Boxing Day Hunt Meets

[Matthew Arnold]

Is anyone going down to their local hunt meet on Boxing day?

[ad15]

i'm working for the secretary of the quorn hunt tomorrow,,,

[Matthew Arnold]

I'm goin to the Portman Hunt meet on Boxing day in the morning then the Blackmore Vale hunt in afternoon. Better get the gun cleaned up as i am shooting tomorrow. Then again boxing day as part of the hunt meet i go round and have the foxes that are inadvertantly flushed by the dogs.

[slasherscot]

thought game and fowl shooting suspended at the mo?

[Matthew Arnold]

Only in some parts of the country. Hundred of shoots have cancelled dates because of the weather. Most of the ones on the south of england are running ok. So far we have only had 2 days called off on the shoot i go to because of the roads.

[egs]

ha . yes the game shoots are still runningfine up in the north east. i was working my dogs on the local shoot the other day . in drifts up to my waist (im 6ft). however the gamekeeper still carried on.

 

oh and there a band on woodcock.

Edited December 21, 2010 by egs

[Arborist]

Used to whip in to a beagle pack so was allways out on boxing day - allways had the antis out in force!!

 

Have you been to the Portman Kennels? Its a nice old kennels, stayed down there a few times as my freind was the groom there!

 

I dont hunt any more as there was a big falling out at the kennels which made me re think things that were going on Legal or otherwise mostly cruel and illegal.

 

The most natural and humane way to kill a fox argeument went well out the window.

[ad15]

thought game and fowl shooting suspended at the mo?

 

yeh cos that'll stop em,,,

[Ian C]

Always go to the local hunt meet on boxing day:thumbup1:

[greengrafter]

This has'nt got anything to do with the hunt and I have nothing against fox hunting, shooting etc apart from the people on horses who think they own the roads and dont wave or crack a smile when you've just waited 5 mins in the van for them all to come by.

 

any way I was going to apply for a shot gun to shoot a few clays and a bit of pest control.

 

The thing I've always wanted to know is....what is the fun in shooting pheasants(not sure of the spelling) because when ever I drive through the lanes and see one they never want to fly off until you drive at them and nearly run them over.

 

when they do finaly decide to fly off, there not the most gracful at flying and look pretty easy to hit, surely its more fun to shoots clays is'nt it ?

 

and before any one says it I'm not going to put a pheasant in a clay pigeon trap.