al4x Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 I've been on more than a few hare shoots and can safely say its nothing like pheasants its not sporting its pure pest control. We are in ano area that is well keepered the ****** and their dawgs have had every gateway secured and all roadsides have ditches to stop them gatting in so hares thrive. The numbers shot is high and once between the beating line and the guns few get past. The damage they do is very visible so they need to be controlled however you never fail to spot hares on the ground a matter of days later. I'd not pay to go as its usually a beaters perk and bloody hard work. g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margun Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I've been on more than a few hare shoots and can safely say its nothing like pheasants its not sporting its pure pest control. We are in ano area that is well keepered the ****** and their dawgs have had every gateway secured and all roadsides have ditches to stop them gatting in so hares thrive. The numbers shot is high and once between the beating line and the guns few get past. The damage they do is very visible so they need to be controlled however you never fail to spot hares on the ground a matter of days later. I'd not pay to go as its usually a beaters perk and bloody hard work. g Is that on King's Walden estate al4x? A good mate of mine used to be an underkeeper there and I've been on a couple of large hare shoots. Miles and miles of walking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I've done a few on there and as you say miles of walking amazing amount of ground to try and cover. Did your mate move on for a somewhat easier life their underkeepers certainly get worked hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 If your not fit enough to carry a couple of hares in a bag then maybe you should'nt be out shooting but in the gym instead. We are lucky in that there is some good hare land around here with in some years excellent numbers (they usually outnumber rabbits by quite a margin). Been on a few hare days and enjoyed them, but I do prefer the smaller ones, maybe two teams of eight guns, at least they have a chance to escape, the big days with 30 or even 40 guns can be a bit of a carnage and I start to feel sorry for the poor blighters. Also a bit sad when estates start selling the hare days, they were always the beaters/keepers/tenants perk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I never shot Hares when i had lurchers, but believe in keeping the right side of the law (i never realy enjoyed eating hare back then) I now shoot them with rifles (they taste much better when not pumped full of adrenalin and are a favourtite meal now) I dont like shotgunning them they are hard to kill unless you get them in the front end or head with a good heavy cartride and can scream something terrible, it also hard for gundogs to get onto a lighter pricked one. I am surounded by various game shoots here 30- 40% at least of the hares i shoot carry lead sixes in thier back legs etc. and an odd one air rifle pellets from poachers - the latter thats just shamefull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattslaptop247 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I shot two with one shot today! And three on a drive. Lugging three hares about and a shotgun through nearly a foot of snow was some hard work i can tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lister1 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I've been given the chance to go on a driven hare day next week. I've never been on one, infact driven game is not normally my kind of shooting. I'm more into rough shooting and pigeon/crow decoying. But I am all for trying another man's sport. I will go on the driven day, just to experience it. I think if your going to criticise some thing then atleast take part. Remember you don't have to pull the trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margun Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I've done a few on there and as you say miles of walking amazing amount of ground to try and cover. Did your mate move on for a somewhat easier life their underkeepers certainly get worked hard Yes he did and you can say that again - he did maybe 4 or 5 seasons then moved onto an estate of similar prestige in Shropshire. Sir Thomas is a good addition to the CV I'm told, but Nick had I think one week off a year If he was lucky! I've beaten over there a few times, beautiful ground. Wish we had deer in those numbers down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortmagnum999 Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) we shoot a few on the rough shoot, but with some conditions- If you shoot it, you carry it! Only shoot it if you intend on taking it home, and they must be shot with number 5's or 4's, having to carry them normally puts people off, obviously carring them isnt a problem on driven shoots. Edited February 10, 2012 by escortmagnum999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I went last saturday we shot 166. and i will be going next saturday if you shoot at 30 yards or under and use 4 shot cartridges you will get a clean kill.its the idiots that try to shoot them at 60 yards that give hare shooting a bad name. bornfree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 i am off on one today .its a first for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gddoodles Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I personally would never go on a driven hare shoot , it is not anything like driven pheasant / partridge as some on here suggest , the main reason for that is that they are not put down , hares are wild . so there is no similarity at all . hares should be controlled , if they need to be by lamping the same as rabbits or foxes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) I personally would never go on a driven hare shoot , it is not anything like driven pheasant / partridge as some on here suggest , the main reason for that is that they are not put down , hares are wild . so there is no similarity at all . hares should be controlled , if they need to be by lamping the same as rabbits or foxes . So what your saying is its okay to breed and release to shoot,but not shoot what is wild and why should they only be controlled by lamping,as long as they are shot with suitable loads at suitable ranges i think that a shotgun is more than capable each to there own as they say BB Edited February 11, 2012 by Bluebarrels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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