That duck was a friend of mine :cry:
I understand what you wrote. It just isn't quite clear which fish denounced the entire group by telling you there are no negative psychological side effects. He most certainly lied when he shouted that.
I hunted many times with the Cheshires and The Forest. I have no problem with Hunting, shooting or fishing.
i think it was a real mistake to ban one of UK's oldest pastimes, just for some city dwellers peace of mind.
Now the citys are over run with urban foxes
It isn't okay to harm or hurt anything purely for our own pleasure.
At least not without their consent! (Just in case there's a fish BDSM club I'm not aware of!)
Personal opinion - it's ok to eat meat (I include fish here for simplicity).
Since it's ok to eat it, it must be ok to kill it.
Since we eat the meat, it would be a waste to chuck away the skin or anything else we can sensibly use.
However, chasing it around the countryside or up and down a river seems like a largely pointless exercise if all you go home with is a nice pic of a fish gasping for oxygen or sweaty horse and sore bum.
Mind you, some people's idea of a fantastic frolic would end up with a sweaty horse and a sore bum - but the less said about them the better. :giggle: