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  1. Boar Hunting

    in Bushing Dogs

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    Yeah Im sure you could bring the fam mate, we should plan who wants to take vehicles, I would gladly rent a vehicle for the trip and take a couple of folk.

     

    Im down south for a weekend mid/late november, would be great to get together for a wee rake about and a pint or two perhaps?

  3. Boar Hunting

    in Bushing Dogs

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    ok, so we have to re-think what we are going to do, as we cant run a proper 'batida' with just 6 folk, on that land. (2 of which are dog-less, another 2 joined last minute). Everything was sorted, including accommodation, and there would have been ample folk willing to take vehicles.

     

    We had a really good looking team, of around 15...all keen as mustard and staying in touch at first, then one by one, 10 of them have disapeared.... well they have been online lol but they never reply to my messages. What can I do, ive chased them enough.

     

    those that remained keen, and have a place are joe, tyla, lee, rob, wales, and mushroom.

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  4. Boar Hunting

    in Bushing Dogs

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    I am heading out into the woods for a couple of weeks so wont be online, but id like to get organised by the last week of October. Saying that, most of the folk who wanted to come have gone quiet and stopped responding to messages for quite some time.

     

    I am going to re-organise the hunt for those that have remained keen. But, this might bring a few changes... not bad ones though!

     

    regards

     

    DnN

     

     

     

     

  8. Canadian Great Horned Owl

    in Falconry

    Posted

    Yes, they are absolute c**ts to most small wildlife, and being non-native will play havoc with local game populations.... over here (Canada) they are a massive pest to game preserves.

     

    Better get them stuffed before its too late in my opinion.

  10. Heavy Lurchers

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Cleanspade what's in him and what age,?? Nice

    first cross whippet wheaten. around eight or nine i think. :thumbs:
    stick it over a greyhound
    Why would anyone use a greyhound these days? Theres plenty of proven WORKING dogs about...dogs that actually have stamina, durability, good feet etc etc etc
    because a grey is as fast as you get and each time it's crossed to slower animals it looses pace so by using a slower dog it makes a bigger difference and a fox isn't Gona run like no hare it needs caught quick and delt with before it hits a hole in the ground or a hedge

     

     

    The dog in question is already fast enough for catching game regularly...

     

    Why breed IN: bad feet, poor stamina, and self destruction... when you can breed in: solid feet, heaps of stamina, good coat, and proven working genetics for the job you want, from a proven working animal out of a proven line that excells in the field?

     

    I'm not doubting that what you said would work, but if you want to keep working/breeding your line of dogs into the future, you will quickly stop using pure greyhound blood as it will only cause problems.

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  11. What You Think

    in Bushing Dogs

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    Fair play mate.

     

    Who knows what he will look like,, or how big he will throw, but theres one thing pretty much guaranteed, he's gonna feckin' HUNT!!!

     

    Are you planning on hunting him with his sire?

     

    DnN

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  12. Pics Of Your Bushing Dogs

    in Bushing Dogs

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    Sorry lads been out with me camera again.

    Work them or not there in good nick looked after fair play

     

    Although I'm obviously a bit headstrong regarding terriers, ((they should be earth dogs!)) I like seeing your pics Bryan, the dogs look in good shape, and happy with their lot.

     

    Any plans to put him over one of those little running-dogs you got there?

     

    DnN

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  14. Heavy Lurchers

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Cleanspade what's in him and what age,?? Nice

    first cross whippet wheaten. around eight or nine i think. :thumbs:
    stick it over a greyhound

     

    Why would anyone use a greyhound these days? Theres plenty of proven WORKING dogs about...dogs that actually have stamina, durability, good feet etc etc etc

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  15. Cocker Spaniel

    in Bushing Dogs

    Posted

    I worked mine on pretty much everything, but he got a bit too keen on fox.... then he started going to ground. In some shitty places too. I also worked springer to fox, and was also ok, but the cocker was the better dog. Hard as nails, and being a tad more compact was faster through the tight stuff.

     

    He was silent hunting, as are most pure spaniels, and worked very close-in. Wouldnt trail too far ahead. I did put him to a good digging terrier and made some good foxing dogs, that would open on hot scent, trail hard for a few hundred meters, work all covers, and (thankfully) didnt go under, but would mark well. I found this type, ideal for pushing fox etc from any cover.

  18. Your Best Ever Working Ferret ?

    in Ferrets & Ferreting

    Posted

    had a realy good hob ferret stood out from the rest never lay up wouldt go down if nothing in a good ferret left my cage open once loss him

     

     

    i was gutted even when i lent him out people use to say what a good ferret :thumbs:

    About 20 years ago, I had one that was decent. A polecat coloured hob, smallish but strong, and being a youngen I always had him out, he was fit. He wouldnt waste your time, and he didnt mess about, never a lay up. I also lost him like you did, and believe it or not, having kept ferrets for the next 20 years I never got one to better that hob. Though had some nice workers. He was mad tame, I used to walk him up the lane with the dogs, and I used to whistle him up the hedgerows working each warren at a time, I hardly had to pick him up.

    Bred some ok workers out of him, including the polecat hob 'golden ferret' nick-named by Alimac (thl) because of the rediculous ammount of money I spent on him at the vets once hahaha youth was fun!

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