Gypsydog94 4,575 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 103 vets have called for a government funded scientific review into the hunting of foxes. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Caib 49 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Was reading about it earlier, they were warned that a ban would decimate the fox population but it was never about welfare so they never gave a fck 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gypsydog94 4,575 Posted May 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, Caib said: Was reading about it earlier, they were warned that a ban would decimate the fox population but it was never about welfare so they never gave a fck Shame coursing under rules never got a mention 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,423 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 None of its rocket science really, it’s just about taking all control, let country people deal with country matters and if we did we would not need a badger cull , or marksmen shooting piles of pigs,hares and deer etc governments react in a knee jerk way constantly swinging from one extreme to another instead of finding a happy medium, it’s how they remain in power, if everyone was happy and living there best life we would soon realise how much we don’t need them so never expect common sense to prevail 3 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,440 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Gypsydog94 said: Shame coursing under rules never got a mention why under rules ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,712 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 minutes ago, mC HULL said: why under rules ? Because coursing clubs under rules give something back in protection and conservation.....which if we are to ever have a future in a shrinking countryside, is something we would have to demonstrate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,440 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 42 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said: Because coursing clubs under rules give something back in protection and conservation.....which if we are to ever have a future in a shrinking countryside, is something we would have to demonstrate. bollocks any land were they can get paid to make it a good habitat for hares will Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gypsydog94 4,575 Posted May 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 minute ago, mC HULL said: bollocks any land were they can get paid to make it a good habitat for hares will So technically you’re doing it under rules? You’re not just going out and poaching hares? Because all the public think when coursing is mentioned is poaching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,712 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, mC HULL said: bollocks any land were they can get paid to make it a good habitat for hares will I'd love a wild open country and a free for all.....but it ain't ever coming back in that form. I've seen land managed by coursing clubs destroyed by poachers and land that teemed with hares become devoid after the ban. I'm not going down the argument route.... I couldn't give a fck anymore, spent my life defending all fieldsports, often defending them from other fieldsports people Same as the nationalist cause....doomed from within 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gypsydog94 4,575 Posted May 9, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 5 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said: I'd love a wild open country and a free for all.....but it ain't ever coming back in that form. I've seen land managed by coursing clubs destroyed by poachers and land that teemed with hares become devoid after the ban. I'm not going down the argument route.... I couldn't give a fck anymore, spent my life defending all fieldsports, often defending them from other fieldsports people Same as the nationalist cause....doomed from within I don’t even bother arguing with people against fieldsports anymore. To many arguments to be had within. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 12,440 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said: I'd love a wild open country and a free for all.....but it ain't ever coming back in that form. I've seen land managed by coursing clubs destroyed by poachers and land that teemed with hares become devoid after the ban. I'm not going down the argument route.... I couldn't give a fck anymore, spent my life defending all fieldsports, often defending them from other fieldsports people Same as the nationalist cause....doomed from within not after an argument mate i know land when ban come in they shot all the hares piled em up still barren now quad and a shotgun known farmers do it after aswell 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,747 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Every cnut with a rifle ,night vision ,thermal barrelling them dont help 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
low plains drifter 10,473 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 26 minutes ago, waltjnr said: Every cnut with a rifle ,night vision ,thermal barrelling them dont help Definitely not, but to be fair there's no shortage of places that we've ruined hare populations by over lamping with the dogs, too easy to exploit, I've seen some good runs on the lamp and many a hare escape, but, there's only so much stick they can take, good habitat or not 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ands 544 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 So foxes would be against the ban after all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,763 Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Sadly, I’m not sure reversing a ban would benefit the fox much. Shooting dominates the field sports heirachy. I live on the border of two of the big midlands packs, everywhere is shot and I can’t see that changing much if the ban was repealed. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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