comanche
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Arrived home to find the spool of pink twine I'd ordered from Agouti Nets had arrived . Not only that ,but the pack included a neat little freebie in the form of an aluminiun gauge-needle.Not only was the delivery time extremely swift but Agouti are obviously a company that places a premium upon first immpressions and customer satisfaction . Recommended ! And here is my first pink net . Soon I'll be watching Will and Grace and singing show tunes . " Oh the Deadwood stage is coming over the hills". "Indian arrows ..thicker than porcupine quills" ... where's my freddy Mercury cap
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No,there are no ferreters in West Sussex. Sadly ferreting in West Sussex is banned by an ancient Norman charter that makes it illegal to indulge in any form of hunting ,dancing ,singing or any form of enjoyable behaviour . We are not even allowed to make silly jokes or make stupid light-hearted post on the internet . Very far-sighted those Normans .
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Matt made mention of bait removal .You could also leave a message mentioning that you are concerned (for her sake ) with the possible problems ,smells and of course the influx of flies that can be associated with unretrieved corpses -especially as the weather warms -up. Its too easy to dwell on the tiny minority who let us down-and in most cases as "heart of wales" said the sixth sense(or sight of a coffee table covered in foil and customised Rizla packets) kicks- in and tries to warn us . Most of my customers are great and it would be a dis-service to infer otherwise .
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no mate there is no need to clip there wings as they are ground birds just make sure you give them a perch to roost on in there hutch.The point of lay bit is very misleading as iv had birds from 18 weeks at POL and its taken the 12 weeks more to start laying but once your type of bird starts laying they will keep going and you will soon be selling the extra eggs to pay for some feed. hope this helps t thanks are loham browns just ground birds are they bread for that purpose i have heard some chickens flying over fences so im reassured by your answer thanks As has been said you
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hens egg -in Sussex any way.
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If you know your dog is aggressive and take it in public without precautions you certainly weaken your case if something should happen and you are taken to court .Even if the police don't want to be involved an aggrieved person can still make a private claim for damages .That's when some clever-dick lawyer will ask,"So you know your dog is a bit aggressive but you still take him to places where there are bound to be dogs running loose ?" That's a worse-case scenario and to be honest I know how frustrating it is to have uncontrolled dogs run up to a dog I have on a lead .The result is eit
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1963 1600 Humber Sceptre,cost me £60 in 1979. And er yes they are hand-painted flames And no they did'nt make it go any faster .
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I was like you. Felt it only fair to the customer that they be aware of a positive result before being asked to part with money . It seemed like ethical business to me but sadly some people seemed to take my meekness for weakness.It's amazing how many people will pass you going in the other direction as you turn up their lane. Oh yes ,they'll give you a thumbs-up or a cheery wave but will they stop and give you the measly£25 they've owed you for the past six months ? For rodent jobs I now always ask for at least some of the money on the initial visit . It can always be justifie
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Poor old Buggsbunny has had a bit of stick for expressing an opinion but at least it contained a gem or two of considered arguement Why use a red filter if rabbits are colour-blind ? .. Der ,if rabbits are colour-blind they probably can't see red .That's why . That's the theory anyway . As to the standing outside the hole in a hi viz suit .When ferreting it is bad policy to stand outside the hole wearing anything (er I don't mean naked .I mean it's best to stand down wind and out of sight of the holes ). Even if you are standing still you will be representing a big blot on the land
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how do you pay for the poly it doesn;t say.do they accept paypal. He accepts Pay Pal... I've just ordered some, and not a bad price , so thanks again NRigger! Buggsbunny . Think about it .A rabbit emerging from a burrow is probably only going to see a net of any colour as a silouhette against the light. Then there is the fact that rabbits are probably colour-blind or certainly don't see colour as we do and are defintly are more attuned to detect movement than colour. The number of times that rabbits back-net into nets of all colours is the real indicater that the rabbits
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Thank you for that
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Quite what compelled "wiltshire trapper" to trawl back two months to resurect a post that at the time was topical but is now no longer newsworthy I would'nt even bother trying to guess. Maybe he and some of the people who've added to the post feel better for publically venting their hatred of cats . Well feel free though for my money hatred for any animal is not an emotion worthy of a true hunter. Maybe he and some of the people who've added to the post feel that trappers should not bother being selective in their targets or minimising risks to non targets . Again, feel fr
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Yours is better looking than mine and in trendy urban camoflague colours too ! We shall no doubt be comparing notes good luck !
