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SHOOTING HAZZARD ON PICKERINGS PASTURE |
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Written by Lynda Broad
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Thursday, 11 August 2011 |
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This afternoon, August 11th, two men in their twenties were seen shooting at birds on Pickerings Pasture with a powerful air rifle. Four members of the public, bird watching at the hide, were shocked as the weapon was discharged over their heads! The Community Park Warden, bravely, challenged them. They admitted to carrying a gun and claimed that a farmer had given them permission to shoot. They were told that they could not use their weapon on Pickerings Pasture LNR and they left the site, crossing the field to Garnetts Lane, then walking along Halegate Road in the direction of the Water Works. One was dressed in black, with a hood and the other was taller, with a blue and black jacket and little hair. The police have been informed. If you saw where they went, recognize their description or witnessed the incident then please contact the police. We can not allow people to walk our open spaces and streets carrying loaded and dangerous guns.
From the 1st September, Halton Wildfowlers will be in a position to start shooting along the estuary foreshore. It would seem that the many letters that were sent to Natural England, concerning this situation and our pleas for an exclusion zone, to protect the area along Pickerings Pasture, below Hale Duck Decoy and along Hale Marsh, have fallen on deaf ears.
When they start. shooting again, how will we know who is behaving legally and who is not?. Will legal shooting attract more illegal shooting? It is a worrying situation. Contact HBC if you, like us, are concerned about public safety and shooting in this area
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 11 August 2011 )
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