bigadam Posted November 23, 2013 Report Share Posted November 23, 2013 Fancied a couple of hours out with air rifle tonight but every field I came to had dog men in it all over I bet I have seen 20 different groups wat can u do against them. Police wont be bothered and other option im going to end up in trouble. All rabbits will get very lamp shy. Im trying to do farmer a favour and these ***** are running riot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pheasant Feeder Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Speak to the farmer and check he's happy for them to be there, if not then phone the police giving any vehicle registration numbers and the nature of whats happening use phrases like hare coursing, deer poaching which ever you think is most likely. Although the police might not have the resources to respond there and then ask for a crime ref number, that way you can be sure it has been recorded. If it goes unreported then as far as police are concerned it never happened, therefore there is no problem to deal with. Only when sufficient reports are received do all these undetected crimes get the resources required. In our area the local neighborhood policing team have set up various farm watch and horse watch schemes might be worth speaking to the farmer to see if there is anything similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 i will say that Lincolnshire police are very good at reacting to hare coursers i have phoned them a few times and all credit to them several cars have turned out in a very short time and spent time looking around the area also they have a very high arrest rate for such crimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 before you go reporting it to the authorities, you might want to ask the farmer if these dog men have permission as well. saves any embarrassment on your part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Not helped by the fact Donny is blessed with a massive travelling community who are above the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigadam Posted November 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 Its not travlers its little scrubbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 hunting with dogs is illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlennox Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 I am aware of one of the my permissions where the farmer turned the poachers car over with a Manitou. Oh how we laughed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorianbuilders Posted November 24, 2013 Report Share Posted November 24, 2013 hunting with dogs is illegal Hunting with dogs isn't illegal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) as the law stands you are not allowed to hunt foxes.hares.deer you can under certain conditions hunt pests ie rats/ rabbits. retrieving hares that have been shot.rescuing wounded animals as long as they weren't wounded on purpose drag and trail hunting.flushing out but they must be shot as soon as possible afterwards. as hare coursers do not carry guns they are hunting illegally as their aim is to let the dog/dogs kill the animal after it has been run to exhaustion.also it is an offence for landowners to allow hunting with dogs on their property.under the hunting act 2004 you can be fined £5000 if found to be guilty.the court can take away dogs and hunting equipment used when the law was broken.so you may of course read the law any way you choose but if caught and charged you will receive a criminal record and all the benefits that brings with it.also poaching is illegal and this thread was originally about poachers with dogs so again illegal. Edited November 25, 2013 by bostonmick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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