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It is sometimes said they did but though there have been a ( very)few rabbit bones found in a couple of Roman middens( including one bone identified as from a domestic rabbit from a villa near me) they are thought to fall into the exotic pet category rather than part of a widespread introduction or farming experiment. According to Roman documents they certainly kept rabbits and hares in enclosures in their homeland but Britain isn't mentioned . As one author on the subject wrote " lf in doubt , blame the Romans" The warrening system in this country didn't seem to exist un
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Or in the case of these pictures it's women turning the tables
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In Britain it probably started in the late Norman period which lasted from 1066 and petered out in a messy civil war in the late 1100s and gave way to what are known as the Plantagenate Kings in 1216 . No rabbit Warrens ( systems of artificial burrows for rearing semi free range rabbits ) are noted in the Domesday Book. This book was the result of a 1085 survey ordered by the first Norman King of England ,William The Conquerer , in order to assess the taxable assets of the population. Warrens were valuable and had they existed would have been noted. So somewhere between
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Help finding a stud for a Lurcher x Australian Kelpie
comanche replied to Meekahinthewoods's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Thumbs up for Bob's whippet. All his dogs catch things! I've a very elderly dog; lurcher back crossed to a collie , but he is getting on a bit so might not prove a reliable stud option. -
Notice how even on a dry midsummer day l've managed to get muddy She was a good dog . The plain ,untrendy black , smooth coated ,nervous pup ,Hancock couldn't shift . She turned out quite fast for a first cross. That chap practicing gynecology on a rabbit burrow is THL 's Bob the Ferret's Dad!
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I could get misty-eyed Phil , but l'll just say that the elegantly waxed lyrics of the above ,blue -toned prose , convey with understated eloquence a regard held beyond the intrinsic value of a yellow ribbon . Though it may gather dust , it can never be meaningless. Or were you taking the mick?
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No ,must've been out-bid Third if I recall.. My daughter will have the rosette somewhere. It'll be in an envelope with all the others my dogs have won . It is a very small envelope
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My Mum took these pictures. I'm clearly not taking the idea of getting the dog to pose in the ring very seriouslyLuckily she didn't bite the Judge
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Thanks for moving this from the General Section Greyman See if anyone recognises themselves or any of the other faces or dogs from the 80s. These two jumped straight out!
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Yes he did, and wrote several books about fishing and shooting.
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Greyman , it might be worth popping this video in the Lurcher and Running Dog Section . Apart from and,there are a few other dogs and faces that are bound to ring a bell with forum members of a certain age.
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The chap that masterminded the Survival programmes was Colin Willock, a friend of Jack Hargreaves . Both were pretty influential in the TV business and had the wherewithal to make programs involving their own interests. I met Colin Willock on a pheasant shoot ,an absolute Gentleman . Between them they built a wildfowling punt and made a programme and wrote a book about its creation . What a great way of life it must've been for them ; TV executive jobs probably army pensions and being paid to film your own hobbies . With Old Jack finding time to get a reputation as a bit of
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Check out 7.50 ish on the video. The chap at the back looks familiar
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Mitchell 300. Hardy Altex and the top one is a Le Omnia ,made by the same firm that made GAT guns.
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East wind carries the souls of the dead ,apparently. Don't know if its that's true, but l'm with you on not liking it for ferreting
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Getting legit hunting permission is pretty much the same over here. It's either through knowing the right people or earning trust. Fishing floats over here are a pretty varied lot. They range from the cigar sized bobbers you describe - used for sea and pike fishing- down to tiny things no bigger than a cocktail stick - for delicate biting fish. In between these extremes there are some weird and wonderful designs with equally weird names. I grabbed a handful of reels for a photo shoot .The two on the left would be known as "multiplier reels" ,though small ones as in the photo are
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I'm well out of date and you and Mack are right ! l just looked up coyote pelt prices. Lucky to get a couple of dollars for them! Nothing dog caught accepted.
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From watching some old ciné footage I think the idea is not to smash them. Just pin them or bay them until the handler moves -in. Saves pelt damage. Yes IWW , It did look a bit like coursing for the sake of it rather than hunting . Though to be fair I wonder if the guy hadn't been so busy controlling his drone for the sake of a video he would've been out to help the dogs.
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A couple of gardeners l know have them. No messing about with pull starts and petrol mix just to nip off a couple of little branches. They get in places a bow saw or loppers won't fit . A big plus is that like the rest of their battery powered kit ,it gets charged on the customer's electricity Being such a short chain and bar l would guess it does get some concentrated wear so keeping the cutters sharp is pretty important.
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I reckon if He ever wrote a book it would read like an amalgamation of Withnail and l , something by Crowley, Gerald Durrel , DB Plummer, Bateman's trapping book , The Snowdonia Taxidermy catalogue and Lock Stock . Plus sections about sabotaging the Sabs, introducing a mate as his long lost brother to some heavy looking guys without actually warning the mate of the role he was supposed to be playing, so much more ; including some good maggot stories..... And that ain't the half of it . No exaggeration or writers' licence needed .
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Mine demolished a garden pergola. A foolish ex girlfriend tied her to a brick upright while she went into her friend's house for a natter. Now had she told the old bitch to lay down and stay she would happily have settled and probably fallen asleep. Unfortunately the ex omitted these vital instructions so Ez decided that in the absence of orders and as nobody had actually told her not to kill a pergola it was therefore perfectly acceptable to do so .
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If he said he would finish it. Then he will have finished it .
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Or in DS's case his internet "ramblings " are but shadows of the reality . Believe me!
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Ther is a campaign for support to introduce them into Sussex and Kent . Can't really get this obsession with releasing predators into a countryside with a diminishing population of native potential prey animals and birds. Oh yes l can..... Let's face it if you want public donations and government grants for a pet wildlife project use a cute predator as poster boy; on most days a crate of pine martens will trump a hundred boxes of pygmy shrews. Apparently "viability studies are in progress and it is hoped that they will play a role in the control of grey squirrels"
