we sound a bit selfish for want of a better word ?
there is a thread to kill otters
theres a thread to kill cormmerants
theres a thread against canoes and canoist
next it will be lets kill dog walkers
just hope the RSPB and WWF dont ask for a "cull" of anglers ......:wh
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Where to start?
Okay, there is no thread to 'kill otters' there is however a thread emanting from an informative and evocative article written by a well respected and very experienced angler to discuss the perceived problems cause by the reintorduction of the Otter.
Likewise, there is no thread to 'kill cormorants' the thread is a proposal for a petition to the PM requesting a cull.
There was a thread that discussed the pros and cons of other canal towpath users in juxtaposition to anglers asking why on earth we have to pay to fish while others don't pay to use the facility.
As to are we being selfish, no, I don't think so, I do think it is high time that anglers started to stand up for themselves and stop being 'victims to society' and the animal rights supporter instigated slurs though.
I had hoped that the Angling Trust were going to do this for us, but on the more "pc" topics they have had to take a very weak position; as in denying that they called for a 'cull' but not demanding the necessary studies to take place in order to establish the size of the problem, if indeed it is such a problem.
If we anglers do not stand up for ourselves where will our children and grandchildren be fishing?
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