Guest SJM Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 JPTs topic about general prejudice against hunters got me thinking, have any of you ever experienced much prejudice from people based on you wearing hunting clothes? for example if you stop to go in a shop and buy something on your way out to go hunting/shooting do you get funny looks from people etc? I go round my local tescos wearing hunting clothing and wellies, I dont see the point in getting changed from when Im out walking the dogs to when I go and do my shopping so I just keep the same kit on, you see these women who get all dolled up and put tons of makeup on etc just to go down the shops and buy a loaf and a pint of milk ffs lol I have to admit It doesnt bother me I dont care what people think or say, I find it quite amusing and just smile when people stare or make comments. I have had kids say stuff to their parents, look mummy theres an army girl and also had some real disapproving looks you know the kind where you can feel someone burning into your back and you turn around and catch them raising their eyebrows or looking at you like your a terrorist, I just take it all in my stride as sometimes when your out and about dressed like this, you bump into other fellow scruffy country people and they will usually give you a knowing nod or smile, its like a uniform for people who hunt/shoot/fish to recognise each other So whats the best/worst things someone has said to you when youve been wearing your hunting garb and has it ever got you into trouble? ie have you ever been asked to leave a shop/pub/etc because of wearing hunting clothing? I broke down once just outide a small town and there was nowhere to go to the toilet as it was right next to a busy main road so I walked up to a posh looking hotel and walked in, the woman behind the desk kind of screeched the nearest I can compare it to is a parrot thats just had its tail pulled a loud kind of squawk she said you cant come in here with those things on!!!! as if I was wearing shoes made out of dead rabbits instead of just a normal pair of green wellies lol I said oh theyre quite clean ive just come straight from my car, she made me take them off though, and then when I sat them down on the carpet she shook her head and made me put them outside lol by this time we were both getting quite annoyed so I just marched to the toilet in my socks and marched back out again, she just sat their open mouthed in horror like I had come in and done the toilet on the floor or something Another time I was coming home from shooting and taking my gun out the boot when a drunken local chav swaggered by and said to me are you gonna sing me a song doll? he must have thought it was a guitar case but when I pulled it right out he went f**k sake dont shoot! dont shoot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sterry 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I must admitt i am a sucker for dressing up to go shooting, breeks, brogues the lots, i always get funny looks in petrol stations or the chippy when im wearing my gear. just the other week i was having a look at a massive warren on a shooting friends land as he wanted them sorted, so i took the shotgun and wasnt in breeks but wa still pretty smart, low and behold some people came up to me (completely off the footpath) one asked for a picture the other asked if he could have a go of my gun...needless to say my responce was a No.. and your tresspassing at the moment....foot paths over there. ridiculous, as if im a bloomin tourist attraction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SJM Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 cant say anyone would ever ask me to pose for a pic unless maybe it was for crimewatch lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nunavut guy 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 "Another time I was coming home from shooting and taking my gun out the boot when a drunken local chav swaggered by and said to me are you gonna sing me a song doll? he must have thought it was a guitar case but when I pulled it right out he went f**k sake dont shoot! dont shoot! icon_eek.gif laugh.gif " "one asked for a picture the other asked if he could have a go of my gun...needless to say my responce was a No.. and your tresspassing at the moment....foot paths over there. ridiculous, as if im a bloomin tourist attraction" :clapper: :clapper: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferreter.al 22 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 bolloks to em,i wear the same everyday,jeans,green fleece and wellies.if its wet then a coat and wax leggins,once walked in pub for a drink after mooching and he asked if we had been playing army.DI*K head Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 cant say anyone would ever ask me to pose for a pic unless maybe it was for crimewatch lol Hey don't you put yourself down sweetcheecks As for hunting clothing two of my fellows forum members were too ashamed to enter the pub on saturday night as two of us were wearing moleskins and the third member looked like a privet hedge, I was made to go and order the drinks before the rain in the beer garden became too much and we hid in a corner One thing that does amuse me is when folks dress head to toe in realtree to attend a show or gamefair Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SJM Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Yeh it amuses me too I tend to wear normal clothes to go to game fairs as they are a day out to have a break from hunting, and the hunting gear is worn all the rest of the time lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sterry 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 those real tree fanatics do make me laugh, i was flickin through the countrymans weekly and found an advert for a real tree ferret box and a all real tree knife, blade and all. if this cathes on the country side will be riddled with ferrets in boxes and knives, absolutly ridiculous, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hiho 5 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 i look more like a p***y for some reason i just do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jembo 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I am always getting funny looks especially when i go into a supermarket, i am always dressed in either riding stuff, cammos, or stuff i wear on building sites! I really could not careless, ok some days i drag a bit of mud around or bits of trees stuck in my hair, but i refuse to go home and change just to look the part to go shopping! lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SJM Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Glad to hear Im not the only one good for you girl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csme55ex 2 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 yer iv had the same from funny looks in the local shop i find it funny and one time i was walking down the road and two little boys asked me if i was in the army i just laughed but most people around hear dont care about hunting you get a few people but one time we was walking through the local shops with our rabbits we caught that day on a stick and some old women asked if we was selling them and we said no and we just gave her one for free . i bet she got some funny looks on the way home her shopping and her hand bag in one hand and a gutted rabbit in the other Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DougP 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) I remember hearing a tale a few years back... think it was in one of the airgun mags... that a guy stopped at the petrol station to fill his tank up on the way to his permission, wearing realtree. Someone in the queue started chatting to him "hunting or fishing mate?" and he told him he was going rabbiting, at which point all the checkout staff refused to serve him because they objected... wasn't until he asked to speak to the manager and pointed out that if nobody would serve him then he couldn't pay for the petrol he'd already put in his tank that he actually got anywhere. Edited May 19, 2009 by DougP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SJM Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Bloody hell whatever happened to "the customer is allways right" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest manda Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I just get funny looks anyway what ever i wear lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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