sash 2 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 well lads this is the ban, the day has come. watch what you put on here, if you do, remember to take of, faces and car reg. ect we will be back Quote Link to post
borderterrier 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Looks like the Lurcher lads will be O.K. So long as you don’t intentionally go after hares or foxes, if one gets in the way while you are after Rabbits then that’s just unfortunate, as long as you weren’t after hares/foxes from the start. A difficult one to prove. Terrier work, different kettle of fish. If you get caught with a Terrier to ground, a spade and a locator, I guess they would say you went out with the intention to dig Fox. If you are out exercising your Terrier and it goes to ground with out your encouragement then you have to get it back somehow. A tricky one that, because even if you have digging equipment in the van it could be viewed as intentional. Would like to hear anyone’s opinion on how to legally get your dog out of an earth. Plenty of government stuff at http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/hunting/hunting_qa.htm , about as clear as mud to me. Of course you could say stuff it and carry on as normal and hope you don’t get caught, a bit like driving at mph, most people do it, and only a few get fined. Good luck to all, whatever the future holds. Quote Link to post
shaun v 3 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 you can still use a terrier in fox earths if you are doing it to protect live stock or game birds Quote Link to post
smallmouth 0 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 Gamebirds you can, yes. Livestock you can't So if a fox is taking pheasants it can be bolted using a terrier provided it's then shot. But if it's taking chickens, lambs, piglets, or even the next door neighbours rabbits, guinea pigs or pigeons, (which happens from time to time round us), you can't use a terrier as an earthdog to bolt it. Defra say "In practice, persons relying on this exemption will be trained gamekeepers and it is unlikely that anyone else would be able to make legal use of it." Quote Link to post
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