| | S | M | T | W | T | F | S | | 29 | 30 | 31 |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
| |
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
| |
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
| |
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
| |
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
| 1 | 2 | 3 |  » Stats |
Members: 48,654
Threads: 78,886
Posts: 821,397
Top Poster: glsammy (14,779)
| | Welcome to our newest member, MaraWebster | |  | | 
26-09-2007, 01:30 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,369
| | | Hare Coursing
Hi,
Late on Sunday afternoon I noticed a van pull up alongside the fields at the rear of my garden about half kilometre away, 4 adults and a child then got out with 2 Greyhounds. They then released the Greyhounds who started to chase several Hares that were present.
I made a phone call to the Police and within 5 minutes 2 Police vehicles arrived (I guess someone else also phoned).
Fortunately the dogs didnt catch anything and I dont know what happened to the people as they were with the police for around 10 minutes and then all drove off.
Has anyone else seen this happening?
Paul
__________________
Don't blow it - good planets are hard to find. |
26-09-2007, 01:44 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: march, cambridgeshire
Posts: 2,156
| | | Re: Hare Coursing
no but how wicked,you say there was a child there as well no wonder kids have no respect for wild life,good on you phoning the police. |
26-09-2007, 02:37 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boroughbridge near York - isn't the same as the Dales, but close enough!
Posts: 2,379
| | | Re: Hare Coursing
Thankfully no, I've not seen this happening around here.
I expect they just got 'told off'!  They'll no doubt just move to another field/area and do it again - numbskulls...
Did you get the registration of the van Paul? Might be worth keeping your eyes peeled for it if you did.
__________________
Happiness is not getting what you want... but wanting what you get |
26-09-2007, 03:03 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,369
| | | Re: Hare Coursing
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cazzie  Thankfully no, I've not seen this happening around here.
I expect they just got 'told off'! They'll no doubt just move to another field/area and do it again - numbskulls...
Did you get the registration of the van Paul? Might be worth keeping your eyes peeled for it if you did. | Didnt get the index number unfortunately. Tried using my 'scope on it but was obscured by vegetation. Am sure the police have it. It was a plain white transit van, thats all I got on it.
Unfortunately I see this quite often around here on the Downs, but the local farmers have a good network and let the Police know pretty quickly. Also have have been advised by the Police not to approach these people as they can get pretty violent.
Paul
__________________
Don't blow it - good planets are hard to find. |
26-09-2007, 03:13 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Boroughbridge near York - isn't the same as the Dales, but close enough!
Posts: 2,379
| | | Re: Hare Coursing
Quote:
Originally Posted by paulchandler6 Didnt get the index number unfortunately. Tried using my 'scope on it but was obscured by vegetation. Am sure the police have it. It was a plain white transit van, thats all I got on it.
Unfortunately I see this quite often around here on the Downs, but the local farmers have a good network and let the Police know pretty quickly. Also have have been advised by the Police not to approach these people as they can get pretty violent.
Paul | Good advice methinks! I'd steer well clear unless you want to be looking down the barrel of a shot gun 
I just can't get the mentality of people like this... why can't they just exercise their dogs like everyone else and leave the hares alone!?!
__________________
Happiness is not getting what you want... but wanting what you get |
26-09-2007, 04:40 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: march, cambridgeshire
Posts: 2,156
| | | Re: Hare Coursing
because there numb sculls no brains between them. |
26-09-2007, 05:34 PM
| | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 311
| | | Re: Hare Coursing
It happens a lot in this area too. I think a good lurcher is a bit of a status symbol in the travelling community. They often leave that good lurcher behind though if they get disturbed by the police.
Ann |
26-09-2007, 05:34 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lancashire
Posts: 3,464
| | | Re: Hare Coursing
How awful, I'd have done the same thing and phoned the police. You do have to be careful though, I agree, these people can be dangerous. Incidentally, does anyone know where the law stands on Hare coursing ?? Just for my own record. |
26-09-2007, 05:55 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,689
| | | Re: Hare Coursing
I guess its a gypsey/ traveller tradition so they dont see it as "mindless"...i doubt the van would be legally registered either so the reg wont be much cop ( although i guess they would have been nicked in this instance so maybe it was legit).
Do they take the hares once caught to eat?...not sure how it works but i guess its just a way of getting a free meal for themselves if that is the case?...not that i agree with it at all. Or is it another betting ring...whos dog catches it first kind of thing?
Not that i like ANY dogs but why oh why would people choose a lurcher?...my non gypsey law degree friend has 2 and they are like 2 walking brillo pipe cleaners and certainly not cuddly...unless you slept with a straw filled scarecrow instead of a teddy bear as a child?
__________________
I am the original Nature Nazi ;) |
26-09-2007, 05:56 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,689
| | | Re: Hare Coursing
Quote:
Originally Posted by demicav How awful, I'd have done the same thing and phoned the police. You do have to be careful though, I agree, these people can be dangerous. Incidentally, does anyone know where the law stands on Hare coursing ?? Just for my own record. | Its definately not legal...the Isle of Sheppey has police signs all over warning about the activity and numbers to call.
__________________
I am the original Nature Nazi ;) | | | |
| Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
| | | 23 members and 275 guests | | actionfinch, ChrelizG, Dogghound, DOXHOPE, eeyore, fairplay, Farplace, flaxton, glsammy, Hedgehoggy, jaelen, Johnny Redgate, Kenneth Baldwin, Meta menardi, Naturenutz, Pepsis, PMG, poschiavanus, pressld2, solus, stickman, waxcap, Wood Wanderer | » New Wildlife Posts | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | » New Environment Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Activity Posts | | | | | | | | | » New Community Posts | | | | | | | | | |
