Why Do We Do It?

[shaaark 10,919]

 

Even though humans as a species are now classed as 'agicultural' for the last 10,000 years, up until then then we were hunter gatherers. So basically since we starting evolving into homo sapiens. I don't think the 'hunter gatherer' is going to be leaving our genes anytime soon

i used to think the same, and after having lurchers 30 years, and killed lots of different quarry in that time .But being honest the only people i meet on my dog walks are people who are (none hunters), and they seem happy, fit, people who love there dogs, and there dogs look quite fit as well, that few labs and there not fat either, spaniels , mongrels, and few whippets .the look happy enough running around, most times they are playing with Buck having a run around lol. The one bloke , leaves work straight out with his labs 1-2 hours every night , and few more people like that , they put the effort/time into there dogs deff. Now they know ive worked my dogs , and other dogs before, there ok about it, but it would never enter there heads to kill a rabbit,fox,deer, hare, in million years lol never . So i reckon we do it just to see the dog work catch/kill a wild animal , and get a buzz from it and thats it , and for me seeing a lurcher flat out after its quarry , or springer knock a bird out , or digging down to a terrier , is seeing a dog in it true glory . those other people above are very happy with there dogs true , but miss out on that hunting Buzz Big Time with a dog, and the dog gets that same Buzz

 

I agree to a point ray, but these days all this non hunting, vegan, vegitarian bollox is a lifestyle choice. But for a million and half years hunting/gathering was a necessity not a choice. I suppose you could liken it to todays coursing/hunting dogs bred for thousands of years to do just that, and then after a couple of generations people expecting these same dogs to not want to chase, catch and kill something. It aint going to go away after a couple of generations.

By the way, I know that there certainly are some dogs of all working/hunting types, that are not so keen as they once were

[Aussie Whip 4,145]

It keeps me half sane,and as someone famous once said.ALL TIME IS WASTED THAT ISNT SPENT HUNTING.

[dogmad riley 1,347]

Because I love it there is no finer feeling than seeing a lurcher in full flight after a fully fit quarry, it's not about the catch but the journey upto the catch

[Dinosaurs 2,109]

Yeah but the catch helps ??

[dogmad riley 1,347]

Yeah but the catch helps ??

It sure does ?

[Daniel cain 46,203]

Other than my Mrs and kids my only interests are hunting and my dogs.don't drink,gamble or follow football etc mrs says I'm a sad cnut...but that's where I get my enjoyment from be it digging or running game with a long dog.only time I stopped the dogs I got into alot of trouble...so these days they keep me sane and on the outside.atb dc

[Moja 111]

I like working with a dog, seeing it work adjusting style to certain prey. That little thing you bred pick up at 8 weeks turn into a full running machine its like poetry in motion to me, love hunting with a dog. Iv done a little trapping snaring fishing shooting ferreting longnetting and maybe just about everything eles I wouldn't bother with none of it it it wasn't for my dog in some shape or form!

[Shaddy93 840]

I like to see animals doing what they was bred to do, wether it be ferret hawk or dog, handling them biting kits until there old enough to see there first rabbit, I remember fetching my female finish goshawk from Liverpool port she arrived in a wicker bascket from Ireland it was the first day that bird had seen a human bar when her breeder put her ring on I spent every hour with that bird on my fist for 3 days and 2 nights not putting her down once, 1 month later I was flying her up Scotland catching rabbit after rabbit with her, same with a dog no better feeling than fetching you chunky little pup to watch it grown and learn how to be a killing machine one day! We're not that bad we could be all out every weekend scrapping, because I know if I didn't hunt I'd proberly be doing just that instead

[iworkwhippets 12,708]

started off in 1958, with a Manchester terrier and lurcher, neighbours and mates dog, poaching Holcombe hunt , can see my parents faces to this day, coming home we a bundle of rabbits, loved it then, and still do to this day, I will never give up, happy as pigs in shit now with my whippet n lurcher

[dogmad riley 1,347]

started off in 1958, with a Manchester terrier and lurcher, neighbours and mates dog, poaching Holcombe hunt , can see my parents faces to this day, coming home we a bundle of rabbits, loved it then, and still do to this day, I will never give up, happy as pigs in shit now with my whippet n lurcher

Used to have Manchester terrier x whippet, she was a cracking little dog and very fast, she caught most things even a few hares. Pheasants and partridge were her forte though.

[ollieollie 766]

For the same reason i can watch a fire for so long...... its inbuilt

[Igz 1,456]

There really is nothing like a good few hours out on the night time taking up the countryside and coming home with a few goodies

[Silversnake 1,099]

I love watching a fast dog in full flight after fast quarry, everything seems to stop and nothing can take my eyes off the chase. I shoot, hunt pigs with my bull arab, love watching the terriers work and enjoy all that but nothing comes close to watching a running dog in full flight for me.

[Blueboybilly 164]

I do it out of a natural desire to 'catch'. And I do get a feeling of satisfaction when I get home having successfully caught a decent bag even though I have a fridge full of food.

 

I suppose that I like getting back to basics!

 

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