hare coursing

They are about, but to be honest there aren't many hares left now, between them, the buzzards and the marsh harriers they've just about cleared a pretty big population. I was always told if you don't want courseing then shoot the hares, you know what, it's not far wrong either.

Soon as the clocks change the bloody lampers arrive - challenged some once and got the well be back and burn your barns ! - assholes

Let the dog see the hare

Pretty big problem around here, all come from down the a19/a1 as it's easy for them and not far to a main road to scurry away when being chased. 3 lads and 3 dogs about to set off across some of my land yesterday if I hadn't happened to be there looking for slugs, I had the loaded 3 shot auto with me... Berloody tempted I tell you!!!

DieselRob said:

Pretty big problem around here, all come from down the a19/a1 as it's easy for them and not far to a main road to scurry away when being chased. 3 lads and 3 dogs about to set off across some of my land yesterday if I hadn't happened to be there looking for slugs, I had the loaded 3 shot auto with me... Berloody tempted I tell you!!!

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3 shot auto bit heavy duty for slug control!

Bloody buggers got in on friday night smashed a hunt jump up and driven over the whole place thank god we direct drill so they haven,t made too much mess but really pisses me off seeing wheel marks across a field . Recon they were about around 4 am in the morning.
Thursday and friday nights is when they seem to be the most active.

A Trebor said:

3 shot auto bit heavy duty for slug control!

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Haha it reads that way, shouldve said I was on a multiple vermin hunt, crows and pigeons were also on the hunting list!

someone mentioned an idea to me a few year ago, camo up and lay in hedge with silenced rifle, drop a dog or two problem will soon go away.

It's not the dogs fault !

Gone Shooting said:

Soon as the clocks change the bloody lampers arrive - challenged some once and got the well be back and burn your barns ! - assholes

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I always point at my neighbours barns and say go ahead

A gamekeeper up this way shot an ATV from under a couple of lads persistently deer poaching. Strangely, there was no complaint to the police and nothing was ever said (officially).

IH 684 said:

someone mentioned an idea to me a few year ago, camo up and lay in hedge with silenced rifle, drop a dog or two problem will soon go away.

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That could go horribly, horribly wrong in the long term.

This area gets plagued with poachers,lampers,hare coursers and every other dodgy activity you can think of .
plod is always about and the chopper is up at least twice a week .
I,m on county watch messenger and we get updates on a daily basis .
The favourite car for them seems to be a Scooby forester

followed two home once, and warned them on their doorstep including any future damage created they would be responsible, cant be soft with these types as they will be back again and again

Back in '04 we had a problem with dove hunters. They'd park at the well drive and go walking up the lane. A few weren't a problem, especially when they asked. But word gets out where it's best to hunt, especially if people claim its the best land east of texas. Then before we knew it, there were a dozen trucks. Guns going off all the time. BB's landing on the roofs of the barns. One guy claimed he got peppered by another from a different party. And then there were the fist fights. We shut the whole thing down.

Best way to keep people out is to make them pay. Literally. Draw up a contract, stating where they can go, how many people you will allow with the person (and only that person, not their uncles, brothers, drinking buddy), and the price per year. That way, you will make a little money, they will have a whole farm to themselves to hunt, knowing you the farmer will turn away any other hunters.

We do this with geese, crow, dove, snow geese, deer (these guys crawl out of the wood work and you got tat make sure there are none poaching on your ground), coyote, coon.

About a year or two after the dove incident there was the Amish incident. Our farm surrounds this other farm. The other farm was once a dairy and the owner didn't let deer hunters in. So he lost the rental and a local farmer (not us) started to lease the land. He would let anyone and their mother in to hunt. Same thing went on like the dove hunters. It wasn't uncommon to spot a couple guys on our property that weren't supposed to be. remind em where the lines are and if they give you any trouble remind them the game warden is a fast call away. Well we mentioned what was going on to this other farmer. He said he was going to lease out the property next year. Next year came and he ended up leasing to some amish guys. There were about two van fulls of them (about 10 to a van) and they each brought a flat trailer. These barstewards walk a line through the woods shooting at any living thing. My uncle ended up chasing them off with the 3588.

So in conclusion. If you can control them, hunters are pretty good. If you can't, then they are not worth a damn.

A few yrs back several estates joined together and hired a team of ex sas personal to stop the coursers and poachers. Several were caught and tied up for the night on trees etc. It certainly calmed things down as the poachers realised the farms were serious about dealing with these issues.

They hate being filmed, especially if you can get there car in the film. Filming on a mobile phone is great fun at winding them up, I recommend you don't get to close though.