Concerns over deer poaching
Posted in News and tagged with News on 12/09/2008 09:08 pm by adminFrom the Shropshire Star:
“People in Shropshire are being urged to report any sightings of deer poaching immediately to police.
The call comes after villagers in Little Wenlock, near Telford, raised the alarm when they saw a group of men going into the Wrekin Forest with rifles a few weeks ago.
They claimed to have seen men dressed in army-style camouflage clothing going into the forest with guns between dusk and nightfall.
Now Shropshire Wildlife Trust is urging people to contact the police immediately if they see anything.”
Does anyone know anything about this or have any comments?
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:57 am
[...] two hyperlocal websites - much better than a traditional council driven consultation. The post on deer poaching from last summer caught my eye - blogging is often wrongly seen as an urban activity. Possibly [...]
October 18th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
people who go poaching for deer with dogs are trying to fill the pot, for there family. these air headed people who put people who steal diesel & machinery in the same catorgory as people who are doing it to provide for the family, the old poacher still lives on!!