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  1. Bird Catcher
    This part of Hampshire has been devastated concerning rabbit numbers. Must be VHD, or something, I ran rabbit after rabbit 10 Yr ago. Now rarer than gold, many,many days had 15 /20+:ferreting, now pleased if you get 1 or 2. Some pockets seem to have big numbers still. What has multiplied massively are Hares and squirrels, its nothing to see 10 to 20 hares here when I walk the muts at 05.30. Also rakes of muntjac, none here 10 year ago. I goes over Watership Down daily and your lucky to seer rabbits. Plenty of wild polecats mind
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    Air pistol View Advert Wanted , a low power air pistol for my youngest grandson. Gat, SP50 or anything along those lines. Must be in good nick and willing to post. Will pay decent price for right gun Advertiser Bird Catcher Date 22/07/22 Price Category Airguns  
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    Oily fish is good for joints , coat etc etc either whole or oil supplement, but the whole fish , tinned or otherwise is a welcome change in the diet, slightly off topic but 20+ Yr ago I had a pure blood APBT, He developed severe joint problems in older age, greyhound track vet advised me to give him human grade green lipped mussel extract. Worked absolute wonders on him and I've used it on any dog since as they get on in years, natural inflammatory, look it up , its great stuff for us oldies as well !
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    This is the complete I mix with my dogs food , either meat or fish ( sardines, mackerel etc) it's 50% salmon and you can smell the oil. I only got 2 dogs so probably not affordable or practical if you got a lot of dogs. Suits mine and they does good on it , well shiny and lively
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    Anyone fished this lately? Used to haunt the place and had some decent bass. Thinking of giving it a night bash this weekend
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    Cut it into rounds (steaks) and poach in cider with a bay leaf and peppercorns. Bloody lovely. Old boy we used to go sea fishing with told us how, was that many year ago he used Woodpecker green label cider !! You don't want too big a conger mind, about 3 - 4 inch across the steak and about 2inch thick
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    Usually tinned sardines in oil , sometimes mackerel but my 2 will eat most fish. About once or twice a week, then I alternate the food between meat and dry complete which is 50% salmon
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    Back in the 80's I used to get dog grub from a Greyhound kennels in Andover. Every morning after exercising the dogs he fed them ripped up brown bread with raw mince and raw eggs. My 2 don't mind a raw egg in goats milk now and again, but saying that , they'll eat eggs any way the come !! Regularly give a raw egg and goats milk to the ferrets as well, especially before going out rabbiting
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    Absolutely spot on , as jukel123 says too hard on a sensitive dog and you've ruined him. I got a 6 month Bedlington x that is sensitive to a raised voice , where as my Italian greyhound x whippet needs a firm voice. Its all about the dog in front of you. Neither of mine are timid in the least but they do require different handling to respond. You as the owner are the best to assess the dogs temperament. Remember NEVER EVER hit or kick a dog , if you do you'll destroy any trust instantly, better to walk off or kennel the dog if your not getting the required results. My 2 go over the top to pl
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    OldPhil, That oblong lamp you got in your photo, I well remember them ! Got mine from Argos I think and kept it in my Hilman Avenger so I could check places out on the way home from a night out. Would have been about 1980/81
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    KP & S nets ! Still have one of their original canvas ferret sacks hanging up in my ferret shed !
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    Well remember them days, best one I ever made was with a spotlight off a Hymac digger. Removed the frosted glass and fitted clear. Good beam for then. Also remember having a massive head fit when the battery acid ate my Barbour Solway Zipper , that I had to save for !! Now use a hand held Night Saber. Ideal for a couple or more hours and a brilliant beam, from flood to tiny pencil spot. Clulite also good little lamp for a couple of hours
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    Used to crumble tobacco from a fag in each nest, same with the racing pigeons, seemed to stop lice and mite, also used to put vasceline on the perch ends as the mite hides in the day and come along perches at night
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    (Not seen it in Hares around here yet, and nore do I want to. Rabbits very scarce where once plentiful, Hares now seems to be breeding all year round, by the size of some my 2 have retrieved (shot... of course !! )
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    Same as that ! Plastic bottles of frozen water in cages. My ferrets are in cages in a shed with stable doors , so I hose down the shed twice a day and hang a soaked hessian sack over the half door
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    Just read back what I posted , about kit bites don't hurt.. mine is a very small slim strain. Big ones or powerful kits, will,of course be a bit more uncomfortable!!!
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    Had ferrets all my life and I'm coming 60. Same as any animal/ bird , handle as much as you can. Always slow and quiet to pick up, one at a time, gentle handling and talk quietly to them. Kit bites don't hurt so don't be nervous around them. If they is slightly older and bite try not to rip your hand up in the air as it only frightens them. They needs to feel 4 feet on the ground to let go ! Best advice is always try handling AFTER feeding, full ferret is a tired ferret and more docile. Remember this... what you put in now, is exactly what you will end up with...... no ferret/ puppy has ever b
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    100% old school. Solid brass milbro type frame with Barnett red or grey tubes ,but prefer decent squares (when you can get some) and home cast 12 mm lead. " stops anything" had catty's over 50 year. Used to use them to keep my ferrets fed as a kid. Still have a catty in my pocket on every dog walk !
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    Same as most folk on here say, rabbits quite scarce, but in pockets very plentiful. I travel over Watership Down most days and 5/10 year ago you wouldn't have to worry about ferret food, especially this time of year. Always plenty of road kill ,especially baby rabbits, first thing in the morning. Now it's like a lottery win if you find one. No bullshit the verge used to move with them when you drove past. We even used to do drive by shootings with air rifles on them as young lads to get ferret food. Nowadays I can find a field with a healthy amount, go back and check it a week later and noth
  21. Bird Catcher
    I been using these for only a couple of month and my dog and pup (5 month) seems to be addicted. I only has to say " what's this ?" and they're straight back. The wife and me calls it " dog crack "
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    I always break my dogs to livestock from the minute they can go out as we has lots of sheep , cows and buffalo around here. Always get there with them, but to stop them chasing deer seems near impossible. My blue dog is only 17in at the shoulder and is like lightening but luckily he is too small and doesn't know what to do with them but my fear is the f**kers always seem to head for a road !! That little dog will retrieve from the catty and even from the air rifle. Scared of the shotgun mind, and he 1/2 plucks a pigeon before you gets it off him !
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    My part of Hampshire is alive with roe and near Andover many many fallow. 10 year ago never see a muntjac here, now absolutely everywhere. My old dog I lost at Christmas was mad for them and had to keep him on leash at daytime in some places as too many people about. The 2 dogs I have now I try to discourage from chasing them, but easier said than done . As for mooching with the catty I just use my whippet/ italian greyhound x and am trying to train a 5 month Bedlington lurcher ( little at a time !) to the crack
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    Absolutely old hacksaw blade. Was shown that 40/ 50 year ago, you'd be surprised the amount of dead fur and shit it straps out, as Samrog said dogs seam to like it. For the nails plenty of walking on road etc but if you need to clip then buy decent clippers not cheap rubbish. If you do happen to cut too short and you get a bit of blood then did the claw in corn flour and it will stop almost instantly, did this on the birds claws as well , many years ago when I bred mules and hybrids.
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    I really don't know mate. Haven't fitted them yet. Ment to do it a couple of weeks ago but been a bit busy with training a new pup. The word is they are the best but I've only used the red. They suit me with 12mm lead. What I can honestly tell you is they take a good few shots to bed in, before you get the best out of them. All the best , and just keep practicing
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