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  1. comanche
    .22 rimfire is a very flexible weapon.From high velocity rounds, down to shot-shells .Comes into its own though when using sub-sonics for quiet all-round pest control but not if you are going in for mainly foxes . .In woodland or small fields shooting within your capabilities and using field craft a .22 rim is fine for those opertunist foxes that turn up unexpectedly or that you call up.You hav'nt got to blow a fox up to kill it ,you have to put the bullet in the right place .A bit of fieldcraft can make up for a lot of gun.
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    Country ferals are not like some of the squitty ,often unhealthy,town ferals that have to scavenge for food.A country cat that perfects its hunting technique has the choice of some really rich pickings.Not just game -birds but may other forms of wildlife -including rare song-birds and dormice.
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    Been having a clear out and came across this .Thought it might be of interest. I was busy trying to make my fortune from squirrel tails at the time. Look at the price paid for mole skins. Four pence ! On a similar note. I'm sure someone was asking for a Cymag label a few weeks ago.I hav'nt got one but I do have the little three fold instruction flyer that came with it from the late 's.
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    Been thinking ( Blowing moles out of the ground with a proxy penis is'nt an image I relished.) about this. I mean I've seen one of these things in a barn.some of you've seen em demonstrated and I guess we've all heard "things " about em. Certainly I've no interest in using one.However, maybe someone who actually uses/has used one on a daily basis could put a post up. Without fear of a slagging. Just an idea.
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    Well the dog's pulled...
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    there was a guy showing the head keeper a few weeks ago trying one out, and he must have put to much gas into the burrow , when it was ignited he burned his jacket hands and singed his eyebrows , the head keeper phoned me to tell me about it as he had a good laugh about it , it seems a bit extreme to kill a few rabbits , the old ferret would have been better , First I heard about these Tunnel Busters was when my insurer said I was'nt covered for using one.I was a bit incredulous when he described it to me. Since then one of the farms I work has bought one. No way will the operater get s
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    Fair enough opinion mate. All I was saying was that for pure net -work speed comes second to marking ability. In fact it comes third . Obedience comes first. You're welcome to disagree. Obviously, if due to thick cover or similar circumstances, you can't use nets or you want to see a dog after a rabbit you will be needing a fast dog. As it happens I own a whippet cross and a collie lurcher,but you are right I know sweet Fanny Adams about anything let alone ferreting.Your mongrel looks great by the way .Cheers!
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    Got to remember that if you mainly ferret to nets the primary function of a dog is simply to give accurate marks and maybe pin any bunny that starts to wriggle out of the net.Collie types , mongrels seen to love this job.Bolting bunnies for dogs to hopefully catch is a different game.Take advice but within reason you should get the type of dog that you actually fancy owning.That way you will be more likely to work at its training ,overcome problems and build a relationship.
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    Hello. The only reason I was allowed a ferret without too much parental hassle was because apparently my Dad had wanted one as a lad but his Dad would'nt let him .Mum was " just Mum" about it.After all she'd suffered house-fulls of hamsters ,mice ,grass snakes,newts,God knows what, even eels and a baby pike. In the end she was more interested in my first ferret than Dad.Always saving bits of meat for Sydney (Ok ,maybe not the coolest name for a fred) . She'd come home from work ,sniff, and say, " Hm,you've had that blooming ferret in here again".(Georgina ,do not show your Mum that bit .An
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    I think these are of the Manx variety,no doubt someone will put me right.If we get a few more pictures like these we can start a dating agency.
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    Apologies if this has been posted before .Several times I've had to tweak the terminals in my Mk111 collars to obtain a reliable contact.Rather than bending them about too much and risking a breakage I've settled on the following method. Cut two tiny pieces from an elastic band .The sort favoured by postmen for bundling letters seem about the right dimensions. Gently ease the pieces under the terminals with tweezers or the point of a knife. The rubber acts as a sprung cushion .Thus increasing battery contact without the risk of over- stressing the terminals. Trust me to think of this at
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    Back in the early 90's some of the .22Winchester sub-sonics seemed to have a life of their own.Some would crack near as loud as High velocities and fly straight over the zero,others would pootle off.It was only the odd shot that really played about but some batches were worse than others. Our ammo was paid for by the Boss ,hence bought in bulk which was a bit of a mistake as we were stuck with it.I think we bought our own Eleys in the end .It was a confidence thing.
