Lamping last night

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Ratcherman was on the phone to a farmer last night and he mentioned we hadnt been for a while and could we have a look round to shoot some rabbits and hares.

 

Not wishing to disappoint him we arrived around 7pm . Although the moon is nearly full , dark rain clouds appeared and a slight drizzle which actually helped our cause.

 

The fields were like paddy fields absolutely soaking but we persevered and managed to bag a few.

 

There are plenty hares on this ground so we took what we needed and left the rest for future sorties.

 

I actually managed to drain my Lithium Ion battery , it lasted about 5 hours.

 

A very enjoyable nights lamping mate , pity that fox didnt play ball though

 

Looking forward to the stalking next weekend .......

 

[hw100sniper 2]

Cracking bag there Fh ,the last couple of weeks ive been out ive not even seen that amount never mind shooting it.Well done

[bob.243 8,800]

Nice one FH.

[rizla1 122]

nice shooting

[zipdog 0]

im sure its illegal to shoot hares at night, they are classed as game.

[Colster 1]

im sure its illegal to shoot hares at night, they are classed as game.

 

No it isn't, that only applies to Mountain Hares (should be white by this time of year)...most shooters will however only shoot what they can eat. One farm I shoot on has a particular problem with hares so we shoot them there but tend to leave them everywhere else.

[donkdaniel 236]

nice bag mate what gun is that and rounds looks like a 17hmr mossy but cant reely work it out?

[unlacedgecko 1,466]

nice bag FH. i see that youve paunched the hares tho? all the books i have read say that hare should be hung with the innards still in. is there any particular reasonw hy you paunch them?

 

cheers

 

Ug

[dave1372 83]

im sure its illegal to shoot hares at night, they are classed as game.

 

Check this out on the basc website :

BASC

 

A lot to it, not quite sure whether it is or isn't lol, even after reading it!

Edited November 29, 2009 by dave1372

[killa-combo 142]

Ratcherman was on the phone to a farmer last night and he mentioned we hadnt been for a while and could we have a look round to shoot some rabbits and hares.

 

Not wishing to disappoint him we arrived around 7pm . Although the moon is nearly full , dark rain clouds appeared and a slight drizzle which actually helped our cause.

 

The fields were like paddy fields absolutely soaking but we persevered and managed to bag a few.

 

There are plenty hares on this ground so we took what we needed and left the rest for future sorties.

 

I actually managed to drain my Lithium Ion battery , it lasted about 5 hours.

 

A very enjoyable nights lamping mate , pity that fox didnt play ball though

 

Looking forward to the stalking next weekend .......

 

they want to lift the ban and get a good dog behind them

[The one 8,479]

Nice numbers mate

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Good bag there mate .How did the stalking go ?

[geordieh 74]

nice bag mate what gun is that and rounds looks like a 17hmr mossy but cant reely work it out?

Hi

Looks like a ruger77/22 or .17 allweather to me, good rifle

Cheers Geordie

[zipdog 0]

Under the Hares Act 1848, and Hares (Scotland) Act 1848 it is an offence for 'anyone to use any firearm or gun of any description at night for the purpose of killing game'. This is an additional offence to night poaching where game is being shot during the night which begins one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. The Ground Game Act (as amended) and The Agricultural (Scotland) Act 1948, appear to override the prohibition on night shooting of hares by occupiers or persons authorised under the Acts.

 

seen as there are 2 acts that say you cant and only one that appears to overide it i would class it as illegal. common know law you cant shoot game after sunset, hares are game. also under the 1948 act you have to have evidence that the hares are causing damage soley.

[mikeyboy 7]

no its not my business but it really makes me sad to see all those hares shot. such a good animal to end up like that. and to shoot that many aswell