Gotta have a heart

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

I don't hunt in summer in central west NSW,this week in the 40s every day,kill a saluki.The cattle dogs and kelpies seem to handle the heat,probably the dingoe blood.Plus too hot for the ferrets.

[Sirblessed 2,511]

22 minutes ago, Aussie Whip said:

I don't hunt in summer in central west NSW,this week in the 40s every day,kill a saluki.The cattle dogs and kelpies seem to handle the heat,probably the dingoe blood.Plus too hot for the ferrets.

I pick my days, start at sun up usually home for lunch. even in winter our ground is hard in comparison. we got 35+ next few days Thursday morning ismy next planed morning, sunup 12 celsius 

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

Mornings here atm 23 plus in 30s by 9am.

[Sirblessed 2,511]

2 minutes ago, Aussie Whip said:

Mornings here atm 23 plus in 30s by 9am.

f that

 

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

NZ sounds good and no brown snakes

[keepdiggin 9,208]

bet you lose loads of dogs to snakes, crocs, dingos etc

[Sirblessed 2,511]

10 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

bet you lose loads of dogs to snakes, crocs, dingos etc

It happens a fair bit, mainly snakes.  I havn't lost one yet , been close a few times touch wood

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

Only snakes in my part of the country,crocs,dingoes in the north,nearly lost my little whippet cross to a sick roo that attacked me when ferreting.I reckon the dog saved me but copped a bad rip fighting the roo.The biggest killer of all hunting dogs here is the bloody heat.They say the average lifespan for a pig dog up north is 3 years.

[keepdiggin 9,208]

do dingo show much interest in your dogs

 

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

Not for long I've seen three pig dogs kill a pack of dingos/feral dogs, pups and all in a pine forest.

[Sirblessed 2,511]

Just now, Aussie Whip said:

Only snakes in my part of the country,crocs,dingoes in the north,nearly lost my little whippet cross to a sick roo that attacked me when ferreting.I reckon the dog saved me but copped a bad rip fighting the roo.The biggest killer of all hunting dogs here is the bloody heat.They say the average lifespan for a pig dog up north is 3 years.

DH's using wrong breeds Pig hunted flat out north of bundy and west 10 years+ never lost a dog to heat stroke HealerX bulls and stick near water

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

Most pig hunters are

[THE STIFFMEISTER 14,553]

I lost one of my favourite dogs to an adder in the uk , f**k going out with them over there !

I hate them  

[Aussie Whip 3,822]

A couple of days ago went to feed the ferrets and a brown snake was under their raised cages,it struck at my leg but my little whippet cross(who is scared of snakes) grabbed it and it took off under a rock pile.Something we live with on a daily basis in the warmer months.Definitely put the wind up ya.I hate the b*****ds too.

[polonose00 21]

2 hours ago, Aussie Whip said:

A couple of days ago went to feed the ferrets and a brown snake was under their raised cages,it struck at my leg but my little whippet cross(who is scared of snakes) grabbed it and it took off under a rock pile.Something we live with on a daily basis in the warmer months.Definitely put the wind up ya.I hate the b*****ds too.

are you allowed to kill them on your property? or in self defence kind of thing?

cos iv heard in some US states they can kill any venomous snake on sight and some states they cant really do anything depending on local laws

i imiagine a little .22 air pistol would do the the trick wouldnt really need much power a UK legal one would probably work