Jack Hargreaves - Deer shoot.

[FrenchieBoy]

I have just watched this old video of Jack Hargreaves covering fly fishing on a small stream and Roe deer Shooting. I hope that you guys will find this episode as interesting as I did.

 

[glasshalffull]

Thanks for posting this, brilliant stuff indeed. I'll be blowing the dust off my Jack Hargreaves dvd collection for viewing later this week.

 

[willie_gunn]

Super, thank you.

I wonder what old Jack would make of deer stalking these days, given he clearly didn’t care for it when it was done “for sport”?

 

[User00053]

brill, thank you

 

[FrenchieBoy]

Super, thank you.

I wonder what old Jack would make of deer stalking these days, given he clearly didn’t care for it when it was done “for sport”?

While Jack doesn't care for it as a sport he does explain quite well why it has to be done for the benefit of the deer and the land - Much is the pity that so many tree huggers and antis can't get that into their tunnel visioned thich heads!

 

[willie_gunn]

While Jack doesn't care for it as a sport he does explain quite well why it has to be done for the benefit of the deer and the land - Much is the pity that so many tree huggers and antis can't get that into their tunnel visioned thich heads!

Oh absolutely - I thought he gave a great explanation as to why it is necessary and how it should be done. As I was watching it I again kept thinking "if they could only make programs like this today then the vast majority would get a far more balanced view of the sporting world". The chance of that happening, of course, is sadly minimal.

However it also came through quite clearly that he had a strong dislike for trophies, as well as shooting deer purely for sport. It is a sad reflection of how times have changed.

What he would have said of deer stalkers posting photos asking "I shot this last night - do you think I should get the head measured" would likely see Out of Town having to move to a post-watershed slot!!