rooster cogburn 68 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 (edited) Pity the miners strike had to stop.I had the best lurcher of my life filling the pot and i was shagging a policeman's wife,He couldn't get enough of the over time and hes old woman couldn't get enough of my truncheon ALB ROOSTER COCK A DOODLE DO LOL Edited February 28, 2011 by rooster cogburn 2 Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,475 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I'm probably "one of the more mature members" Simo's on about ! I remember times long before the miners strike, as bad as that was. I never NEEDED to hunt to get meat for the table, but we allways ate what we caught. What we didn't eat was given away to people who did need it,old people, people with big families, people out of work, etc. Still get asked by people for a rabbit, pheasant, trout, etc. The old days of hunger in this country, have, thankfully, gone.. but nowt wrong with giving an owld lad or lass a rabbit or bit of venison now and again !! (or even swapping them for a "beer voucher" to some of the younger lads !! LOL !!). Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post
micky 3,325 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I love the romantic notion of the lurcher feeding the family but can i ask, and this is probably better aimed at lurcher owners who kept them a few years ago. Have any of our members actually genuinely used a lurcher to help them through tough times, by putting food on the table and perhaps the game dealers/butchers trays...... In the bad old days, when times were genuinely hard for a lot of people , that the good old dog would been shot ,long before it had put to much food on the table,never mind about the butchers or game dealers,as Chalkwarren said ,22 . Quote Link to post
steveS.Yorks 161 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Back in the 's we all subsidised our income with poaching,guns,nets and dogs all played their part,things were pretty desperate at times and scrap also played its part,Thatcher turned honest men into theives,even me. 2 Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,475 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Back in the 's we all subsidised our income with poaching,guns,nets and dogs all played their part,things were pretty desperate at times and scrap also played its part,Thatcher turned honest men into theives,even me. I'll agree that Thatcher f****d the working man, (and not in a nice way !! LOL !!), but come on...you can't equate the 's with the 50's !!!! There was tough times after the war, but the 's there was no rationing, people wern't starving, we all poached and collected scrap, but there was no way we would go as hungry as people did in the 50's, 60's, etc !! Cheers. Quote Link to post
Paid 935 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Good thread. Never needed too yet, but always hunt for meat, the sport is just a lucky bonus. Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 I'm skint and spend my money on other shit, so a very large chunk of my meals involve fresh caught game or frozen game, and lots of it is passed about for favours, swaps etc and the odd bit of cash. Why waste money on food when its all over the shop lying, hopping, swimming, growing etc about, and its free!!!! Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Back in the 's we all subsidised our income with poaching,guns,nets and dogs all played their part,things were pretty desperate at times and scrap also played its part,Thatcher turned honest men into theives,even me. I'll agree that Thatcher f****d the working man, (and not in a nice way !! LOL !!), but come on...you can't equate the 's with the 50's !!!! There was tough times after the war, but the 's there was no rationing, people wern't starving, we all poached and collected scrap, but there was no way we would go as hungry as people did in the 50's, 60's, etc !! Cheers. I remember my old grandpa, with old habits and the like, still looked through dumps for clothes. He pretty much survived by stealing farmers vegetables and snaring fur and feather. It wasn't a choice and if you think these real poachers would waste money on pellets etc when a stick or a piece of wire can do the same job, you are sadly mistaken. Or maybe my grandpa was poorer than the poor down south, who knows. Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 And to make matters worse, he had a family of 8 lol Quote Link to post
fitchet 788 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 back in the day when my family still travelled around in the old barrel top vardos there lurchers filled the pot aswell as there pockets as deer where usually sold to gamedealers ive got some old pics somewhere ill have to dig em out. Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,475 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 And to make matters worse, he had a family of 8 lol What was that ? ..Two kids, a goat, three chickens and a pair of ferrets ?? Ba, you crack me up !! Keep 'em coming, mate !! Cheers. Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 And to make matters worse, he had a family of 8 lol What was that ? ..Two kids, a goat, three chickens and a pair of ferrets ?? Ba, you crack me up !! Keep 'em coming, mate !! Cheers. LOL C, he did, 5 boys and 3 girls..... randy auld c**t. He could snare anything mate, rabbit/hare/fox/deer if it had a leg or a neck he could snare it and did Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,475 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 And to make matters worse, he had a family of 8 lol What was that ? ..Two kids, a goat, three chickens and a pair of ferrets ?? Ba, you crack me up !! Keep 'em coming, mate !! Cheers. LOL C, he did, 5 boys and 3 girls..... randy auld c**t. He could snare anything mate, rabbit/hare/fox/deer if it had a leg or a neck he could snare it and did Canny craic, as we say doon here in the borders !! Cheers. Quote Link to post
juckler123 707 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 (edited) I love the romantic notion of the lurcher feeding the family but can i ask, and this is probably better aimed at lurcher owners who kept them a few years ago. Have any of our members actually genuinely used a lurcher to help them through tough times, by putting food on the table and perhaps the game dealers/butchers trays...... Mine could and can still pinch off of market stalls or shop fronts when in need they carry chickens live too Best bit of the miners strike the cops were told to only arrest the flying pickets show them a shushie they waved you on no matter how much the boot was laden down Si mate im still one of them scruffy sods thats never worked if the juks cant feed me and the family i wouldnt own one all the best dog lads ive ever known have never worked either lol,Trouble is these days the minds willing but the bodys struggling have to keep it to close family now atvb my mate Edited February 28, 2011 by juckler123 Quote Link to post
baw 4,360 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 And to make matters worse, he had a family of 8 lol What was that ? ..Two kids, a goat, three chickens and a pair of ferrets ?? Ba, you crack me up !! Keep 'em coming, mate !! Cheers. LOL C, he did, 5 boys and 3 girls..... randy auld c**t. He could snare anything mate, rabbit/hare/fox/deer if it had a leg or a neck he could snare it and did Canny craic, as we say doon here in the borders !! Cheers. I even seen him snare a sea trout You'd be amazed what a knowledgeable man can catch with wire. Quote Link to post
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