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  1. comanche
    I read thread this thread when it started and thought you've been getting some good detailed advice so there was nothing l could add. Then l remembered what it was like when l had my first air rifle. In those far off days we started off with whatever rifle we could afford or was handed down to us. Most of them were pretty crude compared with what is in use today. A rifle like your xorcet would've been a thing of dreams. Persevere with it ! Forget pointy pellets; the Rws should be pretty good or maybe a heavy Jsb. We had to make do with what was cheapest in the local shop,usual
  2. comanche
    I have to agree on the T200. It is the only pre charged air rifle that made me go "Wow," when l picked it up. And "Wow," again , when l fired it . Yet l keep getting told it is a beginners' rifle. I payed £160 ....so shop around.
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    You obviously like the device. But don't rely on it not being affected by wire and power cables. Speaking for my myself ,l've never found that turning the sound down and going by ear with a Cosmic Carrot gives quite as steady results as are to be had with a grey box at the final stage of a dig. You are dead right about he Mk111's (we will not mention the Mk11?) useful 'Search' feature but l still reckon the old grey box does everything else with a lot less fuss. For me it is that simple ,but l am known for being simple. I can't help thinking that something
  4. comanche
    Probably not ,and it would be unlikely to work anyway . Rats will live and feed in proximity to dogs ,cats ,pigs and various other predators ,including caged ferrets. The answer really is to sort the surrounding environment out . Of course you only have control over your little patch and it may not be so simple if neighbouring properties are not taking the problem seriously.
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    It would be madness to ferret your attic. The ferrets could become lost down the cavity walls. Then you'll have dead rats and dead ferrets stinking the house out. If you have holes in the garden or under outbuildings ferrets might be of use . Your best bet really is traps and ,failing them , poison. Yes, the body might smell but would you be happier with a live and odour-free rat making merry with your wiring and dropping disease into your water tank? Discovering why you have rats in the loft is important . Is the garden tidy? Are there b
  6. comanche
    The Star Trek Tri-corder with its directional "search" capability is useful for initial scanning for an AWOL ferret but for the actual dig the grey box is still "The Tool". With a Mk3 you have to look at the silly flashing and wavering light display to know how close you are to the lie-up. Once you have a feel for the dial and an ear for the tick of a Grey Box it can be operated with one hand while you keep an eye out for bunnies sneakily bolting from other holes. Or ,depending on circumstances, angry Gamekeepers ,or passing milk-maids.?
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    No worth a xxxx for rats for sure; too big. But set in a tight-fitting box ,far better for squirrels than a Mk4.
  8. comanche
    I remember that episode. Jack spluttering his way through a succession of tiny roach. It's hard to believe but in real life he was a bit of a ladies-man by all accounts!
  9. comanche
    A friend gave me some engineer's wax which l suspect is similar or the same as trap wax. I 've not gone as far as some but it definately pays to go over and round the rubbing and working parts of a trap with a wire brush or emery cloth once in a while. Even if you don't go for a full body wax a smear of something slippery will give an edge.
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    I agree,it was a worthwhile course. And as you say ,when you learn about ,not just the theoretical ,but ,some of the actual tragic consequences that have occurred due to the mishandling of Game it is hard to be too rebellious about it.
  11. comanche
    Most of the easily available information seems to refer to a 2015 update of regulations. You definately need a Trained Hunter certificate and number to sell to a Game Dealer. Local supply to butchers seems permissible as long as the rabbits are just gutted are handled and transported hygenically and meet food standards Once you start skinning you enter the world of a food processor and have to registered as such and comply with rules regarding hygenic premises and waste disposal. This indicates that selling from the back of your vehicle to a butcher is fine. However,
  12. comanche
    If the dog wasthe Boss. I would've been sacked years ago .
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    Seems to me that it started going wrong ten years ago. Rabbit numbers had been rising for several years. Some claimed that they were close to pre-myxy levels in some areas. Then came a very hard winter. It was deadly cold,there was no food value in the frozen grass . Ferrets were finding and laying-up on emaciated and long-dead bunnies in the burrows. The surviving rabbit population was weak , huddled for warmth ;living on a razor edge. What better time to introduce a little something to tip it off that edge? But of course the sort of peo
  14. comanche
    The short story is ; a liaison between a farm collie bitch and a stray lurcher.
