Rim Fire Posted Tuesday at 07:19 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:19 8 hours ago, marsh man said: es I know but if they try to stop all forms of hunting dogs would they be on the border line . We had a bloke bring three G W H Ps on our last full day , I have seen a lot of game shooting and nowadays it don't no longer get me to excited , I enjoy watching a class shot which I don't see that often and good dog work , I watched these three dogs looking for a Red leg in a field of fodder beet , how they homed in on it was something else and at one time the three dogs were all on point at the same time on this Red leg , he called the name on one them and a couple of seconds later he had the bird in its mouth , this was my highlight of the season . MM Brilliant dogs to watch i used to have a GSP when i was hunting with Goshawks its surprising how far away they can be and still pick up scent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted Tuesday at 08:32 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:32 9 hours ago, marsh man said: Yes I know but if they try to stop all forms of hunting dogs would they be on the border line . We had a bloke bring three G W H Ps on our last full day , I have seen a lot of game shooting and nowadays it don't no longer get me to excited , I enjoy watching a class shot which I don't see that often and good dog work , I watched these three dogs looking for a Red leg in a field of fodder beet , how they homed in on it was something else and at one time the three dogs were all on point at the same time on this Red leg , he called the name on one them and a couple of seconds later he had the bird in its mouth , this was my highlight of the season . MM Savour that memory MM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted Tuesday at 09:21 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:21 (edited) I personally don't agree with trailing, hare corsing or hunting with packs of hounds as there is no need for we no longer require it to produce food for the table, hunting is now perceived as a cruel pastime. I shoot pigeons and fish for the table but genuinely fear that this will be soon be a thing of the past. Lack of land to shoot on is a major issue and the demise of trout fisheries is unbelievable. I have just turned 60 and am one of the youngest members of our fishing club. Sorry boys but our way of life, in all its shapes and forms is sadly ending 😢 Edited Tuesday at 09:22 by yates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted Tuesday at 09:25 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:25 2 minutes ago, yates said: I personally don't agree with trailing, hare corsing or hunting with packs of hounds as there is no need for we no longer require it to produce food for the table, hunting is now perceived as a cruel pastime. I shoot pigeons and fish for the table but genuinely fear that this will be soon be a thing of the past. Lack of land to shoot on is a major issue and the demise of trout fisheries is unbelievable. I have just turned 60 and am one of the youngest members of our fishing club. Sorry boys but our way of life, in all its shapes and forms is sadly ending 😢 Surely there is no need, afterall, you can get food from a shop!!! You made that point yourself. Very much a hypocritical statement you've made!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted Tuesday at 09:29 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:29 18 hours ago, islandgun said: Funny that you get protesters at hunts but not illegal hare coursing, Packham is a great supporter of hunt sabs perhaps he could be involved..😉 Peckham is against all forms of non arable farming as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted Tuesday at 09:31 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:31 1 minute ago, Penelope said: Surely there is no need, afterall, you can get food from a shop!!! You made that point yourself. Very much a hypocritical statement you've made!! That's the point I made, people think that there is no longer a need for anyone to hunt as food is now produced for us. I totally agree with this point but I shoot and fish and get abuse for it but it is something I have always done but these pastimes are dying out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Tuesday at 10:10 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:10 38 minutes ago, yates said: it is something I have always done but these pastimes are dying out And no wonder, with people with your views on our side! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted Tuesday at 10:13 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:13 32 minutes ago, Vince Green said: Peckham is against all forms of non arable farming as well If they get their way, arable land will eventually become a desert of mono crops whilst less productive land will be trees planted at huge cost and to the long term detriment of nature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted Tuesday at 10:15 Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:15 1 hour ago, old man said: Savour that memory MM. 2 hours ago, Rim Fire said: Brilliant dogs to watch i used to have a GSP when i was hunting with Goshawks its surprising how far away they can be and still pick up scent This was all new to me and I didn't realise the ability of these types of dogs , I have had Labs all my life and got used to there ways and how they carry out there ways to retrieve , what I found slightly strange was the dogs knew where the bird was but wasn't looking in the direction of the bird , the dog that retrieved it knew exactly where it was and when told he/she went sideways to pick it , excellent team work all round and like I said it was the highlight of my season . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted Tuesday at 10:16 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:16 45 minutes ago, Vince Green said: Peckham is against all forms of non arable farming as well Hello, Will there be much land left if Labours Tax against our Farmers having to sell Land , No doubt for the Million new homes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krico woodcock Posted Tuesday at 11:03 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:03 35 minutes ago, London Best said: And no wonder, with people with your views on our side! Exactly, for me and many on here, shooting, fishing is a way of life, someone quoted it on here it isn't, its just a hobby, we have shops for food etc.. Maybe for a good majority that go for a ramble now and again, and have a gundog that is a pet 99% of the time is a hobby. But when you arrange your whole winter ,hold back as many holiday/ annual leave days so you can get more shooting in during the week ,breed your own gundogs fo 30 + years, and you and your family genuinely enjoy eating game and fowl rather than shop bought meat, and beautiful fresh trout etc. When your not doing it , your thinking, planning for it, well yes it is a way of life, that has been ingrained from past generations. It really is in your blood. And I for one will fight as hard as I can to hold on to " my way of life".. because I couldn't imagine life without shooting or fishing. But especially shooting. As we all know Our world is gone WOKE, and to be considerate of everyone rights.. wel its my right to go out on a windy evening to shoot a fat pair of mallard and to eat them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted Tuesday at 11:08 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:08 4 minutes ago, Krico woodcock said: Exactly, for me and many on here, shooting, fishing is a way of life, someone quoted it on here it isn't, its just a hobby Even as a hobby it is one we should ALL be fighting for. Are people on here happy for 10k plus dogs be humanely dispatched for the anti killing brigade. As that is what will happen. They will save a few foxes but condemn the dogs to death!