On leaving Zafra I started to see these signs on the trees. There were about 6 Lurchers with their handlers as I was leaving town and just as I drew level a hare broke cover it went at a hell of a lick with 3 dogs on it. It went over 2 hills before I lost sight of it. The dogs were hot on it's tail and unfortunately after hill 2 there were mesh fences running either side of the track. That would seriously reduce the Hare's advantage. It is the Buell versus Harley, or Fighter versus Bomber equation, basically the shorter you are, the faster you turn. Thats why some of you are having problems catching your wife/girlfriend. Still, there was no sign of the hare's demise on the ground and those dogs may never come home! In some ways I hope they do not as one of the Spanish walkers told me their owners just hang them in the trees if they are not fast enough. There is also a significantly more humane re-homing scheme which thankfully is gathering momentum.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
On leaving Zafra I started to see these signs on the trees. There were about 6 Lurchers with their handlers as I was leaving town and just as I drew level a hare broke cover it went at a hell of a lick with 3 dogs on it. It went over 2 hills before I lost sight of it. The dogs were hot on it's tail and unfortunately after hill 2 there were mesh fences running either side of the track. That would seriously reduce the Hare's advantage. It is the Buell versus Harley, or Fighter versus Bomber equation, basically the shorter you are, the faster you turn. Thats why some of you are having problems catching your wife/girlfriend. Still, there was no sign of the hare's demise on the ground and those dogs may never come home! In some ways I hope they do not as one of the Spanish walkers told me their owners just hang them in the trees if they are not fast enough. There is also a significantly more humane re-homing scheme which thankfully is gathering momentum.
