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  • Birthday 06/02/1963

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    Fly fishing, ferreting (to nets), air rifles, malt whisky.
  1. If your instincts are making you question sticking the ferrets in, I would leave it. Why take a risk for one or two rabbits at most, if you have other options try elsewhere.
  2. Cracking pictures as always and good write up. Good to see the weather held up somewhere, I have had to abandon three trips this week due to high winds and rain !
  3. Priceless when they show up again, just when you start thinking the worst. Finding her is payback for persevering, no doubt she will pay you back with plenty of rabbits.
  4. Cracking footage, and very good shooting. The stock on your rifle looks excellent, very comfortable looking grip. Thanks, Andy
  5. Markha / Davy, Checked all the possible causes you guys have mentioned and found that the magazine casing is cracked (spilt running from centre screw). The pellets seem to be sitting low (as if the magazine has dropped in the casing). I bought the gun second hand around a year ago, looks like I have bought it like this and never noticed until now. Will need a new magazine casing at least so will try this and see if it solves the problem, it's the only visible cause I can see everything else you have mentioned seems OK. Next stop eBay. Many thanks, Andy
  6. I have had an S410 for around a year now and a problem has cropped up with it. When loading the pellet magazine into position and then pushing the bolt arm forward, the bolt wont engage (easily) with the pellet in the magazine. If I move the magazine around slightly the bolt eventually locks in, it then works OK (no sticking as the magazine rotates when reloading), it's only the initial loading of the magazine where the problem occurs. Doesn't sound much of a problem but when your quickly and quietly trying to reload a magazine, it's fecking annoying. Any advice greatly app
  7. If you can, try and split her from the rest for a while and keep an eye on her. She may just be being bullied by the others if she is the runt, she will be getting pushed out of the way at feeding time (or be reluctant to feed freely and fully) and knocked around by the others when they are at play, due to her smaller frame. I have had similar with my mine a couple of times, they just need a bit of time on their own to build themselves up and gain some weight / muscle. If she is the one with the runs (you will find out if you segregate her), the runs may be stress related, as above
  8. GL2 works for me, bought the red filter for it and it does reduce the range a bit, but not so much that it prevents me from taking out rabbits, pigeons etc safely within my range. On the plus side the reduced range forces you to improve your stalking skills. Also bought a "Cree" kit for £15 on eBay, does the trick (albeit not as well) at a fraction of the £60+ I spent on the GL2 plus filter. Very much a case of you get what you pay for, with hind sight (and a few extra quid) I would have bought the GL4 if only for the additional range (for spotting) when using the red filter.
  9. If you have other burrows to go for I would leave any that are under larger trees. I have wasted a few days ferreting where I have seen rabbits enter burrows under trees, temptation has got the better of me and I've netted them up, entered the ferrets, then waited for hours for them to resurface (impossible to dig). Often when this happens I have heard the rabbit(s) thumping about inside the trunk of the tree. On most occasions where I have ferreted directly under large trees, I have sworn while waiting that I wouldn't do it again ! You may be lucky and the rabbits bolt and th
  10. I have seen a few DVD's etc where rabbits are chinned in purse nets, how do you do this (properly) ? I have worked ferrets on and off for 20+ years but have only ever despatched rabbits in one way, chinning once out of the net. I use the back legs for purchase when chinning (stretch the rabbit full length then firmly pull back and twist the head) so how do you do this without a grip on the back legs, watching DVD's etc it's over very quickly and difficult to make out what's being done. I suppose I have led a pretty sheltered life with regards ferreting, learned from an old guy and stuc
  11. AndyL

    Vhd

    VHD is Viral Hemorrahagic Disease, RHD is Rabbit Hemorrahagic Disease they are one and the same, simply explained would be to say that rabbits that pick up this virus bleed internally, a common cause of death is that the rabbit will drown in it's own blood when it gets into their lungs. It affects rabbits very quickly and is highly contageous, you will sometimes see blood on the rabbits nose, ears, rear end etc. A bit like when they have myxi they will be huddled up, lethargic and in great pain / discomfort, some rabbits can survive myxi they cant shrug this off. On a brighter note it
  12. I pay £23 for the jab to take my Jill out of heat, price has been the same at our local vet for the past 4 years, if my ferret had been younger I would have had her speyed. Got her from the SSPCA as a rescue, she looked to be a bit older when I got her and didn't want to take a chance with the anaesthetic.
  13. The S410 would be my choice, can't fault them, as said before you should get a complete set up for £500 if you look round the for sale forums. Springers are every bit as good though if you pick the right one, a HW 97K would be my preference, no need for pumps etc with these and they will give the same end result. You'd be best trying a few guns out if you can though, everyone has their own preferences and opinions vary, if a gun feels right, shoots well and is within your budget then it's the right gun for you.
  14. If it's directly under the mouth it could be an abscess thats causing the swelling / lump. Maybe a splinter of bone (if fed if he's fed on rabbit etc) has lodged between a tooth or in his gum.
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