bigfellascott wrote:in2anity wrote:bigfellascott wrote:I know plenty of em mate, I live in the bush too, I can honestly say the majority don't bother with much shooting (older farmers and some women who run farms etc)
lol well I think testosterone might have something to do with it...
Nah I think it's more they have better things to do with their time than chase after a few ferals.
My experience is more along the lines of Scott's...
Farmers i know like to be in doors at night...sometimes they csnt even be bothered throwing the rifle in the car, & others just dont shoot despite having a safe full of sticks.
Of the ones that do get out, its mostly due to necessity &/or driving for a shooter to cull when numbers are up &/or (for example) lambing/calving time.
Sometimes it may be for social reasons if a shooter mate comes for a visit.
It makes sense to me..i gather vermin are an annoying chore for the farmers i know, & tending to an annoying chore late at night is not veiwed as "fun" to them...
.im a carpenter & the last thing i want to be doing at 10pm at night is to be outside in the cold sweeping sawdust up off of pavers...
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...