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    Reliable. Simple ,relativly old -fashioned vehicle to work on .Like Stubby says ,a bit short on space maybe. The rust never sleeps but nothing that can't be kept at bay for several MOT's without too much expense.My Suzuki looks a bit like a patchwork quilt thanks to some very artistic welding. I'd have another.
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    Johnny Rotten sung "Never Trust a Hippy", but I would'nt bet on him being a hunting supporter. Just because a person talks about enviromental stuff, wears a CND badge and talks about conservation does'nt mean they are automatically vegan , anti- hunting types. Makes sense if you are going to meet strange people that you meet at your or their home,introduce parents/mates/spouses etc, everyone knows where you are going ,what time you'll be home .. Does'nt matter if you are 15 or 50 something along these lines makes sense and is polite . Remember you should'nt go off with someone just b
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    I did manage to colour it both ends in different colours but photobucket have some new tool on there so i may well have a go on that Photo buckets?,'m lost apart from J DARCY's mention of the trusty K 1000 which I'm loathe to part with. "Skip it ",I was told. After many years of rattling about in game bags and being exposed to all the stuff it should'nt it's become a bit stiff n slow in action. Do cameras get like their owners !. Apparently Media students like the K1000. Anyone any idea how much an oil-change and service would cost?. Is it worth it? Bloomin Ell,one picture of a
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    yes exsactly what i mean and breeding them to a pc should slow'em down but still be top pugs. Who said anything about crap stock just a bit o breeding on the side I'm not knocking you mate. If you have got a genuine polecat (I think experts can tell from skull details and seasonal colouring if I'm recalling something I read years ago.Possibly a Forestry Commission pamphlet?.) to use in the cross you might well end up with some skittish kits and adults that work so well they slaughter everything underground. Like I said though ,I'm not knocking you because if you are right about hav
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    Not been for several years so I'll probably go if not working.Better be a real cheap army surplus stall though My wardrobe is getting a bit thin .I've got patches on my patches.
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    Looks like a moth that's been assembled by a committee of Druidic art students using pre-Roman Invasion computer technology whilst listening to the Celtic equivilent of Hawkwind on personal sterios made from acorn shells. You seem to have summoned some worryingly goat-like creature (Top ,centre)literally out of the woodwork and is that a Mondeo or Mk 1 Fiesta parked at night in a damp side-street in the middle?. Crikey,I'm struggling to use a camera and load the pics into a borrowed computer and you are doing stuff like this!
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    I 'm glad I took the two pictures now.To be honest I homed in on it because I wanted to try to get a picture of the dog jumping through the "V" of the tree.Then I saw the patterns .Really glad you appreciate them too Right up my street anything like this , next question is i wonder what created it, some kind of insect or i wonder if its just the way its grown I have allsorts of strange ideas buzzing round my head, fairytail stuff really but i cant help imagining spells & fairys for some reason Thank God for that! . I'm a relativly normal chap(Ok normal in my own
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    mate of mine who ferrets several times a week swore by his but up n flogged it recently and is working on some secret device of his own design by all accounts. No doubt the world will be informed it it works and he'll buy a Mk3 if it does'nt.To me the Mk2 reminded me of the pre Grey box days when the crude locaters had a fixed depth of six foot and by moving the device nearer to the ferret the horrid sound reminicent of both an untuned radio and a M3(thanks for the muting with tape trick Stubby .So simple) simply increased. Most of us prefered to wait in the cold or used a line.
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    I own both(like a wally I did'nt realise that new collars worked with the old box untill I bought a complete MK3 set-up.Could've just bought the collar) Like to think the new one is going to last 20 or 30 years of hard use without a hitch like the old one but I have my doubts.
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    Out of interest are there any old Grey box locaters(so-called Mk 1) in Australia?.A Mk111(and Mk11) collar will work with the old Grey locater box but the range is only nine or ten feet. If funds are a consideration it's maybe an option if you already have an old -style locater and are only upgrading because the original collars have been lost or broken.
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    Can I have the job doing the moles?
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    I 'm glad I took the two pictures now.To be honest I homed in on it because I wanted to try to get a picture of the dog jumping through the "V" of the tree.Then I saw the patterns .Really glad you appreciate them too Right up my street anything like this , next question is i wonder what created it, some kind of insect or i wonder if its just the way its grown I have allsorts of strange ideas buzzing round my head, fairytail stuff really but i cant help imagining spells & fairys for some reason Thank God for that! . I'm a relativly normal chap(Ok normal in my own
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