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    Better off with a size 10 , immigrant dead fall trap mate .Sorts the problem out at the root .Bait it with a fiver and check twice a day ,more if a large population is suspected .
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    You will find that once a trap has caught it will catch soon after as the smell of the gland will stay on the trap for quite some time .Been a while now but i always used to squeeze the urine out of a mink onto traps just like with a stoat and this definately helped especially in spring ..The young are dispersing this time of year and a good ploy is to set two traps back to back with a bait in between .Had more than my fair share of double catches using this set up .Another killer set is to either utilize a fallen log across the water or to create your own with a box tunnel setting .Only real
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    Very true mate .I have seen the set up and im impressed with the work thats gone into it .Im down helping with the roof soon with the added bonus of a look out after with the lamp .Martin deserves to make a go of it and i for one will be supporting him with whatever i shoot [at the right price of course ,lol] Another bit of news is that we have both recently done the deer and small game meat hygiene course and passed which gives us both a hunter ID and Martin especially ,the necessary paperwork to handle game of all sorts . Roll on the doe season mate ,i think youll be busy .
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    I definately DONT want to turn this into a slanging match but there is no contest between shooting fox and digging as far as control is concerned .Shooting wins hands down .I both shoot and dig but digging has to said ,is a way of getting those foxes to ground after the pheasant season has ended and the weathers cold.How many of you can honestly say you can guarantee a fox on any one days digging whereas i can guarantee shooting a fox on several nights running until ive had enough .Keep it real and only comment on what you know please .
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    Hope he stays away as it ruins the whole site when people have f**k all to say but argue
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    What a f*****g NOB.Until the c**ts gone ,i post no more .
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    Poaching on a small scale cannot and will not ever be on a par with the deeds you speak of GP .The only distinction between a poacher and the man with permission is what side the fence he shoots from .I would say that each and every one of us has at some time stretched the boundary a bit [not you of course GP but all normal ,morally sound field sport fanatics as frequent this site] .If i didnt have permission i would have no choice but to roam as its in me to hunt ,no getting away from that .You need to stop writing shit and post a thread thats interesting and get away from the keyboard crap a
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    North of the border its seems to be a way of life whilst we Englishmen live the life of country gents on permission given to us freely .We need to get that wall started really as they will be down here when it all runs out .
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    i heard they all got lost and couldnt find each other .
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    So far you have no proof anything sinister is happening .Deer kids do die and get taken by dogs ,foxes .Any keeper worth his salt will know beyond doubt that hes losing stock and a good one will sort it without the need for outside interference .Grow a pair mate and sort it if theres a problem .
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    Patience is the answer they are all different. These few words say it all .
  12. Squirrel_Basher
    Nice buck there mate ,very dark too.The rut has fizzled out here as far as calling goes but ill grass a few more before the season ends no doubt .
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    On my own mate i dont get nervous about anything but in company theres always the worry of a messed up shot .
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    Friday evening saw me trying to get to grips with a buck that normally resides over the boundary ,the other side of a small stream on a lush banking of meadow grasses never cut .This place is just outside of town so not far to go and as i was a bit late getting out i made the decision to try for him here.Ive seen him my side on numerous occasions but either unsafe or bumped only to jump the stream and away .I set up on sticks right on the boundary overlooking the neighbours fields and on the side of the stream with barrel pointing back to my permission .I started calling as soon as i was in p
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    Just under 50 yds mate but looks further on video .
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    Down at Martins ground Wednesday evening ,on one of his patches that i love to be at .Hilly ground with a dingle below,horse shoed into the valley side.Martin had the cam corder so no rifle for him and he lead the way through this treelined dell .We bumped a doe early on that hung around so i had a peep to see if she had a buck in tow but all i called was a fox that eventually got chsaed away by the doe and that was that .Into the dell and we decided to wait awhile under a hawthorn bush as we could see a pair of does in the distance .Just got settled when Martin accidently sat on his buttalo
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    Im going to stick my neck out here and say that maybe you were mistaken about the badger as ive never seen them pay any attention to a call of any sort ,maybe he was just going that way anyhow.
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    Tuesday evening saw me at a place that is surrounded by some of the best roe habitat ive seen.The farm i have is pure grassland but they do come in to feed to make a change from nearby crops .The stalking is very much dictated by the movement of cattle here and this time of year can be a total waste of time with cattle allowed the full run of the 180 acres.Tuesday however saw the milking herd in the first two fields and only young heifers in one more ,leaving the far grounds to recover from the recent hay cutting .The grass is now lush again and i hoped to call a buck that id seen before the c
  19. Squirrel_Basher
    Mangy mate ,you are right .
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    Forgot to tell you Martin ,farmer sends his thanks for a job well done and we are welcome anytime .Wheres the pic of the cub eating the chicken mate?
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    Stalked this dog fox amongst some sheep that are lambing at the moment .I know its late but these arent just any old sheep im told ,something blues.Farmer had said hes seen a fox regular on the fringes and hopefully this is the one. Having a good foxing year so far with 64 shot since Christmas day
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    Very nice mate and past his prime id say
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    Not seen anything happening here yet but soon i feel ,weathers right anyway .
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    3 guests looking at this as i write ,who the hell are they and why cant we stop them .Thought this was a closed forum .
  25. Squirrel_Basher
    The way i see it is this .Munties dont have a set season for velvet /shedding as it depends when they were born .As you know they are born all year round so why not be in velvet at different times to the rest .No doubt someone with more experience of these little darlings will decry this but thats my take anyway as i see them in velvet all year round .
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