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Tuesday at 11:52 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:52 46 minutes ago, Krico woodcock said: Exactly, for me and many on here, shooting, fishing is a way of life, someone quoted it on here it isn't, its just a hobby, we have shops for food etc.. Maybe for a good majority that go for a ramble now and again, and have a gundog that is a pet 99% of the time is a hobby. But when you arrange your whole winter ,hold back as many holiday/ annual leave days so you can get more shooting in during the week ,breed your own gundogs fo 30 + years, and you and your family genuinely enjoy eating game and fowl rather than shop bought meat, and beautiful fresh trout etc. When your not doing it , your thinking, planning for it, well yes it is a way of life, that has been ingrained from past generations. It really is in your blood. And I for one will fight as hard as I can to hold on to " my way of life".. because I couldn't imagine life without shooting or fishing. But especially shooting. As we all know Our world is gone WOKE, and to be considerate of everyone rights.. wel its my right to go out on a windy evening to shoot a fat pair of mallard and to eat them.. Thank you. Good post. Some of us are not like the ‘hobby shooters’ who shoot at saucers on a Sunday morning and think they have been shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted Tuesday at 12:20 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 12:20 1 hour ago, oldypigeonpopper said: Hello, Will there be much land left if Labours Tax against our Farmers having to sell Land , No doubt for the Million new homes Yep. The million new homes will ensure millions in revenue for their mates and enslave millions more with finance. Kerching the joys they bring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yates Posted Tuesday at 13:03 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 13:03 2 hours ago, London Best said: And no wonder, with people with your views on our side! Yes they are my views, shared by most of my ' hunting friends', some even still work with ferrets, lurchers and attend small local shoots. As a group we generally have the same concerns about our rapidly disappearing pastimes. I feel that our differences are probably due to the fact that i/we(my circle of friends), mostly came into country sports later in life rather than being brought up as hunters from a younger age Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B686 Posted Tuesday at 13:24 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 13:24 I have been fishing and shooting since my early days of primary school. I remember going to school on a Monday with a nice bruise on the left side of my jaw where I had been using my dads shot gun and telling everyone I had been shooting with my dad and uncle and telling the teachers and know one would bat an eyelid. Nowadays social services would probably be all over it. Fox hunting/ trail hunting has never interested me but everyone should stick together for the sake of all our interests. Because these antis or whatever they are won’t stop with hunting because they have nothing else to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted Tuesday at 13:36 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 13:36 30 minutes ago, yates said: Yes they are my views, shared by most of my ' hunting friends', some even still work with ferrets, lurchers and attend small local shoots. As a group we generally have the same concerns about our rapidly disappearing pastimes. I feel that our differences are probably due to the fact that i/we(my circle of friends), mostly came into country sports later in life rather than being brought up as hunters from a younger age Some folk were saying the same doom and gloom stuff when I first started shooting at the end of 1960. We are still here, still doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted Tuesday at 14:41 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 14:41 2 hours ago, London Best said: Thank you. Good post. Some of us are not like the ‘hobby shooters’ who shoot at saucers on a Sunday morning and think they have been shooting. another bit of division Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted Tuesday at 15:07 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 15:07 1 hour ago, B686 said: I have been fishing and shooting since my early days of primary school. I remember going to school on a Monday with a nice bruise on the left side of my jaw where I had been using my dads shot gun and telling everyone I had been shooting with my dad and uncle and telling the teachers and know one would bat an eyelid. Nowadays social services would probably be all over it. Fox hunting/ trail hunting has never interested me but everyone should stick together for the sake of all our interests. Because these antis or whatever they are won’t stop with hunting because they have nothing else to do. Well said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted Tuesday at 20:53 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 20:53 22 hours ago, marsh man said: Yes I know but if they try to stop all forms of hunting dogs would they be on the border line . We had a bloke bring three G W H Ps on our last full day , I have seen a lot of game shooting and nowadays it don't no longer get me to excited , I enjoy watching a class shot which I don't see that often and good dog work , I watched these three dogs looking for a Red leg in a field of fodder beet , how they homed in on it was something else and at one time the three dogs were all on point at the same time on this Red leg , he called the name on one them and a couple of seconds later he had the bird in its mouth , this was my highlight of the season . MM Watching HPRs work really is great, even better when the handler is good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted Tuesday at 21:04 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 21:04 9 hours ago, ShootingEgg said: Even as a hobby it is one we should ALL be fighting for. Are people on here happy for 10k plus dogs be humanely dispatched for the anti killing brigade. As that is what will happen. They will save a few foxes but condemn the dogs to death!! The Anti lot will claim the hounds could be rehomed as pets, but that's not going to happen. Generations of breeding will be lost never to return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted Tuesday at 21:18 Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 21:18 23 minutes ago, Mice! said: Watching HPRs work really is great, even better when the handler is good as well. Yes the owner was also very good at what he done , calm , cool and collective . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted 22 hours ago Report Share Posted 22 hours ago 7 hours ago, Mice! said: The Anti lot will claim the hounds could be rehomed as pets, but that's not going to happen. Generations of breeding will be lost never to return. Yep, and another tick in the box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago I still feel that it is a misplaced "Class" action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago 4 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I still feel that it is a misplaced "Class" action. Of course it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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