What Did Your Parents Think?

[gnipper 6,484]

Mine were just glad I was out doing something that didn't involve pinching or drugs I think.

[Walesy 13]

I remember hanging out with this guy last year for the summer term, and he would nick nicotine patches and 4 packs of carlsberg. Good job I'm not hanging round with him anymore, he's turned into a right junky

[Astanley 11,568]

I remember hanging out with this guy last year for the summer term, and he would nick nicotine patches and 4 packs of carlsberg. Good job I'm not hanging round with him anymore, he's turned into a right junky

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He joined this site mate , goes by the name Ideation

[Frann 882]

From Pembrokeshire. Loads of fields and woods everywhere.

And great for fishing too Im in Carmarthenshire myself but often go down Pembs way, some beautiful spots there.

[sussex 5,777]

My old man & lady went ape , told me no good would come of playing about with guns & I would end up in nick , but like gnashers parents they never moved out of the east end . thirty years later they wouldn't eat anything I shot on the grounds of"you don't know were its been ".. ...

[WILF 46,965]

So people.What did your parents think when you started hunting as a kid? Just asking because I want to start this season with cattys and maybe an air rifle, I can get permission and all, but my mum will probably think im a serial killer. Oh well, she's a vegeterian, i wouldn't expect much support

Start fishing and then progress.....you Ma won't complain too much then

[Malt 379]

It was my stepdad who got me into fishing and hunting as a youngster and my mums brother was into his shooting, following the local hunt and ferreting so she didn't have a problem with it either.

 

What part of gods county are you from Walesy?

[Walesy 13]

I have been fishing since i was 5 or 6. Im from around pembroke

[lapin2008 1,587]

It was my stepdad who got me into fishing and hunting as a youngster and my mums brother was into his shooting, following the local hunt and ferreting so she didn't have a problem with it either.

 

What part of gods county are you from Walesy?

 

Didn't realise the lad was from Yorkshire?!?!

I didnt have too many problems as my mum comes from a hunting family and was the one who showed me how to prepare game for the table etc.. some of my mates at the time had more problems but i think their parents gave up after a while

[The one 8,481]

My old man didn't bother as all his family either hunted or poached he was the odd one out having track greyhound's and racing pigeons

[Bosun11 537]

It was my dad that 'inadvertently' got me interested, he came from a family that were evacuated to Ludlow during the war and worked those years on a farm, taking me to work with him on Sundays on a local landfill site and allowing me to go with the ratters, he also brought home my first lurcher as a pup from the pub.

 

Never said a word of encouragement though, he went along with my mother, who hated my new interest but he helped with just about everything, from building my ferret hutches to taking banged up dogs to the vet. All without a word... funny ain't it...

 

In fact the only thing he ever said regarding hunting dogs was, "don't start breeding those bleedin lurchers, there's no money in 'em." Good advice too but then again, he never seen the coursing dog boom on THL..!!

[rob190364 2,594]

It depends what sort of veggie your ma is pal, some veggies just don't agree with the conditions animals are kept in and the way they're slaughtered etc. When you go out and catch your food the animal has lived in its natural environment and is then killed quickly and humanely. I'm assuming you eat meat now? Well however you hunt, whether it be shooting, dogs, ferreting etc. you can guarantee the animal you're eating will have been treated far more humanely than the ones you buy from the shop, and you can also guarantee if won't have been pumped full of growth hormones etc. like most of the meat from the shop aswell....explain that to your ma and you shouldn't have any problems.

[scothunter 12,609]

mines were cool.mind you they always encouraged me with hobbies.prob to keep me out of bother. got my first shotgun and certificate,and was into it for a good cpl year.but lost the atttraction just as quick as i got it.

took the gun out with me less and less.more of a hinderance than a help. just stuck to the ferts and the dogs,and apart from an air rifle,which i never use either i dont shoot.

maw would always attempt to cook stuff i shot though. they werent parents who objected to hunting in any way,my old man shot rabbits with an air rifle from time to time to give the greys a treat,but that was about his stretch.

[baw 4,360]

It was my dad that 'inadvertently' got me interested, he came from a family that were evacuated to Ludlow during the war and worked those years on a farm, taking me to work with him on Sundays on a local landfill site and allowing me to go with the ratters, he also brought home my first lurcher as a pup from the pub.

 

Never said a word of encouragement though, he went along with my mother, who hated my new interest but he helped with just about everything, from building my ferret hutches to taking banged up dogs to the vet. All without a word... funny ain't it...

 

In fact the only thing he ever said regarding hunting dogs was, "don't start breeding those bleedin lurchers, there's no money in 'em." Good advice too but then again, he never seen the coursing dog boom on THL..!!

That's a strange one mate, maybe didn't want the earache he'd have got if he showed signs of encouraging you lol

[Bosun11 537]

 

It was my dad that 'inadvertently' got me interested, he came from a family that were evacuated to Ludlow during the war and worked those years on a farm, taking me to work with him on Sundays on a local landfill site and allowing me to go with the ratters, he also brought home my first lurcher as a pup from the pub.

 

Never said a word of encouragement though, he went along with my mother, who hated my new interest but he helped with just about everything, from building my ferret hutches to taking banged up dogs to the vet. All without a word... funny ain't it...

 

In fact the only thing he ever said regarding hunting dogs was, "don't start breeding those bleedin lurchers, there's no money in 'em." Good advice too but then again, he never seen the coursing dog boom on THL..!!

That's a strange one mate, maybe didn't want the earache he'd have got if he showed signs of encouraging you lol

 

Yep mate, thats the only thing I can put it down to.

I left home age 19 as I seen the dogs as being my real passion and needed my own place to continue. My dad still would always be at hand to help, especially making or building anything, done my first kennels and ferret court with me.

Mam rarely visited, she hated all things hunting BUT if there was a dog problem, ailment etc, she knew her stuff and only then would offer advice, sort of 'barked' it at me! She had good sound animal husbandry, even raised two tiny leveret's my dad saved from the bulldozer.