[shetlandpaul]

indeed and I'm sure the wolves will be happy to see you to. but seriously there a very few attacks on humans by them. not sure that my ponies or sheep would approve. Releasing foreign animals can be very damaging. minks, crayfish, squirrels, come to mind

[doganjo]

Strangely enough, wolves don't scare me as much as bears!

[shetlandpaul]

They only want to give you a hug.

[harry]

Where can i get some wolves to put on my land or maybe the odd bear, cant get a tiger can l .... better than geese....

[shetlandpaul]

you want to meet our gander hes guarding his goslings. A very brave tiger would think twice about going near him. the girls have to hide in the fruit cage to throw them some maize. I would call them chicken but Ive seen the peck marks.

[harry]

hey shetland... i dought theres much chance of wild turkeys being a problem .... lets face it if you are a gun person and i am and youre out on your land and you see a stray turkey from another shoot, how long survival time would you give it?.... its only the disipline of not shooting to many hen pheasants that ensures they are there for next year, they could be wiped out in 2 years if required.... by the way the wild stag turkeys MIGHT make 16lb ..... it seems that these turkeys have beeen imported and bred and released for over 5 years now, i think if there was a problem defra would have acted, but they are for sale now in even bigger numbers... Perhaps i will not look for wolves etc i will leave them for the scots, ive got some geese coming on and a cockeral that you need to carry a broom when you collect the eggs.... harry

[shetlandpaul]

painful if your not watching. we tend to give him a chase before getting the eggs it usually keeps his agro under control. I doubt defra knows its upto you but don't say you've not been warned. Imagine the marks a bad tempered turkey could make.

[harry]

just had a thought.... i dont get many...... this is a non topic   releasing turkeys onto my own shoot.... surely thats free range isnt it... no different from any other poultry... these turkeys cant fly as a starling, they fly upwards to the top of trees, some of my chickens can almost do that.

[shetlandpaul]

there either wild and a good shot or your shooting semi tame birds. i really would have a word with them and see. At what point would you release them as they are greedy eaters its going to cost a lot in food. remember it would only take one person seeing them to report it for the paper shufflers to come after you.