fens

[romany52 313]

It's a few years now since I ran the fens, used to go down twice a week, got locked up a few times, just walking the dog don't wash when your 200 miles away from home. When your stood out on them fens in the middle of nowhere , you feel about 1" tall and that the whole world can see you.

Edited June 4, 2010 by romany52

[black recking it 730]

It's a few years now since I ran the fens, used to go down twice a week, got locked up a few times, just walking the dog don't wash when your 200 miles away from home. When your stood out on them fens in the middle of nowhere , you feel about 1" tall and that the whole world can see you.

good dogs that can do the job spare car spare license spare dogs and great escape route or permission :thumbs:and plenty dosh :thumbs:and also maybe a few things incase the dog or dogs get injured Edited June 4, 2010 by black recking it

[leedetek 9]

believe me its very hot , i was lucky enough to have a lot of permission before the ban , but now as soon as anyone sees you with a running dog you d think a murder had been commited with the amount of police that turn up.

[J Darcy 5,871]

The problem with running the Fens is that you don't want to see a hare run anywhere else. They kinda spoil it for a man IMO.

The little postage stamp fields back home just aren't the same.

[fensaluki 35]

It's topics like this that make me proud to be a 3 eyed fenman with one ear and a monobrow,webbed fingers and odd sized feet

ATB

[Top Lamper 2k10 169]

i reckon a good deerhound cross would do decent on the fens lyk what do you think

[jamie1011 5]

believe me its very hot , i was lucky enough to have a lot of permission before the ban , but now as soon as anyone sees you with a running dog you d think a murder had been commited with the amount of police that turn up.

little confused mate you say you had the permission before but that means squat if your coursing hares any way and if there that bad about seeing a running dog how do you get to course it then or do you have one of them invisiblity dogs lol.

[ROBERTO M 350]

The fact is if you have permission on the fens you should be ok , the police arnt realy that bothered if yr not poaching !!some will be but most dont give a shit !!!

 

the only bad thing is you cant get on the real good land , what they call"BIG LAND" , the land were u ran before the ban ! its just to hot , and thats what the fens is about "BIG LAND" not shity bits of land were you would be better off running a whippet x grey , .

 

The Fens to me is , slip your dog and be able to watch the course from start to finish ,last time i was on the fens ,on permission , it was shit ,if you got a run over a minute you were doin well , i say fens it wasnt , just land in lincoln , pr ban i wouldnt of dreamed of running there !!!!!

 

As for the dogs you need , most saluki x lurchers are well enough bred , the top lads have bred lots of pups and people have bred of them , so getting a decent bred one shouldnt be to hard !!!!

[inan 841]

any where which is known for hare cousring is gona be a little more risky but to most who run the land your gonna say its hot so the likes of us dont ruine your sport which is fair enough but im taking it with pinch of salt as you guys course it so it cant be that bad

If you don't think the Fens are hot then I don't know what to say to you.

Operation Countryman is a 24 hr , on going thing with no expense spared.

Still I suppose everyone should find out for themselves.

if you do go, go in an old banger ,be prepared to say good bye to it ,and your dog, if it comes on top.

[ROBERTO M 350]

The heavy police presence wont be as bad this year , a keeper from down there told a mate off mine , they cant afford to keep it up , Jamie , take a few quid down with you , go knocking offer the farmer £20 a man to run , you might get 20 knock backs but you might get 1 or 2 places that might lead to more , i no of a few farmers that let any one on for £20 , notall farmers are anti coursing !!!

[snoopdog 1,256]

The problem with running the Fens is that you don't want to see a hare run anywhere else. They kinda spoil it for a man IMO.

The little postage stamp fields back home just aren't the same.

you maybe right ..but it also takes a very good dog to take regular hares on what you call postage stamp type fields ..iam not talking the odd hare ..most dogs will do that ...iam alking 2,s 3,s maybe 4,s on a regular basis ...

[leedetek 9]

believe me its very hot , i was lucky enough to have a lot of permission before the ban , but now as soon as anyone sees you with a running dog you d think a murder had been commited with the amount of police that turn up.

little confused mate you say you had the permission before but that means squat if your coursing hares any way and if there that bad about seeing a running dog how do you get to course it then or do you have one of them invisiblity dogs lol.

i understand from your sarcastic comment that it wouldn t be hard to confuse you, why can t people have a decent conversation without getting silly.

[romany52 313]

any where which is known for hare cousring is gona be a little more risky but to most who run the land your gonna say its hot so the likes of us dont ruine your sport which is fair enough but im taking it with pinch of salt as you guys course it so it cant be that bad

If you don't think the Fens are hot then I don't know what to say to you.

Operation Countryman is a 24 hr , on going thing with no expense spared.

Still I suppose everyone should find out for themselves.

if you do go, go in an old banger ,be prepared to say good bye to it ,and your dog, if it comes on top.

 

I dread to think what its like now mate, it was hot 20 yrs ago, Hardly ever went without at least one run in with cops or land owners, as I said ,spent many unhappy hour sat in a cell, Boston springs to mind, 10 hrs I spent, I think Leonard G got out a bit before me. Them was the days

[J Darcy 5,871]

The problem with running the Fens is that you don't want to see a hare run anywhere else. They kinda spoil it for a man IMO.

The little postage stamp fields back home just aren't the same.

you maybe right ..but it also takes a very good dog to take regular hares on what you call postage stamp type fields ..iam not talking the odd hare ..most dogs will do that ...iam alking 2,s 3,s maybe 4,s on a regular basis ...

 

Snoops old chap, i dson't know of any dog that has taken 3/3 where i do most of my photography. Fields too small with tons of wire and a hedgerow within a few hundred yards of the hare...... I have a feeling our definition of "postage stamp"may not be the same....

[jamie1011 5]

believe me its very hot , i was lucky enough to have a lot of permission before the ban , but now as soon as anyone sees you with a running dog you d think a murder had been commited with the amount of police that turn up.

little confused mate you say you had the permission before but that means squat if your coursing hares any way and if there that bad about seeing a running dog how do you get to course it then or do you have one of them invisiblity dogs lol.

i understand from your sarcastic comment that it wouldn t be hard to confuse you, why can t people have a decent conversation without getting silly.

mate just trying to read through the possible lies. your telling me a man cant be seen around with a running dog otherwise old bill are there in a instant. but yet most lads round the fenlands still to the day work the fields. and obviously the dogs arnt invisible i totally understand that it might be a bit heated but is it any more heated then any of the bigger quarry. yes its a hot spot but dont make it seem more. i think if i offer a farmer £100 each person for me and a mate i think a few will happily let me on for a day. im not looking for it to be a regular thing. so as a one off i dont see them having to much of a problem. i myself have over a 1000+ acres of hare land and i got it one way or another. everyman has a price even the antis thats for sure.

nothing personal lads just my opinion

atb