Spara Dritto Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Are you Pro or Anti fox hunting? Edited April 18, 2011 by Beretta Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 100% pro. although I do get Peed off when they leave gates open or get too close to our pens or block the roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 The greatest of all fieldsports which is why I'm out following hounds tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiautolee Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 i think you need to give a few more options on the poll berty........i dont disagree with fox hunting, i like shooting them as they are a pest, but what i do disagree with is.. them been hunted by 20 dogs and then getting ragged about its not fare!! same goes for these lampers who use more than one or two dogs!! thats my opinion anyway!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbjones01 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Big lesson we should all have learnt ALL fieldsports should stick together regardless of individual thoughts as the antis are clever and superbly organised that they will pick us all off one by one until theres just paint balling left !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blade 1of1 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 i totally agree with semiif i was a fox i would rather be chocked to death or.mate a shot to the head then savaged mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Big lesson we should all have learnt ALL fieldsports should stick together regardless of individual thoughts as the antis are clever and superbly organised that they will pick us all off one by one until theres just paint balling left !! This Is about the best answer anyone could give... Couldn't agree more Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) . Edited April 18, 2011 by Beretta Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Semi and Blade, You would be anti I suppose as you don't agree with hunting with hounds. Edited April 18, 2011 by Beretta Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I'm pro, as long as they don't go charging across wheat fields when its soaking wet and also if they don't drive though crops of maize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I have 2 opinions: 1. Pro hunting with hounds - tradition, the sight of horses and hounds at full tilt and the pageantry that goes along with it. Plus, I agree that all practitioners of field sports should stick together before the whinging unwashed proles manage to erode all fun out of life, leaving us all to top ourselves out of boredom. 2. Anti - I'm not massively keen on chasing any animal be it pest, vermin or game to finally be ripped to pieces. Compared to a clean head or engine-room shot, this does seem needlessly cruel to me. I don't like it. On balance, I wouldn't ban it though and would want the ban to be lifted. Politics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) To be honest I really couldn't give a stuff. If people want to hunt foxes with hounds let them. The thing that annoyed me at the time of the ban was the hours and hours of parliamentary time used up in pushing it through. Like there wasn't anything else more important to talk about. If Labour had put that much time and effort into regulating the banks maybe we wouldn't be in the mess we find ourselves in now. It was just a way to have a go at the toffs Edited April 18, 2011 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 its easey to se why some people dont like it, they have never stood at the top of lingmell with edmund porter, walked the woods with barry todhunter, never sang horn of the hunter at the hunt ball, never recited the poem badger and butcher to the whole pub after a days hunting on the lakeland fells, their is much much more to hunting than killing. we love out hills our tarns,out fells we ken out moors our rocks and dells we love our hounds, we love our sels away my lads away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semiautolee Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 2. Anti - I'm not massively keen on chasing any animal be it pest, vermin or game to finally be ripped to pieces. Compared to a clean head or engine-room shot, this does seem needlessly cruel to me. I don't like it. On balance, I wouldn't ban it though and would want the ban to be lifted. Politics. +1 duncan i agree with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Big lesson we should all have learnt ALL fieldsports should stick together regardless of individual thoughts as the antis are clever and superbly organised that they will pick us all off one by one until theres just paint balling left !! Yes, entirely agree which is why when trying to defend their sport the huntsmen should not have accused the shooters of littering the countryside with maimed foxes. They were asked to stop making this point when presenting their case but failed to do so. Consequently, I for one, although not going against them will do nothing to assist their cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I guess I'm pro although I am a firmly think they are oops were totally hopeless at killing fox and they prance about tearing up fields disturbing the birds leaving a mess. Only reliant way is rifle or terriers. Best I've heard is the terrier men letting a fox off as the hunt came through with pink ribbons tied to it Hunt master went mad and the useless idiots still didn't catch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaedra1106 Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) its easey to se why some people dont like it, they have never stood at the top of lingmell with edmund porter, walked the woods with barry todhunter, never sang horn of the hunter at the hunt ball, never recited the poem badger and butcher to the whole pub after a days hunting on the lakeland fells, their is much much more to hunting than killing. we love out hills our tarns,out fells we ken out moors our rocks and dells we love our hounds, we love our sels away my lads away That all sounds lovely, it's just a shame an animal has to be chased until it dies for it to happen, if it's lucky it will die quickly and not be torn to shreds. I have no problem with shooting animals be it for food or pest/population control but I do have a respect for what I shoot, if it's not a quick clean kill I really can't see the justification for it other than to afford someone enjoyment at another creatures needless suffering. Edited April 18, 2011 by phaedra1106 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul T Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 My wife hunted with the Quorn for many years as it rides through the in-laws land (which I shoot over). Niece still rides with them. I love hunting and if I had the time I'd be out there too Someone else covered it earlier, but all fieldsports should stick together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Yes, entirely agree which is why when trying to defend their sport the huntsmen should not have accused the shooters of littering the countryside with maimed foxes. They were asked to stop making this point when presenting their case but failed to do so. Consequently, I for one, although not going against them will do nothing to assist their cause. it wasn't quite phrased like that, they said unlike shooting they never wound and injure a fox. It is fairly hard to argue that point as unless you hardly shoot foxes it will eventually happen. I've not been hunting would love to but had a couple of ex's who did and one who used to whip in on an ex racer so did get to see the action unlike most. When a female says its over in a blink then really it has a bit of credibility they are ripped apart but are well dead by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 it wasn't quite phrased like that, they said unlike shooting they never wound and injure a fox. It is fairly hard to argue that point as unless you hardly shoot foxes it will eventually happen. I've not been hunting would love to but had a couple of ex's who did and one who used to whip in on an ex racer so did get to see the action unlike most. When a female says its over in a blink then really it has a bit of credibility they are ripped apart but are well dead by then. Al4x, yep take your point about phraseology, but whenever a huntsman from whatever part of the country, ie, all over, was interviewed out came the same argument. Consequently, yep, the phrase used was as you suggested but the overall impression given was as I suggested. Again, yep, it does happen. I've lost 2 in 40 years (you never forget them). Neither were ever seen again. I'll wager that I'm no different from any other experienced shooter so attempting to make the case to the degree that the huntsmen consistantly did simply is not valid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 What's peoples views on the riflemen that slaughter every fox in sight this time of year and leave the cubs to starve to death? :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 What's peoples views on the riflemen that slaughter every fox in sight this time of year and leave the cubs to starve to death? :look: Emotive question but how is it related to the thread title? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 (edited) Didnt particularly like the way the ban was brought in. The reality of the situation was that whether i liked it or not (i am for fox hunting) the Labour government was going to ban it. So i do think the CA should of considered a compromise, i believe the law in Scotland is a better one (although by no means perfect) and the flush to bird of prey with loads of hounds, and to a gun with two is plain stupid! In my part of Wales the gun and hound packs carried out excellent pest control, and Carwyn Jones (now 1st Minister then the Rural secretary) stated on Welsh language radio during the discussions on the ban back in 2004, that there was a strong case for licensed hunting in Wales. I feel the situation is unlikey to change though. Cheers Aled Edited April 19, 2011 by Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 i spent many years in hunt service so i voted pro .but realy couldnt give a toss which way it would go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted April 19, 2011 Report Share Posted April 19, 2011 Pro hunting i am, in my view you have not been hunting till you have been out with the fell packs in the lakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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