Letters to the Editor: Minister Noonan is on a power trip over hunt ban list

Five responses to Donal Hickey's article on September 2, ‘Four birds added to hunt ban list’

One letter writer said the suggestion that hunters “throw away after shooting” woodcock, or any other species for that matter, is complete misinformation. Picture: James O'Neill / BirdWatch Ireland 

Minister Noonan is absolutely wrong on his watch; he’s on a power trip. Shooting ducks hasn’t [caused the decline of] these four bird [species]; these [species of] duck don’t need to travel here anymore due to the warmer climate. 

Birdwatch Ireland knows this and looks on, as if shooting has caused a problem. It hasn’t. Watch our lakes and wetlands that are over-populated with predators feeding on nesting birds and ask Mr Noonan and Birdwatch Ireland what progress they have made on this.