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Squirrel_Basher

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  1. Bet you had a sweat on there mate Seeing many about at all ?.
  2. Yes mate ,a new toy and one that certainly puts things into perspective .
  3. Best of luck mate .Challenging stalking they are .
  4. No work at the moment so stalking it is .Pulled up at a place that i regard as hard stalking ,certainly the hardest place i go .The fields are big and the gateways are situated in the middle of the run of hedges ,making it very easy to bump deer as you approach them .Tried the wind and set off in a clockwise direction .I find the only way to stalk this place is very slowly and use the bins more than i usually would ,trying to scan a few fields ahead .Anyway ,spotted the tell tale flick of an ear and sat down to study it .It was a doe but i couldnt see if she had a buck with her due to long cov
  5. Nice to see well managed areas mate .Good on you for showing that amount of sport .Just off out myself for a cull or two .
  6. Hello Nick .Still some stuff of yours kicking about the Beaufort country from all those years ago .Seen some work owned by you know who and they are still going strong .
  7. Decent write up there mate and a good evening by the sound of it .The truck is still off the road at the mo' but i'll be in touch as soon as its running .
  8. Before this gets closed as im sure it will heres the answer to the original question .For those that need to know the signs of what to look for here ,they are - Badgers will draw fresh earth from a sette all year round in their continuous habit of enlargement whereas the fox will ONLY dig to create a cubbing den in early spring .The sight of a large ,fresh spoil heap in winter is a sure sign of badger . Bedding may be in or near the mouth of a sette as well as a clear drag line to and from the sette .Foxes use no bedding whatsoever . A clear ,very well trodden path ,TO ,FROM AND ACROSS the
  9. There is a very good post ,pinned at the top of this section which will guide you through the butchery mate .
  10. From late May to early June mate with regrowth almost immediately .
  11. Well done on that mate .Hopefully you will have a few more now . Edited to add that there appears to be a distinct diference between heads up there and down here in that we dont produce such tall narrow heads ,tending to be wider and with heavy brow tines .Just an observation from a few posts recently and in the past .
  12. Productive hedge that mate .Well done .
  13. To be honest mate ,your heart is not in it .Stick to the jet skying as there are enough pretenders at it any way .
  14. As always mate ,a pleasure .Just a bit annoyed that i couldnt find any more shootable bucks but then again thats stalking for you . Some good daylight foxes though mate .
  15. The case in the eyes of the law is yes they do have the right to free an animal however it is caught ,legally or not .They are not however ,allowed onto private land without a police officer unless invited so ...........................
  16. The Wiltshire name is' chucky pig 'which covers a wide range of hard backs to the unknowing .
  17. Your certainly a natural with that camera Kay. Lovely, and better by far than that messer Darcy .lol.
  18. £340.............................................what price freedom .Get it sorted mate
  19. Ive always had an interest in variations so thanks for sharing mate .
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