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So I set squirrel snares for the first time yesterday, two on a leaning branch, two on a natural runway over a fallen Birch. I checked today, one had a small loop and was pulled down, the other two pulled down and looked broken off. My own observation tells me the log needs to be higher off the ground as I think they may have got a foot on the ground, I also made the noose smaller. Any advice guys? Not had any luck with my fenns in the last week and place is crawling with them hence the snares.
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Sorry for the delay I got her sorted I had to take money out of my dad's fund I built up for him and had to pay out at the emergency vet, cost me 350.dc I will fall you later mate been nonstop this end with my dad now really hard work. And while i was paying the vet my neighbour called to say my ferret had got out and attacked one of the chickens, having a right time of it at the moment honest to god!
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Because my dad has cancer mate so all my money is going to him to help in his last days, otherwise she would be down the vet. She ripped her stitches nine days after being spayed so I want them to lower the risk of infection after I've cleaned and glued her up.
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Anybody pm me where is best to get antibiotics online I need some for my bitch pretty deso, can't afford vets fees out of hours. Thanks.
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Do you boys leave the traps out the whole season? In a DIY cubby? Where u fish is overrun with rats. Put two live traps down a week ago, do you think the b*****d have gone In? Is it better covering the trap to make it more tunnel like?
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Nice pup mate, they are definitely full of beans that's for sure.
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Is the bait fished up in the water or on the bottom?
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Live traps but as I love my dogs ill recommend give a terrier a second chance and he will rid them for you, you'll be addicted and have a friend for life.
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How do you treat the foot rot?
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Anyone used ferrets for squirrels? My mate said he done it the other day with a pillow case and got it out of a tree. I just don't see how it works surely the squirrel can bolt out somewhere else, like the top of a tree?
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Yes buddy when I was a kid Could always get one or two on a day ferreting random holes. I had one this season, with ferret, and had three on snares last year on a field barron of them so a good result. Mind you I'm in winchester at the moment and this barracks is over run it's ridiculous. My worry is that we will never have rabbits again in number.
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How can there be so many rabbits where you are and its literally void of them in South Wales? Not been hit by vhd there?
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The pup on the bottom is five months but he is very small for his age, however he is the one from the long line of workers. I had his brother who was coming on well but got killed. This pup is showing the same character. He is already out and about with the two others, he is getting amongst bushes and had no problem getting on the pheasant they bushed up on the weekend.
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Patterdale* bloody spelling
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This is my little pack. Part dog on top, saved from a bad home. Really lovely dog, works bushes great. My lakey second pic, she's a handful but good on the rats and anything with a pulse. Bottom is my lakey cross pattern, brother of my dog who got ran over last year so I got another pup from the breeder. He is from a long line of dogs bred by that particular bloke so will come on well.
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Happy days. I try getting my nephew out now and then with me. He do love fishing but he is hooked on the ipad as well unfortunately. I think between hunting and fishing, fishing is where my heart is as I u took it up myself about 11 with nobody to show me and learnt as I went. At 28 now I got a shit load of books, gear, a few 30lb carp under belt and some big game fish from Cuba. Give me a rod and a box of maggots any day over a ferrari and a jacuzzi. At mate.
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good start to the trout season
darrren replied to Lenmcharristar's topic in Fresh & Salt Water Fishing
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What do you blokes do over the warmer weather with the terriers? Obviously seasons over, the weather is hot. Do you do bits to keep them ticking over, bit of ratting for example? Now the weather is getting warmer, after the storm we had, just wondering best things to do over the summer with them as im still new to the terrier game. I was thinking maybe a bit of ratting on a cool morning and just the normal walks etc. Cheers lads.
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Cheers lads. He is good on the recall I think it was just scent as you say because I noticed a fox run and after me doing a tartan through gorse and bramble he ended up coming out using that run I had spotted earlier. I'll just relax a bit more next time and make sure I'm not leaving walks too late before dark. So the dog came back to your smell on the jacket? My mate lost his dog Christmas eve when we were kids, out ferreting. He left his jacket as you did and he went back Christmas day to find her curled up sleeping on it.
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Thanks for your input guys. Was more the fear of loosing him in the night. He's so dark I loose him in the day as you can't see his features lol. I'll try and not panic next time, with the nights drawing out will be a bit easier and learn to trust him and work on recall when the seasons out.
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The dogs are out every day, and they don't want for nothing. I got given two old school collars for by arry on here which works with my knocker box so I'll start putting them on them from now. Bet its a nightmare finding your dog if it's gone to ground by itself, especially if your not aware there's an earth there? Always new ones popping up, you think you know where all of them are then suddenly a few more are suddenly dug. I'll keep working with him, just don't want every time out to turn into an embassy siege getting him back lol.
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Terry what do you recommend in terms of basic training. Going to just calm it down. A bit the next few putting.
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As I say I'm new to dogs really so, just my main worry is loosing him or him not coming back, where the lakey will come back when. Called. The Patterdale comes back in fairness but the moment he gets in the mode he's off. Its all new to him too as I say it's like a switch flipped and he's in the cover now non stop. Maybe I'll go to where there is smaller patches of cover and I can keep an eye out easily as opposed to thick woods where you can't see feck all. I'd have to run after him, stop a second and listen for the rustling and run a bit more, but when I got sight of him eventually he was no
