Pre ban inverted snobbery

[Simoman 110]

Now obviously this is a historical question but just wondered, did the lads who only lamped and ferreted rabbits feel any less of a hunter than those whose dogs took the full spectrum of legal quarry..... Was there a hint of hunting "snobbery". I spent many many years scratching around for the odd bunny before moving onto bigger things yet I don't think it matters aslong as your getting out.........

[Little fish 3]

Bloody good question

[blackpack 70]

Now obviously this is a historical question but just wondered, did the lads who only lamped and ferreted rabbits feel any less of a hunter than those whose dogs took the full spectrum of legal quarry..... Was there a hint of hunting "snobbery". I spent many many years scratching around for the odd bunny before moving onto bigger things yet I don't think it matters aslong as your getting out.........

Was the same as you bud, started off on rabbits, and loved every minute of it, then as i grew a little and wiser my mind was opened to the full spectrum of quarry which i loved doing, but i do know that the hunt look down on lads who lamp fox etc, at the end of the day if you are getting out and doing a bit then there shouldn't be any jelousy or bitterness

[whippet 99 2,613]

the ban is a bummer and breaking the law sometimes is unavoidable, i think that rabbits give dogs good game, and are more sport as there are usually alot of runs instead of the ocasional runs on other quarry( depending where you hunt). but generally i would conclude rabbits as the most common quarry ran with lurchers. they will do for me , any thing else is a bonus

[Little fish 3]

Walk the fields routine and its hard ,really hard to stop any of my four (2 running types and 2 terrier tykes lol) from hunting anything !

[GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39]

to me a hunt is a hunt, were it be a days ferreting, or a day pushing the covers out, enjoy everybit, you never know when it will end,

[hickymick 37]

Now obviously this is a historical question but just wondered, did the lads who only lamped and ferreted rabbits feel any less of a hunter than those whose dogs took the full spectrum of legal quarry..... Was there a hint of hunting "snobbery". I spent many many years scratching around for the odd bunny before moving onto bigger things yet I don't think it matters aslong as your getting out.........

Its was easy for lads to poke fun at the one's that just hunted rabbits nd rats,saying there dogs arnt up to doing bigger game,just leg pull half of it,,well thats how i saw it depends on folk realy,lol

[SPOTTY BACKED BIG RACK 90]

Each to his own, live and let live, as long as there happy etc etc

[Little fish 3]

Walk the fields routine and its hard ,really hard to stop any of my four (2 running types and 2 terrier tykes lol) from hunting anything !

before the ban ! there was a ban ,let us remember that if we can !

[artic 595]

Never liked snobbery, and there has always been snobbery in lurcher politics.

[scothunter 12,609]

I was just happy getting taken out as a kid,after a while when the lad who took me.trusted me to keep my mouth shut and keep things to myself.he took me out after bigger stuff.an old irish boy who had a shoot near me.used to look down on us when he saw the lurchers and was always telling us to clear off.turned out i got talking to him and he invited me to do a bit beating on a saturday.was the start of me getting my shotgun certificate and led to me being taken grouse shooting on the 12th.met some proper snobby guys and directors of ici and bp.got to say i was a bit reserved being in thier company,but turned out they were really sound guys and spoke away no problem and didnt treat me any diffrent.had some great times back then and learned a lot from them.got bloodied from the old irish guy from a roe deer lol.obviously was more of joke,but came home chuffed none the less.

[Little fish 3]

Good people

[Bosun11 537]

The way I've always seen it is, that those who have spent their time hunting all day for the solitary bunny or anything at all and moved ever upwards are the folk who have 'served their time', the right way!

 

Back in the day it was rare to get into the big stuff right away, that was hard learned. For me there was always the respect for those, usually older, who had come through the ranks and kept at it and.. rightly so.

 

These days, for many, it's very different... And if you can't see the difference, you ain't been round long enough..!!!

[Malt 379]

I've noticed it a lot more in recent years, some lads think rabbiting is beneath them these days...

[Ideation 8,216]

Don't think the ban comes into it that much. It was same before. A man who's lurcher takes/took fox/deer would think his dog a better dog than the dog who only took rabbits. Like with terriers - folk who work below ground consider their animals, themselves and their form of hunting to be superior to those who just hunt rats/rabbits above ground. I think the thing is - either way, you shouldnt be worrying what the other mans dogs are doing, but just be content being out doing a bit.