Hare coursing

junospider

The last thread was closed because ye went from coursing to fox hunting.
I remain convinced that hare coursing is the main reason hares are so plentiful. Srameen mentioned the Queens university survey that I had intended bringing up.
18 to 1 is very convincing .

Capercaillie

Easy for coursing clubs to have loads of hares in their reserves: Capture a load of hares from an area and place them in hare "reserve". Then you have loads of hares.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Capercaillie wrote: »

Easy for coursing clubs to have loads of hares in their reserves: Capture a load of hares from an area and place them in hare "reserve". Then you have loads of hares.

I'm no advocate of Coursing but, if regulations are followed, hares must be returned to the area where they were captured. Wildlife Rangers oversee this but it has proven difficult to say the least.

Eddie B

I think there are probably a couple of factors involved in a rise in numbers over recent years.

Apart from the work done by coursing clubs, i think hunting traditions have changed. Very few hares are taken now a days, by hunters for the pot. In fact, if one were to say they had shot a hare, they would be ridiculed by the hunting community.

Strawberry1975

Hares are gone scarce in certain areas
Is it due to coursing or habitat change

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Strawberry1975 wrote: »

Hares are gone scarce in certain areas
Is it due to coursing or habitat change

It's more likely the latter.

Strawberry1975

Your probably right hares tend to like wet areas too
The Drainage of land havent helped
It's due to habitat
Yrs ago the were plentiful
Now ya only see the odd one

IrishHomer

Taylor Full Log wrote: »

I'm no advocate of Coursing but, if regulations are followed, hares must be returned to the area where they were captured. Wildlife Rangers oversee this but it has proven difficult to say the least.

Rangers only oversee a percentage of coursing events and hare releases

Graces7

exposing a living cr eature to terror and being chased by dogs for sport is unspekably cruel and totally unnecessary,
there are no justifications

Here we have hares living and running free thankfully

Eddie B

Graces7 wrote: »

exposing a living cr eature to terror and being chased by dogs for sport is unspekably cruel and totally unnecessary,
there are no justifications

Here we have hares living and running free thankfully

There a lot of things us humans do which are unnecessary. We all have our opinions on what we see as acceptable, and what is not. Of course us being humans, we tend to throw a blind eye to our comforts in life dont we.