Hunting season announced

Johnny Xerri

Aug 2nd 2009, 17:41

@ Shaun Portelli Do you have proof of 'So, in a months time the massaccre begins' If so just contact ALE & forward details of places and areas. Otherwise just shut up and stop mud slinging. Readers should be more interested in facts than future tellers

Sylvana Zarb Darmanin

Aug 2nd 2009, 14:36

Mr Shaun Portelli, I am ashamed to be Maltese when I read comments like yours which show hatred towards your co-citizens!! Otherwise, I am indeed PROUD TO BE MALTESE and will do my utmost to defend the rights of MALTESE CITIZENS!!!

Ms.Alison Bagley, I would like to know what God thinks of you and the likes of you who show hatred and disrespect towards others under the pretext of defending birds!

Mr/Ms C Mallia, Yes, "winter hikes in the" PRIVATE "countryside are out". Stick to public property and share it with all pro-hunting and anti-hunting individuals. That is the most you are entitled to!!!!

r sammut

Aug 1st 2009, 17:16

@ Shaun Portelli
Since Malta is the place where the severest hunting restrictions occur, which other nationality Mr Portelli would you prefer to be to feel least embarrassed?

Johnny Xerri

Aug 1st 2009, 10:40

Hunting in spain 365 days a year

Hunting in the UK 365 days a year

Hunting in 7 eu member states also allowed in spring

Hunting in the Uk allowed on raptors

Hunting in 20 member states allowed for 'pest' controlling.

Hunting in Malta allowed only 5 months a year with a whole volume of time and date regulations.

My fellow maltese I am ashamed of being Maltese. And I long for the day I will emigrate to the UK never agian to be called Maltese, or at least my children which will be born there will never be called Maltese.

You know what is the biggest advert that I tell to my foriegn friends on web site forums

'if the government and fellow maltese do not worry in showing hatred and deciet against us equal maltese citizens, then what hatred and deciet will they show against you'

Believe me it works

Shaun Portelli

Jul 31st 2009, 22:08

So, in a months time the massaccre begins. I am ashamed of being Maltese.

r sammut

Jul 31st 2009, 21:52

What’s this, several seasons within the season? Why now the added restrictions for turtledoves and quail up to end of October? While turtledoves can hardly be seen even in September the best time for migration, some quails still occur during the winter months! Why suddenly even these have to be protected?

What happened to the guarantee of being able to hunt 32 species during the whole Autumn/Winter season? (Lay people may view the 32 number as horrendous, thinking that hunters can cheery pick birds!!! Dream on.) Why all this noose tightening by the Government to please a few BirdLife extremist?

joe Aquilina

Jul 31st 2009, 21:37

Most of you who have written hear are writing not knowing that the dates being mentioned were the dates that us hunters were still able to hunt at even last year. So the crying of some of you of Bye Bye winter walks etc is just a shear show of ignorance from the majority of you. The other person who heard shooting at 5.30 in gozo a couple of weeks ago this is also normal and legal as from the 1 st. June to the end of December the rabbit season is open and the shooting heard at that time is the most popular time to shoot the rabbits.

The main issue with bird shooting has been spring hunting and the trapping of song birds and nothing has been done. The government here is pretending to be giving something were in fact he is giving NOTHING to us hunters.

Gonzi has to give us back hat is ours not pretend to be doing something were in fact he has not given back anything.

Johnny Xerri

Jul 31st 2009, 21:36

@ Alison Bagley
What would St. Francis think of you hunters?

What would ST HUBERT Parton Saint of Hunting&Hunters think of you antis.

For that matter what would St Francis think of the people who consume meat and meat products.


Why ban hunting and be surprised that hunting between september and january will take place when most EU 27 member staes allow hunting all year round?

@R Galea
This is just another loophole like the one of rabbit hunting in the summer months, were hunters can still roam freely in our countryside with their guns (killing birds) pretending they are rabbit hunting.

Get real rabbit hunting cannot take place on 'your' country side because it can only be licenced on private land.

Lets get this 'our' countryside think clear. Hunters own private land.

