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Grant:

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let them hunt - the Hoodies :D:D:D:D:D :twisted:
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They should start hunting in dover- i have a feeling the illegals would hiding under lorries going to france instead!  :twisted:

Robbo:
For me, I beleive in fox hunting and other kinds come to that, but I respect the beliefs of those against it.  I wish this veiw was accepted on both sides of the argument but hey its a bigotted country and 'others' beliefs seem to get forgotton on all kinds of matters.

It is traditional it does keep some fox numbers down, and it does employ a huge number of country folk - barbaric yes probably - but hey we're humans - just look what we do to each other on a daily basis..........

muddyman:
I have no time for the hunt at all!!

Lord Shagg-Pyle:
A very emotive subject. I shall try to play 'devil's advocate' here.

I have never 'ridden to horse',but my wife and daughter have. Having lived and worked in the 'Cundry' for a great number of years, I tend to take the stand of 'let it be'.
The Hunt ban came into to force in Scotland first, and the number of foxes killed by the Hunts shot up. The reason for this was that the quarry was flushed out by blokes on quad bikes, with the horses and hounds following. The foxes were then shot.
A more humane way than being ripped apart? Suggestions have been shoot them. Over to the shooters on the forum. I have never shot, but may I suggest that to kill any animal cleanly and quickly it has to be a 'head shot'. Not easy on something that small or quick.
Snareing? The law states that a snare must be checked once every 24hrs. Hardly humane if an animal,not necessarily even the target species,is left strangling it self to death.
Poisoning? again slow suffocation.
Foxes need control, but may I suggest that the foxes caught may be the sick, old or injured.
I have seen urban foxes and they are a pretty poor site compared to their country cousins, but they are a product of our way of life.
So yes, I agree with hunting of foxes, but once cornered,a shot to the head to enable a quick clean kill.
Mink hunting? Yes, as mink are indiscriminate killers, that will take out the indigenous wildlife?
Stag hunting? Only for the pot
Hare coursing? Only for the pot

muddy_90:
Im agaist the ban on hunting as its people from the citys coming into the countryside and dont like the traditions which hav been followed for years, but i dont agree on the way the hunt kill foxs for fun, but as being a farmer and seen wat foxs do to chickens and lambs,but i think its ok for a farmer to shoot a fox for killing his chickens which he needs for making a living

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