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[Marz]

im a hunter, and ill tell you, ive been to Cyprus and there is nothing to hunt , maybe a hare or two, and a few little sparrows, if i lived in cyprus i probably wouldnt bother hunting, as there are alot of morons who shoot you before they look at the target, like theyr expecting a bear to pop up out of a bush or something.
Id probably stick to shooting paper targets.

The funny thing is every Cypriot male goes to army, you would think they would learn all the basic and safety training, and TO IDENTIFY YOUR TARGET BEFORE SHOOTING, goes to show the army has some gaps to fill, or these idiots come out thinking they are Rambo as long as they live.
Not all of them are stupid but there must be a few out there.
But what do you expect from uneducated people.

[reportfromcyprus]

It's a culture I don't think I'll ever understand, but anyway, that's my problem, who cares if I understand it or not?

The wider problem is that there doesn't seem to be any action taken by the authorities. And it's not just Cyprus. Remember Dick Cheney's hunting accident in the USA? That was all brushed under the carpet.

It's as if it's not a crime to shoot someone when it's in the context of a hunt, and safety is the last thing on hunter's minds even though it's one of the most dangerous situations you can be in...loaded guns etc.

[cypezokyli]

The wider problem is that there doesn't seem to be any action taken by the authorities. And it's not just Cyprus. Remember Dick Cheney's hunting accident in the USA? That was all brushed under the carpet.

and who said that dick cheney has more brain than the average cypriot hunter?

[andri_cy]

Yea for real RFC, just because they have power positions it doesn't really mean they are smart. They just know people who know people. For lord's sakes Bush's IQ is 95 and he is the president!

[Kikapu]

For lord's sakes Bush's IQ is 95 and he is the president!

........ and that was before he was "s-elected" as a President in 2000. Since then, his brain cells has been dying at a rapid pace. You need to know, that young George, when he was avoiding to go and fight in Vietnam ( I don't blame him ), and instead Daddy Bush got him into the Air National Guards, which he hardly ever showed up, was a Drunk-ed Drug user, so as with all heavy Drug and Alcohol abusers, one tends to lose brain cells as one gets older. I have seen him in interviews 10-15 years ago, and believe it or not, he was "normal". He could in fact, was able to formulate sentences together.

So for all you "Druggies" out there, if you continue the way you're now, you will end up like poor George.!!...no, not as a mindless President, just mindless something else.!!

[dinos]

Yea for real RFC, just because they have power positions it doesn't really mean they are smart. They just know people who know people. For lord's sakes Bush's IQ is 95 and he is the president!

AAAHAHAHAHAH! Cheney's got to have at least 50 of the 95...

[pantheman]

It's as if it's not a crime to shoot someone when it's in the context of a hunt, and safety is the last thing on hunter's minds even though it's one of the most dangerous situations you can be in...loaded guns etc.

I have commented on this on a previous incident that occured, but for the benefit of the ill informed i would like to make the foloowing comments :

1. RFC, to shoot someone is a crime, but if it is an accident then thats different. When a father shoots his son or vice versa, would you say this was premeditaed, melicious or would you say it was an accident, however stupid it may sound ?
I mean come on, isn't it bad enough that these poor soles will live with this issue for the rest of their lives especially if it is a fatal accident ?

Accidents do and will happen, they can be minimised, but can still happen.

2. As for the game numbers, granted maybe not as large as the UK, Assui, USA, but the there are some 150,000 partridge raised and released for the shooting and hares too. You just need to know where to go. I am a hunter and at first sight my impression is there is nothing to shoot until you see what some people bring home.

3. Lay off the activity, its not the hunting thats the problem. We have the right to do this, its not illegal, we are in a democracy. The people who so easily call for a ban don't do it, don't understand it and therefore don't want anyone else to do it either.

Your efforts would be better placed by complaining about the poor / dangerous driving in cyprus as this affects everyone not just the hunters.

Pantheman

[Eliko]

Good old twinkle, had to mention 'dogs' in her response to a very sad series of events followed up with an absurd suggestion that pointed hats with a 'D' should be compulsory. "would that 'D' be for Dog I wonder?".
By God twinkle, I think you must be pre-occupied with dogs, surely human life is of greater importance in the end, No, not 'dog end', bet your poor husband spends most of his life in the 'doghouse' while you, champion of the canine cause, animal lover extraordinaire, chomp away at the blubber of your pork chops seeking out where to find the finest butcher shops.

[cyprusgrump]

It's as if it's not a crime to shoot someone when it's in the context of a hunt, and safety is the last thing on hunter's minds even though it's one of the most dangerous situations you can be in...loaded guns etc.

I have commented on this on a previous incident that occured, but for the benefit of the ill informed i would like to make the foloowing comments :

1. RFC, to shoot someone is a crime, but if it is an accident then thats different. When a father shoots his son or vice versa, would you say this was premeditaed, melicious or would you say it was an accident, however stupid it may sound ?
I mean come on, isn't it bad enough that these poor soles will live with this issue for the rest of their lives especially if it is a fatal accident ?

Accidents do and will happen, they can be minimised, but can still happen.

2. As for the game numbers, granted maybe not as large as the UK, Assui, USA, but the there are some 150,000 partridge raised and released for the shooting and hares too. You just need to know where to go. I am a hunter and at first sight my impression is there is nothing to shoot until you see what some people bring home.

3. Lay off the activity, its not the hunting thats the problem. We have the right to do this, its not illegal, we are in a democracy. The people who so easily call for a ban don't do it, don't understand it and therefore don't want anyone else to do it either.

Your efforts would be better placed by complaining about the poor / dangerous driving in cyprus as this affects everyone not just the hunters.

Pantheman

Agree entirely.

I have avoided this thread as we discussed the whole issue in great detail just recently.

[Marz]

Pantheman i agree with you totally hunting shouldnt be banned, because im a hunter too.
They problem lies with the uneducated village idiots who shoot at something that moved behind a tree before they knew what it was.
Here in Melbourne, well out of the city, in a state forest two years ago a boy got shot by a deer hunter, and died because the loacal hospital was closed and goveernment sold off he building, but shooting was banned in and around the town, and the hunters would have gone to jail.
The rules are IDENTIFY YOUR TARGET BEFORE SHOOTING.
Im sure most Cypriots have to army, you think they would learn some skills, and training.