy........No? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 If and when he's caught (I'm betting it will be a man) I hope he's given the maximum sentence allowed under the law.I agree completely. When caught he/she should be given the recognition deserved.An OBE.Sandy got one for doing a damned sight less for Shetland. Sorry if my statement offends, but I remain, as always, the founder member of the "Save The Sillocks Campaign". (Soon to be renamed as the "Sod Da Selkies, and Save The Sillocks Trust"). This renaming will bring the campaign into line with EU conditions for screwing money out of the SIC. words of tongue in cheek wisdom here, UK/EU is all very well if you believe in them , but maybe a braa lok of ordinary Shetlander bodies really n wholeheartedly dunna. If there was vast profits in it for the "mainland" and fig all for us then i'm amply sure the legislation n public perception would soon be reversed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterboy Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 what neo nazi element are you on about bresail.Or are you just another of those idiots that throw a nazi tag at anyone who's opinion differs from your all enlightened genius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonThislte Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 It would be interesting to see what all the folk returning to shetland for the Haemfarin have been up to since they left, Im assuming none of them have contributed to any decision making in the places they now live and have rightly left it up to the longest living local to get on with everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudden Stop Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 ....there is documented evidence, referenced on this thread, that bonxies as little as just over two centuries ago were exclusively fish eating. Wait a minute, I've got it!!! The bonxies used to eat fish, but started going hungry because the seals were eating all the fish and so they started eating the sheep...........so all we need to do is kill the seals and get the bonxies back on to the fish diet then everyones happy........No? Perhaps we could start stocking the voes with great white shark?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Ahh this thread always make's you good to feel alive Talking about "PESTS", when is the crofter going to round up his bloody sheep currently wandering around on the main road between Voe and Girlsta.It's been many weeks now and something needs to be done about it before they cause a pile up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 But then there is no hope of a sensible solution as long as soothmoothers with no clue about Shetlands environment make decisions on how to manage it. There is also no hope of a sensible solution from anyone so factually wrong about the separate habits of our two distinct native seal species. You'd think someone with 1000 years of Shetland knowledge would ken what seals got up tae. Maybe that knowledge has been corrupted in some way, by outside influences. I don't know. Anyway, there's no chance of clubbing a young common seal, for the record. They can swim from birth and are immediately taught to flee from humans. I could say more , but I'd be wasting my time wouldn't I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gricylipper Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 People have been coming and going from the shetlands. Oh dear o dear , nothin waar dan seein "shetlands " bein used ony way in ony shape or form .......................inexcuseable ! ! ! Shetland , Shetland Isles or Shetland Islands or just dunna budder ! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bug Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 People have been coming and going from the shetlands. Oh dear o dear , nothin waar dan seein "shetlands " bein used ony way in ony shape or form .......................inexcuseable ! ! ! Shetland , Shetland Isles or Shetland Islands or just dunna budder ! ! ! Precisely - I wonder how the Englands team will get on tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgonzola Butt-cheese Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Hey gricylipper, im aafil soary aboot yun, so all fix it fur dee. Da shetlands...... dair du goes, du pedantic er5e !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Da shetlands...... dair du goes, du pedantic er5e !! You make a mistake. Someone makes the effort to correct you. What is your reaction? You insult them. Pretty pathetic behaviour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jz Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Da shetlands...... dair du goes, du pedantic er5e !! You make a mistake. Someone makes the effort to correct you. What is your reaction? You insult them. Pretty pathetic behaviour. I thought G B-c was being frivolous, hence "Da shetlands", and double exclamation marks However ... Pretty pathetic behaviour. is insulting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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