Stark warning as hare coursing season gets under way

Farmers and landowners are being urged to be extra vigilant in looking out for hare coursers and poachers and to report any suspicious activity.

Reports of hare coursing incidents increase around September as the “season” gets under way after fields have been harvested, leaving vast expanses of land bare.

Hare coursing is an illegal blood sport that involves lurcher-type dogs competing against each other in pursuit of hares, with large sums of money wagered on the outcome.