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Yesterday saw me travelling to the Scottish Borders in search of Reynard. It was windy in the afternoon and saw nothing mooching so set caller up next to some gorse. Played cub call and within 5 secs a fox came screaming from cover , just as I got it in my sights and squeezed off it moved causing me to arse end it ? I couldn't manage to get a second shot off before it reached cover , I searched for ages in the gorse but to no avail ? Off out lamping and it was perfect , pitch black and a bit of a breeze. 1st stand shot 4 , 2nd stand shot 1 ,went back to 1st stand and shot another , last stand

I was told I'm working too much this weekend, so today I wrapped at midday and me and the wife headed for Branscombe...she was right..it was perfect... a bit of grub in the beach cafe then I had a few hours on the kayak whilst she read on the beach... not the worst place to spend an afternoon...and tea is sorted for tomorrow..

Why would mates I've known for over fifty years lie to me and not report or go to the press ffs. Some I have said have you seen a big cat out of interest, got their account but never ever put it about. These are good countrymen I've know all my life, one I grew up with our gardens backed onto each other solid guy watch one for twenty minute stalking rabbits while doing a gutter on a bungalow on the side of Dartmoor about two hundred yards away. Not liars good country folk good accounts. Cheers Arry

I personally am a doubter ,but for some people it's not enough to doubt ,they have to stand on the sidelines and criticise and hate , because that's the way they are ,they are wrapped up in the sense of their own importance ,I feel sorry for them ,they have no dreams ,no romance ,no sense of the impossible no soul just horrible ,boring little people who enjoy spoiling things .

Hug her as much as you can SL you never know whats round the corner mate Any way i got a telling off ,,,off her yesterday for nicking some of her chocolates lol thats the natalie i know i thought to my self with a smile went and bought her a new box this morning and put that smile back on her face iv not seen it for a long time now it was nice to see lads. atvbjimmy

Im completely down the middle with it all....i was 80/20 against the idea of big cats in the Uk until i spent some time a few years ago with an old boy who was totally convinced....it was a very boring time of life so i was probably happy to listen to any old shit but over time he just made so much sense,i remembered the topics on here and got in touch with Greyman about it and he took the time to explain his findings and what he knew but never tried to convince me one way or the other and i respected that.....if im honest it was partly what prompted me to get a little countryside companion do

I’ve been reading the posts on here . I don’t know you Jimmy and there are no words to say . I don’t have any religious faith , so saying that my prayers are with you is meaningless. But reading your words and sadness , I feel your pain and it has made me think about the fragility of life. I gave my daughter a hug this morning, “ what was that for “ ?she asked . “ No reason “, “ you are weird “ she said . Stay strong Jimmy .

There's enough in that camp to increase the male population of that village by almost 30%...they probably hanging for a rub...... I wouldn't want my Mrs or young daughter anywhere near the dirty depraved cnuts...... They the sort that don't take no for an answer..

Me and my fishing/digging pal have just bought this today for the very reason of getting the balance right ,we were all ok on our boat fishing but they were sat bored on the beach.Next year they will have some fun on a inflatable banana on the back of this,then we can feck off miles out to some wrecks and banks for some bigger fish...

It is very comparable sandy, lansera is correct, if the police will cover up sex crimes against children then they can cover anything up.

I think id puma pants

There is a difference between setting out why you are a doubter and being an insulting ,boorish informer ,like you

This is what it looks like now after 16 hours hard graft

Funny you say that... I was shown a photo about 5/6 yrs ago on a lads mobile phone... Of a cat in the back of a red hilux... Nose at the front of the tub and the tail hung off an open tailgate by 25/30 ".... They had seen it out lamping and shit themselves.... Few weeks later farmer shot it, took a picture and it went straight in the incinerator... Reason being he didn't want every cnut with a rifle running rough shot over his feilds looking for more..... The person who showed me is on here.. Unfortunately he's on holidays for the next 10 yrs?.... That's what sparked my interest and made

The poor b*****ds have been through enough already.they'll be trying to get back home in no time.

Stating people are wrong and taking the piss is ok as long as your spot on with your opinions , yet FD just made a comment that’s totally wrong . . The irony ?

This is where your wrong concerning Police cover ups , look how long they covered up the rape of generations of white girls at the hands of Muslims , if they can do that then covering up ANYTHING isn’t a surprise .

There were undoubtedly big cats of various breeds released from captivity in the mid 70's when the Dangerous Wild Animals act came into force, but I doubt many of them survived in the wild. Did any of them breed ? What were the chances of a breeding pair being released in the same area, or a pregnant female having a litter and rearing them ? Very remote, I'd say ! I can't explain the sightings, so I have to keep an open mind, but I haven't seen one photo that doesn't look more like a feral cat or a dog ! On balance, I'd say they aren't out there......but I'd love to be proven

I wont be popular but I don't agree at all. People co existed, competed and hunted these these species for millenia before technology and increasing population made them extinct. Is it so bad that they are coming back? The numbers you are taking about are tiny, 60 wolves in the whole French pyrenees? Shepherds were sucessfully shepherding sheep there for 1000's of years alongside much higher populations. Livestock management was probably different, livestock guardian dogs were probably a huge part of that. If you look at their use in Namibia guardian dogs reduced cheetah predat

Got invited by mate to help clear some rats from a small chicken rescue place ...... finished the morning with 93 ..........

What I would give to be out and about this morning instead of here... My thoughts are also for Jimmy and his Nat. SD.

I actually get people not convinced , others are , and some are open minded , I get the difference of opinion’s and the banter . . But not where some are actually being insulted .

