buleetboy 10 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 i never shoot a hare,i'll run the dog on them and if he catches it be very happy.i agree with whole"if the hare gets away good on it,if it didn't then it was not in great condition. Quote Link to post
perthshire keeper 1,239 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 the estate i work on is also a christmass tree plantation a very big one too with only 2 open fields where we have our cover crops, the hares and rabbits and deer all do large amouts of damage to the trees i run 2 dogs myself 1 of which was awsome at spinning over deer before the ban now lets say their was no ban how could you run dogs on this kind of ground? you couldent the only way to do it is shooting we shoot any rabbit/hare on sight we have snares aout all the time and i longnet 2 nights a week if i can we shoot any deer on sight if its in season and in the fence. their is a time and a place for running dogs and i time for shooting if they need culled then shooting is a better option! Quote Link to post
sikastag_1 689 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 the estate i work on is also a christmass tree plantation a very big one too with only 2 open fields where we have our cover crops, the hares and rabbits and deer all do large amouts of damage to the trees i run 2 dogs myself 1 of which was awsome at spinning over deer before the ban now lets say their was no ban how could you run dogs on this kind of ground? you couldent the only way to do it is shooting we shoot any rabbit/hare on sight we have snares aout all the time and i longnet 2 nights a week if i can we shoot any deer on sight if its in season and in the fence. their is a time and a place for running dogs and i time for shooting if they need culled then shooting is a better option! looking for anybody to ferret them rabbits:-", lol. Quote Link to post
perthshire keeper 1,239 Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 the estate i work on is also a christmass tree plantation a very big one too with only 2 open fields where we have our cover crops, the hares and rabbits and deer all do large amouts of damage to the trees i run 2 dogs myself 1 of which was awsome at spinning over deer before the ban now lets say their was no ban how could you run dogs on this kind of ground? you couldent the only way to do it is shooting we shoot any rabbit/hare on sight we have snares aout all the time and i longnet 2 nights a week if i can we shoot any deer on sight if its in season and in the fence. their is a time and a place for running dogs and i time for shooting if they need culled then shooting is a better option! looking for anybody to ferret them rabbits:-", lol. nope we have verry few rabbits on the place now and evn then theirs no worrens to speak off only single holers every where good for the fenns thou Quote Link to post
Guest world.hunters Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 My view on this subject is that it just adds up to a big pile of wasted sport, iv seen these shoots where they bag 200-300 shoots and it saddens me when thinking about the sport that could of been accounted for instead of standing in a line waiting for quarry to run in your directed and be blasted with lead, waste of a great athlete in my eyes and nothing natural about it, but that's just my views i like to see a dog run and quarry be ran be it caught or escape its instinct and nature what defences does the hare have against a shotgun. W.h Quote Link to post
sikastag_1 689 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) ..... Edited August 29, 2019 by grant_c Quote Link to post
Guest world.hunters Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 dont get me wrong sometimes it is needed purely as pest control but its just my views mate. W.h Quote Link to post
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