Not Cricket

[maggiebee]

www.dailymail.co.uk/.../cricket/.../Alastair-Cook-talks-life-outside-cricket

Sorry I don't know how to post this link and I have no knowledge of this cricketer. However one photo of him with a dead deer seems to be causing an uproar on FB so thought I'd share. Apologies if this has already been discussed.

[ichkeria]

Here is a link from nearly 5 years ago if that is any use
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-1351189/Alastair-Cook-talks-life-outside-cricket-Ashes-heroics.html

[RandyMarsh]

Does the England cricket captain kill them?

[retrocop]

Does it matter who kills them as long as it is a one shot clean kill by a marksman who Knows his MOA?

[RandyMarsh]

It probably matters to the land owner, he doesn't want Alistair Cook running around with a rifle, what next?, Geoffrey Boycott with pipe bombs?

[maggiebee]

I think the problem with this is that the deer was shot in a pen and had no way of escape. My apologies that the story is so old but I don't follow sport.

[RandyMarsh]

W Ghillie Grace?

[RandyMarsh]

ah, then that is defo NOT cricket.

[anotheoldgit]

Yes it is a sad fact but the Deer population has to be culled, it makes little difference who carries out the killings, just as long as they know the correct procedure and of course have the permission.

[retrocop]

As Prince Phillip said after Hungerford when he thought the knee jerk government action was going to ban Shotguns,"You can batter someone to death with a cricket bat so are they going to outlaw bl***y cricket as well!!

[retrocop]

Why the fuss.We do not eat Lions but I enjoy venison. If you kill it then eat it.

[retrocop]

db
Just saw that. Was searching for the pen. Looks to me like field boundary wire fence and fields can be huge can't they.?

[bazwillrun]

2011 ?
AC shoots a deer ?

So what, who cares ?... and this is a story for the news section ?...really ??...some people need to get a grip...

[RandyMarsh]

http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/deer-stalking/international-cricket-star-alastair-cook-goes-deer-stalking-24129

He is not in a pen in this image, clearly he knows a bit about shooting.

[RandyMarsh]

You shot an animal because it was noisy?

[ummmm]

Calm down.