Luckee legs
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Sorry to hear of Phil's death, sympathy to his family and friends. His consistency in writing and filming about lurchers over a long period really impressed. And obvious willingness to travel. In current language I guess we would say he was probably the major influencer in the last 45 years
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That's the one.
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Whether or not they bred great dogs or were the best owners .......there are a few ladies and gentlemen who put pen to paper that have done a lot of good for the game IMO. That said I do think also the change in attitude from public, landowners, police and lurcher owners has completely changed the game so it's hard to compare over the years. There are still plenty of good dogs about I went from catching rats and foxes with our Jack Russells to owning lurchers and ferrets thanks to Plummers books in the 1980s. I met him a couple of times as a teenager and he wasn't disrespectful des
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Anyone looking for a Vasectomised hob could check out Essex ferret welfare. They need to cover costs but it's cheaper than my last v hob done locally at an independent vet.. About £110 max. I've had two vasectomised Hobs from there in recent years so their vet does a decent job as well as being low cost They also get a wide range of ferrets in and IMO, brilliant format rescue ,are not opposed to working homes and will let you know if any came from working stock
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Great you got him back. I do find my hobs that are still entire are a pain in the arse. Doesn't make a difference if vasectomized they seem to be desperate to get out in the summer long after Jill's are mated. I've had them Godzilla their way out shaking a door so hard the bolt slipped and even had one dig out through the roof of a hutch so you are not the only one Currently I have one hob with three bolts on his door and another with a bolt and a sledgehammer propped against it
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Pet subject of mine, as in my experience Muntjacs are a huge pain in the arse distracting dogs from rabbiting Hard to find a dog that isn't keen on them and they will run even from impenetrable cover when they sense a dog is very close. Dogs lose them in dense cover for sure, but any keen dog will put them up initially and given muntjacs seem to like to be close to manmade environments I end up keeping my dogs on leash more than Id like. A decent dog quickly closes on a muntjac, there's a lot of noise and it's not a risk I will take. Completely different to Roe which will embarrass
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Not surprised, im sure it's a tricky thing to stop. Best wishes for your move.
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That's a tremendous lifespan, Archie was clearly well looked after and a great looking whippet. RIP -
What the best hunting lamp/ torch
Luckee legs replied to trigger2's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
I've no evidence or understanding why but I feel that I don't see as well using an LED. Nevertheless I use a PLR500. I miss the secondary bulb and good switch of previous clulite but it's cheap, powerful and for occasional lamping it's got a decent beam pattern and works fine. I hear there's a plr 800 which looks better and I'd be interested to hear if anyone has used the 800 -
Nice, for someone like me who's not that practical it's genius
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Definitely also doubles as a dog securing stake
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Needs to be about 3ft to save your back but 2ft ok. Thick enough rod to not bend when pushing and a t bar handle to push with. Seriously they are a massive help IMO
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Thanks to everyone for these replies, I've gone from WTF am I going to do next season for a probe, to having a lot of choices to get me sorted. Great thread My personal experience years ago with a straight bar on a cut down soil sampler and then later getting a garage to weld on a bulb , is the bulb really makes a difference in use. We have a variety of soils here with some having chalk or gravel layers in places that can be deceptive to probe if you are not directly over the middle of the tunnel. With a bulb there's an idiot proof definite change in pressure on breaking into a tunn
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Nice job on this, unfortunately I'm in Cambridgeshire and postage would kill it but we do have a blacksmith who fabricates in the next village
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Thanks for the link,
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Another good idea, thanks
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Thanks. Didn't know either options and the putanage probe looks useful...but you're right, not on stock ATM
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I've long used a Steel probe for improved accuracy digging out, with some extra weld on near the tip it gives that reassuring push through feedback when you are on the tunnel. Anyway I've absent mindedly lost mine which is a massive arse ache and before I ask a local blacksmith to fabricate a new one .... Does anyone sell them ?
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Love this post, respect to these fabulous animals that work so hard for a long time. For most of the ferrets I've owned they are almost priceless once they get the hang of the job. I hope she has a peaceful summer
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I'd had 9 lurchers over the years before one dog got them and I was initially reluctant to believe it was a corn as he was half collie. Anyway, I went to the vet and he responded perfectly to the burn drug they use. One tip I have for you is the specific greyhound boots are much better for rehab. More expensive than general boots but are much less hassle.in use. Good luck
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Really appreciate the honest replies on here. I've also found or been given other escaped ferrets over the years and they have all been good, sometimes in a few weeks, worse was a bitter that took six months to be solid. . My kids as they were then called her "nipper" This hob maybe my nervous one ? I'm certainly going to stick with him and try a few things on the thread as I will need another vasectomised hob to replace my current one who's going the way of all older males
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That's the sensible option, the problem is my ego,. Having never had this issue before I am thinking I get it about right with the dogs and ferrets so I'm going to keep going,. For sure if it's not ok by this autumn I won't be able to use him
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That's also reassuring to hear. He will play with the other ferrets so I hope he can come good
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That makes a lot of sense and could be the source of his fear as much as a dog attack. I can't believe I didn't think of that as two years ago I had a ferret hold up underground and as I started to dig a fox bolted. The ferret had hidden up a side passage and was terrified. Never screamed but even two years later, while she still hunts ok she is nervous entering and exiting
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My ferrets certainly get like that in the summer so I will work towards that
