flint67 if your were out lamping pre-ban and there was a hare in the field you'd walk away would you then?
Simple answer . .yes , id switch the lamp off. Hunting is about respect and traditions. Hares are coursed in the daylight and given law. .if you walked up a hare and she squatted then took off 6feet from you , you wouldnt slip the dog would you? Youd give her 50 ,60 yards and if you really wanted to prove your dog even further head start. I started hunting nearly 30 years ago and the guys who showed me the ropes had been hunting 20 or 30 years themselves , its just how i was tought th