I come from a Romanichal gypsy line that goes back to 18th century Suffolk. My grandfather was a poacher from long old line of poachers, harkin round Hopton and Blo’ Norton way. He’d take one good jook that rarely barked, set out cross the poove into the wesh, and set his snares. Ghillies and gavvers never got bracelets on him, tho they were plenty tight on ye back them days. He’d take mandi along usually to scrump pobbles and ankas and such (picked out by divvus) for supper and pudding! Cushti times them.

This video series is magical 🎩 this is what my religion as a country man this video series is important to me as a country man . People who watch this video will understand what country living is all about the ruling classes who own big parts of England 🇬🇧 true wealth witch equals power and privilege positions to run thing's

Did anyone notice the game keeper say he would pit all poachers in jail and throw away they? It was after he says that a brace of pheasant is worth £3. That’s £1.50 per bird. Lock em up forever for poaching a few birds worth £1.50. The game keepers have an absolute cheek bringing up what should happen to people that break the law when they kill every single creature on the land that isn’t game. It doesn’t matter if it’s critically endangered and legally protected birds. If it can prey on game it’s gotta go regardless of the law which in my opinion is a far worse crime than poaching non native birds that are bred specifically to be killed.

What no horse hair stopper? No raisins full of sleeping pills? No sticky hat? I confess I’m a bit disappointed.

My mates fatha still gans poaching hes 84! Lol

I’ve hopped a few hedges in the past 😉 But poaching now? Don’t bother, go to the local shoots get paid £30/ £40 for a days beating more often than not you will get dinner thrown in as well 👍 and walk away at the end of the day with free pheasants as well. Game keepers are high tech now they have camera traps, night vision, thermal imaging equipment just not worth it. Local shoot caught two guys with lurchers, the keeper was watching them with night vision and filming them 😳 the cops turned up, confiscated their car, they spent most of the night in the police station and when they were released had to pay for the train to get home , convicted and fined as it was a open and shut case (every thing on film).

Don’t get pheasant poachers no more.Last season couldn’t get 50p a brace from the game dealer for shot birds.

Grew up poaching lochs and rivers all round SW Scotland, some of the best nights of my youth was a lamp connected to a car battery in a rucksack and away up the local burns catching salmon with a gaff or net. Salmon were plentiful back in the 90s though i haven't done it for 20 odd years now. Catch them with a rod and release them now

In front of life, you can care it or, you can kill it. That’s make you a kind tipe of person or not. Only you, chooses!.

The royal family should be ashamed

Maxwells were cattle rustlers

Landowners...the royal family stole land from people ...look at your history.

40 years ago we done poaching llads of fun.

Love this document! I still poach today and I’m young. my pass family was poachers around ww1 time also decades before that! I work really hard & still struggle to live today. I love the tradition side of it. But also get a treat for myself and animals..

I met some poachers a time this song the only words The rest of the evening they spoke in bird song .

The point is to keep it where only the rich play.

One man wants to own it. Another man wants to eat it. It was put here to eat.

Poaching comes from within your either got it in your blood or you haven't..this fella knows the score..I once got caught at 12.and got done for pursuit of Coney on a Sunday under the 1865 act .back in 1980..three old bill. To arrest a 12year old.only made me worse..

Rule of the poacher is only take what you need to feed your self or to sell or swap, never be wasteful and never kill what can not be used

Are this documental justifies to poachers ??.. bcos criminal it’s a criminal. No doubts.

And the King stole the land of the people

Any idea who the vocalist is in the opening song (I think the song is "Bad Squire")?

Great documentary,seen it before I have done it a few times mainly on boundary’s when ferreting.You ask permission and they won’t let you even pop their side of the hedge then the land owner who lets you on his land questions as to why he’s still getting Rabbit damage on that bit of ground.so you think we’ll I will have the buggers and away you go,sharpens up. Your senses your tuned to the slightest noise but very exiting great when every thing goes right,but that’s not always the case.The old boy in this video talks a lot of truth but I never poached solely for money it was for the love of the sport and the free meat you got from it when l was a boy the keeper used to have the poacher come beating,and he new the poacher used to come onto his shoot because the old boy only poached for the pot,

Great documentary,seen it before I have done it a few times mainly on boundary’s when ferreting.You ask permission and they won’t let you even pop their side of the hedge then the land owner who lets you on his land questions as to why he’s still getting Rabbit damage on that bit of ground.so you think we’ll I will have the buggers and away you go,sharpens up. Your senses your tuned to the slightest noise but very exiting great when every thing goes right,but that’s not always the case.The old boy in this video talks a lot of truth but I never poached solely for money it was for the love of the sport and the free meat you got from it when l was a boy the keeper used to have the poacher come beating,and he new the poacher used to come onto his shoot because the old boy only poached for the pot,

Your words and sentiments are so true. Thankyou for this atmospheric documentary.

Something for the pot is a tradition in the countryside. And to be clear they are not taking game for profit they are eating what they kill.

WHAT BARBARICK FARMERS/ LANDOWNERS I HOPE THAY SHAT FROM THARE MOUTHS WHILE TAKING THARE LAST BREATH

Been a keeper and a poacher it's the luv off the English country that make it a very special place and I still eat like a lord!

your time is finished mate

There is little of sport to be had with driven Phesants and suchlike this chap is correct its just a 'Harverting' of Bird life the Phesant is nothing more than a forest chicken and its not a Sport to see how much Animals you can shoot with a scatter Gun!!

Anyone remember the poacher on withnail and I?

"no matter how much you feed him he will keep looking at the forest" Old Russian proverb

"no matter how much you feed him he will keep looking at the forest" Old Russian proverb

"no matter how much you feed him he will keep looking at the forest" Old Russian proverb

Can’t meet a good slingshots with big ammo🤫😉

That guy talking as not got a clue even back then

The shooting industry is fucking ridiculous when you think about it. Raise thousands of birds by feeding them, providing them with water, protecting them from predators and poachers, only to set them free and scare them into the air to just fucking kill them anyway 😐

Remember watching this when it was first broadcast,the poacher was right then and he’s still right today,thanks for the rerun,very enjoyable👍

A catapult was my poaching choice as a boy,,,,,,,,,

I wonder who the poacher was? and the year? Must be sometime in the early 80s judging by the A reg citreon car near the end. Amazing piece of history recorded that's for sure. What an amazing guy, he lived his life how he wanted.

One of the most relaxing and informative things i have ever watched, the poacher is as important as the animals and the countryside itself. The old one for the pot poacher. Just holds a romantic long held memory for some of us.

410, they didn't call it a crippler for nothing.😂 Can't beat the 22 rim fire with silencer.👍

I've lived to see poacher become gamekeeper. I hope to see gamekeeper become poacher before I die. You can't stop what's in a man's blood. Period.

Sound is bloody terrible.

Great film thanks.

This series of videos is absolutely brilliant... love it, the world is turning into a do gooding false materialistic place.... this is the way of real life.... why is it ok for the money men n the well educated to do as they please yet a skilful country man out feeding his family with his talent is now the bad guy.. love this keep living the real life lads

As a boy my grandad took me out at night with the gun and told me to look for tennis rackets in the big hawthorn hedges which he shot and i clmbed up and got them down.Loved it.

Loved these, great post... thanks 👍

What a lovely vid .a proper country boy .not many left .being took over by townies

Great to watch it was worth it back then, today they dig holes and Bury them must cost around 30 pounds to put a bird over a gun today I remember when they used a lofting pole with a snare on and a torch didn't need a gun how things have changed