First Hunting with Dogs Conviction

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@theroedeerguy

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A good day for Roe deer in Scotland.

£750 fine and 5 year ban from keeping dogs.

I’m sure the usual lurcher sympathisers will disagree but to anyone with a shred of respect for Roe deer, running a dog on them is neither a sport or an acceptable form of deer management.

Brilliant to see forensic DNA technology being used to support this conviction.

www.bbc.co.uk

Wick deer attack leads to first hunting with dogs sentencing

The 56-year-old was using his dog for illegal hare coursing when it attacked a deer.
www.bbc.co.uk
 
Rake Aboot said:
Still think it’s criminal that lurcher work was banned.

I’ve always had great respect for my quarry no matter how I hunted it so it would seem your wrong on that count.
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It's not a case of right or wrong. It's either what you believe to be acceptable and not cruel and the opposite. However, I guess if it's against the law, certainly in one sense, it's wrong.
 
Pity they don't prosecute the stag hounds that chase the red deer on the Quantocks. The QSH supporters restrict shooting of red deer to ensure they have deer to chase.
 
Smellydog said:
No different than wolves and perfectly natural and keeps prey tuned.
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It’s completely different. Our way of life is seriously under threat. The public perception of us is very important, we need to engage and educate in a rational way with the public who do not wish to engage in our activities. Unfortunately, in my opinion, there are a significant number of us who are destroying our way of life from the inside because they will not accept this.
 
Perhaps someone with more experience can tell me, just how do you train a dog to select which deer is in season at any given time, and also to identify the best animal for culling?
Any useful tips will be passed on to the gentlemen that I occasionally encounter, as their dogs don’t seem to have mastered it yet.
 
Electric Ian said:
It’s completely different. Our way of life is seriously under threat. The public perception of us is very important, we need to engage and educate in a rational way with the public who do not wish to engage in our activities. Unfortunately, in my opinion, there are a significant number of us who are destroying our way of life from the inside because they will not accept this.
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I agree, the public should have been taught to accept that hunting with dogs is perfectly acceptable
 
Rake Aboot said:
Slip leads
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The ‘gentlemen’ in question do not seem overly familiar with dog leads, and when there are 3 or 4 roe together I fail to see how the sex and/or condition of each individual animal can be ascertained by a dog whilst in pursuit.

For the record, it is not the dog that I take exception to, or even the act of using it to take lawful quarry, it is the people running the dogs that have a complete and utter disregard for the law, the landowner or the animals that they are chasing down.

I also acknowledge that does not automatically include everyone with a lurcher.
 
Len the dog said:
The ‘gentlemen’ in question do not seem overly familiar with dog leads, and when there are 3 or 4 roe together I fail to see how the sex and/or condition of each individual animal can be ascertained by a dog whilst in pursuit.

For the record, it is not the dog that I take exception to, or even the act of using it to take lawful quarry, it is the people running the dogs that have a complete and utter disregard for the law, the landowner or the animals that they are chasing down.

I also acknowledge that does not automatically include everyone with a lurcher.
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I think you are refering to what is commonly referred to as poaching.
Until it becomes legal to shoot poachers again it's not going to lessen.
 
Electric Ian said:
It’s completely different. Our way of life is seriously under threat. The public perception of us is very important, we need to engage and educate in a rational way with the public who do not wish to engage in our activities. Unfortunately, in my opinion, there are a significant number of us who are destroying our way of life from the inside because they will not accept this.
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Of course I wish the very best of luck with that but I'm afraid it's not working.
Generations brought up on leftie views Walt Disney and Hollywood have sealed our fate.
 
Smellydog said:
Of course I wish the very best of luck with that but I'm afraid it's not working.
Generations brought up on leftie views Walt Disney and Hollywood have sealed our fate.
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It's people who think that it should be legal to shoot poachers that are sealing our fate, in my opinion.
 
If stalkers looked after the deer population in Scotland there wouldn’t be a problem, the place is lifting with roe. Cant walk a lurcher off lead because of it.
If there was a famine, it suddenly would be ok
 
Bomag said:
Pity they don't prosecute the stag hounds that chase the red deer on the Quantocks. The QSH supporters restrict shooting of red deer to ensure they have deer to chase.
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Haven't a clue how the QSH supporters can do that unless they are major landowners. Sorry but it sounds a little sour grapes. " Hunters are stopping me getting stalking". Stag hunting was there way before stalking and has no great effect on deer numbers hence deer are culled by the FC on a lot of the Quantocks. Be careful what you wish for, shooting is next in line for bans and prosecutions.
 
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