TWO men from Hartley Wintney will appear in court this month for an alleged hare coursing incident.
Police were called to land in Crondall at 4.52pm on October 28 to reports of suspected hare coursing in progress.
Hare coursing, which sets two running dogs on a brown hare, competing to chase, catch and kill the hare, was made illegal in the 2004 Hunting Act.
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William Frederick Light, aged 62, and William Joseph Light, aged 28, from Star Hill in Hartley Wintney, are due to appear at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, May 21.
The men are both faced with charges of trespass with intent to search for or to pursue hares with dogs, and being equipped for searching for or pursuing hares with dogs.
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