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Me!! To play football, done my knee in and was advised to rest elevate for 6 weeks. Anyway 3 weeks in and I was demented, lurcher just needed to go mental, and I genuinely thought the terrier was in a coma most of the time. Anyway, a couple from this morning it was 2 and a bit very hard miles for me but a walk in the park for the dugs… ferreting tomorrow too ?

Just found out two interesting facts about Yule Brynner ...he was a lifelong Liverpool fan ,and he never wore aftershave .. That's right ,Yule never wore cologne

Well I was at one of the days in a chapter of “Dogs & Deer” and I can tell you it’s word for word. Likewise quiet a few pals, very good lads, did guest chapters in various books and they 100% wasn’t bullshit. The bloke puts in a lot of miles and is a very single minded type of bloke about whatever he is focusing on. He definitely isn’t some kind of super hunter and he wouldn’t pretend he is. I always found him a very decent bloke and he used to send me a free book every time one came out, I always insisted on paying but he wouldn’t hear of it. Haven’t spoken to him

Had a stroll up the mountains this morning at daybreak to see what thing's were like,I actually travelled in the motorhome last night with the dog's Boots & my Cocker bitch Suzie & spent the night in it ready for an early start this morning,the weather could of been better,it rained non stop every second we were out,down at ground level it was dry,you really couldn't make it up..drenched would be an understatement! I was glad of the motorhome on coming back down from the mountains,change of clothes,coffee & something warm to eat..was nice to see a bit of wildlife even on such a hor

This picture was originally taken in the 80’s,we were both around 17/18. I posted this picture up on here in 2015,I’ll find a link to the thread and post it. The young man holding up the hare with the striped trousers on is my best mate Gary,during our teens we were inseparable. Always out rabbiting,ferreting,lamping,shooting,fishing you get the picture,and if not in the field..in the pub. Gary found god and became a minister and did tremendous charity work. Sadly Gary was an anti vaxer,and was hospitalised with pneumonia covid and put in an induced coma and placed on

This big dog come all over dry stone walling with us that pics 04 05 good hare dog good on bambi never injured just a tough old lurcher he came up from Liverpool way

Big beef stew for a family bonfire bash tomorrow 1kg of beef shin veg mushrooms tin of toms herbs will leve it on low all night then re heat it tomorrow night when everyone is here

Jacked my job in thursday...gone back on the ground..back in the trenches ?

Nice hour out with HW100K .177

Just treated myself to a Hilleberg tent for them that no what they are, looking forward to a bit of winter camping in it. Quality is excellent thought should be for not much change out of 7 hundred quid for a one man tent lol. Fancied one for a few years so thought sod it buy one. Resale value on eBay is almost new price.

Cheers, D.

I did not know him but enjoyed reading his articles and looking at the pictures of his dogs in Shooting News etc.

Just been through my photos I dropped on a few memories of when I was breeding reds for the show bench an how hard it was breeding good birds to show an the amount of waist birds produced just to get a few I thought we’re worth showing an breeding from I used to practice true line breeding an also I used to cull hard I’ve a few funny memories of bird world political stuff that still makes me chuckle thinking about it…

I jacked in june after 12 yrs with the same civils company,started working for a company doing council/housing association work...jacked that Thursday(most the cnuts needed a social worker ?) ,started with 2 lads I used to work with,only 12 of us in the company..been doing the drainage and kerbs today for a massive crane pad,got 160 ton of tarmac Monday morning ?f***ing loving being back up to my nutts in muck?...working under the machine lights, in the rain all day...feel like I'm 17 again??

Better day on our little shoot ,16 pheasants, 2x pigeon and a Jay. 5 guns 5 beaters and 5 dogs ,good nosh dry till the last drive and something for the pot .

This bird here I recon was the best bird I bred he was a intensive red variegated cock bird I won best in show at the national show with him

Times certainly have changed Fred?

Thank you,to many memories to list,none to be forgotten.

