Arrests

[lucky 578]

Eight people arrested for deer poaching

 

 

Thursday, 9.10am - Eight people were arrested on suspicion of deer poaching near Colsterworth in the early hours of Monday.

A member of the public called police at about 1.30am after spotting two vehicles in a field in Honey Pot Lane.

 

Officers went to the field, but found the vehicles had already left the area.

 

A search was made and a silver Mitsubishi L200 pick-up truck and a white Subaru Legacy Estate, both containing four people, were stopped on the A151 near Grimsthorpe.

 

Seven men and one woman, all from the Barnsley area of South Yorkshire, were arrested on suspicion of poaching.

 

All eight were later released on police bail pending further enquiries.

 

Lincolnshire Police wildlife crime officer Pc Bryn Parry said: "We have seen an increase in the number of reports of illegal hunting and coursing of animals such as hares, deer and badgers in the last six weeks since the farmers have harvested their fields."

[snoopdog 1,256]

Eight people arrested for deer poaching

 

 

Thursday, 9.10am - Eight people were arrested on suspicion of deer poaching near Colsterworth in the early hours of Monday.

A member of the public called police at about 1.30am after spotting two vehicles in a field in Honey Pot Lane.

 

Officers went to the field, but found the vehicles had already left the area.

 

A search was made and a silver Mitsubishi L200 pick-up truck and a white Subaru Legacy Estate, both containing four people, were stopped on the A151 near Grimsthorpe.

 

Seven men and one woman, all from the Barnsley area of South Yorkshire, were arrested on suspicion of poaching.

 

All eight were later released on police bail pending further enquiries.

 

Lincolnshire Police wildlife crime officer Pc Bryn Parry said: "We have seen an increase in the number of reports of illegal hunting and coursing of animals such as hares, deer and badgers in the last six weeks since the farmers have harvested their fields."

8 people and two motors isnt exactly stealth like is it ... two folks is enough .....

[Guest baldie]

There,s some naughty folk in Barnsley Reputedly, there,s a team of doormen, who allegedly like a bit of sport, after the clubs shut....usually on some of my permission.

[roystoncrankted 1]

There,s some naughty folk in Barnsley Reputedly, there,s a team of doormen, who allegedly like a bit of sport, after the clubs shut....usually on some of my permission.

dont dis the tarn we only go on permission we dont poach

[Guest SJM]

I agree with Snoops, they might as well carry a banner round with them advertising what they are doing I think some folk are scared of the dark or something, 2 people is more than enough

[Phil Lloyd 10,740]

Fecking hell,..that team must of been going for a van load of deer with that amount of staff

[Simoman 110]

Looking at Luckys post the cars were stopped and nothing was found so perhaps they were merely adrenalin off roaders who only go out in the dark.............

 

Edited to add was Badger coursing ever a popular activity between lurcher owners

[Guest bitsa lurcher]

I agree with Snoops, they might as well carry a banner round with them advertising what they are doing I think some folk are scared of the dark or something, 2 people is more than enough

 

i hunt alone , " except for the dogs " trust no f****r

[Guest Frank]

Fecking hell,..that team must of been going for a van load of deer with that amount of staff

 

[Guest baldie]

There,s some naughty folk in Barnsley Reputedly, there,s a team of doormen, who allegedly like a bit of sport, after the clubs shut....usually on some of my permission.

dont dis the tarn we only go on permission we dont poach

 

Yeh right, where do you think i,m from? i know full well barnsleys full of poachers, ive lived among all of them for 40 years.

[mad al 146]

When you think of all the serious crime that this island has day after day and what are the plod doin'...............pullin' "poachers" handed to 'em on a plate............Al :laugh: :laugh:

[J Darcy 5,871]

Alot of Fallow round there......

[Guest joe ox]

Sounds a touch warm round that area

[Simoman 110]

All that polava over poaching

 

Heres a tale from a few years ago.....me and my wife and three friends were out polishing ours dogs tracking for competition in the dark (this improves your line handling and trusting the dog), anyway we were on a public footpath about 2200 at night and had been tracking for an hour when we were aware of the police helicopter above us, we carried on but noticed two dog vans, a panda car and police transit (half full) shadowing us from the road. We got to the gate and were stopped and asked what we were doing as a member of the shoot had reported us for hare coursing (we had a Border collie and two German Shepherds with us ). I was sat in the back of a squad car whilst they checked my reg and details. I was amazed at the ammount of police that turned up, not to mention the cost..............

[snoopdog 1,256]

bit silly that

Edited September 22, 2007 by snoopdog