I'm just back from Ireland where I spent the weekend having a weekend of doggie action. Most of the weekend was spent outside so I'm totally shattered since returning home this afternoon. The weekend kicked off on Friday evening when I joined the gents of Lixnaw Coursing Club trying to catch hares in the Kerry countryside, about 30 minutes from Tralee. We left the cars as dusk approached and set a series of nets at well positioned points. The lads were very professional in their approach to the whole evening. They had equipment to ensure they could see well when the moon went in behind the clouds.
It was very bizarre walking the waterlogged fields in the pitched black of the evening just a mile from the sea. Between the four of us we mangaed to catch four hares, a good nights work. The hares are looked after with the utmost care. The lads had a proven technique that seemed to work very well. There was one very clever hare who managed to give us a slip despite our efforts to track him down. The hares caught were taken to the enclosure at the coursing field.
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