Humberside Police say hare coursing is reducing year on year in the East Riding area.
They say it's because of action taken by the police and the close working relationship with rural communities.
Sergeant Jenna Jones from our Rural Task Force said:
“The good weather has brought the harvest forward and many of the crops have been brought in, leaving stubble fields with little protection for our brown hares.
“This is now the time of year where we see visiting criminals come to our area to hunt hares with dogs, a barbaric ‘sport’ known as hare coursing.
“We have done really well together to reduce hare coursing and I don’t want that to stop.
“We are one of the 32 forces across the country that supports ‘Operation Galileo’ which aims to deter and prevent rural crime specifically hare coursing.
“Together we are able to co-ordinate our approach to tackling hare coursing and share information and intelligence to target offenders who cause the greatest harm to our rural communities.
“Prevention continues to be our continued focus of Op Galileo, supported by more sophisticated prosecutions and intelligence gathering capabilities.
“As the harvest is now almost completed we want to remind our communities to report anyone who they suspect is hare coursing in our countryside.
“We have been out across the Force area in recent weeks carrying out patrols to prevent and deter criminals from coming into our area.
“Hare coursers often use old 4x4s and carry lurcher-type dogs in their vehicles. If you see any vehicle being driven in a suspicious way in our countryside please call us and report your concerns.
“We have also seen a number of recent reports of illegal lamping in the area and this too is a wildlife crime we want to bring an end to.
“Poaching is a national wildlife crime priority and illegal ‘lampers’ are often involved in other criminality such as burglary and vehicle crime.
“We want you to report any suspicious activity to us, particularly in the early hours of the morning if you suspect lamping is in progress. By letting us know as it is happening we can catch offenders in the act.
“Prevention measures should be considered by landowners such as preventing easy access by vehicles to land by using obstacles, gates and other barriers. This is one of the most effective measures that can be taken to frustrate and deter these criminals.”
Police say you can call 101 to report any suspicious activity.
For more information on how to sign up for Humberside Police Farm Watch or Country Watch schemes, or to find out about crime prevention workshops, you can email: SPOCRuralandWildlifeCrime@humberside.pnn.police.uk
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