jake09 0 Posted December 25, 2009 Report Share Posted December 25, 2009 does anyone know if the beagle hunt at wentworth in south yorkshire still meets on a boxing day?? Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 Sadly no not anymore it used to be a great gathering years ago and part of a great tradition even amongst the lurcher lads I dont know if the estate still lets hunts on its land i know the petty actions of a keeper on their moors has got the pennine foxhounds stopped exersiseing up their Quote Link to post
KDR 14 Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 I used to love this meet...it was like the estate unofficially let the lads have a run on the land with the lurches i always looked forward to it, same it is no more Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 I used to love this meet...it was like the estate unofficially let the lads have a run on the land with the lurches i always looked forward to it, same it is no more I dont think they had any other choice.I have had a walk on the same land this morning and for such a small area it USED TO BE heaving with hares now most of the old poachers have got permission and shotgun certificates and now theirs feck all Quote Link to post
francolin 449 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 I used to love this meet...it was like the estate unofficially let the lads have a run on the land with the lurches i always looked forward to it, same it is no more I dont think they had any other choice.I have had a walk on the same land this morning and for such a small area it USED TO BE heaving with hares now most of the old poachers have got permission and shotgun certificates and now theirs feck all not been around there for years but always plenty of hares near the church ,when i was a kid always took lurcher whrn the ecclesfield beagles had a meet ,moved away but grew up round that area happy days. Quote Link to post
hobnob 0 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Sadly no not anymore it used to be a great gathering years ago and part of a great tradition even amongst the lurcher lads I dont know if the estate still lets hunts on its land i know the petty actions of a keeper on their moors has got the pennine foxhounds stopped exersiseing up their What was the petty actions of the keeper Quote Link to post
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