Apart from that hunters pay taxes so they have a right to public land as well.
Moreover hunters cannot hunt 50 mtrs from a main road, 200 mtrs from residences, in over 40 reverves, & over 12 bays isnt that enough land for your walks.

The day governmnet excludes me from paying tax @ 35% is the day I will gladly renounce my right to 'your' countryside.

Johnny Xerri

Jul 31st 2009, 21:22

I am not sure what St Francis would think of us hunters, but I believe he would be more interested in the other 7 million hunters in the EU hunting 365 days a year. But im sure how ST. HUBERT (Patron saint of hunters) is feeling, DISGUSTED.

The day a season is banned I personally will still be hunting even in spring. NO MALTESE GOVERNMENT OR BLM WILL EVER STOP ME. NOR. I will just take a lowcost flight to the UK or Spain. Better still I will emigrate from this rubbish island of hypocrits

http://www.shooting.sh/shoot_quail_span.shtml

I HAVE NEVER KILLED A PROTECTED BIRD BUT I WILL START DOING SO (IN THE UK) IF HUNTING IS BANNED IN MALTA & I WILL LEGALLY KILL RAPTORS FOR THE SIMPLY PLEASURE OF REDUCING THEM (JUST CHECK HOW I WILL DO SO)
http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/news/341596/New_guidance_to_help_control_protected_predators.html

As for those thinking that its just the maltese who break the law
http://www.sportinggun.co.uk/news/252235/Police_fail_to_tackle_wildlife_crime_across_UK.html

However, other EU governments still apply for derogations for a total of 3445 out of which7 for normal spring hunting and 20 member states allow springhunting under the disguise of pest control (1082 derogtions in the UK only).

Simply 2nd class. Were are our promised seasons?

David Borg Cardona

Jul 31st 2009, 20:22

@ All anti hunting..

Horror of horrors.. The govt has permitted 5 months of hunting !!!! (Messer Brincat, Dimech, Fleri Soler et al.) What's the big deal about it I ask ?? It is the same number of months which are permitted in ALL European countries except for 2 weeks in which we are deprived of going out hunting after work from 3pm onwards. Done obviously not to protect the migrating raptors but to accomodate BLM and their foreign cronies to have a free hand in strolling (under the pretence of birdwatching) in our countryside It is the period which covers the autumn and winter migration patterns of doves, quails, thrushes, woodcock, plovers and wildfowl. All of which are main quarry species all over mainland Europe

Moreover this hunting season has been opened ad eternum here in Malta. So why the big fuss about it today. Up till a few years ago, this kind of hype was unheard.. but now we have countless bunny huggers with the usual holier than thou attitude !!

James De Giorgio

Jul 31st 2009, 20:14

You know, I WILL actually VOTE for Gonzi if he breaks his promise on this one!

David Borg Cardona

Jul 31st 2009, 20:11

@ Lewis Spiteri...

Addiet tal kaccaturi ?? Inti taf x'int tghid jew le ?? Taf li l-ghaziz Sur Gonz tijak qatalna April li kien u jibqa l-aqwa zmien al kacca ghawn Malta. Qata hmistax f'Settembru mit tlieta ta wara l'ofsinar l'hemm. Iz zmien li jigi is-summien u li hafna nies jkollhom cans biss johorgu wara ix-xol u issa biex jitfa "the cherry on the cake" waqqaf l-insib tal ghana. Prattika li ilha issir al ghexieren u ghexieren ta snin.

Jien nahseb li ridt tghid li tal Birdlife ghaddiet jew anzi ahjar, tal barranin li jigu f'pajjizna ghaddiet. Il weghdiet fiergha li sarulna qabel ir referendum nahseb li kulhadd (anki dawk li mhux kaccaturi u nassaba) indunaw xi jsarrfu u il Prim Ministru ma jista jigi emmnut f'xejn.

Ghajtu ghal referendum iehor u nigarantilek li tiehdu sorpriza bir rizultat. Daqs kemm dhalna nohorgu malajr mill famuza EU fejn kellu jkun kollox xinxilli u fjuri.

