Guest ferret feller Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 dont shoot hares you will shoot the good healthy ones and injure a few more if a lurcher courses one a healthy fit hare should escape but an ill or old one will die and wont be left injured.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MR TEA POT 1,287 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Why is it when somebody mentions shooting hares the lurcher lads are up in arms about it.You still get 1 for the pot weather its shot coursed or snared.Why is it most people think the only way to catch a hare is with a dog?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Bennybhoy Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Why is it when somebody mentions shooting hares the lurcher lads are up in arms about it.You still get 1 for the pot weather its shot coursed or snared.Why is it most people think the only way to catch a hare is with a dog?? because its fair Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wexford Pa 84 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) Why is it when somebody mentions shooting hares the lurcher lads are up in arms about it.You still get 1 for the pot weather its shot coursed or snared.Why is it most people think the only way to catch a hare is with a dog?? because its fair hare hare :clapping: :clapping: :clapping: at least the hares got a chance with a Lurcher, whats chance it got with u lookin down a barrel? Edited March 27, 2009 by wexford Pa Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Penda 3,341 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Your right there lads but unfortunatley its done regular these days due to the ban i went on a spot not so long back that youst to be littered with hares your lucky to see one these days and if i do see one i dont really bother touching them its a crying shame its comre to this in some places Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wexford Pa 84 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Your right there lads but unfortunatley its done regular these days due to the ban i went on a spot not so long back that youst to be littered with hares your lucky to see one these days and if i do see one i dont really bother touching them its a crying shame its comre to this in some places Its a shame that a man with a gun can go out and kill as many hares as he has bullets but a dog cant catch 1 .... whats more naturalistic?:protest: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patdahat 41 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 iv never shot a hare and wouldnt to scarce in these parts but if there is that many of them in an area couldnt imagen the damage they would do, seem's like a good as way any to thin them out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASBO 8 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 what a waste, a hare is a running athelete the best quarry ever to be introdused to man and his dog so to shoot it is sick in my opioion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASBO 8 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I dont.. But a hare shot is a hare wasted in my opinion :thumbdown:f*****g right mate i totally agree with you pal Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASBO 8 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 There as bad as rabbits some of the places I go, I shoot the odd one with a shotgun, a few with the rifle, if anyone wants them.... other than that I'd prefer watching a good dog on them anyday..bloody right pal, to the latter then shot obiously lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alimac 882 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 life is un fair full stop... get over it u wankers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Catcher Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Hi mate to my shame i have shot a hare(Long time ago) leave it to the dog,s please.atb.catcher Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,828 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) The mighty hare dont half bring out emotion in people, and so it should, magnificant animal. But who is anyone to say what is fair to be shot and what is not. How is it not fair to shoot a hare yet it is fair to shoot a pheasant or a partridge or even a rat. In alot of places hare shoots take part as a means of pest control, and they are a pest in these areas as if not the land wouldn't be able to sustain litteraly thousands of hares beeing shot each and every year. People that say if they have to be shot for pest control a rifle should be used want to educate themselves a bit, a rifleman can wound just as a shotgunner can, as always though its the shotgun which gets the bad reputation as that type of shooting is what is mostly seen beeing in daylight and not very solitary as 40, 50, 60 people can be taking part all at once. I would just like to point out that i dont shoot hares out of choice, much prefering to leave them for a bit of sport for a lurcher or even a hawk. Bit if i really want one i will rifle one with the air rifle or shotgun and make bloody sure im going to kill it outright, last time i shot a hare was over 2 years ago and when i do its purely for the very tastey meat. Edited March 27, 2009 by Born Hunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
undisputed 1,664 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Personally I dont think it's so much about the shooting just the numbers involved. I dont care what anyone says if your shooting around 200 -400 hares or any huge numbers in a season sooner or later it will impact on the species. There have been areas round our way were they have been wiped out completely....so much for conservation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wexford Pa 84 Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Sporting chance for such an athletic creature! Hares are 'lagomorphs' and are not rodents or pests... Shooting Hares is NO NO for me anyway.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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