Sentences with phrase «hunting of hares»

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According to Defra, exemptions in the Hunting Act allow the following activities to take place in limited circumstances: stalking and flushing out; use of a dog below ground, in the course of stalking and flushing out, to protect birds being kept or preserved for shooting; hunting rats and rabbits; retrieval of hares which have been shot; falconry; recapture of wild mammals; and research and observation.

The rural affairs minister, Alun Michael, introduced a new hunting bill in December 2002 which would ban stag hunting and hare coursing and introduce a system of licensing for fox hunting.

A number of different animals have been hunted with dogs, including foxes, deer, hares and mink, with each quarry species hunted in a different way.

«Do you think the Conservative pledge to hold a vote on whether to make the hunting with dogs of deer, hares and foxes legal again is more in keeping with a «nasty party» or a «Compassionate Conservative» party?»

It has as a descendant, the Dunker, a Norwegian tracker dog breed that at the beginning of the 19th century was especially raised to hunt hares.

The Petit Basset has a strong sense of smell and this makes it well - suited for hunting, especially hares.

Different dogs were bred to hunt different types of prey ranging from small prey like hare to large prey like deer — even dangerous prey like bear.

Wirehaired Pointing Griffons have a distinguished sense of smell, and a notable passion for hunting, especially hare and quail.

This unique breed was originally bred for hunting hares due to its amazing sense of smell.

Knowns as the national dog of Malta, the Pharaoh Hound is a medium - sized breed that was originally used for hunting hares.

This breed has excellent hunting skills, tracking fox and hare with its keen sense of smell, but also makes for a pleasant family pet.

A good Golden Retriever is also a dog that can efficiently hunt on land, in fields and in forest, in search of picking up any bird or upland game, be it a pheasant, a grouse or even a hare.

Beagles were originally developed for hunting hare here in the UK and are now one of the most popular breeds in the country.

Lure coursing, which was invented by Lyle Gillette in the Bay Area in 1972, was designed to simulate a rabbit or hare hunt in an open field without the actual pursuit of live game.

The Cirneco dell» Etna is considered an ancient breed native to the island of Sicily where its ancestors were used to hunt hare and rabbit.

An ancient breed, rich in history and culture, the Sloughi is equally at home in nomadic tents as in the hunt, coursing jackals, gazelles and hares in its countries of origin.

Although we think of the Greyhound as a racing dog, it was originally bred for hunting, using its great speed to chase down hares and other fast creatures.

Throughout history the Greyhound has been used in packs as hunting dogs to chase a variety of prey, but the natural prey of the Greyhound has always been the hare / rabbit.

Originally bred for tracking hare (rabbits), many Beagles today still possess strong hunting instincts and have an extremely keen sense of smell and stamina.

A typical Crow painting quotes a male artist's work or style (Bruce Nauman, Keith Haring, Dash Snow) and imposes it over a physical space, ranging from a hunting lodge to a Vegas casino, from an oil patch to the gardens of Versailles, all done in blazing colors and dramatic painterly gesture.

HuA 2004 imposed a ban on the hunting of wild mammals with dogs and of hare coursing.