BDS Statement on Stag Hunting

[kenbro]

One might reasonably argue that disease status is important rather than something that ought to be ignored. Especially from a welfare perspective.

What you mean is that you don't agree with it. It is obviously justifiable. A state of exhaustion is not equivalent to cruelty. Nor is being hunted by dogs. The police use dogs after all. Are we to presume that is actually torture rather than a legitimate method of apprehending criminals?
Many endurance sports involve the participants being driven to extreme exhaustion. Is the London marathon or the Boat Race unjustifiable torture?

All the participants you’ve mentioned don’t get set upon by a pack of dogs when the are exhausted.
Ken.

 

[User00053]

Having revisited my post (199) have participated as a standing gun many times where fox’s are driven out of woodland by hounds but do not consider I followed or hunted with hounds in its true sense imo.

 

[User00053]

@boltgun just came across this thread

Some fascinating reading in these two recently published books and was extremely fortunate to have been named as a subscriber pre order of course nevertheless some extremely good research gone into both copies great reading


Tales of Olden Glories by Neil Salisbury documents long gone and some Lakeland / Cumbria packs still with us today

Last Man Standing by Robert Thorne mostly dedicated & documenting the D.O.H some really good stuff

Unfortunately I was a bit late being born to have had the pleasure of following Otterhound packs locally the C.O.A would have been on my doorstep can still remember the crack in some local pubs with some of the old timers who followed sadly all gone now recognise and know one or two pictured in Last Man Standing



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Forgot to mention some interesting copies photos of the c o h on eBay of all places if interested.

 

[exmarksman9870]

Driven hunts very popular in other continental cultures..