I'm getting a bit afraid now ............

Lincoln75

Member
How is it malicious if I’ve left an implement in the field?!
If it was proven to have been left as a poacher trap you are in trouble , if it was proven just negligence you`d still be in trouble , the trouble with offensive traps is you`ll get someone who`s innocent , some old dear chasing after her poodle impaling herself on your strategically placed upside down harrows would not end well for you.

Personally I`d treat poacher management as a sport , I enjoy rifle shooting so covertly dropping long dogs , letting poachers tyres down and even a brawl ( although I am getting a bit old for it now) would make them think it was too much trouble coming on your land .
 

teslacoils

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lincolnshire
If it was proven to have been left as a poacher trap you are in trouble , if it was proven just negligence you`d still be in trouble , the trouble with offensive traps is you`ll get someone who`s innocent , some old dear chasing after her poodle impaling herself on your strategically placed upside down harrows would not end well for you.

Personally I`d treat poacher management as a sport , I enjoy rifle shooting so covertly dropping long dogs , letting poachers tyres down and even a brawl ( although I am getting a bit old for it now) would make them think it was too much trouble coming on your land .

And yet at the same time we are told to leave well alone by plod. Sigh. Like they are going to do anything.
 
Location
Cleveland
I always remember a story my dad told me
He said some gypsies broke into this farmers field and set up camp,
The farmer came and said he wanted them off to which they replied we want 1k to leave
The farmer went and got his digger and dug a big trench so they couldn’t leave and said when you want to be off it’ll be 1k 🤣

I really hope it was true
 

alomy75

Member
I always remember a story my dad told me
He said some gypsies broke into this farmers field and set up camp,
The farmer came and said he wanted them off to which they replied we want 1k to leave
The farmer went and got his digger and dug a big trench so they couldn’t leave and said when you want to be off it’ll be 1k 🤣

I really hope it was true
You’ve got to be so careful though; they’re a vindictive lot. My uncle squared up to them once and when he got back to his truck all 4 tyres had been slashed. My dad did the same on another occasion and got a pair of binoculars across the forehead needing stitches.
 
We’ve never had much trouble touch wood , but the last couple of weeks there’s been folks driving over most farms locally , over drilled crops and stubble turnips etc. Locked our gates now as they’d been left open for muck spreading etc.
Early hours Monday morning they got stuck in a rut on neighbours field and abandoned ship . View attachment 989500View attachment 989502
shame that was smashed and burnt in your field....
 

Lincoln75

Member
You’ve got to be so careful though; they’re a vindictive lot. My uncle squared up to them once and when he got back to his truck all 4 tyres had been slashed. My dad did the same on another occasion and got a pair of binoculars across the forehead needing stitches.
It`s pointless confronting them if you are outnumbered unless you are Chuck Norris , better to take the dogs out at a safe distance , if you do it right they wont have a clue what happened, they`ll get fed up after a couple of outings and going home without their dogs.
 

alomy75

Member
It`s pointless confronting them if you are outnumbered unless you are Chuck Norris , better to take the dogs out at a safe distance , if you do it right they wont have a clue what happened, they`ll get fed up after a couple of outings and going home without their dogs.
I’d never confront them…different generation though. Id sooner go down the concrete route. Those barrier things look good; can’t help thinking a discovery would straddle them though 🤷‍♂️ But probably not the go-to Subaru Legacy estate…! Last ones I saw were in a bmw x5
 
We’ve never had much trouble touch wood , but the last couple of weeks there’s been folks driving over most farms locally , over drilled crops and stubble turnips etc. Locked our gates now as they’d been left open for muck spreading etc.
Early hours Monday morning they got stuck in a rut on neighbours field and abandoned ship . View attachment 989500View attachment 989502
How the feck do people get stuck in a field with those conditions?🙄 Retards driving?🤔
 

Fendt516profi

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Yorkshire
I’d never confront them…different generation though. Id sooner go down the concrete route. Those barrier things look good; can’t help thinking a discovery would straddle them though 🤷‍♂️ But probably not the go-to Subaru Legacy estate…! Last ones I saw were in a bmw x5
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