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    Are you lads saying you poached them . No seriously ,fair play .lol.
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    Centre of release around us mate was Oxford .Nice pics .Talk of black kites going free too! .
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    In one of my positions as a keeper years ago ,I was underkeeper to an arogant,self centred ,tight headkeeper who insisted we did the lamping his way .Not that he came with us ,he just set out the route and we had to stick to it or face a public bollicking in front the boss who knew no better and was afraid of the headkeeper .The foxes soon got used to the frequency of these outings and the route we always took .We shot a few foxes of course but me and the other chap both new we could do much better . What we decide on was to drive the quad near his house at the times he would expect us to pa
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    Somebody must have one doing feck all somewhere ?
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    I used to leave them too until I had one go badly wrong and end in a t.b infection which was ,to say the least very expensive .Rat bites need cleaning out with some sort of antiseptic for which I now use hibiscrub .
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    The two I have at the moment .Both nuttal breeding .Bitch on the left done everything asked of her .Bitch on right is 7 months old but expected to make the grade !.Both looking a bit on the tubby side for summer rest .
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    Bonus mate
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    reasonable condition liner wanted .100 miles around wiltshire .!
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    Is there anybody on here who is old enough to remember the euston system?,[spelling].The rearing of pheasants by large scale broody hens .I can remember the local estate just finishing with it .It was the underkeepers jobs to shoot rabbits by the hundreds to be boiled down for feed and added to corn .The hens were kept in small boxes and tethered individually to feed .The fronts of the boxes ,if I remember right ,were slatted to let chicks out to scratch about but not big enough to let the hen wander with them . Very labour intensive as someone had to be there 24-7 to kill vermin and shut ch
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    Nice one mate
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    That 6 is a good beast mate .Just as well it wasnt one of those that I met the other eveninig .lol.
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    Nice pics mate .Well done .
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    This is a bitch bred by Topper from the forum .A nice proportioned pup and well forward, broken coated,but I wont hold that against it .lol.I know of both sire and dam so hopefully this will follow suit .Anyway Josh is well proud and so should Topper be .
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    If its a job your after mate then forget keepering ,its a way of life 24-7.
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    My thinking is that its half instinct and half reaction to ourselves.The way we react when seeing something or dare I say it ,thinking something ,has a large bearing on what my dogs will or wont chase .For those of you that stick to the same walking route ,try this .Think about turning a different way long before you get there and see what happens .Might just be me and my pack ? When lamping and theres more than one quarry sat together ,think of one specific one and then slip the dog ?. Done right ,the bond between human and dog is stronger than any other .
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    Cheers for that lads .I found someone who will X-ray it .Keep you informed .
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    Thats what I thought but glad you said it
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    Thats the word I was looking for -Shield .Cheers mate .
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    If you have transport mate and hopefully you do ,try calling in at Coombe End Estate.Its between Birdlip hill and Cirencester .Probably changed a bit since I was there but its huge and as the lads said any offer of work this time of year is welcome and dosnt go unnoticed .The main thing is to keep your head down and WORK ,listen, learn and show all that enthusiasm you obviously have .Hope you get a start mate as its one of the finest professions . P.s There are plenty of keepered shoots in your area so dont give up .
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    Hundreds of the buggers ,packed in tight too .
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    Knowing foxhunter ,he probably thought he was being helpful by pushing it back in .lol.
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    Over to you Millet
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    Glad to know i'm not the only hedge pervert . lol .
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    Found this tawney caught up in a hedge yesterday with a damaged wing .No broken bones but it cant pull it back into rest position .Can birds dislocate shoulders and is there any hope for it . P.S Its ate a chick this evening so its lively enough .Any help appreciated . Foxdropper .
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