Edward Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Went to look at our crop of grain maize, which is quite an expensive crop to plant, only to find the hunt have rampaged through it AND driven through it in a 4x4 The hounds dont do much damage but did they really need to go through with the horses with a perfectly good grass field they could ride and drive up next door :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Cant for the life of me think why you would drive through something which will be higher than a 4x4's roof when there is a field next to it unless it was just out of badness.Do you get on with the hunt ? Give the hunt master a ring and ask him what the F he is playing at ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 This is the very reason I'm a bit netural about the whole fox hunting affair. (Anyone who has to look after cover crops/woodland for pheasants while dealing with a hunt knows what I'm on about). Futhermore, The majority of huntsman I've met are stuffy ######. I worked for one as a stable hand/man friday for a bit and he was the biggest conseritive crook I have ever had the misfotune to meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 We rang the land owner (we farm his farm) he said that he told them not to go anywhere near the maize, (mainly because it holds most of his pheasants) So going to give him a ring in the morning and have a chinwag :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Funny thing is i had a farmers neighbour pull into a field one night asking me what i was doing lamping the Fox's . Shown him my written permission as asked to see his as he had parked in the farmers field ? only to see him turn away and go . had a phone call the next morning to be told he is in the hunt and keep shooting them as they don't do any good Kick the hunt into touch and ask them how they wish to repay for your loss :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badshot Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Edward. The hunt should have known better. There would certainly be a fair few nasty words coming from me if it was mine. It would annoy me more than if the ****** had been through a crop. Of course though it may be that a sab was responsible for the 4x4 not the hunt. As grain maize is currently worth £145/t it is not something that needs ignoring. When are you planning to cut the crop? There is a small amount grown locally and last year it was cut between xmas and new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazooka Joe Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 We rang the land owner (we farm his farm) he said that he told them not to go anywhere near the maize, (mainly because it holds most of his pheasants) So going to give him a ring in the morning and have a chinwag :blink: Same thing happened up our way last year, told not to go anywhere near a field that had being planted, plus another with beast in.....hunt ignored this, straight through the planted field, farmer drove up & confronted the one that was riding up & down his crop, "to be asked what did he want, & that they had permission".......wrong answer....hunt now banned from his land. To top it off, the same farmer has bought another stretch they had leave on, but not now, shot them selves in the foot big time on this one. . BJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 It wasnt sabs, from my forensics the 4x4 had BFG A/T tyres :blink: We dont want to have to ban them but they seem remarkably good at going out when its a tad wet underfoot and going where their not ment to go. badshot we are starting harvest on friday/saturday, but we are only doing a small chunk as its our first year growing it and we have to see how it dries etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badshot Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 May have been a good choice with prices where they are Edward. Very wise taking it slowly to start with, from what the "experts" in this area tell me, it is advisable to only cut what you can dry on the day. Floor stores and wet maize don't mix as it is almost certain that micotoxins will develop before it gets dry. Apparently it is quite amusing seeing the steam coming from the drier at this time of year. I have resisted the temptation so far as I don't really fancy getting the combine out at this time of year and we only have a ventilated floor store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted November 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 We dont have a maize header for our combines, so we get a contractor in with his lexion, we went down to his yard to see when he could come and he was drying and the steam and husk it was like it was snowing :blink: There is becoming quite a demand for it now becuase the pound/euro its become so expensive to import it from france. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Futhermore, The majority of huntsman I've met are stuffy tw*ts. I worked for one as a stable hand/man friday for a bit and he was the biggest conseritive crook I have ever had the misfotune to meet. Perhaps the issue is with you? Perhaps they find the "Normal for Norfolk" gene a little difficult to stomach..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Simple answer is if they've done damage you need to point out the damage and get a value done on it and push them for compensation. They usually pay out fairly easily but its far from unusual them not respecting land and riding over it like they own it. Its a shame as there is no need for it and would stop them getting banned from more land. Its noce to see them out but less so if you're trying to run a shoot on the ground or farm it. Our local one was banned from our local estate as their foxhounds kept catching deer, not good for their sport PR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 I think it is all down to individual hunt masters,as one area near me is done by a particular hunt and he seems to pee farmers off and i have got more land to control foxes on in that area than i can actually cover in one night by car He seems to think he can do what he wants and more and more farmers are just saying "no more".The neighbouring hunt is completely different and go out of their way to keep everyone happy.Theres nowt stranger than folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) Same old story Edward , I hear and see it time after time the hunt acting as though it owns the place and doing what the hell it likes. I would not bother banning them off your land as if they are like my local hunts they will carrying on doing what they always have done. The best of it is that they are acting within the law and drag hunting there was no need to go anyway near your maze. The hunt supporters are in the main a great bunch, but as for those who ride I would not give them the time of day anymore after my personal experiances with them. A then the cheak of it is they expect the shooting community to support them in getting the ban over turned. Edited November 5, 2009 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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