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  1. comanche
    you do need pics Rough Coat! That reads about right .
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    Assuming your dog is reasonably obedient and stock-broken there should'nt be a problem . Coupled with the fact that a ferret will probably nip the dog if it does get a bit too curious there should'nt be a problem especially if the dog starts to realise that ferrets mean fun in the form of days out rabbiting . Some dogs and ferrets get quite playfull and if yo are on hand and your dog is not the snappy type then see how they react . If in doubt simply get your dog to treat the ferret as it would any other livestock and ignore it . Most problems occur with excitable , untraine
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    Just back from a day ferreting with a very old friend and his son on their ground . We arrived in the farm-yard to ask the farmer if there were any particular spots he wanted us to tackle just as he was leaving in a tractor . Obviously busy he barely stopped long-enough to give us a big grin and point us toward a long hedge-row between a very sparce bit of arable and a well- shorn bit of grass-land . As we approached the dogs put up a brace of rabbits which instead of heading for the nearest sanctuary decided to make a break across the grass field . Normally this would
  4. comanche
    One down! . Can i ask what sort of tunnel you were using?
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    what if the mutation becamepart human and these mutant dog people enslaved us and took over the world??? dooomed dooomed doomed i tell theeeee were all DOOOOOOMED!!!! "Christ Sake ,"I thought , "How bl**din silly are things getting with folk believing that the government is going to control the fox population by releasing a form of vulpine myxomatosis ". Then I read the above quote from Garypco who subtley reminds us of the danger of viral mutation and suddenly the viability of such a scheme seems a potential reality. Yes, suppose the boffins have created a strain
  6. comanche
    White spirit ,petrol ,parraffin,acetone or similar poured down the hole should help tighten the skin and hold the hair better .
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    Accident waiting to happen with that slatted fence
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    Right in about 20 minutes a mate is coming round and we are off to try to shoot some rabbits . Yesterday I gave my old Brno a jolly good service ,cleaned the barrel and silencer out and fitted a Rimfire magic trigger kit before re-zeroing the scope and generally getting very excited about everything . Just noticed that the rounds i used to zero the old girl up were labelled"Eley Subsonic hollow "( I have a few left but not many ) but the ones I was sold today are " Eley subsonic hollow Xtra". How different are they ? If they are going to significantly alter my zero I
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    Health or management problems with the birds making em easy prey? Runners not picked up after a shoot ? Primary feathers bitten through could well mean fox ... Bit of detective work and a few quiet dusk and dawn stake-outs required. Could be a fox has got to know the birds routines a bit too well.
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    I think some of the chaps might not be aware of the segmented CCi the way they are talking . Totally agree that myBrno prefers Eley but if these segmented rounds do what it says on the tin ,might at least have to give em a go. On the other hand they do seem a bit of an urban(or is that rural) myth at the moment .
  12. comanche
    If he's doing small jumps in the garden why not build some medium sized jumps in the garden. Them make some bigger jumps and even fake fences in the garden. You can't expect the poor thing to go from little jumps in the comfort zone of his home to menacing fences and stiles out in the big wide world . Forget sitting him on one side of the fence an letting him squeal and scream himself into a frenzy until he is forced by desperation to try a jump to get back to you. It's not a nice thing to do to a dog you want to build a relationship of trust with and there's every chance the pup
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    Everone's already answered this in the affirmative but just make sure that it is fresh or properly de-frosted and is'nt starting to go off. Some folks pick a bit of meat up for their dinner , sniff it and decide it might be past its best but happily throw it to their ferrets . Not a good idea , especially with pork or chicken . Don't feed bacon or anything that's been salted either .
