border lad 1,047 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 this has been a way of life, for at least 200 years, we lost our lands to the English Landlords,we could not pay our so called taxes, they crashed our homes,made them inhabitable,and put our fore fathers to the road or to the sword, cleared the Highlands, of humans, and replaced them with sheep, to hunt with a dog or a couple of dogs to feed the family is only natural,and then people from inner cities, who has everything on there door step, who has No Idea of living in rough rural places, decide to Ban Hunting, and then you have some Idiots, stating summer hunting, if every one who owned a hunting dog,or running dog, only killed for there table, and for there family to eat, there would be abundance of game all over the UK,((((( I regonise pest control, that has to be done in certain areas, but that programme is a true way of life, which was thrust upon the innocent, people, Quote Link to post
madhare hunter 23 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 just see there on the internet after a mate told me about yesterdays paper. they videod themselfs out hare coursing and got 3 infront of the camera, now the police are wanting them. a bit daft putting it on camera. what do yous think http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3521905/Cops-set-to-probe-gypsies-seen-taking-part-in-hare-coursing-on-TV.html the boxing was in 1996 so when was the coursing filmed its old footage i think Quote Link to post
Tomm Parr 30 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 just see there on the internet after a mate told me about yesterdays paper. they videod themselfs out hare coursing and got 3 infront of the camera, now the police are wanting them. a bit daft putting it on camera. what do yous think http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3521905/Cops-set-to-probe-gypsies-seen-taking-part-in-hare-coursing-on-TV.html Never underestimate the predictability of stupidity Quote Link to post
tote 854 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 just see there on the internet after a mate told me about yesterdays paper. they videod themselfs out hare coursing and got 3 infront of the camera, now the police are wanting them. a bit daft putting it on camera. what do yous think http://www.thescotti...sing-on-TV.html the boxing was in 1996 so when was the coursing filmed its old footage i think The boxing was for the 1996 Scottish schoolboys championship, 1996 being the year the boys were born. So no not old footage. Quote Link to post
chewton 7 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 People happily sit at home watching tribes from different countries hunting food to eat and this was no different. The traditional travelling people in this country are part of rural life whether people like that or not. Romany people have been part of the english countryside longer than many of the rural traditions people see as part of our heritage and scottish travellers have been on the road for hundreds of years. 3 Quote Link to post
MOUSE TRAP 19 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 (edited) wat programme was it? travellers mate bbc iplayer bbc2 9 oclock Edited April 13, 2011 by MOUSE TRAP Quote Link to post
Roebuck Rod 6 Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 just see there on the internet after a mate told me about yesterdays paper. they videod themselfs out hare coursing and got 3 infront of the camera, now the police are wanting them. a bit daft putting it on camera. what do yous think http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/3521905/Cops-set-to-probe-gypsies-seen-taking-part-in-hare-coursing-on-TV.html the boxing was in 1996 so when was the coursing filmed its old footage i think 1996 was their birth year. The schoolboy championships are held every year for the last 4 years of schooling. normally 13, 14 15 and 16. so it would of been at least 2009. They could try a "Necessity defence" if taken to court. It was a necessity to kill the hares for food for their family as their children had not eaten. Goes back to 1860 when the crew ate the cabin boy. I think they got found guilty next they will be banning schoolboy boxing Quote Link to post
j4mesmac 5 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 interesting program,see-ing them taking that pile of rubbish and using it for firewood and scrap,was something different.the travellers who frequent our area are tidy untill they get an eviction notice,then you get bin bags full of shitty napies thrown all over the place,middle of roundabouts etc. Quote Link to post
events co-ordinator 353 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Unless there is unseen footage the farmer gave them permission for rabbits so he cannot be prosecuted they will be prosecuted under the Protection of Wild Mammals act 2002 (SCOTLAND}. Quote Link to post
whin 463 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 been there and wore the tee shirt the place ther were staying was were i stayed in prestopans and the garage was portseton met these lads many a time at third carpark they were hawking scrap near b q as for the hare coursing bit it was for the pot and there was no shortage of them , and well some areas of scotland are still old fashioned ,i thought they wer4e hill rabbits lol, the native american can hunt for food so the traditional scotish traveler should do to with permision they were doing no wrong cant beat a good hare stew ,i think there will be a big turnout and if a fine i think there will be a few to help out as i would , being a keen hunting fisherman ,the tried to stop netting on beaches goverment hare coursing saw my way of life get harder after 28 myears of doing past times for the pot and a bit bartering ,if alex salmond wants to rule scotland heel have to readust the hunting act and some other silly laws Quote Link to post
kevin from bristol 95 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 bit stupid to film it bit coursing has been part of our culture for longer than anyone can remmber Quote Link to post
bouncer 51 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 feed them and their families yes right Quote Link to post
Catcher 1 639 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Maybe the powers that be should spend more time with illegal immigrant,Or has the PC brigade made our own culture an easyer target.Anyway great program.Not many could live a life like that.Just a pity the papers focus on the hare coursing.These days devil dogs make better headlines than Scottish culture. Quote Link to post
Country Joe 1,411 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 The Sun Newspaper is a disgrace, these Tinker families were living off the land and camping in the Summer,they were not dealing Dope, or claiming benefits, although I don't think its right killing Summer Hares, they were eating them, and they did have six kids, Good luck to them I say, and I agree with Whin if indigenous Peoples are allowed to kill Whales what's wrong with Ancient Tinker families taking a hare. 1 Quote Link to post
weasle 1,119 Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Why should they be treated any differant to any one eles,6kids, wear a condom,there feeding there family,get a job. Quote Link to post
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