Would you pay for your digging?

[wooly 24]

Was talking with a close digging friend of mine recently and we got onto Hunts and hunting in general and he was of the opinion that a lot of the hunts even the bigger ones struggle financially and rely on donations to keep them going. The conversation then led onto terrier men and how their role has changed somewhat since the ban with no stopping being done whether the fulltime terrier man may become a thing of the past. It made me think would the situation ever arise, with permission for digging always hard to come by and with shooting Foxes seeming to be a more acceptable way of controlling Foxes (not my opinion) that the Terrier men will end up paying to dig with the hunt like you do to take part in many other Field sports.

It may sound unlikely but with increasing financial pressures on the Hunts and with regular/legal digging on offer would anyone be tempted. Just wondered what other peoples views would be on paying for their digging?

[erik 71]

i get payed to dig cuz experience tells the hunters that only shooting don't work.

[mudd dog 128]

I think he ment would you pay to get your digging fella ???? No I wouldnt have plenty of ground and farmers glad to see us coming. That's just me though !!

[TOPPER 1,809]

i get paid for some my diggin the rest is done for the love of it

[marshman 7,758]

Yes I would pay ! I have got my own permission but I can't go there all the time .

[ginga john 268]

Yes I would pay ! I have got my own permission but I can't go there all the time .

 

Nope, you want rid i'll do for free but I will not be paying to sort someone elses problems out :cray:

[mudd dog 128]

i get paid for some my diggin the rest is done for the love of it

He's asking would YOU pay to get your digging

[fat man 4,741]

I think he ment would you pay to get your digging fella ???? No I wouldnt have plenty of ground and farmers glad to see us coming. That's just me though !!

I think it is so hush hush in england now with a lot of the diging lads that if a farmer offered them plenty of safe diging for a reasonable fee they could be tempted.We are in a different situation over here as the farmers love to see us coming,and any time im in the pup there is always some farmer wants a job sorted.

[hard grafter 277]

by the nature of the post it sounds like yur man wooly is lookin to see if the normal joe soap that keeps diggin dogs would be willing to donate money to whichever hunt, in exchange for permission to dig, im probably readin into it too much, but i'd throw a few quid to a hunt or a farmer in exchange for a birra permission...

[Cleanspade 3,324]

NOPE.

[vduben 55]

depends on the price!!!!

[Alli 923]

a small price. yes

[morrissey 1]

i would pay to dig my terriers

[gonetoearth 5,144]

Was talking with a close digging friend of mine recently and we got onto Hunts and hunting in general and he was of the opinion that a lot of the hunts even the bigger ones struggle financially and rely on donations to keep them going. The conversation then led onto terrier men and how their role has changed somewhat since the ban with no stopping being done whether the fulltime terrier man may become a thing of the past. It made me think would the situation ever arise, with permission for digging always hard to come by and with shooting Foxes seeming to be a more acceptable way of controlling Foxes (not my opinion) that the Terrier men will end up paying to dig with the hunt like you do to take part in many other Field sports.

It may sound unlikely but with increasing financial pressures on the Hunts and with regular/legal digging on offer would anyone be tempted. Just wondered what other peoples views would be on paying for their digging?

even the big hunts have all ways had donations wether its hunt balls or cap meets terrier/ hound shows ,farmers etc etc nothing new terrier men hunt that is would wish there only duty was stopping , the cover a lot more than you think every one pays in some form or another

[Ideation 8,216]

I think the simple question was - in a world where it becomes increasingly difficult to legally dig, would anyone here pay a sub each year to be given access to legal digging with plenty of vermin to go at?