Lady Scarsdale says she would like a machine gun to shoot badgers....

The Telegraph ^ | July 30, 2016 | Robert Mendick

[Terry L Smith]

I have a simple peoposal for a solution that would benefit this land owner, AND, be a money-making event.

It is true that ‘guns’ are not exactly as easy to own in that part of the world, no?

It is true that there are a lot of ‘field archers’ across the land, no?

Why not make a 7-day long event, (if the land owner can stand rubbing elbows with the great unwashed for that long), where all field archers (no RHIP) pay an affordable entrance fee for a day’s foray, harvesting any and badgers and other field vermin as happened upon. The entrance fees would pay for a burgers and dogs lunch, an afternoon cup of tea, a bottle of water or two during the day, and a portable facility, to ensure that folks don’t go tracking through the house. Of course the gameskeeper would conduct the groups to ensure the safety of the groups attending.

Lastly, the badger skins would be auctioned off for any grounds repairs.

[Gamecock]

I see a sequel to Scarsdale Suprise in the making!

Scarsdale Goes Fully Automatic
Scarsdale Surprise: This Time It's Personal
Badgering Scarsdale

[Noumenon]

Is there anything government can’t do?

[Oberon]

They are elil, after all.

[bert]

——“thistles and nettles”——

In the overall ecology of a specific location, the botanical end state is the climax forest.

for a well tended pasture, the presence of “thistles and nettles” is in fact the first stage of the ecological succession to the climax forest.

For the land in question, the battle against ecological succession has apparently been in progress for 1100 years. Thus, Thistles and Nettles are to be opposed and eradicated

[Gamecock]

Sure we do. Badger hair makes the best shaving brushes!
(I use this one)

[Hardastarboard]

Oh, they’re SO cute! I bet they’d make great pets.

[showme_the_Glory]

Wisconsin will not be happy about a rich countess coming with a machine gun to kill all the Badgers.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

But, but the Disney movie THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA showed badgers to be nice and friendly! They would not even tear out a “witches” throat!

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

The crazy nastyass badgers.

Wisconsin is known as "The Badger State", not because of a massive infestation of aggressive critters but because early lead miners dug out underground burrows for protection from Wisconsin winters.

Regards,
GtG

[snarkpup]

A couple years ago I caught a badger in a live trap intended for nuisance rabbits. It was a barrel of laughs. It was probably the same animal that a few days earlier had gotten into the garage. Ejecting it was also a barrel of laughs. I let them go, since their role in the local ecology is to eat the same rodents I was targeting with the traps. But I haven't seen it since.

[Pollster1]

Fully automatic is a terrible option for badgers. Now if she wanted it for zombies, I would approve completely.

[HarleyD]

I appreciate her dilemma. I have the same problem with deer and my rose bushes. I just never thought about a machine gun. I’ll have to give that a try.

[P.O.E.]

[HartleyMBaldwin]

If I ever have an estate like that, I’ll look into it and let you know.

[Red Badger]

Powerball......................

[HartleyMBaldwin]

But then I wouldn’t need the National Trust or equivalent. Just enough for a really good fence around my estate. Oh yeah, and some machine guns.

[libstripper]

A crossbow might upset the neighbors a lot less. Derr are as common in my neighborhood as rabbits. They’re there, totally unafraid, in often large numbers, at most times and places. Our subdivision ought to be named “Deer Park.”

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]