I do not agree with the snares, nor with grouse shooting - and as "a country person", no I bloody don't like shooting things or riding to hounds. But what exactly would be the point of neutering and releasing feral predators back into the environment when the purpose of this is to protect, not grouse, but endangered bird species? Will you be suggesting that they also have their teeth pulled so they can't kill these rare species, or are you townies going to run classes on how to be a vegetarian feral cat?
Finding a better way, yes that's definitely something that we can all subscribe to. But the greatest threat to the environments of rare species in this country, as elsewhere, is not country people, but the rapacious demand for building land by urban dwellers.