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    Ah so them long digs to my mates ,rabbit -fed ,line bred poleys are all in the mind then . Thank Got for that .
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    Ok so I'll rise to the bait if only to keep the ball rolling . A ferreting dog ; should not chase stock . Should not b*gger-about Should come back. There's all this other sh*t like hand signals ,retrieving ,marking, not damaging netted rabbits and the like but it don't mean didly if the basic obedience is'nt there . And that big grey dog marking the hole IS a pure grey.
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    I think I'm only an extreme hunter because I don't have a television.So in the evening once the self abuse is over (5to 10 seconds ) I rely on THL for entertainment and intelligent debate . Ooh now talking of inherited working abilities in freds. Anyone think that since everyone started using locators there are too many ferrets that go in hard and lay-up ? I'm gonna duck now !
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    Sorry bouncer but I'm going to buck the trend and say don't get one ! Mk 3's work and once you get used to their ways are usable bits of kit ,But if you have a decent working Mk1 why spend damn near £150 on something that you don't need. I mean the mk 3 is still just a ferret locator ,it won't dig the thing up for you .
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    A couple of the old one .Grumpy old b*gger that he was still very much sadly missed . He never did grow into those ears. Took five miles off his top speed ! ! And a few of the replacement pup .
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    Oh If everyone else is ...
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    I tried a paid site a long time ago and it really was'nt worth it. Avoid tele-sales reps who cold -call . Quite likely to get yousr card details and dissapear.There are lots of other scams like telling you they are representatives of the emergency services internal trade journal and such and you'll be the only Joiner/plumber/ kitten-juggler on their books or on their web site . . . I once paid a bit extra to have one of my regular local paper adverts extended to a web-page only to find that they'd simply posted a pretty shoddy advert on one of the FREE advertising sites that I
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    Some more Great camera timing too . I usually end up with pictures of the sky when I try something like that .
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    Cheers Phil. Well even the bad days usually have some grim entertainment value . Just to add to the slightly negative spirit of the day ;I'd underated the stretching powers of my not -so- new pup with the result that the three rabbits I hung in my outhouse while I made cups of tea became two and a half rabbits ! And Magwich are you sure you did't pinch my older bitch for your photos?
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    Yeh . I think people who expect garuanteed action and instant success with no element of uncertainty might be better off sticking to computor games . Now there's a thought . Wii Ferreting !
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    A couple of years ago I gave a sandy jill to a lad and a few days ago his mum phoned-up asking If I'd take him ferreting as due to family problems he'd lost the oppertunity to try his ferret out. I'd already earmarked a bit of local ground for attention, albeit just a couple of small burrows between an industrial estate and a paddock , so could see no problem in the lad tagging along . Except that he ,through no fault of his own , turned -up an hour and a half late which meant that by the time I'd checked a few mole traps on the way and engaged in polite conversation with the customers
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    Something similar happened to a neighbour a year or two ago . Addmitedly he was'nt a complete innocent but when he went to retrieve his motor - bike from a pound the engine was missing ! You definatly deserve a big apology ,a car of similar value and a bit extra for the time ,trouble and embarrisment . I'd claim for a new lamp battery as well . I doubt the police kept it charged -up and in good condition.
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    That's good news I'm still waiting for the lad who was desperate to come ferreting with me to turn -up . Supposed to have been here an hour ago .Roads are a bit slippery though and I'd rather he was late than risk falling off his scooter .....
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    Hello Stuart. This might give your Uncle a rough idea . Old fashioned pre-engaged car starter motors powered by second hand car batteries bolted to an angle-iron frame were popular a at one time because they were easy to get hold of . Probably many heavy duty 12v motor (Car /motor-bike starter,electric winch motor etc)could be used . Plenty of room for improvement on the design my picture I'm sure .Hope this helps a bit or at least prompt others to post better ideas . All the Best
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    Not that long ago either . You worked for the company? Was the smell somehow contained or did everyone within 100 yards throw their sandwiches in the bin and go home stinking of the stuff ? I remember giving some to a neighbour a few years ago who had trouble with cats pooing in his borders . I did ask if he was truly ready for such drasic measures but he insisted he was desperate . Certainly repelled the cats ,and postman , Jehovas Witnessess etc. Passers -by would cross to the other side of the street .
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    OOer ,it's all different . Changed the format of the site . Very cruel thing to do to a computer numpty like meself . Anyway , here's a bit of packaging from the past . It came from a job I did today (Yes a job ,and I thought I had the day off. Tomorrow I am going ferreting and I'm not taking my phone !).Lovely elderly lady with rats moles ,hyenas -you name it besieging her little cottage . I left feeling like a cross between a biscuit barrel and a tea tanker with a plastic bag of interesting but worthless goodies gleaned from her shed . PS I seem to have posted the same picture
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    As Donk daniel says "could be something else ", but as you already have a load of traps already -get em down ! Assuming they are proper mink cage traps ( not weak springed squirrel traps or things with 1.5inch mesh that get sold as mink traps) position them around you remaining chickens . Alongside wire,under the hen-house, alongside the walls of the hen-house .Think like a slinky mink. "Would I run up that hedge ,use that ditch as a highway,keep myself tight to this wall ,scurry up behind this hedge ,like to hide under these roots or old shed ?". Waterways - the banks of streams ,pond
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    Although Afghanistan appears as a single country on the map it is populated by people who largely adhere to local tribal allegencies. The Taliban ,Al Quieda etc are the overt bogy-men at which Westen efforts are understanably aimed but the inherant Afghan culture of self-reliance ,local allegence and contempt of strangers has historically kept foreign powers at bay. Victorian Britain lost a whole army of 16000 men, the Russians failed dismally despite chemical war-fare,scorched -earth policies and genocide . The leaders of the Western World would have done well to note the l
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    Looks like you've somehow ended up buying an adult dog which is not the best thing to do as it may come with some bad habits . On the up side though you look like you are serious about training it . Assuming it is a bit unfit you should reckon on up to six weeks of long walks ,a bit of playing and free running in a controlled environment. During this time you can work on stock-breaking , obedience,retrieving and practice lamping dummies . Don't rush the dog out into the hunting field just because your mates are doing it already .Don't get invoved in competetive scrambles wi
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    Maybe he is a middle-man and because he's known for his ferret stuff he's helping sell em (for a % maybe ). If he deals with film animals he probably has contacts with wildlife centres and the like . We all know what it is like having a litter of ferrets to find homes for . How much harder must it be having a litter of skittish ,nippy polecats to pass-on ?. I mean how many Eupopean Polecats does a man need ?
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    Some really "nice"gayhound x bedlingbums bred in this village in East Sussex. Popular cross with the Brighton doggers
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    Even if the Conservatives did gain power and on the off chance that they did make noises that sounded like a change in the hunting with dogs laws was a possibility it certainly would be a low priority and understandably so. Any newly elected party that did'nt put Middle-Eastern war ,financial defecits and a host of social ills before discussions on whether or not dogs should be allowed to legally chase foxes and hares could'nt be taken seriously . Just a non-commital little hint of carrot dangled by a Tory party led by a slimey limp- lettuce of a man who really shou
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    Can't believe Robin Williams said that ...... He's always come over as real a tosser in the past !
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    Fitted a rimfire magic kit a month or so ago. Went for the heaviest spring for safety-sake . Some might think £12 for three tiny springs and two bits of brass chenere is a bit steep -especially when you only use two of the items and chuck the others to the back of the drawer . Well worth it . My 30 year old Brno feels like a new rifle .
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