AndyKelly 251 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 received confirmation of new ferreting permission yesterday of ALL council land around our village,including highways and byways and ANOTHER gaming permit was in the envelope. this is the third one i have received in a few months. though happy to get the land it seems that the gaming laws are really tightening up and police are getting more on the ball. just have to remember to take the right one to the right place lol. the community police officer is on a cull of poachers at the minute - not so much for the rabbits but there is alot of roe deer going missing from local woods and the farmer aint happy. new signs are going up in the local area with instant fines of up to £4,000 for being caught with ANY game in their possession for any poacher caught on their land. i know people have gone without permission for many a year but its a shame when the 'hunting' side of this sport is under threat but all i will say to finish this is A GOOD POACHER NEVER GETS CAUGHT!!!!!! Quote Link to post
BEARINATOR 2,871 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well done on the new permission, same up here with the deer poachers though Quote Link to post
johnrthrfrd 223 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Well done Andy your going to be very busy. Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 £4000 instant fine Quote Link to post
albert64 1,882 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 what gaming laws have they tightened up? the police have always targeted hunting lads i've had less hassle since the ban came in used to always buy a dog licence and a game licence because they always used to charge you with not having either dont know why you need a gaming permit to take rabbit and its a load of bollocks a good poacher does'nt get caught we live in a world of nosey b*****ds with mobile phones 2 Quote Link to post
Elmer Fudd 2011 39 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) me too no time for nosey bas***ds who ant got fcuk all to do all day apart report to rspcsa and police but they dont no what they are reporting about lol you put it nice albert64 some nosey fcuker reported me for walking around a old football field with 3 terriers cause they had read that you can't WORK 3 terriers at any one time beat that ps if it moves and you can kill it and eat it then its fair game take it home and eat thats the country way of life Edited June 15, 2012 by Elmer Fudd 2011 Quote Link to post
AndyKelly 251 Posted June 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 i dont know why either all i am saying is that is what the police are issuing in the durham area -! Quote Link to post
kenny14 656 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 what gaming laws have they tightened up? the police have always targeted hunting lads i've had less hassle since the ban came in used to always buy a dog licence and a game licence because they always used to charge you with not having either dont know why you need a gaming permit to take rabbit and its a load of bollocks a good poacher does'nt get caught we live in a world of nosey b*****ds with mobile phones Yes, nosey and usually ignorant or ill informed......... 'I've just seen a man with terriers/lurchers, so he's quite obviously poaching'. I'd seriously doubt the instant fine, there's relatively few 'crimes' that police have the power to do this for. It's more likely an attempt to frighten people off. I recently saw a sign on the edge of a wood, warning that cctv is in operation as a measure to stop poaching - The landowner didn't have a clue to who put it up or why, but suspected a local animal group, or busybody. Quote Link to post
Jamie m 668 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I had half permision on some paddocks nosey bugger came along reported me to keeper keeper came over said we could carry on for the day but would need to go to estate office exchange name phone numbers did that , now have more permission and I ho beating , thanks mr nosey pants , Quote Link to post
Country Joe 1,411 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Are Rabbits not classed as Vermin, therefore they are not game, Pre ban I used to walk up the road back to my village carrying a Hare, have ferreted over 40 years, and lamped, snared and longnetted. I have never once been stopped by Police. Quote Link to post
kenny14 656 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Are Rabbits not classed as Vermin, therefore they are not game, Pre ban I used to walk up the road back to my village carrying a Hare, have ferreted over 40 years, and lamped, snared and longnetted. I have never once been stopped by Police. Heard of the saying 'tempting fate?'! Agree with you on the game thing, and I think what andy probably means is that he got written permission from the council, and good on him . With the police being so keen up there, he's bound to be quizzed at some point, so better to produce a permission letter than have the police making phone calls that probably wouldn't be appreciated. Quote Link to post
markja 51 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 police are keen everywhere so its better safe than sorry imo . Quote Link to post
KittleRox 2,147 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 If I remember correctly rabbits are classed as vermin when you have permission but if you don,t have permo they,re classed as game Quote Link to post
The one 8,493 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Rabbits are vermin is it no just a case of some c*nt poking there nose in ?. Tell me all about you ,what you do and i will give you a gaming permit counts for feck all but now i know all about you . Sounds like the police Quote Link to post
albert64 1,882 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 what the odd lot do is charge you with "going in pursuit of game (no matter what your after) and if your were you should'nt be your bollocks'ed cause your in the wrong anyway we used to always get a dog & game licence the police would always charge you for having neither the look on their faces when you produced them in court was a picture Quote Link to post
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