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  1. Shadow100
    You’ve picked me up wrong, moorland management is great for hares. Predator control, heather burning etc, all benefits the mountain hare, what I don’t like is keepers doing all those things, and then shooting all the hares. Fair enough a small amount nobody will complain about that, but it’s a sad sight to walk a moor not see any.
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    Can’t comment on your experiences when you worked there, I’m just giving an honest account of my own. I know where I walked, where I saw hares and where I didn’t. Its always going to ruffle a few feathers topics like this, I’m not anti grouse shooting by a long way, what I don’t like is the attitude of “wipe the hares out they’re no good to us” and whether you like to admit it or not a lot of grouse keepers have that view.
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    West of Perth, had a couple of days mooching on managed moors in that area, very few hares, surrounding hills not intensively managed for grouse = more hares. It’s the same story in the Cairngorms.
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    That’s the trouble people believe everything they read on pro shooting websites, spend a bit of time in the Cairngorms & Perthshire areas you’ll see it couldn’t be further from the truth. Grouse moor managers and keepers like to give off the impression that they’re managing the hares to ensure a healthy population, they also believe that mountain hares spread ticks that infect grouse with louping ill. They don’t want a healthy population of hares on their moor they want them all gone. Its bullshit propaganda to portray them as the guardians of the countryside when their only aim
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    Won’t be anywhere near the same extent as what was allowed previously, Scottish government gave in to pressure so they won’t go back on it, and the whites will just be the first thing to go, beginning of the end for grouse shooting I think. Few lads in the business share that view as well. It’s a good thing without a doubt, they need some sort of protection to stop keepers wiping them out, there’s an estate near me used to have a healthy population & every year it’s got less and less, you don’t see any at all now. That’s not conservation it’s a false landscape to benefit grouse and an
  6. Shadow100
    That’s right, they’re a protected species now. It’s because their conservation status was getting to ‘unfavourable’. It means if you get caught running them you’re in a bit of bother but then again none of us go out with the expectation of getting caught or we wouldn’t go. I think it was needed tbh, if people had managed them responsibly like they claim to do it would never have happened but they couldn’t help themselves, had to try and wipe them out so that’s how we’ve ended up here. Only themselves to blame & if it stops us seeing the mountain hare population destroyed in Scotl
  7. Shadow100
    Love walking mountains & seeing whites running about, terrible the way it’s gone on a lot of grouse moors with them being so heavily shot so hopefully this will be an end to that.
  8. Shadow100
    Amendment just been passed in Scottish Parliament to outlaw the shooting of mountain hares, good news for dog lads.
  9. Shadow100
    I’m the least competitive person you’d ever meet, as long as my dog keeps me happy that’s all that matter, but id never ever mouth off about something then refuse a genuine invite. If ive got a tidy dog I’d show anyone it run if they wanted to see it. Its easy to run down another mans dog, or the quarry he runs from the comfort of your armchair.
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    Don’t know what people are struggling to understand, the mans had wolfhound types in the past, he liked them so he’s got another one. With everyone on here’s superior knowledge on what makes the perfect running dog im surprised there’s any tackle left for the rest of us to run.
  11. Shadow100
    I’d rather have one of those wolfhound greyhound pups than pups out of some of the more popular breeds I’ve seen
  12. Shadow100
    Wouldnt listen to any shit you hear on these forums, just take everything with a pinch of salt & enjoy your dogs, the self proclaimed experts often aren’t what they seem
  13. Shadow100
    You’d think it would make for a better topic if people asked the guy about his experiences with the breed, what his reasons are for choosing one etc, instead of just jumping straight on it and trying to rubbish his idea and new pup.
  14. Shadow100
    Thought that would be right up your street sandy 3 dogs all running at the same time ?
  15. Shadow100
    Best of luck with it, like you say it’s your time to spend & if you’ve seen good ones before then why not
  16. Shadow100
    Nice animals, saw a young dog bred down from that Pepsi a good few years back, was early season but it impressed me with how sharp it was.
  17. Shadow100
    Could be any number of things, running dog vet is good advice, but majority of injuries like that it’s just resting. If I were you I’d have a good feel about see if you can locate the problem area. Once you’ve found it id rub on trainers choice in the morning then odzon 50/50 with water at night, every day for a fortnight while keeping him to 2 short lead walks a day (a mile each time or something). If youre anywhere near Cumbria id go see Steven Atkinson he’s no bone man but his thermal camera is top class for picking up injuries. If no obvious injury is present then you can rule th
  18. Shadow100
    He’s just saluki lurcher, only a young dog 14 months next week. Showed him a bit in February and he impressed so hopefully picks up where he left off. He’s clipped out atm usually rough coated
  19. Shadow100
    What pic mate it’s just came up blank
  20. Shadow100
    Agree with that, they give a much better account of themselves in spots like that with high rough grass & plenty of cover
  21. Shadow100
    I can see why people want permission, some people don’t like the stress of poaching, they love the sport but prefer to do it in a more relaxed environment, which is fine. Ive just got strong views about how the countryside is managed, I don’t have a hatred of all gamekeepers ive got mates that are on grouse moors now, but I don’t like the idea that a wild animal is seen as someone’s property when it’s still alive wandering about. I think we should all have equal right to hunt the land that we’re born in, and because someone was born in to money & I wasn’t I don’t think that gives them
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    It’s blown out of all proportion to be honest, the way people make out as if there’s policemen & keepers behind every hedge & everywheres “red hot”. You get bits of bad luck but if you’re sensible how you go about it you can pretty much get whatever you fancy done without too much trouble.
  23. Shadow100
    Got to be honest mate I prefer freelancing, think it’s a bit more exciting, some prefer permission that’s fine as well. We all enjoy different things. I just think why spend days beating to get a bit of lamping permission when you could just jump on whenever you like. Before anyone starts as well I don’t condone damage to property or anything like that but I way I see it they’re wild animals, nobody owns them so I shouldn’t have to ask permission to have a run at them
  24. Shadow100
    I could go a nights lamping, sell what I catch & make 5 times what you get beating, and I don’t need to ask permission to slip. ”Can I have a run at that please sir?” “Thank you very much for that sir” Not for me, I just do what I feel like doing, when I feel like doing it.
  25. Shadow100
    It’s not proper lurcher work, it can be dressed up however people want. I don’t understand why lurcher owners want to go on shoot days, to be told by a keeper when they can or can’t run their dogs. I’d rather just go mooching myself & run whatever I want.
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