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  1. OldPhil
    ? No,... I'me fit as a Buck Rat? Just taking the old shed down and getting a new one ....I need to move on surplus equiptment... Loads of bits and pieces for the Hunting enthusiast?
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    I like that stamp of jukel for rabbiting in the Hedgerows and Ditch bottoms,..mine suit me fine for that old job..?
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    Lots of Top quality, Hand made,.Long Nets, Stop Nets, Traps, Snares , etc at Bargain Prices from the Shed of Ectasy.....come see me....
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    Yes,..did Number one just two days ago... In a shed,..size of a Tennis Ball ...?
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    Ferrets are such valuable hunting aids, it pays to breed the best,.. to the best....?
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    Well, there really is only one sure-fire way to find out if the job is finacially viable,...and that is by giving it a brave go... I started out many years ago,..and to be honest, my only option was to reach for the stars, because I sure as hell was going down the hill,..fast..? Nowadays, there is a whole lot of legislation that I did not have to face, so as you probably know, it pays to get yourself certificated in the various tasks, or trouble will ensue. I only do a few Moles and Rabbits during the Winter months, and treat Wasp and Hornet nests from May through to late Septem
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    Lovely images lads..?
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    Same as most veteran lurcher enthusiasts,..I've enjoyed walking out with many different running dog hybrids? Loved them all and had success,.. and of course,..failures with them all..? AS for trainability? Well, this is a curious affair and really depends upon one's requirements and concept,. of trainability.. Personally,..I like a jukel with plenty of smarts and which can understand my ways,...I've never needed a hunting pal that is super -inteligent.. Such canines are in the same league as some humans who posess amazing Mensa -like mental acumen, but are frequently useles
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    No sure WHY these useful rabbit traps were made illegal,... Possibly far too expensive to produce ? Who knows... But, what I can tell you, is that when I introduced the Conibear(Body gripper) on a commercial basis to the UK,..I had a real hard time with the Trap Testing authorities....? Long story, but they also gave me massive grief with the Kania Trap and the Tube Trap.. Both these traps required a bit of tweaking to meet the standards required, by the Ministry of Agriculture... It pleases me to see guys showing some interest in the Humane Killing Traps...?
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    Same as yourself Kens Deputy,..I have also seen the bewildering miscellany of trap designs put forward, to the powers that be, when the Gin was banned.. The sheer ingenuity of some men makes your eyes water and the crazy ideas and theories that some folk offered, was truly mind boggling. Mad scientists comes to mind! As a guy who has rarely even put air in a car tyre and who possesses, no practical skills whatsoever,..the entire scenario is, was and forever shall remain, a mystery....? Thank God that I can set a trap and earn my living via my skills as a hunting man ,.because I sure
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    Plenty of nice Imbra Rabbit Traps for sale?
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    I used the Double Flat Top Fenn,...they were difficult to stabilize and ,...(in my opinion),....were no improvement on a regular Duffus. Mind you, I could be completely wrong..?
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    Still using Eliza Tinsley Duffus style. mole traps,...really like em...?
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    Lovely bunch of dogs Sheep Chaser..? The lurcher is truly beautiful, but I particularly like that wee Red tyke....?
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    Great for ladling your Base Gravy?..
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    ? We bred a fair few Collies when I was a young man,...my Father broke many dogs...(back in the day, spaniels and Herders were broke, the word trained,.. was not in their vocabulary?)...Anyway, we had several speckled and merle coloured dogs. Even then, we twigged on that Merle to merle was not a good bet. We frequently got deaf and white pups. Obviously these poor critters were not spoken of, and went straight in the bucket. I learned a lot about the Merle factor, and passed on this hard won knowledge, to certain lurcher aficionados? Anyway, that is all 'water under the bridge
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    Well done fellah?
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    Lepus

    OldPhil replied to longers01's topic in Hunting Book's

    Real nice old book, obviously an influencial piece,...written around 1963 ...?
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    You are right Neal? Regardless of what has often been claimed and vociferously denied, ..I believe passionately, that both Kelpie Sheepdogs and Australian Cattle Dogs have a Dingo ancestor.. Wild dogs don't hunt for fun,...staying alive is a serious fecking business,...I believe it is this primitive desire to behave in a certain manner that makes them, so intense. I love both breeds and of course,...the lurchers created from them....?
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    Smashing wee jukels? We all had whippets in the 1970's,...great dogs for the rabbits and pheasants... I still remember the morning when we were ferreting roadside, in Winchester,..I heard a bit of a crashing up in front and all of a sudden, our diminitive racer shot along the ditch, and gripped a good sized Roe Buck... At 17ib in weight she was at a disadvantage , it was quite a struggle...? To be truthful, she was getting the shit kicked out of her, and the Blackthorn was tearing her Blue skin to shreds .. But, she still held on long enough for us to leave the nets, a
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    Poor wee mites....
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    Fair play to you fellah....I like to see a hunter show the best of respect,.. for his canine partner...?
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    Neat wee traps,...caught plenty with them? Keep at it?
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    ?We did not own the big hairy fellah..? Just used him over Irish Bred coursing bitches...they were beautiful animals,..tumbled roe for fun? Then, when I went on the rabbits for wages, I fancied a smaller jukel for the hedgerows, so we tried the whippet blood ..This brought the size right down, and many of the male pups inherited the fabulous crispy coat of the Deerhound. I liked them alongside the Beddies well enough,.but I always returned to the Herding blood composites...? Great days though... Stay safe now, kind regards, OldPhil?
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