Monthly Archives: December 2021

Hare coursing and injuries to hares caught.

I have noted with great interest the numerous photographs on social media recently of hares taken by dogs. The fact they have little or no external injuries bears out my views and makes me even more annoyed that a one-time … Continue reading

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Reckless and unprofessional use of cage traps

After reading of a sparrowhawk being starved to death in a cage trap and the person in charge of the trap (described in one article as an ‘amateur gamekeeper) being fined £800, the circumstances are similar to an investigation in … Continue reading

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‘Big cats’ and footprints in the snow

I responded to a tweet the other day that showed a mammal’s footpring in the snow and gave my view as to which mammal might have left it. It reminded me of chapters I have written in three of my … Continue reading

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The barbarism of stag hunting

I wrote this post and put it on my blog in October 2020. Since that time, and particularly recently, there has been much more on social media about the awful practice of stag hunting so I thought to draw more … Continue reading

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