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As apart from a few islands and the City of London parks" Britain is a Rabbit Clearance Area"---every person has a duty to kill as many rabbits as possible on his land --- releasing a bun would be a failure of a legal requirement . I also have in my head an "Agricultural Pests Act" but without me book to hand I'll shut up for now
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Best guitarist ,who will ever know? Technical excellence don't always equal entertaining. Favourite(s); On a good day ,lots of these guys have been mentioned.Rory Gallager,Blackmoore,Moore,them nutters from Skynerd,that battle of the guitars on Lizzy's" Emerald"hits a spot,Hendrix,Dave Edmonds really can play some hot-sh*t-not just corny Rockabilly stuff,,Slash when he wants to,Wish I'd never started (bet you lot did too) too many ! Oh good ole Carlos of course.Tony Iiomi -check out Snowblind.
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comanche, the guy should have payed you to take that monstrosity off his hands . Monstrosity? Tis abit like sideboard, you are right. I have this image of it being set in the kitchen or cobbled coach- yard of some great ,cold gothic mansion to deal with scrounging cats . I'l try for a close up for You John b.Also i experimented with other designs of trigger,including a notched stick with the string running through a hole near the top but although it worked well -not too hair triggered but,well, just right- there was to my mind too much chance of it being sprung by an animal foraging ar
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Ah John B ,hello . You are right about the elegance of the original design and the reason _to my shame _that the string and pin arrangement look incongruouse is because they were just something I cobbled up as an experement. No evidence of string -wear grooves. Some marks inside as if it may have been used(lightly ,if at all) but not conclusive . All vulnerable edges are lined with copper plates to prevent scratching or gnawing. Your' "T" set -up for the string makes for a neater job .I'll try it . The little block of wood with the pin was loose inside . It seems to help keep the
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Gamekeeping advice
comanche replied to martinc's topic in Gamekeeping, Conservation & Shoot Management
Good advice from Waz ..Just to add a word about pop-holes.Don't forget to make sure they are open and have decent lead- in wings to guide birds back to the safety of the pen until they are at home in the big wide world and decent anti fox grills. Don't do this and your poults will wander round and round the wire ,especially during the evening as they try to get back to their familiar pen roosts. If they can't get back they'll jug outside and be picked up by foxes either overnight or at first light. And keep those electric fences working for a while longer so the birds have a safe haven -
About two n half feet long ,possibly of oak , Circa 1920's? . Guessing suitable for anything from a polecat /marten sized animal up to a cat. Has a swivelling wooden block with a hollow carved for the bait as a treadle . I've rigged a trigger pin and string but once again I was only working on guesswork so any more accurate information would be gratefully accepted .
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I don't know about E-Bay but I can tell you where not to buy a Mk3 from.. KWS farm shop, Handcross ,Sussex had them on the shelf last Saturday for a mere £200 !
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Dry food ? Biscuits? Check the bag they came in . Take back to shop if you find any more .Most mites are fairly specific about what they will feed and live on so finding and taking away the cause is the first move.
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Brad a pest ? It's not funny is it ? I know how you feel after all that trouble I had with Lucy Lawless "Come dogs,the outside and sanity awaits!"
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Leaf it out Kay! Poor thing has had a hard time lately .What with Brad after her and getting sacked as unsuitable from her job modelling Real Tree products. Maybe she does need a trim but er too many double entendres come to mind so I think I'll take the dogs out . Assuming of course that there is still an "Out" out there.Did'nt hear a bang?
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Dunno what's going on (No telly) but Brad Pitt just knocked on the door .Apparently the End is Nigh and he needs to find the woman of his dreams before it is too late .Asked me to help in the search by circulating this picture of her
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Still sorting the suitcase of old photo's.Here are a couple of my mate taken circa mid 's.I still ferret with him, and his son who was'nt even a glint in the eye when these pics were taken. As for the lurcher kissing the rabbit!
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Bout 8 miles away .Er why?
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Fresh autumnal air, up-n- coming equinox ,time to gather the crops and give thanks for what the land has provided and what the coming hunting season may bring .
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Actually I believe he was a Norman .As were De Brus(Bruce) ,Baliol and Comyn and about a dozen others. Bunch of fuedal overlords squabbling over the crown of Scotland. As some of these chaps already held land and favour in England they invited Edward 1st to mediate. Did'nt like his choice -Baliol-and it all kicked -off . That may not be totally the way it happened but it is probably a lot more accurate than the film . As a bit of cinema (yeh Mackem if you can ignore the US-born,Aussie -raised actor with a Scottish accent that seems to change half-way through! You know the
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Scavenged from a shed clearance.Probably not rare or anything but look at the quality compared with todays Nippers and self-sets. And I've learned how to add text to a picture !
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Wasps Nest.
comanche replied to Dowen Pest Control Solutions's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
run , no need to run millet, just get your best (not) mate up there, holding a normal torch, whilst you use one with a red filter, spray and watch them go for him Ah yes the decoy torch trick. But that icicle does'nt look right ! -
Great books there. Probably find a lot of rough prices in Internet Book dealers sites and E-bay .Unless a book is a rarity condition is everything. A readable copy (and what else are books for but reading in the bath?) is always worth something to someone who values content over cover though. Some of the stuff you list is in the under a fiver class but others are definatly a bit special . Libraries have a computer system that can trace books by author ,title ,publisher etc.(See Blue Coyote for other reasons for visiting the library). Don't bother with the one they let the public lo
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They don't give much trouble until the evenings draw- in,people have their lights on earlier and windows open because it is (supposed to be ) summer. "Ooh look girls a light ,bzzzzzz". Holland's Hope put a great link to hornets attacking bees up a few weeks ago.
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Took a baby ferret out to give it a taste of things to come and get the young dog into ferreting mode without any distractions . This myxy bun came from the same burrow as three perfectly good ones. Just the time of year. Population is at it's peak, weather's changing,grass is wet, all adds up to stress and myxy takes hold of the weaker ones and those born with poor immunity .Probably does'nt affect tiny rabbits because asfar as I know rabbit fleas depend on the blood of an adult female for their life cycle. Something like that anyway.
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If you roast it either dip it in a pan of boiling water or pour boiling water over it before you put it in the oven or rub salt over it. makes it go all crispy.
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Thanks . He was by Chancerick Casper . Considered a bit on the big side by the breeder so we did'nt pay much for him . He actually thought he was bigger than his 22" judging by the things he regarded as fair game
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Spose you might want to paint the black one orange so you don't lose it but I'm sure they both work as well( ) as each other
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My Mum in a stubble -field with a whippet circa 1978 Sorry, Not quite what some had in mind I'm sure but she is female and that whippet is a dog!
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She's female and she's with her dog .Picture taken circa late 70's, lady in question now in her late 70's. But just what was my Mum doing in a field of stubble with a rather fit- looking coursing whippet?