Wherever you go in the world, you will find a local poacher out at night with man's best friend, hunting illegal quarry, often on someone else's land. It is surprising how often local authorities in rural areas turn a blind eye to their activities. The poacher in this song own a lurcher or 'Longdog, and is an amazing amalgam of various disreputable characters encountered in the West of England by Steve and Phil over the last few years.