I wish mate. This is honest truth I gave this mate a rubber brick phone and he won't use it, it took photos about the size of a postage stamp. No photos, but I will tell you his account is one of the best I have heard. I 100% believe him he never mentioned this account till I asked him. He was working on a bungalow on the side of Dartmoor near a place called Wrangaton not far from Sparkwelll Zoo Dartmoor. He was up a ladder with his mate footing it when he spotted a large big black cat stalking along a hedge infrount of two rabbits. As it got closer to the rabbits one bolted towards him and

Just to piss Bob and Sid off.. Mackerel in garlic burnt butter with roasted vine tomatoes for starters.. Pan fried Gurnard, with lemon butter sauce, roasted veg and chorizo potatoes for main... ?????

? That did make me laugh,took me back to a teacher at our old school big evil ginger c**t Mr.Bishop if he caught 2 lads fighting he would drag you by the tie throat first into the school gym,put boxing gloves on you and say " right if either of you take a backward step in the next 3 minutes you,ll be in serious trouble ".....then a couple of his equally sadistic colleagues would stand watching us bash f**k out of each other ! To this day i dont know if it was a good or a bad " punishment " but it certainly taught lads from our way that you dont ever start trouble if you are not willing to

Good on these people , there’s hidden terrorists in amongst this lot and the man/woman in the street is their target the easy targets not those gutless / treacherous bast4rds allowing this .

Like my pollock was Sunday afternoon. Out the sea at 2, on the plate at 7.

Was supposed to be going up home to North Wales this week but the van packed up. We decided to have a walk up on Dartmoor early doors on Sunday. It’s a great place to walk out and we barely seen anyone. The 2 dogs worked well and the young bitch is coming on great.

9years old now .long line of bull grey x collie grey based lines .

I set four snares yesterday hoping to trick a couple and though there was thick fog this morning i had a bit of luck as i climbed the hill the fog had cleared and the Grass was dry and the Rabbits were out in large numbers and though it was nice to see them it would be very hard work dragging a dozen down . When we arrived there at first light we parked at the side of a small wood and Rabbits were every where and when i returned my Mrs told me they were strait back out and could have easily popped a bagful like we used too do as kids .

Wrong . . Police , Social services & Councils (mainly labour) covered it up the MSM done as they where told with D notices from Government . Police where all over parents who complained , Massive cover up their still trying to hide the facts of what /who actually did / said what !!

That could easily be tampered with though.

Raccoons are breeding in Yorkshire it said in the local paper there was up to 500. Just in Yorkshire and by 2025 it will establish a good population.

I think that is still running, called aufwasasplazen (?) the idea of it was just to let nature run its course but, obviously, without any predators the big herbivores ate themselves out of food. Even though the place is massive its not big enough for them to migrate about finding new grazing while the last patch recovers. Distinct lack of common sense and forward thinking. I think they had to intervene on welfare grounds in the end. On the upside it was a huge success for migratory wildfowl and a lot of the smaller species. Rewilding is a land management system in its infancy.

I power wash mine after every outing, then a good dip in turtle wax ? ?

They recon two of the happiest days in your life is when you buy a boat , and when you sell it ..... The second of those days won’t be far of with me ....fcuk you can shovel some dough into a boat ! .enjoy mate ..

Don't spend that much on my dog buses?22amp lithium battery was enough money for poxy rabbits?

Cats in wheelie bin or hamster in a microwave? Oh , I forgot, you are a Welshman , oh well , any port in the storm ??

Yes I do mate, the small group of people in the bottom right hand corner one of them is me, ? so you can all get to meet me, I,ve said this many times but the shouters never listen but a clear photo will prove nothing or very little but the work that has gone on in the labs will, and you can get to see that work on the film, since this thread started the university has examined around 15 carcasses that have been consumed by cats and the work that’s gone into it will be shown on the film, enjoy my accent ???

Sounds a great day ,get the work /life \family balance right ,and you end up humming van the man s ,days like this, to yourself a lot

Tried to add to my Previous post but don’t know what happened? Anyway dugs done their first Munro today, only second one I've done. Beautiful country I live in, it’s so unappreciated ???????

I’ve been harvesting chillis for about the last three weeks or so I only had about five plants on the go but what you see in the pic I’ve probably picked that lot about four to five times, loads of the Indian green ones as well a good bumper year that should keep me going for a little while and they are packing some heat as well.

I was once out with a lad a long time ago and he rested his rifle on the ground, covered in mud and sh*t, he washed it off in a stream and it was a Howa I’m surprised it never dissolved ?

Totally agree SD I think all our thoughts are with jimmy and Nat , at this very difficult time

my wish is for all who shout out for rewilding to do their bit and stick either their bollocks or their ovaries into a jar first, this country has too many people in it to even start to think we can go back to how things used to be (and a stupid point is, most who want this will also have no problem with the invasion that`s happening in the channel, figure that one out)

It's an expensive way to repair the gable but with the family expanding the way it has it needed doing. I'm tempted to keep the big living room for myself though with a fish tank and a no girls allowed policy.

Using the pulsar xm30 myself, game changer really where rabbits are lamp shy. Means you don't have to scan lamp for eyes, you can see exactly what else in on the land (and who else). Takes the dogs a few goes to understand how it works as they're left in the dark but my pup watches my hands to see if I'm lifting the thermal or the lamp so he mentally preps himself for a run when he sees the lamp come up. Draws far less attention, handy if poaching but even on permission the less neighbouring houses see the better. I've not had to charge my lamp for about 12 outings now as you hardly need

why would they... who walks round a field with there gun in a bag mopping up blood with it?