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Posts posted by Caravan Monster
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Who gives a f##k what DEFRA has decided this week?
It has reached the point where our government has become so incompetent and corrupt that we now have to start taking more responsibility for ourselves and regard their edicts as a nagging nuisance to be ignored at every opportunity. That includes planning our own financial futures on sound factual grounds, rather than relying on fake 'markets' which are sold to us as being 'safe'. Stop and think about the world around you- especially locally. From the farmer' s perspective, that means finding and establishing opportunities that actually supply genuine demands, rather than relying on subsidies and supplying cartel controlled markets. It would be financially crippling to start with, but the more such thinking gathers momentum, the easier it would get. If that means a blase attitude toward the books and books worth of regulation that govern farming, so be it. If farming is in your blood, its a risk you have to take- in the same way that anyone who works their dogs has to.
Take our country back for ourselves- I suspect it nearly started to happen with the fuel protests.
Would farmers have the nerve to take a risk and break away from their 'safe' zone?
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Lurcher marmite- people either love 'em or hate 'em. Don' t get too hung up on the exact breeding of different types of lurcher. If you can find time to go and see some lurchers working, you' ll get a feel for the 'type' of dog that you would like. If you' re really lucky, you might even come across two lurchers that you like, have seen work, and are breeding a litter- proven worker to proven worker. After that, its up to you to put in as much time as possible obedience training and out in the field. But there again, widely available books and maybe even lurcher forums might convince you that what you really need is a commercially bred dog, probably from Birmingham, it' s so much easier. There are no guarantees though when it comes to working dogs. I know I' d stick to what I' ve seen with my eyes, rather than read about....
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My suggestion would be to see if you can get out ferreting or lamping with a few different people and determine which sort of lurcher you get on with. Different people get on with different types of lurcher. That' s why you have had various answers to your original question. Another consideration is the type of land you are likely to get permission on and the type of lurcher work you enjoy- if your keen on lamping above all else, then you may want a lurcher especially suited to that task. With regard to collie lurchers- lurcher marmite- be doubly sure to check whether you will get on with one, and bare in mind that collie lurchers can vary immensely depending on how they are bred, and that collie lurchers are bred in many places, not just in exclusive parts of Birmingham.
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I repair good spades / shovels with a steel tube shaft topped off with a plastic D handle. Get your spade to a small fabricator' s shop, who shouldn' t really charge you more than a tenner to weld a tube on. Plastic handles should cost a couple of quid from a hardware shop or suchlike. Make sure your steel tube is the right size to fit inside the plastic D handle. Alternatively, Wickes builders merchants look to do a good range of quality digging kit at sensible prices- I think it is unbranded Spear and Jackson gear. Wolfy' s spades sound good - someone who uses them will know how to make them right.
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Added to favourites. Very good
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Try feeding some charcoal dog biscuits- they apparently taste good to eat but bad when they come out the other end.
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Agree with what you are saying, especially maty j and SJM. Looks like I' ll have to get out with the air rifle more often, when I get one that works- chopped in my old air arms for a brand new Weihrauch HW100K just before Christmas and the bloody thing is leaking air
Age is getting to my poor old dog- this morning she missed a couple of easy ones where she got right between her rabbit and the hedge and then got outrun in a straight line over 50+ metres. She could have made those catches with her eyes closed this time last year 
. Am going to try some advice I got on here to improve her retrieving using a send back when she drops her dead rabbit a few metres away from me. Like the photos and vid. by the way- very good. -
if its only one firearms and one dog then i havnt got an issue because you always know where the dog is but once there a few poeple and dogs running around i put my dogs away or my gun away (usally guns) iv seen dogs get shot by dangerouse shooters and iv seen dogs get shot by carful shooters including ricochet's
I agree- once got roped in to beating for a rough shoot by a farmer on whose land I had permission. I knew all was not well when they started swigging port from the bottle. I was helping two labradors beat a hedge when a fox made a run for it just in front of me. Some idiot gave it both barrels with the twelve bore, missing both times. The shot came so close, I could hear it rattle through the hedge right next to me. Since that, I won' t have anything to do with other people shooting.
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A mate of mine is always on at me to leave the dog at home when I take the gun out. My dog works well enough with the gun- she knows her heel, wait and retrieves after a fashion. Always seems a bit boring to go down the fields without the dog- to me, one rabbit with the dog is better than several with the gun, but you won' t get many pheasants or woodies without the gun.
Would anyone on here leave their dog at home?
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Thanks for all the replies. Meindl boots it is then... Hope they' re worth the money
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I was doing some hedgelaying as a favour to a mate of mine who lives out that way, and got to see the Berkeley on the move. The foot followers were very keen - some were keeping up with the horses across the fields
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A cheap alternative is the hi- lux surf. These were big business four or five years ago- a mate of mine was spannering for an importer who made mega bucks buying them fresh of the boat from japan and selling them locally. They were being bought by townies who wanted 4x4' s to look gangsta. Now they are not fashionable, they are difficult to sell and you can buy them cheaply. If you don' t mind the auto transmission and the silly writing on the side, they are cheaper than a hi lux pick up and those that recently came off the boat are normally very low mileage, well maintained and well specced. Just make sure you get the one with the larger engine- the smaller one is unreliable. Not very 'county set', but a good 4x4 on and off road.
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Sorry, this is going slightly off topic, but has anyone else tried using McTimony animal chiropractors to assess and work on these type of injuries? I have had my old lurcher treated by one a couple of times, and tbh, I was much happier with this type of treatment than that administered by a greyhound man that you would meet in a lay- by
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SJM- I think her markings are common to some types of pure saluki- Towser on here has a superb looking dog that appears to have similar markings too. -
you'll never beat a good grade stone!
