Countryfile culling item

[AngryApples]

£500 to cull a duck, WTF?

How much does a bullet cost these days?

[FourWheelDrift]

Forms need to be filled out 6 months before the appointed cull, then checked by an independent government appointed officer. They then produce a 5 page case study on the effectiveness of the culling of the duck and it's knock on effects on society. A crisis councillor will also be called in to ascertain the need for a series of sessions with local children in case culling this duck creates psychological issues with them. An officer from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food will be appointed to oversee the cull, along with 3 firearms experts and 1 noise abatement officer who will make sure the gun isn't too loud. Then a further set of forms will then be filled out for the disposal of the body, a government appointed eco-recycling officer will make sure the body is disposed of with as little impact on the environment as possible.

It all adds up, £500 sounds a bit cheep quackers.

[Pesty]

I'll do it for £300

[AngryApples]

FWD - spot on mate

Pesty, too late - I told them £290 and they signed me up there and then

(anyone got a tactical nuke for sale - save a bit of time?)

[Jasandjules]

FourWheelDrift said:

Forms need to be filled out 6 months before the appointed cull, then checked by an independent government appointed officer. They then produce a 5 page case study on the effectiveness of the culling of the duck and it's knock on effects on society. A crisis councillor will also be called in to ascertain the need for a series of sessions with local children in case culling this duck creates psychological issues with them. An officer from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food will be appointed to oversee the cull, along with 3 firearms experts and 1 noise abatement officer who will make sure the gun isn't too loud. Then a further set of forms will then be filled out for the disposal of the body, a government appointed eco-recycling officer will make sure the body is disposed of with as little impact on the environment as possible.

It all adds up, £500 sounds a bit cheep quackers.

Nah, that lot only costs £300. The other £200 is the counsellor for the hunter to help him overcome the PTSD.

[Dr.Doofenshmirtz]

The figures for these government schemes would be laughable, if it weren't our money....over £5million spent to shoot a specific breed of duck? Incredible.