Firstly im not directing this at sipar69 as his comments were that he didnt think a bit of bird poo was worth shooting the pigeon over - which is fair enough and my wife is of the same opinion.
I think in general from what i see when im out & about, a lot of the problem these days is that people have grown up just going to the supermarket and buying something already prepared in a packet. Thats certainly what my missus does. It removes you from the process of how that meat actually got there in the first place. Back in the day, rabbits used to be a massive part of the UK diet. People ate millions of them. Now, a lot of people I know wouldnt even try them as they associate rabbits as being cute things they see in the pet shop. and the mere thought of killing poor thumper makes their stomach churn.
Makes you wonder how some people would survive if they got stranded in the wild.
The other big problem ive noticed is that more and more people are moving out from towns and into the country side, so they are not familiar with normal country pursuits and the way of life. So, if they see someone wandering about a field with a shotgun they immediately are on the phone to the police panicing thinking its some nutter rather than someone like myself going about my normal business. I can feel sorry for these types of people as very often it is a surprise to them. Theres a village where I look after some land for a farmer and some nights if im out lamping around midnight, I can hear hundreds of shots coming from the surrounding fields from other people doing the same. Sometimes it feels like you are in Iraq or somewhere. For townies who havent experienced this it must be quite worrying.