Shooting of Gulls
Is it permissable for so-called sportsmen to deliberately fire at and wound the unoffending seagulls around the coast? This question has been raised by a number of picnickers at the Heads ? last who were the spectators to the shooting of resting gulls on the rocks at the harbour entrance. The unknown person who was responsible for this outrage received his just deserts when a lady, so overcome by the struggles of a wounded bird in the water told; him in no uncertain terms;' just what she thought of his sportsmanship.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 33, 18 December 1945, Page 4
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93Shooting of Gulls Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 9, Issue 33, 18 December 1945, Page 4
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