Regards
Aaron
I agree. Those little tunsten carbide ones where you pull the blade through the 'v' in the sharpener give a fair edge too, but not as good as an oil stone.
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I am assured that my dog is bred from a match dog to a collie lurcher. I' m an amateur at working lurchers compared to many on here, but this dog has taught me a lot. Very strong hunting instinct compared to the few other lurchers I have seen work. A bit slow off the mark on bunnies (but I am comparing her to the beddy/whippet/grey that we used to lamp with a lot). Pre ban, not bad on hares, but not in the same league as I believe purpose bred saluki greys to be. Would chase foxes, but she made damn sure she never caught one. If you are planning to run hares, be prepared for very long courses- several minutes (and probably out of sight unless you live in the east), not a quick blast. She would tend to settle in behind her hare and shift up a gear at the right time, often when they had run a long circle and come back to near where they started. Never tried her on the big stuff. Obedience ok, but you have to get the dog to work WITH you, not command her like a collie or a gundog- you only get her confidence by spending a lot of time- to that end I would say much more a house dog than a kennel dog.
Next time, I would like a similar lurcher and would guess that some whippet blood in the mix would be no bad thing.
She' s an old girl now, but will try and get a picture up (not got the hang of it yet).
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Anyone own these type of boots? - normally high leg and leather. There are plenty of brands- Lundhag, le chameau et c. I know they are not going to be cheap, but I' m willing to pay if they do the business. Any recommendations?
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Thanks Juckler 123
I will try and get the send back started in the way you describe next time she catches- its the only time she is sufficiently interested to carry anything - she'll just ignore a dummy or long dead rabbit. Would be fantastic if I could get her retrieving shot game too. I think we have the send on sorted to a degree, but it would be good to get her to understand what direction I want her to go in a bit better. Suppose I' m expecting a bit much to try and direct a ten year old coursing dog around a field like an obedience dog! -
I find the send back command helps loads with poor retrievers if they have to go away from you and retrace their steps to get a dropped rabbit or dummy.
And they seem to enjoy it more than throwing an object for them plus your learning em to leave on command when you first drop the rabbit/dummy and then the heel while there waiting to be sent and lastly the go command a simple little routine thats enjoyable for dog and owner
How do you get them started teaching the send away or go back? I can get her looking for quarry or even a biscuit with a 'where is it', but never known how to send her out in a particular direction if she can't see or smell what she' s going out to (except with the lamp I suppose).
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Got most of the basics - sit, wait, go on, over, where is it? My little saluki x is with me 24/7 too- I' ve found over the years, you develop quite subtle signals without really meaning to: like recall, which can be wiggling fingers if she is close by, bending down a bit if she is further off and a loud whistle if she can' t see me. When I first got her, I could shout all I liked, as she disappeared over the horizon, but as time has gone by, tone of voice has become very effective- NO! (neighbour' s cat not legal quarry) really stops her in her tracks now. Never got the retrieve quite right- absolutely no interest in fetching inanimate objects. With live quarry, she retrieves her bunny unharmed to about two yards away, then kills it with one bite to the neck/ forelegs, spits it out
and wanders off. I think I was her fifth home, so one of her previous keepers can take the credit for this weird retrieving, well that' s my excuse anyway! -
There's one on the BBS for a fair price
Thanks for that Spike. I bought the HW100K from my local shop in the end. Just finished fixing the sling studs to the fine walnut stock
thankfully didn' t damage it in the process. It can' t outperform my old S410 because I reckon that was good as 100% on accuracy, but the HW100 feels user friendly and I like the side lever cocking, which is very light and surprisingly quiet. Just need some calm weather so I can zero the scope and get out and use it. The Weihrauch looks and feels better put together than the AA did, which I think I sold at the right time. Is there an idiot' s guide to posting photos on THL? - using photobucket didn' t work. -
Its daft, but various military folk did such a good job of instilling safety drill when I was a youngster, competition shooting and in the army cadets, that fifteen plus years later, it' s still really unsettling to not have a safety. Not very logical I know, just the way it is.
I know what you mean about stirrup pumps Deker, but round here, even at the beginning of the season and out of the 4x4, I' m doing well to get twenty shots in a night, so its not too bad to keep the 410 topped up.
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Anyone own one of these? I' m thinking about upgrading from my S410. My local gunshop has offered me £400 part ex. for my several years old and slightly tatty S410 with a Hawke 6.5 - 20 on against the new Wiehrauch at £625, which I could put my Simmons 1.5- 5 Whitetail Classic on, which is the only scope I use anyway. The S410 is an excellent gun, but I would like a rifle with a safety. Would I need a different connector on my stirrup pump? Any advice much appreciated.
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I don't think the red dot has to be lined up with the notch, it' s just so you can see how many pellets you have left.
pellets for a weihrauch hw95k .177?????
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I believe many people stick to German manufactured pellets for use in weihrauchs. I have a tin of haendler and natermann field target trophys for use in my HW100, but I have been unable to use it because it has leaked air from brand new. Turns out the gunshop I bought it from didn' t let on that it was an unofficial import, so I have no comeback to the manufacturer and have to put up with their very slow warranty repairs when in my opinion, they should have supplied a replacement gun that works. Make sure new Weihrauchs have been imported by Hull Cartridge! Sorry, unrelated rant over.