Before they built on it

[Mr Wilkes 2,983]

We used to hunt Allerton Bywater Pit yard and surrounding land , Fox /rabbit in the pipes , under the belting and under the portacabins . Didn’t have permission but nobody gave a  feck back then... all gone now and replaced by “the Millenium village”... 

[fred90 3,208]

4 hours ago, Mr Wilkes said:

We used to hunt Allerton Bywater Pit yard and surrounding land , Fox /rabbit in the pipes , under the belting and under the portacabins . Didn’t have permission but nobody gave a  feck back then... all gone now and replaced by “the Millenium village”... 

sounds wonderful and very modern. 

[Mr Wilkes 2,983]

Brought in a thousand + most wi dogs, walking everywhere and anywhere , local farmers digging ditches to keep em off land.. times changing.. for the worse.

[fred90 3,208]

Just now, Mr Wilkes said:

Brought in a thousand + most wi dogs, walking everywhere and anywhere , local farmers digging ditches to keep em off land.. times changing.. for the worse.

it's pretty much the same here mate. railway embankments we used to dog and ferret now walking trails full of arseholes on pushbike or walking dogs they can't control. 

[Mr Wilkes 2,983]

I had a cheeky walk out in the local woods one night with a traveller lad (wi cattys) and bumped into 2 different people walking there dogs...

[forest of dean redneck 11,550]

On 21/12/2019 at 13:05, baker boy said:

Cant believe the increase in traffic since they scrapped the tolls, I reckon SE Wales will be swamped in the next decade

Global warming it will be anyway and along the Severn,  lydney in fod is another place they were on about it when I lived up there.

[Penda 3,341]

On 21/12/2019 at 21:59, darbo said:

i have some mates in leigh and i work in hindley at the big house lol.

I got a few presents for yah to take to somebody

[Daniel cain 45,147]

51 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Global warming it will be anyway and along the Severn,  lydney in fod is another place they were on about it when I lived up there.

Housing estates popping up all over the forest these days.... Growing ever closer to Gloucester lol

[eastcoast 4,115]

3 hours ago, fred90 said:

it's pretty much the same here mate. railway embankments we used to dog and ferret now walking trails full of arseholes on pushbike or walking dogs they can't control. 

I can particularly relate to the last few posts regarding pit yards and railway embankments. These pics were taken earlier this year after a little snow fall. Regularly hunted this place , line went for miles and would never see another living soul. Can't even walk a terrier here now because of cyclists and pet dog walkers. I am not begrudging them the use of the land and of course fully accept that times change and it would be unacceptable to hunt these places now but their self centred ignorant attitudes prevent others enjoying it for recreational walks. Almost makes me want to get  something larger with a bit of bull or Wheaten in it and see if how they like it when their black lab, Hungarian Vizla, Boxer or whatever decides to not be "good as gold" and wants a bit of my dog. First time he's ever done that? Really...well, looks like it he wont do it again. The pics were taken at about 2:00 am, even though it looks daytime, during a lovely but all too brief snow "storm". It was enough to keep everyone else indoors but looking at the tracks the MAMILs had been out earlier.

I count my blessings though that I was fortunate to have land to hunt on my doorstep and no one bothered me. Never caught great numbers of anything on places like pit yards but great sport and taught the importance of a dog that could use its nose. We even hunted what is now Bowes Railway Museum when in its infancy not long after closing as a working yard. Used to feel a bit sorry for the railway enthusiasts as no sooner had they repaired the perimeter fence with good quality steel mesh then another section went missing. Some lads had runs in their gardens and yards built out of top quality gear :-).  

[Bearfoot 1,477]

It takes a very special type of dog to kill stuff on open casts and bings most die very  young the ones that  grow old you use your feet to point at ✍my mates dog used to beat us home even when we took the bus .

[eastcoast 4,115]

5 minutes ago, Bearfoot said:

It takes a very special type of dog to kill stuff on open casts and bings most die very  young the ones that  grow old you use your feet to point at ✍my mates dog used to beat us home even when we took the bus .

There were some very steep slag heaps at one place surrounded by arable fields with a fair population of hares. Good hares that really were the product of survival of the fittest. They were given no respite or closed season by most who ran them. It was unusual to lift one on the pit workings and most were found lower down in the fields. Soon as they knew they had something other than a mongrel or terrier behind them they would put their ears back and headed for the heaps. Took a very good dog keep it up once leaving the easy running ground. And an exceptional (or lucky) dog to catch one.

[Bearfoot 1,477]

only thing that’s changed is people

Edited December 24, 2019 by Bearfoot

[forest of dean redneck 11,550]

1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

Housing estates popping up all over the forest these days.... Growing ever closer to Gloucester lol

Shame really I did like it there some great places .