alan strickland
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Just watched counryfile on bbc1 and in it was a piece on swan upping on the Thames.Rowing boat`s with 6 chaps in bright red or blue blazers catch the birds tie up the legs and wing`s and bring them to the shore for weighing and photo`s and then after being stroked and patted by the crowds of onlookers are returned to the river,swan upping in times gone by was a search of the river by boat to check stock`s for the royal table but now is more of a conservation exercise.
During the programme the man in charge of the operation said 40% of cygnet`s die in the first year and his 1st and main reason behind this was fishing tackle.During the day they must of caught a hundered swans and if as they say fishing is a big cause of death`s why were none of the swans shown in bad condition or with fishing tackle attached?
If they had found a swan with damage they would of been very eager to show this on tv but they couldnt.
How do people like this get off slandering angling without backing it up with evidence.
I see a lot of swans on the waters i fish and the only dead swans ive even seen(2 in 4 years) have all been found under electricty pylons.
During the programme the man in charge of the operation said 40% of cygnet`s die in the first year and his 1st and main reason behind this was fishing tackle.During the day they must of caught a hundered swans and if as they say fishing is a big cause of death`s why were none of the swans shown in bad condition or with fishing tackle attached?
If they had found a swan with damage they would of been very eager to show this on tv but they couldnt.
How do people like this get off slandering angling without backing it up with evidence.
I see a lot of swans on the waters i fish and the only dead swans ive even seen(2 in 4 years) have all been found under electricty pylons.