How Times Have Changed

[bob84 189]

I was up with my grandad last night as always it came around dogs. He was saying he started with a greyhound his mother had for flapping.I think he said that the track was where burton Albion stadium is now or around their I'm not to sure. Anyhow he said it could do most thing to put food on the table and win a few pound now and again . He said that nearly all houses had a hound of some sort. And there was no kennels the dog was in a shed and went where it wanted till it was need.if he was going lamping or off hunting there was always someone else dogs tagging along too.and know one batted an eye lid of a gang of kids with dogs unless it was the local keeper or estate owner. Nowadays if a dogs seen roaming around someone ring the dog pound.if a gang of kid are seen with dogs it's always their up to no good . And he always says that lamping is a young mans game. I'd sit and listen to old stories all day and night.sorry for rambling on .

 

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[low plains drifter 10,546]

Dont suppose there was gangs of hammerheads driving the land and launching dogs out the windows back in them days either

[scottish lurcher 185]

Think folk back then just minded there own

[bob84 189]

To me if you can't walk with a lamp in your hand it ain't lamping now before anyone jumps on me I no some people do drive and that's what suits them but it not for me.

Edited October 23, 2015 by bob84

[Lenmcharristar 9,798]

It shows how useless and lazy we as hunters have been, to sit with the blinkers on and say it's not my problem someone else will sort it. All the time these anti gurns, unwashed hippy bums have been let run riot within the media and portray us as criminals, and what's te old saying? Prevention being better than cure. It's such a shame that these anti everything thugs have had they're own way they're not animal lovers they're people haters. The modern uk us so far down the sewers it's floats below the rats ball bags. We're run by a bunch of cowards and Facebook, how sad is that? The www has given a voice to these heathens at every turn they get to protest and threaten, intimidate unchecked. Let's just hope the next super power sorts out the natural order again, here's hoping lol

[bob84 189]

My grandad move to Ireland over 45 year ago but still goes back over a few time a year to the few friends and family that's still around but said he could never stay more than a few days because its all changed so much he and an old friend dove down the street where they grew up he, told me it's like a different country but he did tell me the farm he work on before he left is still in the same family and when he went up the owner new him straight away that made him smile haha

[my hounds 308]

I was up with my grandad last night as always it came around dogs. He was saying he started with a greyhound his mother had for flapping.I think he said that the track was where burton Albion stadium is now or around their I'm not to sure. Anyhow he said it could do most thing to put food on the table and win a few pound now and again . He said that nearly all houses had a hound of some sort. And there was no kennels the dog was in a shed and went where it wanted till it was need.if he was going lamping or off hunting there was always someone else dogs tagging along too.and know one batted an eye lid of a gang of kids with dogs unless it was the local keeper or estate owner. Nowadays if a dogs seen roaming around someone ring the dog pound.if a gang of kid are seen with dogs it's always their up to no good . And he always says that lamping is a young mans game. I'd sit and listen to old stories all day and night.sorry for rambling on .

 

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Just through interest what was grandads lamping set up? as opposed to days technology etc.

[low plains drifter 10,546]

 

I was up with my grandad last night as always it came around dogs. He was saying he started with a greyhound his mother had for flapping.I think he said that the track was where burton Albion stadium is now or around their I'm not to sure. Anyhow he said it could do most thing to put food on the table and win a few pound now and again . He said that nearly all houses had a hound of some sort. And there was no kennels the dog was in a shed and went where it wanted till it was need.if he was going lamping or off hunting there was always someone else dogs tagging along too.and know one batted an eye lid of a gang of kids with dogs unless it was the local keeper or estate owner. Nowadays if a dogs seen roaming around someone ring the dog pound.if a gang of kid are seen with dogs it's always their up to no good . And he always says that lamping is a young mans game. I'd sit and listen to old stories all day and night.sorry for rambling on .

Board in work

 

Just through interest what was grandads lamping set up? as opposed to days technology etc.

whatever it was i bet it had better wiring than a feckin lightforce lol

[LaddyLurcher 261]

Car headlight wired to car battery was the kit back in the day so I've been told

[low plains drifter 10,546]

Car headlight wired to car battery was the kit back in the day so I've been told

Lucas 20/20 was one i can remember using and lamps off fishing trawlers and lads used to carry some heavy old batteries aswell some used big golf caddy batteries big heavy lumps 36 amp i think they were used to feel like your boots were round your knees at the end of the night, desperate times lol

[buster gonads 862]

I was up with my grandad last night as always it came around dogs. He was saying he started with a greyhound his mother had for flapping.I think he said that the track was where burton Albion stadium is now or around their I'm not to sure. Anyhow he said it could do most thing to put food on the table and win a few pound now and again . He said that nearly all houses had a hound of some sort. And there was no kennels the dog was in a shed and went where it wanted till it was need.if he was going lamping or off hunting there was always someone else dogs tagging along too.and know one batted an eye lid of a gang of kids with dogs unless it was the local keeper or estate owner. Nowadays if a dogs seen roaming around someone ring the dog pound.if a gang of kid are seen with dogs it's always their up to no good . And he always says that lamping is a young mans game. I'd sit and listen to old stories all day and night.sorry for rambling on .

 

Board in work

Its was still like that around the South Yorkshire villages untill the pits shut around 1990, most men that worked underground spent there spare time walking the fields with a dog or two, my hound used to sleep in the outside toilet and provided many a good meal, Hares mainly, no Helicopters and very few mobile phones to worry about, we had the best of days.

[keepitcovert 842]

I remember lugging a car battery round in an ex army bag, chrome car spotlight for a lamp, it was bloody hard work youd end up sweating like a pig after an hour of that. Also remember walking down the street with a 12 bore so long as the barrels were broke police didnt bother you, christ today youd have a chopper over your head and red dots all over you, good days. before everyone became a self appointed keeper,

[buster gonads 862]

I,d just like to add, i,v never driven over a field and never will do, iam from a generation that always thought if i leave no trace where i,v been, then nobody will be looking for me. Upto now its served me well.

Edited October 23, 2015 by buster gonads

[trigger2 3,145]

 

I was up with my grandad last night as always it came around dogs. He was saying he started with a greyhound his mother had for flapping.I think he said that the track was where burton Albion stadium is now or around their I'm not to sure. Anyhow he said it could do most thing to put food on the table and win a few pound now and again . He said that nearly all houses had a hound of some sort. And there was no kennels the dog was in a shed and went where it wanted till it was need.if he was going lamping or off hunting there was always someone else dogs tagging along too.and know one batted an eye lid of a gang of kids with dogs unless it was the local keeper or estate owner. Nowadays if a dogs seen roaming around someone ring the dog pound.if a gang of kid are seen with dogs it's always their up to no good . And he always says that lamping is a young mans game. I'd sit and listen to old stories all day and night.sorry for rambling on .

 

Board in work

Just through interest what was grandads lamping set up? as opposed to days technology etc.

 

i aint that old but i started with my dads lr6 and a 12volt motorbike battery in a little wooden box. the battery had a matchstick broken off in the breather hole on the side of the battery to stop the acid pissing out when you were getting over fences. the handle on the lamp was made from a piece of copper pipe with a micro switch tapped to it. i can always remember the lampers coming to our house with holes burnt in there jackets and jumpers from the acid that spilt out of the batteries.

[bob84 189]

He said something about a 5 gallon brum and rope for shoulder straps some type of car light ill be up with him later getting his dog to go lamping ill ask him we used to do that with the guns too walk down the middle of town dont think i was even old enough to have a license dont think you'd get aways with it now