Long Before The Ban, Mobile Phones, Internet, Saluki Crosses, Matches, And Comps, Clubs,

[cocker 2,655]

these hare dogs were running the lincolnshire fens, some old pics from around 1977 1978, that i just dug out, seems a long time ago now, but i hadn't heard of matches, competitions, or £££££££money££££££ coming into it, no mobiles phones or internet, never seen a saluki cross, didn't know what the word "crabber" meant a lurcher was just a lurcher, the average price of them was £50 or so, all four of these dogs were good single handed hare killers, and would run anywhere, from killing foxes down the south gare, at redcar to the hares down the cambridge fens, good hare killers and good fox killers, the little red dog was whippet greyhound, exceptional fox killer that was, and a good hare dog, the red rough one was deerhound greyhound, the white rough one was his son, 3/4 greyhound 1/4 deerhound, and they were both good big land hare dogs, that ran on most of the fens for most of there lives, the brindle and white one was a collie greyhound cross, and on its best day killed 5 out of 5 single handed near tydd gote, down the a17 towards kings lynne, everyone i knew kept lurchers, the only place you looked to buy them was in the exchange and mart, and then you had to go to a public phone box to communicate with them, we never had mobile phones, internet, computers, or nothing like that, my favourite books were lurchers and longdogs by walsh, and of pedigree unknown by phil drabble, both of these books inspired me, they great great days, that will never come back, ime glad i have been part of them.

[nothernlite 18,089]

great days compared to the hasstle you get now and the looks you get when your walking the dogs nice dogs mate

[cocker 2,655]

best days of my life by far, no worries no stress, no mortgage, and freedom

[paulus 26]

best days of my life by far, no worries no stress, no mortgage, and freedom

that's my life now

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[NIBS 35]

Those where the days and plenty of land to hunt on with no hassle .

[Flacko 1,755]

Remember it well, at least some of us older boys had the best of the good old days imo

[darbo 4,776]

Early 80s it started for me great times saw one or two very good dogs i wish i could go back in time.

[kps1979 1,308]

Cracking dogs in the pics! You'll know a few of my mates I bet..

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Only a kid in the early 80's but loved watching a days coursing or out lamping with the old lamp from the car shop.

Ferret box on the bus, paid 2p to travel 10 miles or more on a Sunday morning.

Thought nothing of coming home with a rabbit or hare on a bit of string and trying to swop it or sell it to the folks on the bus.

[nothernlite 18,089]

it was all bank bags we carried ferrets about in your pocket and your lurcher by your side no lead on the train or bus nobody bothered with you then great days

[cocker 2,655]

i was same used to go hare coursing instead of being at school, by getting the bus or the train from redcar to somewhere probably about 20 miles away or so, salt burn and stokesley were favourite areas, i wasn't old enough to drive, or couldn't have afforded a car in the beginning anyway, packet of cheap biscuits with my school dinner money would keep me going all day

[templeking 775]

great days then,lot of great runs an no crap,great dog men in them days not like some of these lads to day ,we were all in it for the sport an the crack,pity different days now,

[mattyg 1,862]

And not an air max in sight!!!