I am just in after a walk around the nature reserve on the shores of Lough Neagh. I met a wealth of nature there, Foxes, selection of hedagerow birds and water fowl.

How anyone could stop aim and kill such beauty beats me. Think about it, you stand there and watch the habits of these beauties, doing no one any harm, how could you lift a gun and kill them ? Does it make you feel good ? what is it, are you a bigger or better man for it ?

I spoke to a friend of mine who has a small farm. I asked him does he have problems with foxes around his hens ? He said no, if you are going to keep fowl you should be prepared to secure their enclosure against the acts of nature.

If I met a guy taking aim at a bird I would put him on his back, no threat, a promise.