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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kestrel21" data-source="post: 1302291" data-attributes="member: 64068">The punishment quoted by Gallina was never, I say NEVER given to any hunter to date on this bloody island i happen to live in. The problem is that a team of about 20 police officers have to control 12 000 registered hunters. So at one point you only have two or three vehicles  and a maximum of 8 officers to cover all malta. This squad is not dedicated to hunting only so sometimes they are unavailable when you call them and instead district police intervene, the latter however have less experience in the field and rarely manage to apprehend anyone.In simple words, hunters afford to shoot all kind of birds cause they have a high chance of making it. Say all the truth Gallina, and please enlighten me on any hunter who got a prison or a suspended sentence here in Malta.</blockquote>