Squirrel_Basher
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Good going there mate .Those fallow dont go too far when bumped do they !
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Last Sunday afternoon ,i got to sit in a high seat by kind invitation from a chap i hardly know .He rents some stalking in a wood near me and i chanced upon him on the quad a while back ,got talking and true to his word the invite came Sunday morning .By 2pm i was in the seat he had chosen for me ,a 't'junction of two rides with a very good veiw up and to both sides .He went and sat on a bank overlooking a clear fell area but despite seeing deer he blanked .I on the other hand got lucky and grassed this doe which lingered too long crossing a ride .Darkness came early in the wood so time to lea
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Lol.Not so much the struggle but having to load yet more deer ,i know the feeling John.Nice free hand shooting by the way .
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Back out tuesday so heres hoping
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Trappers & ferreters
Squirrel_Basher replied to badgeroy's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
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A 3" magnum cartridge in .410 will hit as hard as a 12 at the same ranges but with less shot .Underestimated if you ask me .
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Spent a day out with hounds yesterday and cracking it was in the company of good lads ,good dogs .Cold marked in a place shortly after leaving the meet and we dug a dog fox at 1.8 in brash .A good dig to warm us up .Fox was let to run as he was a healthy chap despite a local outbreak of mange .Dog was a wheeler bitch i think of very good stamp .
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Had a call Friday from a chicken farmer to say that he'd been losing a few of the free range birds in the afternoon and could i have a look .Im not working at the moment [bloody recession] so got to the ground at 2.30 pm .Pulled up near the shed that been hit the most and walked to a spot where i had the widest view point .Back to the hedge,on sticks, and waited .Through the bins i could see a fox up the other end of the field around another shed but it went out of view due to the lie off the land.Time for a squeak and didnt have to wait long before charlie came up over the rise at a fair trot
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The luck held out yet again mate .Cracking trip there ,shame about the reds though .
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Nice going Vim.Knowing the ground ,the deers reaction to different situations is what seperates the doers from the wishers .Many munties round you or are they pretty hit and miss ,scattered ?.
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So, in conclusion ,has the light at the end of the tunnel been turned off or shall we not bother.
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Down Martins first light today .Went to a place of his that is in my opinion hard stalking .Large open areas with a continuous swirling wind .The fog was threatening so we had no time to play the wind as it was where we were so we moved slowly through the fields glassing as best we could in the swirling mist .Didnt get far when the familiar click of hocks told me we had bumped deer the other side of the hedge in a rape fied .They had been sat against the hedge as i thought they would be in this weather but wrong sided to us .Got on sticks as they pranced away ,three white asses,three does.No s
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Nicely placed as well .
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His office numbers there ,ring him ,and again, and again .Not sure they will ever repeal the act anyway but heres to hoping .
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First stages of mange there Kay .Great shots of the reds by the way .Lucky girl.
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Unwanted viewer number one
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Not heard of many adult cats bested by charlie though mate .
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....and champagne .Wild child is our local mind .
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Plenty of everything it appears Vlim.
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Some excellent advice from the pros as expected .Hope you get sorted soon mate .Nothing worse than rats keeping the dogs awake!
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Out very early this morning to make the most of the weather and what a morning it was .Couldnt wait for dawn to arrive so went to a spot that is plagued with foxes at the moment and with lambing around the corner ,i need to get a few dead .Just out the other side of the farm yard ,i spotted charlie in amongst the sheep but not phased by the green filter at all .On sticks ,i called him to within 50 yards ,just clear of the sheep that were bunching by now and shot him in the chest .Ive pretty good at holing the lamp whilst shooting instead of a scope mounted affair which is too heavy i find .Jus
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With a job in the city you can get yourself a decent camera ,tight git .lol. Make a stalker of you yet
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Speak soon local mate .
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After 25 years of digging i can honestly say ive only known a handful of honest 100% digging dogs that were phased by nothing and would die rather than come away . Most dogs can and will be sickened by a lot of work but a few stay to be remembered .
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After 25 years of digging i can honestly say ive only known a handful of honest 100% digging dogs that were phased by nothing and would die rather than come away . Most dogs can and will be sickened by a lot of work but a few stay to be remembered .