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Phil. How the devil are you ?. If I wrote books no bugger would publish em and if they did I'd be on so many hit lists ! Pup is 8 months old now. Still very puppyish physically -all loose and gangly so she'll not really do much till next winter. Yes she is collie cross, cross collie cross, cross collie cross etc etc .Supposedly any way . As another Phil said "Don't believe a word"..... What's your pup ?
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Ferret Tamer .Hello .Hope you don't mind me asking . Where did you find that pink twine ?
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I've just enjoyed reading Stealthy's neat write- up covering his victory over the 8 Hole Gang and it's reminded me that I meant to pop this little tale up . Some time before Christmas I repaired a section of rabbit fence around a strip of woodland for a customer .I knew that there was a rabbit or two trapped inside the enclosure but suspected that they were lying up under huge randomly stacked log-pile . When the call came saying that the logs had been moved and some small burrows exposed I decided that it was an ideal oppertunity to introduce my puppy to her first tast of f
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Bridport nets sell that hi-viz twine and it is very pleasant to work with . The nets do lose their impact once they've had a few outings and been covered in mud though . If any one knows where I can buy pink spun nylon please let me know ! Or even if someone has a part spool they'll sell me .
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"Unauthorised removal of a carcase",but like Foxgun says "Who's gonna tell". A couple or three tales of road kill come to mind . Many years ago I was driving down a bit of road known as "Death Alley" -so named by an ex forum member with the initials DS who was occupying the passenger seat and at the time was always on the prod for subjects to practice his taxidermy skills on- when the cry to stop went up.I stopped my tatty Mk1 Escort near what appeared to be a fur-perfect dead squill laying belly down on the road . . . Out I got and grabbed its tail . It refused to move so I
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not true some dogs who are careful grazers and actually chew the grass can digest it and the same goes for veg if its blitzed up or grated then it will get digested Some dogs why not all? Wolves had no blitzers in the wild,but yeah cooking and blitzing is the nearest to the real veg in the unwashed honey comb of tripe, still not sure of blitzed raw thou.. because all dogs are different some chew it proper and some wolf it down and as for not being sure about raw,anybody with any sense knows that vegatables lose some nutrient value when cooked Of course cooked veg loses nutrient,a
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Crikey -all the way from Mexico. I'm guessing that by squirrels you mean some sort of ground -squirrel or prairie dog?. Not something that lives in trees . I'd also guess that the sort of ferreting you have in mind is probably more similar to how the sport is practiced in Australia than the sport in Britain . Perhaps if you cannot find any local advice an Australian member might be able to help. For instance is there a risk from poisonous snakes and what is the breeding season for conejo in Mexico? You'd also have to be aware of any Legal restrictions . Salud,y p
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A dead squirrel .Nice tough,grabbable bait that stays on the trigger hook well. I reckon the foxes get used to snatching casualties off the road -seem to work anyway. If the trap is tucked up behind some bins ,a punctured plastic bag of chicken bits, rabbit heads and /or fast food tied to the trigger usually gets a reaction. -
Lurchers are good if you like to see them after the runners and if you canget a good steady obedient one that learns to mark you are onto a winner . No direspect to terriers but if you want something that is'nt a "running dog" you might be better off with something a little less excitable and more trainable. Plenty of mongrels and collie type dogs have proved very efficient ferreting dogs as they learn to mark as well as any other type and have the advantage that they are easier to train to keep still and quiet when it counts . That's only my veiw and plenty of people jus
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Few carnivores can digest uncooked vegetable food. Just goes straight through them . How many of us has spotted stuff like undigested grass,bits of apple or even chicken corn in their dog's poo? In the wild carnivores are very greedy for the contents of the guts and stomach of their prey because the green-food has already been broken down and partially digested for them . They might enjoy chewing on a crunchy raw carrot but to get the best nutrition the greens need to be lightly cooked .
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Obvious question so excuse it please ,but did you get the dog as a pupy or an adult? . If it was the latter it might have been spayed before you bought it . The best bitch I owned used to have a season only every 18 months or so and even then absolutely refused to be mated . She lived a long happy life and was still coming ferreting at 16 so I would'nt worry too much as long as your dog is otherwise healthy .
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Trap Making - Step by Step
comanche replied to harrisboy's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
It was on my Christmas list but no b*gger took the hint . I had to buy it myself. All the old tried and tested designs inside one set of covers , tips on improving them, exact measurements ,recomended materials etc -all in really easy to follow format .