First day over and although a very small day, with us only doing 2 main drives and not pushing one of them all the way and making up the rest of the day with small areas and a few bits of other drives it was a good day 1st drive we pushed what I know as the tip through, setting off from from the bottom of the field it wasn’t until we reached the tip that we started to see birds, they were doing what was expected and running towards the end of the drive, a few birds were dropped before we got to the last part of the drive, where we change direction a push it down, this is where the action

I have seen so many people give up the dogs for various reasons. In many cases it has been a good thing, some people should just not own dogs or God forbid try and work them. But for some people who have given up I think it was a mistake. The things that replaced the life that they previously had is not always an improvement. But it's all objective of course. I very much doubt that I will own another proper working terrier. The present one will be my last. Thank God. But cannot imagine a life without a terrier. Probably going down the fluffy Bedlington route next time. Easier to live

I think it’s one of them that dog lads can creep round worrying about “the antis” or they can just say f**k it mate, I want to go out and see my dog leather gear. Antis are always going to be antis, “ethical” dog work won’t convince them otherwise…..f**k em, I love seeing some great big savage of a dog break stuff into tatters and long may there be lads willing to go out and just get stuff killed ?

Well a right good day up in Northumberland. Had some new beaters and a 103 bird day, new beaters have asked if they can come again so great start to the season.

Bomb proof but not c**t proof mate ! Lol

I can't use another man's...You bed them in,same as a decent trowel?I must have a good 15 maybe more...can't throw them away...I've worn some that thin...they split...then I weld them back up?...lots of folks have told me I'm strange ?

it looks hand dug to me … the man is a machine on the shovel don’t you know …….

Never saw my chicken killer last night but I asked the chap if he had seen any pheasant up the top end. Just a couple he said in the pit. It was bloody full of them!

Nice is that sandy, unfortunately where i am , no pets allowed , id give owt just stroke a dog as daft as it may sound, im a dog man through n through

Bit of advice when feeling a little weathered by age after a death; get yourself a pup, takes the mind forward to the future rather than dwelling back on the past You're only are old as the dogs in your kennel.........................

Tough as iron,thick as shit in a bottle,my 1st and last shepherd.... My god I hated that dog i

Just had a thought if I black her up with boot polish when it wears off you can just say the white is her winter coat ?

Am I the only one thinking where is the little dogs coat?

Like already said, belting pic's they are. Could flick through them all day!! wish i lived closer to the lakes. 3hr one way trip from here.. long day out mind but always 100% worth it. My sister now lives in Penrith so happy days on that front. I'll having some more of that this winter again.. Ugly b@stard!!!

We’ll I’m all sorted, birds fed, radios charged, shirt ironed and boots waxed, feet up now for an early start ?

Fireworks are good! Sent this large vixen right in my path!

Well Mrs Flattop nailed it tonight Steak & Kidney Pudding with Stout Gravy I feel like I’m gonna burst, if I remember last time I put one of these up some of the lads called them Babbys Heeds ?

If I am not using my beloved RWS subs, Hornady HV are my alternative ammo and at 1200fps they are not overly loud, and seem to hit with a wallop but the Stinger just seem to be a bit wild and as said, the grouping was not that great for a small target such as rabbit IMHO. I have noticed the latest batch of RWS seem to have less wax coating on them. Phil

I dug a trench, once. About four foot deep, I'd guess. Three foot wide. God knows how long. Thirty foot or so? It was to underpin the footing, I think, of a golf course club house. I think that's what they said? Mean't nothing to me. I was just there to dig. And dig we did. Me and Den. He was the ganger on the job. There was some other lad there, when I arrived. I think they pretty much stopped bothering with a third guy, once Den and me got into our thing. We had such crack, it was a pleasure to come to work each day! I became so handy with the pick, he could nominate a pebble and I

Can't beat em mate iv always used em spot on ?

I'm not a big fan of the tx as you know mitch But they are good out of the box But even better after a tune Iv had 3 of them all tuned But it's that bear trap that puts me off big time As for the 97 nothing to say but OUTSTANDING AND THEN SOME Atvbjimmy ???

I'm surprised fuji on here as never wrote a book I bet that would be a good read I read a couple of darcys books and they decent enough

Cheers for that offer mate much appreciated i will have a word with him. Its more the polecats as I used to have them few years back when he was a toddler. He keeps bringing it up in conversation about milly an minky. Sadly they past away did abit of work with them local on stable yards. We had them since they was weeks old both sisters had them in the house every day before we had room carpet put down so they did what they wanted had the run of down stairs. His favourite memories was them arching there backs an jumping backwards an forwards making there groovy noises ? class when they did t

All in our 5 cats so no not many DB. ?

I've walked further than the dog today haha..had the remaining dog's to walk when I got back home ?

Glamping season lol