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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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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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    Do keep up with the mixer and add cooked vegedables. Unless you feel like boiling up the stomach contents ,guts and bits of skin your dog will be short of nutrients . Rabbit meat is high in protein but not a lot else . There are tales of old time trappers dying of malnutrition because they though they could live on bunny meat alone .
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    EEk Please don't squeak em up just for fun . It spooks em for when you want to call em in for real
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    Don't know if this will work but before you do anything else ,carefully take the circuit board out of the box and wipe it over with white spirit ,meths ( I use nail varnish remover because I'm a transvestite ) or a similar solvent to remove verdi-gris . Get right behind the speaker with a piece of tissue or cotton -bud and blow the dust off the speaker . Also make sure the little copper electrode in the collar is'nt covered in dull greeny corrosion. A bit of scratching with a blade or sand -paper will help (I use emery board ) Don't overtighten the battery-cap or you'll dent the bo
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    Beware, next time you have a litter of ferrets or puppies ,no matter how well you keep your livestock the RSPCA might just turn up and sieze em in case they go to the "wrong sort of people ". A silly thing to say ?. Maybe, but check-out the Gray case .RSPCA not wanting the Grays horses auctioned-off in case they went to "the wrong sort of person". Had dealings with a guy who was paid big money to look after livestock pending court cruelty cases . If the owner won he got his animals back . If the owner lost the case ownership passed to the Society and in most cases the animal wa
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    Section 9 1971 Animals Act ;provides that it is lawful to kill or injure a dog which is (i) worrying or about to worry livestock and there is no other reasonable way of preventing the worrying ;or (ii) dog has been worrying but is still in the area unacompanied and without any means of ascertaining ownership. To do this the person harming the dog must be entitled to protect the livestock(ie owns the livestock and/ or t he land or is authorised by the owner) and as stated by alimac inform the police within 48 hours . Clearly no use at all in your case as the pheasants loose in the w
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    Can't help you with specific details about the scope but your mention of wearing glasses /or not wearing glasses prompted me to add my bit . I started getting quite dispondent at one point when testing the zero of my .22 Brno. Nothing seemed consistent .Close but not quite right . It was distortion of the cross-hairs caused by the small lenses of my new glasses . As soon as i raked -out the old specs I shot superbly again . Ok I shot a bit better
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    I want one ! Makes this one's tummy triangle look a bit feeble .
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    Lots of JRs work with ferrets . Like Stubby says yours is still a pup but unless you start training him for general obedience he'll be a bit of a liability around any livestock -not just ferrets . Then you are not going to have much luck getting permission. Get the pup calmed down ,get him on a lead,get his attention and start training . Your dog and your ferrets are young -you have plenty of time to get it right. Eventually the dog will come to regard the ferrets as his little mates who bolt the rabbits he marks and you will have a team . Good luck.
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    Just what I was thinking from the description-"does'nt have magnet on box or pinpoint control". Anyway here is a picture of the back of a genuine Mk111. Note the PinPointer....Very important and heed Stubby's advice ...very important . Hope this is a bit of help anyway .All the best .
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    You can use as many as you like . The locator will only pick-up the collars that are within 16feet (Hopefullywhistling: ) anyway . If you have several ferrets together the signal might get a bit lively until you turn the sensitivity knob down and start to home in on the individuals . Still a few Mk2 collars about-they are black plastic instead of grey like the Mk3 .These can be a quite cheap second hand . They tick a bit faster (hence chew up batteries quicker than a MK3 collar) this can be a usefull way of recognising different ferrets below ground if one has a fast ticking MK2 and ano
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    Eek .Kay . That is not me or my dog . If only I was as good looking as either . No its a friend of mine (though he might not be when I give him a copy of this photo ) . When he moved in with his girlfriend he had to put his lucrative stud work on hold as she got fed up with blokes with in-season greyhounds turning up on the doorstep.
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    Tis true I'm a skinny ,shifty-looking character who likes to slouch about looking for rabbits . My dogs are pretty similar but as neither of em wears glasses I've always phoo-phoo'd the idea that dogs looked like their owners ... Until now.
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    The old girl striking a pose on a trig point and the young one failing to impress a ferret.
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    Mistake you made was saying that the pup," Might go for you". Bit like admitting that you know it is dangerous . Had you said that ,"The pup might get excited or jump up ". Or something similar you 'd be on better ground . The kids should not have come in your garden . You'd been reasonable by letting em have their ball back several times ,told em enough was enough and that should have been the end of the matter . Whilst you cannot legally keep their ball(unless it has caused damage .In which case it can be held until any damage has been payed for ), they have no right of entry t
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    That was a twattish answer.
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    You can bet that the farmers' expectations will be different to yours .When he goes to mow or even for a casual walk across the fields and he spots a bit of moil it is going to touch a nerve if he has a contract with a mole-man to prevent such things . It won't matter to him at that moment that it might be the only bit mole -work on the farm . For a few seconds at least your name will be mud . Much better for the customer to look out of his window and think ",Tis time I called-in that nice Mr Trappa again as the moles seem to be building-up just as they did this time last year ".
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    AS MUCH AS I DONT WISH YOU TO DEFY YOUR PARENTS MATE ,ITS YOUR LIFE AND YOU MUST FOLLOW YOUR HEART IN CHOICE OF CAREER.YOU WILL REGRET ANYTHING ELSE AND ITS NEVER A SUBSTITUTE FOR WHAT YOU DESIRE MOST .FROM EXPERIENCE . FD is so right . So many youngsters have no idea what they want to do and end -up hanging about the streets upsetting folk and sponging from the very society they 've rejected. You though , already have a purpose in life and if you don't at least try to follow your dream while you can you'll regret it for sure . Maybe a compromise could be the answer to con
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