Spot on, been working lurchers 25 years, and it was the same now as it was then. The bottom line is they dont want lurchers on there ground (land owners + keepers). They know that ( famers) that untrained dogs will kill sheep, and keepers know that lurchers can and feck drives up the next day by moving the partridge's off, these are words from farmers+ keepers ive spoke to over the years . They know you can get few good lurchers owners who train there lurchers to a high standard, and keep away from there ground birds. But they dont like to take the risk with (no one) s o its a big no if you