TassieTiger wrote:tom604 wrote:don't like shooting kid goats but i still take their legs quote]
Ummm....where do you take them? And are the absent from the rest of the kids body?
tom604 wrote:TassieTiger wrote:tom604 wrote:don't like shooting kid goats but i still take their legs quote]
Ummm....where do you take them? And are the absent from the rest of the kids body?
the really small ones are the best tasting, melt in your mouth
Bent Arrow wrote:OK, so I'm putting my "this will be controversial" hat on for a moment.......
I used to be an absolutely mad keen, totally obsessed angler. I've had some part time work as a deckie on charter boats, and used to be a very strong advocate for catch and release fishing, and even have a degree in fisheries management and aquaculture. I know a lot has been learnt from recreational fish tagging programs, but as I've come to understand more and more about fish survival rates and non-lethal impacts from angling, I've completely lost my appetite for sports fishing including going out fishing specifically with an intent to catch and release. To me it fits in the basket of harassing animals simply for my own entertainment/amusement which no longer passes the day light test for me. Whilst I'll happily go fishing to get a feed, it's the inability to very specifically target the animal you want, and knowing that I'm disadvantaging any fish I catch but don't keep because I don't want them or legally can't keep them that bugs me.
There, that ought to stir the pot.........
TassieTiger wrote:Screw the spiders. I’ll burn the house down trying to get a huntsmen and then move house if I don’t find the crisp body.
PaddyT wrote:All good points , fishing is a "blood sport" if its C&R or otherwise but a lot of species have excellent survival rates if done properly and the survival rate of a dead fish on deck is exactly zero-so - will still release a lot of certain fish- will kill quite a lot too, I mainly use lures and techniques that avoid guthooking fish but as you say some of the released fish will die, would still rather get out for a fish than sit on a fricken beach and stare at the waves!
TassieTiger wrote:I mentioned this previously- it’s completely hypocritical of me, the way I treat fishing vs hunting. I’ll try and catch my limit without any care in the world and I’ll throw the fish in a bucket..squid, whiting, flathead, what ever to die and won’t care (although I’m thinking different after this thread)..I have a freezer - so most fish will be eaten eventually - no second thought at all....BUT...Then I’ll be lining up a wallaby and think right - are you sure of the shot, are you prepared to dress the animal, and the possibility of having to dispatch a young Joey, etc ...it’s internal bulls**t and makes no sense. It gets worse...
If I catch a field mouse in the house - it’s dead...no question. If I see one scurrying in the field out of the way of the ride on - I’ll go around it. It’s insane.
I mean i could take it a step further - why should spiders have any less right to live than a fish or a deer? ... okay...too far, I know. Screw the spiders. I’ll burn the house down trying to get a huntsmen and then move house if I don’t find the crisp body.
Bent Arrow wrote:PaddyT wrote:All good points , fishing is a "blood sport" if its C&R or otherwise but a lot of species have excellent survival rates if done properly and the survival rate of a dead fish on deck is exactly zero-so - will still release a lot of certain fish- will kill quite a lot too, I mainly use lures and techniques that avoid guthooking fish but as you say some of the released fish will die, would still rather get out for a fish than sit on a fricken beach and stare at the waves!
Survival rates are dependent on a whole lot of stuff, some of which is, and some of which isn't within your control. I have no qualms about brain spiking a fish and slipping it into an ice sluury if I'm going to eat it.
Depending on the species and depth of water, a lightly hooked fish that is quickly and carefully released has a reasonable chance of survival, so releasing undersized fish is legitimate and ethical. Deliberately setting out to catch and release is totally legal, but it doesn't align with my ethical/moral compass any more.
People often justify catch and release fishing by saying that they are doing the fishery a favour by not taking those fish out of the population. Honestly, they'd do the fishery a bigger favour by not drawing on it all. It's kind of (sort of) like people that claim their primary motivation for hunting is to control feral animals, but are very selective about what they shoot, get the s**ts on when government agencies want to implement intensive cull programs that might knock the local population down, or pissed off when farmers realise those pesky goats are actually worth something and start rounding them up and stopping/limiting hunters from shooting what has now become livestock to many farmers. People just need to be realistic about the ramifications of their actions, be upfront and accountable, and not use hypocritical arguments to defend their choices.
If you get a big buzz out of catching fish your not going to eat, why not target some of the introduced freshwater species that are over abundant and pull hard?
Rod_outbak wrote:We had the youngest niece(18) here last week; giving us a hand.
After getting her to do some de-festering of a store-room, it comes to light she's a bit squirrelly about spiders. She doesnt mind feeding them all into the big-arse vacuum cleaner, but if one of the poor little Daddy Long-Legs tries to make a run for it in her direction, she abandons ship!
So, another couple of hours later(while she was out assisting the overseer clean out a cattle grid), I note she seems to be attracting the damn things(See attached)!!
Of course; being of the younger generation, she's soooo quick to accuse her poor, tottery old uncle with the gimpy leg, of being responsible for this plague of arachnids.....
Sigh....
As if I would do such a thing!
I so badly wanted to dig up a Tarantula, and glue his back four legs to one thong, but leave the front legs to wave around....too far??
Is giving a relative a heart attack considered bad Juju??
TassieTiger wrote:And BR, I’m a joker by trade, I get the spider thing and would expect nothing less when the day comes that I meet some of you. I’ll justjave to make sure I have two pairs shoes.,,.as I will shoot and kill the first pair if I see some fake spider legs moving out of one
Take care.
TassieTiger wrote:Well in that case you’d get a laugh out this...who says China doesn’t have a sense of humour lol
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uz5nJX3sbbM