Should 2004 Hunting legislation be strengthened, left as it is or repealed?
Gauging broad racing sentiment towards Hunting and its horse racing offshoot, Pointing
- Ban trail Hunting too
- Stay as we are
- Repeal 2004 Act and allow all hunting
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I voted to ban trail hunting as soon as I read that it is being used as a smokescreen for the illegal hunting of foxes.
I live in a country lane backing onto fields and have had the hounds run rife across our garden chasing foxes. At the time I had a shetland sheepdog who I had just called indoors. There had been a few cases in our local paper of the hounds ripping small domestic dogs to pieces and I can honestly say I was very nervous that day seeing so many out of control dogs.
PS ..I also love Foxes, I think the rabbits do more damage and the foxes keep their numbers down where we live.
We don’t harm the bunnies either.I hope Point to Point will survive any ban, it would be a shame to lose it but the hunting must stop.
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Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...Thanks for that Cork, interesting to know.
I too would be interested to hear from someone on the other side of the fence.
Going off topic but I am glad to see the guidance says you must kill any trapped mink. These vicious predators were released from fur farms by animal rights activists who no doubt thought they were doing something noble.
And what happened? They bred like wildfire and have wreaked havoc. It is generally agreed they are responsible for the near extinction of water voles and have not been good news for several other species as well. They even raid kingfisher nests.
Well intentioned people. The trouble they cause!!
Getting back on topic, there are Points this weekend at: Kingston Blount, Larkhill, Garthorpe and Alnwick.
These race meetings are afaik being staged by four local Hunts and presumably the venues are being made available because the owners of the land are supporters of hunting, though Larkhill is actually owned by the MoD.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Three tracks in Scotland, Overton, Friars Haugh and Mosshouses.
Overton is in the hands of the Young Family. They run the farm, the farm shop and butchers as well as their own racing stable, stable star Ardera Cross. Well committed to the sport and while there are enough horses to run there then the track will continue.
Friars Haugh is on land presumably owned by Duke Of Roxburghe, though I’m not 100% on that front. Seems fairly healthy at present.
Mosshouses, which holds the Lauderdale Hunt meeting, has lurched along in recent years. I have heard rumours of closure in years past but it remains on the calendar though field sizes often suffer because of quick ground at their mid-April fixture.
Fife Hunt race at Overton these days. The owner of Balcormo Mains died a few years ago, the family weren’t keen on continuing and the loss of meetings and subsequent revenue through Covid knocked the course on the head.
Thanks for your input, Rob – much appreciated.
I deliberated over starting this thread for about a week – I’m glad I did in the end.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"The lack, so far, of anyone passionately leaping to the defence of hunting says a lot I think, especially amongst a group of people which is more likely than the wider public to contain someone sympathetic to the cause.
Do speak up if you are here!
My thoughts exactly, tbh, Richard.
In fact, thus far we’ve had the reverse – people who live in relatively rural areas like yourself and Triptych who haven’t got a good word to say about the activity.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"I’m fairly sure such people do exist on this forum. I recall a fair bit of disapproval when people (myself included) have suggested National Hunt should be renamed Jumps.
Where are they, then?
To paraphrase Delia Smith, when she’s been at the cooking Sherry: “Let’s be ‘aving you!”
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"There are threads with such topic, you can find via the search facility
I think although don’t quote me that Tank was pro fox hunting.Charles Darwin to conquer the World
That was then, this is now!
Never look back, always look forward!
There must be a forumite here in 2023 ready to vote to repeal and make the case on this thread?
Maybe gamble was once savaged by a fox as a child?
He’s my main hope!
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"My dad once told me when I was a kid that he heard a knock on the door and when he answered it a fox bit him and ran off…
Took me years to work out it was his way of getting me not to answer the door.Charles Darwin to conquer the World
Have just bumped a previous discussion about hunting on the main forum. Not just Tank in favour of hunting there.
Interesting voting and views so far – all current opinions welcomed.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Out of interest Ian, are the votes anonymous or can you seen them as poll creator? I’ve never made a poll so I don’t know.
Anonymous, Richard, which I think on balance is a good thing as it gives people confidence to vote without consequences.
That said, I admire those like yourself who nail your colours to the mast.
What surprises me is that, far from making the repeal argument here, no one has even voted for it.
You’d think on a racing forum there might be more pockets of sympathy – but not so far in the here and now (which is what counts)!
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