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    Yesterday's planned ferreting trip was curtailed due to a combination of escaped Dexters and an afternoon spent repairing an electric fence unit. So this morning I was determined to snatch at least an hour or two in pursuit of something less lumpy than these two ignorant sods. THEY WEREN'T SO CUTE YESTERDAY! There are very few rabbits on my little bit of permission but the neighour ,despite being vegetarian herself, has no problem letting me skip the fence . With minimal gear stuffed in my pockets and only a ferret box and spade to carry I set off ,with the dog ,across her ro
  16. comanche
    I guess as there seem to be lot of copies locked in a container at the North Pole at the moment , it might be unfair for anyone who has read the book to give too much away. It deserves a proper reveiw ,but all those excited boys and girls who are hoping to find a book-shaped parcel in their Christmas stocking need to know is the wait will be worth it . All you'll get from me is that it's content ranges from serious,informative and thought provoking ,to the hilarious and downright hairy ! Along with tales of past derring-do and ,sometimes, disaster comes a
  17. comanche
    Not just me then. I've finished it. Will probably start reading it again in a minute though.?
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    Amazing generosity. I'm a bit busy reading at the moment? , but I'll be in touch. I feel I must warn folk not to buy this book though . If by chance one accidently falls into your hands; DO NOT OPEN IT If you do, you risk not getting any work done and going to sleep later than you should . Then there is a chance that you'll wake up really, really early and , glancing at the glossy , soft-back cover laying like a purring harlot on the bedside table , think to yourself "Just a couple more pages . I can handle it ." Edit : Well, I posted that at silly
  19. comanche
    I found myself invoved in a bit of Old School air-gunning today. I was in the middle of checking a few squirrel cages in a customer's garden when a call came from farmer . Half a dozen feral pigeons were doing what pigeons do ,all over things they shouldn't be doing what pigeons do over . I could have nipped home for something more professional-looking but decided to make do with the squirrel dispatch tool I already had in the van . Namely a 48 year old Relum with iron sights. It turned out there were six hardcore offenders . In a sort of OK Corral ( s
  20. comanche
    It depends on the original agreement if you pay him or not. Many Mole-catchers charge per mole caught and operate a "No mole, no charge "policy. Others bill you by the hour plus travelling time ,whatever the result. This should be made clear before the job is undertaken. Someone on a regular contract to control moles is paid an appearance fee for their time but for one -off jobs generally "No mole ,no fee" is quite normal and fair. After-all ,if payment doesn't depend on results the most unlucky or incompetant mole-catcher will make as much money as a a good one!
  21. comanche
    A cheap monitoring option is to put a few chocolate biscuits in the loft and see if they disappear. Terrible waste of Hob Nobs though?
  22. comanche
    Commercial rabbit meat production was a mug's game. Even more so for the Good Lifers who couldn't achieve any sort of scale of economy. Low profits, regulations ,and the low price of wild and imported rabbit pretty much killed the industry. The money was in the sale of breeding stock to hopefull beginers . Then came the boom in designer pet rabbits. Hence you may have to pay show stock prices for some starter stock. Though good nucleus bucks and does were never cheap. The NZW and its strains were the industry mainstay, but if you are just hoping for an interesting hobby that provid
  23. comanche
    Today I came across a whole herd of puffballs. They were a bit far-gone to consider collecing but I spotted this little fellow amongst them. Which gave me an idea.....
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    Yes , if you want to take the Micky out of anyone I'm more deserving of it As I said; at the time I was only a lad and to be honest it really didn't seem too unreasonable to think rabbits could be flushed with a bit of smoke. Of course I realised that I needed something in which to catch any bolting bunnies with burning bums. Ignorance being the mother of invention I covered the holes with a couple of Mum's shopping baskets and some plastic carrier bags. You may mock......
  25. comanche
    Tried it several times, as keen novice, a callow, naive , youngster. It seemed a good idea at a time when we learned things for ourselves rather than from some dodgy internet hunting forum. It doesn't work. ??
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