Weihrauch17 Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Anyone else seen this, truly appalling! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13204265/dead-animals-dumped-village-shop-Hampshire.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 *** Hope the old bill find then and soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 55 minutes ago, Weihrauch17 said: Anyone else seen this, truly appalling! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13204265/dead-animals-dumped-village-shop-Hampshire.html I wonder if some 'anti's ' have done this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 3 minutes ago, steve_b_wales said: I wonder if some 'anti's ' have done this? Reading the article from the link seems like poachers.But I hope it's sorted soon as this poaching and coursing is getting out of hand.Its not the romantic notion of one for the pot.Which a lot of non rural folk seem to think it is.Much bigger picture behind it all.Im sure somewhere someone will try to include shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 6 minutes ago, wisdom said: poaching and coursing is getting out of hand. Probably stopped some of them Looting Shoplifting in the store. Some of our local members may know more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Mr Packham and the antis should look at this long and hard, because if shooting goes poaching will get a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 (edited) 1 hour ago, steve_b_wales said: I wonder if some 'anti's ' have done this? The other thing really wrong with this is what a complete waste. Edited March 16 by wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 I saw this and wondered if it was packhams local shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Hello, i think Packham lives in the New Forest 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellors Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 Pretty sure they know who. Doing anything about it is a different matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 I realy can't see someone catching all this game then dumping it in a heap why carry it around all night just to dump it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 daily fail readers same people who still try to buy tickets for elvis! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holloway Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 No need to speculate on who or why just read the article simple . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 3 hours ago, steve_b_wales said: I wonder if some 'anti's ' have done So here we go. Someone on X formally twitter believes the birds of prey were shot with a shotgun Obviously they know more than anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 On the BBC front page just saying around 50 hares, a barn owl and a kestrel ( both birds attached to the door handles, chich makes it sound like it was targeted. Will be poachers or the like I would imagine but as above, nothing but anti shooting will come from this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 2 hours ago, wisdom said: The other thing really wrong with this is what a complete waste. Hares normally make good money at the game dealers but I don't think you can sell them after a certain date in March , might be changed now but that was how it once was . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 10 minutes ago, marsh man said: Hares normally make good money at the game dealers but I don't think you can sell them after a certain date in March , might be changed now but that was how it once was . Thanks for the info.Wasnt sure if it had changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 5 minutes ago, wisdom said: Thanks for the info.Wasnt sure if it had changed. Just looked it up from Harveys the game dealers , you cannot sell Hares from the March 1st to July 31st . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted March 16 Report Share Posted March 16 7 minutes ago, wisdom said: Thanks for the info.Wasnt sure if it had changed. From BASC From 1 March to 31 July hares should only be killed if they are actually causing serious crop damage (as opposed to them being a potential source of risk). Not shooting at this time prevents the orphaning of dependent young during the hare's main breeding season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 The article I read, some locals who were interviewed, one of which was a game keeper, hinted very strongly at it being a member of a certain community that are often involved in hare coursing, dumping rubbish, trespass ect. He reckoned it was basically a two finger salute at the law. To be fair, I don't think the shooting community is going to be blamed for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 24 minutes ago, 12gauge82 said: The article I read, some locals who were interviewed, one of which was a game keeper, hinted very strongly at it being a member of a certain community that are often involved in hare coursing, dumping rubbish, trespass ect. He reckoned it was basically a two finger salute at the law. To be fair, I don't think the shooting community is going to be blamed for this one. Defiantly their 'style', and the article I read hinted that is the 'official thinking'. If it is the case, nothing is likely to be done and it will quietly disappear from the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Coursers and Poachers have been intimidating "locals" for donkey's years. Dead hares dumped outside farmers houses, or farms, hung in trees, same with local pubs and village halls. Caravan dwellers are the usual suspects, but the article mentions deer, pheasants and birds of prey and that is a bit unusual. Rumours of an "international gambling gang" seems a bit far fetched, but I have heard the Dwellers do gamble on which of their dogs performs the best, but "international" is a bit far fetched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 Is this not part of their 'protected' culture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 2 hours ago, 12gauge82 said: The article I read, some locals who were interviewed, one of which was a game keeper, hinted very strongly at it being a member of a certain community that are often involved in hare coursing, dumping rubbish, trespass ect. He reckoned it was basically a two finger salute at the law. To be fair, I don't think the shooting community is going to be blamed for this one. Seriously, gun owners are always blamed at some level, seemingly opportunities never missed? 24 minutes ago, Newbie to this said: Is this not part of their 'protected' culture Possibly, the catty club? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted March 17 Report Share Posted March 17 14 hours ago, Rim Fire said: I realy can't see someone catching all this game then dumping it in a heap why carry it around all night just to dump it Also the article does not say how the hares and rabbits were killed but if it was running dogs they would have to cover a lot of ground over a number of nights to kill those numbers. They dont say how the kestrel, barn owl, pheasants or deer were killed, were firearm used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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