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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
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Enjoy...
2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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geoffsnook
Member Since: 13 Jun 2014
Location: south wales
Posts: 3170
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Pity you can't see any damage he has done to them they deserve it Discovery 3 se gone
Range rover sport supercharged here:)
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| 29th Apr 2020 7:03 pm |
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Hardware
Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
Posts: 13024
 
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shame they saw him when they did.
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| 29th Apr 2020 7:06 pm |
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GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
Posts: 4695
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The video isn’t actually real apparently 🤷🏼♂️
Shame it’s not 
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| 29th Apr 2020 7:09 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
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It may or may not be real, but it’s very entertaining all the same  2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 29th Apr 2020 7:12 pm |
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Rockpaperscissors
Member Since: 23 Apr 2011
Location: Somewhere South North of Cardiff
Posts: 801
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I can never get my head around the idea of Trophy hunting.
If you can spend thousands and thousands to kill these wild and majestic animals you need a better hobby!! 2010 D4 XS
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| 30th Apr 2020 12:07 pm |
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DrRobH
Member Since: 10 Oct 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 927
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GLYNNE wrote:The video isn’t actually real apparently 🤷🏼♂️
Shame it’s not
I thought that myself when I watched it Visitor from fullfatrr.com
RR Vogue SE 2011 4.4 TDV8
1974 Lightweight
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| 30th Apr 2020 12:41 pm |
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adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
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I read a story once of some Ivory Poachers remains being found after being attacked by a pride of Lions - there wasn’t a lot left - what a shame Now Golf GTI PP, 7 speed DSG.
Ex D3 and D4
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| 30th Apr 2020 12:46 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23832
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Rockpaperscissors wrote:I can never get my head around the idea of Trophy hunting.
If you can spend thousands and thousands to kill these wild and majestic animals you need a better hobby!!
It’s definitely not my cup of tea, but done properly it can be vitally important in raising funds for conservation. Either a ranger shoots the animal or accompanies someone who’s prepared to pay thousands of dollars to pull the trigger.
A big emphasis on “done properly” though. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 30th Apr 2020 12:55 pm |
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Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: UK
Posts: 1683
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Rockpaperscissors wrote:I can never get my head around the idea of Trophy hunting.
If you can spend thousands and thousands to kill these wild and majestic animals you need a better hobby!!
It'd be a lot fairer if the hunters had the same weapons as their prey. And far more entertaining.
Quote:The fascination of shooting as a sport depends almost wholly on whether you are at the right or wrong end of the gun.
P G Wodehouse
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| 30th Apr 2020 1:43 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13556
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Rockpaperscissors wrote:I can never get my head around the idea of Trophy hunting.
If you can spend thousands and thousands to kill these wild and majestic animals you need a better hobby!!
I've seen suggestions that some of these "wild animals" are actually raised by people to be shot. Not sure that shooting a tame lion makes one a mighty hunter, but maybe that's just me.
Seems to me that if they want to shoot lions, they should eat lions. If you don't want to eat it, then don't shoot it. Seems simple enough to me. I shoot pheasants and I eat pheasants. If I shot a deer it would be to eat the deer. (I don't shoot deer because I don't have a suitable firearm or the requisite licence, but that's a legality issue, not a conscience issue). Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 30th Apr 2020 4:18 pm |
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CongoBoy
Member Since: 05 Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire
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LT wrote:Rockpaperscissors wrote:I can never get my head around the idea of Trophy hunting.
If you can spend thousands and thousands to kill these wild and majestic animals you need a better hobby!!
It’s definitely not my cup of tea, but done properly it can be vitally important in raising funds for conservation. Either a ranger shoots the animal or accompanies someone who’s prepared to pay thousands of dollars to pull the trigger.
A big emphasis on “done properly” though.
Unfortunately you are correct! 2008 D3 HSE Stornoway Grey (UK)
2008 D3 HSE Izmir Blue- South African Spec. (Zimbabwe)
2005 FFRR SC V8- Java Black
1995 D1 300 Tdi Blue - (Sourced from the UK, shipped to Namibia, driven by me to RD Congo, then Zambia, now retired in Zimbabwe)
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| 30th Apr 2020 4:18 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13556
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LT wrote:Rockpaperscissors wrote:I can never get my head around the idea of Trophy hunting.
If you can spend thousands and thousands to kill these wild and majestic animals you need a better hobby!!
It’s definitely not my cup of tea, but done properly it can be vitally important in raising funds for conservation. Either a ranger shoots the animal or accompanies someone who’s prepared to pay thousands of dollars to pull the trigger.
A big emphasis on “done properly” though.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I doubt much, if any, of the money paid by the "hunters" ends up anywhere other than someone's back pocket. I bet not much goes in to the conservation pot, that's for sure. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 30th Apr 2020 4:26 pm |
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CongoBoy
Member Since: 05 Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 529
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You'd be surprised. The hunting licence for each animal(or permit) does go the Government. This is always controlled by area , number of animals allowed to be shot and the cost of the permit for each individual species to be shot. The amount of people employed by a proper hunting safari company, guides, cooks, lodge/camp staff, drivers,etc is quite big.They are all employed locally and paid above average wages. The spin offs are that the meat, skins, etc are also all used. Whilst with all animals this is not practical, when done "properly" this does generate a lot of income and employment in these areas.
Unfortunately, as with most things, there are people that do not do it properly (canned hunting, etc) and that gives the industry a bad name.[/list] 2008 D3 HSE Stornoway Grey (UK)
2008 D3 HSE Izmir Blue- South African Spec. (Zimbabwe)
2005 FFRR SC V8- Java Black
1995 D1 300 Tdi Blue - (Sourced from the UK, shipped to Namibia, driven by me to RD Congo, then Zambia, now retired in Zimbabwe)
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| 30th Apr 2020 4:36 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23832
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RRSTDV8 wrote:LT wrote:Rockpaperscissors wrote:I can never get my head around the idea of Trophy hunting.
If you can spend thousands and thousands to kill these wild and majestic animals you need a better hobby!!
It’s definitely not my cup of tea, but done properly it can be vitally important in raising funds for conservation. Either a ranger shoots the animal or accompanies someone who’s prepared to pay thousands of dollars to pull the trigger.
A big emphasis on “done properly” though.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that I doubt much, if any, of the money paid by the "hunters" ends up anywhere other than someone's back pocket. I bet not much goes in to the conservation pot, that's for sure.
Which is precisely what the masses want to think and hear. As let’s face it, photos of people posing with shot big game is abhorrent to most of us.
What most don’t realise, is that when done “properly”, that animal will have needed to have been shot for a variety of reasons.
I had some interesting conversations on the subject, when I was in Kenya last year. None of which was actually about trophy hunting in Kenya, but in other African countries.
Some of the smaller sized game reserves have to practise really strict culling to keep sustainable levels of wildlife. The monies raised from “trophy hunters” meets the costs of the anti poaching patrols and provides for the employment of a larger amount of locals than is actually required. As it can be highly lucrative. Safaris aren’t cheap as is, but some of these “hunters” may vast amounts on top to be able to shoot wildlife.
As I said, it’s not for me, but I’d be wary of the damage that a blanket ban could cause. 👍 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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