Squirrel_Basher
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I hear Frain is a very talented artist also..... . <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I see my thoughts have been vindicated by the very brief review afforded Mr Frains latest offering (via this weeks Shooting Times), that being, "Rabbiting with Dog, Gun, Hawk, Ferret, Hound, Lawnmower, Strimmer, Smoker, Toaster et al". And I quote; "It's a little utilitarian" and "a bit text book" and it's "replete with poorly focused black and white photographs" . I rest my case. Buy it at your peril! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> quality pisstake mate,rats dont stand a chance with that lot i
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Not used this particular model but the ones I have used only have a decent beam strength for just over an hour.Only good like darcy said,for short trips away from the vehicle!.
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Have any of you lads or lasses that walk at night ,noticed how much more vocal the tawny is when its a frost? Had 1 or 2 nearly land on me in the passed when Ive been squeaking foxes .
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45 ferretted 4years ago,excellent ferretting,no hedgework,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, justholes in sandy pasture. ps sandy pasture is not a womens name! :11:
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Pigeon magnets are like anything else ,great where the birds havnt seen one.Weve had more success recently with the rotary turned off and let the birds float up and down with the breeze.The decoy patern around the magnet has to be right with any wind.I find its best to face the decoys slightly into the wind,but not regimental,and leave a good open space on the downwind side of the magnet.Incoming birds need somewhere to land and prefer to land within a feeding flock{safety in numbers thing]Hopefully providing sport before they land!
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Jack-If you are dead set on a plummer,same rules apply as with choosing any other pup,get one from WORKING parents.
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A situation happened last night which Im not sure of the legal position . I was supposed to meet a lad to go lamping with but he phoned me last minute and cried off because of the rain? Our method of lamping this particular farm is to take the 222 and the lurcher.Obviously this needs 2 people ,1 to hold the dog on slip and the other to shoot.The lad with the lurcher does the lamping.Fox control was the reason for the visit. I decided on a walk round on my own with the rifle but found Id forgot the lamp to rifle attachment. Anyway ,carried on round with the lamp and rifle,got 2 fields away a
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Jack- on the subject of books to gain info from remember this-its only ever one mans opinion{unless your readig something by DBP].Read several books and take on board the infomation that suits you.You should have a spell out with some digging lads first to see if its really what you thought it was.
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Does he want any more best mates? :11: Real appreciation.
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Has anyone been done yet..... as in DONE for HUNTING Down our way ,a lad was caught leaving an estate in the early hours by the old bill.He had 2 lurchers and a brace of hares .Apparently its just gone to court ,and the only thing he was charged with was poaching and non possesion of a game license!.No mention of the new hunting act?Several local hunts are up on charges of unlawful hunting but none of them seem bothered by it. Dont know whether its true or not but rumour has it that even if someone gets done under this new legislation,it does not go on your record as its no more seriou
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Mik-This is where some of the arguements start on here,I know what you mean but down our way,a midden is the term for a heap of farmyard shit! What you call a midden is to us a bait station.? Local dialects are the cause of more than one slanging match I know. Great answer anyway.Keep at it!
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Hunting and field sports in general have been under attack for years.Its not a recent thing.We ,as a whole thought itwould never happen but it did.I dont think we were forceful enough in allowing it to happen.The French know how to respond to threats to a way of life and livlihoods,they riot,blockade and disrupt,causing maximum discomfort to government.They are not dictated to by any political party or outsiders.We as a country are too willing to let other people fight our battles and hide our heads in the sand.O.K we went to London,4 times,we shouted we got arrested but this only aided the an
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Sorry mate, but I have no idea what you mean. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think nuv means its a different dog but I can see the resemblace.Its black for a start!
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Until I see live or dead proof myself ,I cant see these cats going so undetected .
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This bloke dosnt know whether hes coming or going.Still dont believe a word of the badger killers or are their badgers snipey nosed f@ckers like the dachshound.
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Also from what I gather on the net ,these "working tests" are a bit like our working dog shows in that its all the dogs do week in week out.No propper,testing work in the field . breeders comand large fees for winners instead of stayers . You can keep your little entertainers and please dont anyone get talked into breeding from one!
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Also frm what I gather on the net these "working trials" are attended by the same dogs ,same breeders week in week out .Seems to be a bit like our Working dog shows where the same old faces charge what they like for a dog thats winning rosettes?AS the lads said earlier ,the ONLY test of a terrier is work of the staying kind! Badger killing dachshounds,my grandad will live off that one for a while,pinochio. :11: :11: :11: :11: :11: :11: :11: :11: :11:
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Matulcock-sorry if I spelt it wrong-As you probably know ,we here in the U.K cannot dig badgers any more .Its the law.It used to be a regular pasttime for many sporting gents,my grandfather being one of them.As soon as I saw you write about badger killing dachshounds I had to phone him up. When hed finished laughing he asked me to ask if you meant to say"dachshound killing badgers".Im well aware of the breeds origin as badger dogs but grandad also had dogs of fine ancestry with bull added along the way.grandad said no way would a snipey nosed f@cker do a badger and I can only agree. Keep it
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Bedlington-That cat hasnt met a dog that means it :11: On the subject of calibres for these ghosts,someone said about using a 243 minimum.This calibre is capable of dropping red stags at 250 yds in the right hands.Most stags weigh in at over 500lb wheras a puma type cat would struggle to reach the 100lb mark .The height of these things is no more than a good size fox hound so pound for pound about the sme body mass as a roe buck .Ive shot these with the .222[in Scotland of couse].I would be very confident of dropping one of these cats with the .222 IF they exist. All the pug prints Ive
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Dont mean to chuck a spanner in the works but-Does anybody think that IF these cats do exist ,would not one of the many foxhound packs have treed one by now,or at least seen one leave cover.Also I wouldnt have thought these cats would stand and fight a dog of any breed {as long as they wernt brought to bay with no other escape}.All wild animals first instinct is to run and hide from dogs and in the case of cats thats up a tree!
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We have a decent population of this tiny deer around our area,mostly unseen due to their nocturnal habits.Bordering our housing estate is an old allotment which at one time was fenced all round to keep the deer out .This fence has long fallen into disrepair and the allotments are full of brambles ,a direct contrast to the regimental rows of veg that once grew there. The muntjac love this area and the surrounding rough ground. For those of you not familiar with the habits of muntjac,they breed all year round and the does call for a bucks attention at night .The call or "bark" is not unlike a
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Theres been a few sitings around us in recent times .What i cant understand is why the many hound packs never report treeing one or seeing one break cover.
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Hope this helps-The vaccine given actually varies from county to county,according to the local likely hood of any particular disease or virus which is prevallent in the area.Parvo distemper and lepto are a standard vaccine but anything else varies.You are right in saying a pup needs 2 lepto jabs .This is straight from my local vet.
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Billy you rascal,dont be shy and get a story on here about that bullx of yours.Whats the tally now?REMEMBER the master will be hanging on your every word. Master of the D.V .F .H that is!