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    The one Mr Hancock sold me ,albeit over 25 years ago (SH*T was it that long ago??!)was good enough.24" smooth ,black first cross took a bit of everything . Doubt I'd bother with one of his now though.It's a long way from home for me and I've picked up local dogs just as usefull if not better . Hancock has bred a lot of dogs and for every person that runs his stock down there are folk who have done very well with their Hancock lurchers . Some that I have first hand knowledge of have excelled at all lurcher work, gundog duties and competition work. Others have'nt seemed quite "all
  15. comanche
    I love ferreting on my own .Big warrens need a bit of a survey first .Decide what is the worst that can happen ,where the ferrets might wander out from ,whether it is best for you to stand in one position that gives a good overall veiw or is it best to walk quietly about checking from different angles . A dog is a great help .It can be placed as an observer to cover part of the warren and if it moves or shows a reaction either a ferret is out or a rabbit is in the net . Perhaps the best advice about doing big warrens on your own is to start early so you have plenty of ti
  16. comanche
    It helps to know your individual ferrets temperaments . Some are quick ,will kill and lie-up on a regular basis . With the use of locators this is'nt such a big deal especially where the digging is easy . Others tend to be a bit less predatory and even if they get a rabbit in a stop-end will often lose interest .These are often the ones that are slow to start but they become gold-dust after a couple of years and are the ones that can be put into the more difficult burrows with a degree of confidence . An old fashioned collar and line can be a cheap and simple addition and is especialy usef
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    You clearly are not as thick as you claim but this guy thinks you are and he is on a fiddle.Not only is he on the fiddle but he 's targetted you as an easy touch which is insulting to you . He might be more senior ,or bigger than you but get caught in something like this and you could have the Tax office watching you closely for the rest of your days . Don't get involved !
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    killing quarry

    comanche replied to Wxm's topic in General Talk

    Although the release of antis is generally allowed a prosecution might be made under the 1911 Protection of Animals Act sec 57 ii; "if upon being tipped from the sack (or other restraining container ,crate etc ) the anti (or antis) fail to run fast enough thus causing the wolves to overtake and consume the said anti(or antis ) and if as a result of such the wolves suffer any internal injury from jewellery such as nipple studs or suffer malnutrition due to the poor vitamin content of said anti(or antis) an offence may be commited. Hope that helps . As to the legality of
  19. comanche
    Its very true . There are still supposed "countrymen" who like to believe that all a lowground keeper does is drive round in a land Rover tossing corn out of the window and that on high ground all that is reguired is a gun and a box of matches. There's a lot more to it than that but it does'nt matter how much work is put into maintaining the environment ,feeding and protecting the birds if they are being disturbed all the time . Extra feed and dogging -in will not persuade those birds that a wood is safe if it clearly is'nt . These blank drives are the ones the Guns (especially paying Gu
  20. comanche
    Thanks . As said, the evolution of the 410 does seem to raise chicken and egg issues . The fact that the 410 is named for its cartridge size (rather than its bore size like other shot-guns) indicates that the cartridge possibly came first . .Certainly by the turn of the 20th Century it was turning up in a variety of guns from re-bored rook rifles to neat little travel guns used by explorers and naturalists . I won't be at all offended if someone says I'm wrong and comes up with other theories . Er I'd best stop now anyway . I seem to be way off the original question about sub soni
  21. comanche
    Don't get many strangers in these parts ,what with the mist an the wicker cages and the scarecrows .
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    Eley used to do 2 1/2" cartridges in BB and AAA and 3" cartridges in AAA and solid ball! Shot fired from a 410 has nearly (about 10% less I believe ) the same velocity as the same size shot from a 12 bore . That makes the effective range of the individual pellets pretty similar but because of the small shot charge in a 410 the pattern can pretty gappy once past about 15 yards . Originally 410s were short range jobbies . The history of the 410 is a bit cloudy but I've read somewhere that the cartridge was originally designed as or adapted from a .45 US cavalry pistol r
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    This land is basicly sand dunes right next to the sea ,so it will probly be the council that owns it then? Sand dunes .Could even be a Nature Reserve or some sort of protected habitat . Basically to hunt on any land you have to be "An Authorised Person" . It's no good saying something like "No one seems to know who owns it or care what happens there . Without permission you are in the wrong legally . Try to find out who controls them . Even if they won't let you ferret they might know someone who will . Getting known as a polite honest chap will win you more points in the
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    You can ferret on a public footpath only if you have permission of the person who owns or controls the land it is on . The public only have a right to pass and repass (ie walk on ) along a footpath .They must not stop except for a reasonable rest or be accompanied by or in possession of anything that is not directly connected to the legal use of the path . All land belongs to someone . Pavements ," Public "fields and common-land are usually under the control of Councils. Without permission from these you would be un -authorised and could get done not just for poaching but possessio
  25. comanche
    My mates girlfriend works a retired greyhound on the lamp and to ferrets . Very good bitch on the track in its time and the owner is one of those calm slightly new agey ladies who spent a lot of time training the bitch and really getting it tuned in to work and being obedient . The problem is that a re-occuring track injury -the reason the bitch was retired in the first place - has basically put her hard work to waste . Whilst some retired dogs obviously can be worked it would probably be a bit of a gamble expecting to take on one that had all the required qualities . As for t
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