Caught Poaching/lamping?

[Mitch.friend 12]

Keep calm and carry on!

[csd_88 138]

 

anyone ever been caught lamping on land without permission by the police? is it an arrestable offence?

1709 posts and ask a dumb question like that

What has the amount of post got to do with someone asking has anyone been caught poaching...what a dumb answare.

[Guest long-tail]

i did run faster, but others didnt

in that case you got feck all to worry about,if you was with couple good mates they aint even going to know who you were when questioned by plod

Edited February 13, 2013 by long-tail

[mC HULL 12,284]

 

 

 

i think caught with bunnys worst be a fine £100 o so fox they take dog report rspca same with deer depending how you dispatch it could be a bit of jail

If caught with rabbits but the case against you is poaching hares (and that depends who is bringing the case) you could get "a bit of" jail and a fine. And your gear and dogs confiscated.

 

 

if your caught with rabbits then how can you get done for hare??you cant tget jail for rabbit or hare not unless you broke an asbo they put in place

Wasn't there a Scottish case in 2010 where the guys were done on public land? Their defence was they were rabbitting.

 

I think you have to be realistic here. It doesn't matter what you're intended quarry is if you are poaching.

The RSPCA have money to burn and can quite easily fabricate an indefencible (to the working man) case around forbidden quarry. If you have a couple of little terriers they can't realistically say you're chasing hare or deer - but they can if you're running saluki or deerhound-types.

 

Do you really trust them to do the right thing? I don't.

 

How do you prove whose dog you are running?

It's not up to them to prove it's your dog - you are a poacher with a hunting dog, remember, so already guilty in their eyes.

 

walking with a dog will be tresspass in pursuit of game oldd laws silly fine same for rabbit but the hunting act is different hare fox deer much harsher to be done under this you would have to be caught or someone see you chasing slipping killing or have with you a dead fox hare or deer they have to prove you was intentionly chasing a fox hare or deer

[Rake aboot 4,935]

PM Fuji on here

 

 

Listen to his horror story, and be well warned.

[gibbo1973 187]

get permission and take a 4/10 wi you if you have a shotgun certificate and when confronted with hares etc say you you've shot a it thought itwas wounded so hunted with dogs ,or say you ve used your dogs to flush to guns

thats the law same with flushing foxes with 2 hounds

a bit of a fxxk on but effective LOL

[Rake aboot 4,935]

get permission and take a 4/10 wi you if you have a shotgun certificate and when confronted with hares etc say you you've shot a it thought itwas wounded so hunted with dogs ,or say you ve used your dogs to flush to guns

thats the law same with flushing foxes with 2 hounds

a bit of a fxxk on but effective LOL

 

 

Then sit back and enjoy the laughter from your FEO at renewal time when he reminds you of the time you took the piss.

[lampingkid 56]

i thought in scotland ther isnt any trespassing laws so if youv got a dog it dosent matter as long as your not worrying live stovk and your not damageing farmer crops tell me im wrong but them was told

[Rake aboot 4,935]

i thought in scotland ther isnt any trespassing laws so if youv got a dog it dosent matter as long as your not worrying live stovk and your not damageing farmer crops tell me im wrong but them was told

 

 

Basically correct. Few wee addons, but basically you`r right, wee man

[lampingkid 56]

awryt yeah i new it was somthing down them line cheers rake

[lamp+battery 98]

no a few people that have been caught by plod n keepers, 1 get his lamp smashed in frount ov him and told to do 1 others up in court but got off with it as they dident have any video or photo proof, but 1 lad got fine car took off him dogs took ov him house raided everything so some are lucky some arnt, so its a chance you take init, never been caught me self, (yet ) have been stoped a few times but always ready to give them a reason why am in that area (on way to mates permission, on way to pic mates up to go lampin on permission), my theary is if ya hear something fookin run OR GET SOME PERMISSION to go on

[woz 260]

In rural Shropshire there's 4 police on duty for a feck off large area..covering some decent sized towns so they really can't be arsed with a lamp in a field.....feel really sorry for you guys with anti poaching squads and helicopters that can be called at a moments notice.......

[trenchfoot 4,243]

get permission and take a 4/10 wi you if you have a shotgun certificate and when confronted with hares etc say you you've shot a it thought itwas wounded so hunted with dogs ,or say you ve used your dogs to flush to guns

thats the law same with flushing foxes with 2 hounds

a bit of a fxxk on but effective LOL

by the letter of the law that is true. However, under animal welfare law, which they can and will apply as needed, a 410 would be classed as unsuitable weapon and you could be done for causeing undue suffering to a creature. 12 bore and minimum of 32g of No.5. Walked up hare are invariably running away, so you need to shoot/carry a gun and load that would be up to the task if need be.

[pip1968 2,490]

In rural Shropshire there's 4 police on duty for a feck off large area..covering some decent sized towns so they really can't be arsed with a lamp in a field.....feel really sorry for you guys with anti poaching squads and helicopters that can be called at a moments notice.......

i was wondering why i never get tugged around there

[The one 8,467]

i thought in scotland ther isnt any trespassing laws so if youv got a dog it dosent matter as long as your not worrying live stovk and your not damageing farmer crops tell me im wrong but them was told

There's trespass with damage though and if you go threw a fence they say you slackened it thereby damaged it .It depends how big a barstool the policeman is