Alison Bagley

Jul 31st 2009, 19:30

What would St. Francis think of you hunters?

R. Galea

Jul 31st 2009, 19:05

Instead of increasing the dates were there should be no hunting in the afternoons when birds of prey are migrating, the govt is considering to let hunting take place in the afternoon in one place (for this year). Where is this place, Mizieb? Men with guns are going to Self Regulate these places...a big joke indeed. Hunting in the afternoon should be banned from at least the begining of September to at least the first week of October when Birds of prey are migrating. Besides birds of prey, practically there are no huntable species passing during that period at that time.
All forms of trapping should be banned completely. Leaving trapping open from 1st September to the 10th of January for Turtle Dove, Song Thrush, Quail and Golden Plovers is a big loophole in the law and an excuse to trap finches instead. Laying of nets on trapping sites will still be allowed. This is just another loophole like the one of rabbit hunting in the summer months, were hunters can still roam freely in our countryside with their guns (killing birds) pretending they are rabbit hunting.

C.ZARB

Jul 31st 2009, 19:01

Another pathetic strategy by the government meant to calm the hunters down. Unfortunately for the Gonzi's guys it will only backfire on them. On one hand it won't get the hunter's votes since they tend not to trust so easily those who had lied to them. On the other hand it will bring anger to those who are against hunting because they will see 5 months as too much.

Sylvana Zarb Darmanin

Jul 31st 2009, 19:00

What an absurd argument, Mr Lewis Spiteri!!! Other EU countries allow hunting and trapping 24x7 365 days a year. I suggest you waste your time finding the number of hours allowed for hunting in other EU countries! Readers deserve serious arguments, Sir!

As for Dr Gonzi, it is expected of his Government to keep promises and guarantees given to hunters and trappers!!

"the government was willing to consider permitting hunting on land from one locality in Malta"!! Can some Government official please explain how this is possible? Who is going to decide which locality this will be?! ONLY IN MALTA!!!!!

C.Sammut

Jul 31st 2009, 18:56

Does this mean that winter hikes in the countryside are out, for us the nature loving public?

Maria Fleri Soler

Jul 31st 2009, 18:55

Five months hunting?!?!?!?! You're crazy! When are we ever going to learn to appreciate the little that we have? Veru pajjiz tal-Mickey Mouse!

Micheal Neville Cassar

Jul 31st 2009, 18:52

Lewis Spiteri You cannot have everything your way live and let live, in any case it will lessen a lot of tension. With the way things were you ,either break the law or the individual wont have some time of relaxation. Up to 3 weeks ago whilst in Marsalforn at 0530hrs you can still hear gun shoots law or no law so it is better this way.

Mark Anthony Sammut

Jul 31st 2009, 18:52

U aqtaghha Sur Spiteri!! Mhux bizzejjed spiccatilhom il-kacca fir-rebbiegha! Imbaghad peress li jghaddu turrun ghasafar minn fuqna! Il-problema mhux it-tul tal-istagun imma il-qtil ta' tajr protett. U fuq kollox lanqas minn dan ma jghaddu ghexieren minn hawn.

A. Borg

Jul 31st 2009, 18:44

From now on it looks like the Gonzi is taking consideration of the votes not the country.

M.Brincat

Jul 31st 2009, 18:39

X'misthija konna ha mmorru ftit il quddiem ergajna hadniha ghal ma l-art

P. Selvaggi

Jul 31st 2009, 18:34

No other words can express my dissillusion. WHAT A SHAME !!!!!!!

Lewis Spiteri

Jul 31st 2009, 18:22

Mela tal-kaccaturi ghaddiet! Taf x'int taghmel Sur Gonz? Hames xhur kacca kulljum fil-hinijiet li ssemmew, bejn wiehed u iehor, jigu 98 siegha kacca fil-gimgha, ghal kwazi 22 gimgha - jigifieri madwar 2142 siegha kacca bil-barka tal-Gvern ghal kull kaccatur. Povri ghasafar! U addio t-tama li fl-EU forsi nibdew niccivilizzaw ruhna. Shame!