its all down to the officer on the day if they say hunting is not a good enough reason then your nicked its a farce , in my case i asked for a form to get my knife back only to be told it had allready been destroyed ,i wanted it becuse me father give it to me as a present ,it had been destroyed and this was before id even been convicted so another reason for the magistraite to convict me so i couldnt sue the police for the cost of the knife its ridiculus it would have cost me more to sue them than the knife is worth ,my advise to anyone is be very carefull with the law and knives