Tiercel
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I know your pretty handy with metal work, how about something like this? TC
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Hollowed out tree stump would fit the bill, something around 6" diameter. Failing that, an old drainage pipe was what most farmers used around here. TC
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Chinning a rabbit correctly takes hardly any movement at all. I have yet to find a rabbit that it cannot be done on in any net, no matter how well balled up they are. TC
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Any rabbit that has it's neck dislocated will have bruising to the neck and top of the shoulders, that is true. But, balanced against the quick demise personally I think it is a small price to pay. That said, using the method I described it is usually the top end of the neck that gets bruised and a sharp knife sorts that out. TC
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Get someone to show you how to chin.... You'll never look back fella Chinning or Chopping if you do it right they're both effective imo. Have to agree with you there Johnny, "if you do it right they're both effective" . But, the margin for error with a chop is far greater than chinning or stretching for obvious reasons. And for that reason alone I would not recommend anyone chopping a rabbit. TC Margin for error? C'mon Al real life isn't NVQ Level 5:2a despatch of wild animals mun. I try and put in another way then, can you hit a bouncing rabbit consistently wit
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Again a great piece of work. In my mind for a piece of taxidermy to work it has to have the right body language. The last two threads that have been posted on here are just that, believable. The artists have captured a moment in time of the life of the animal and conveyed to us that moment perfectly. TC
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Get someone to show you how to chin.... You'll never look back fella Chinning or Chopping if you do it right they're both effective imo. Have to agree with you there Johnny, "if you do it right they're both effective" . But, the margin for error with a chop is far greater than chinning or stretching for obvious reasons. And for that reason alone I would not recommend anyone chopping a rabbit. TC
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Beaver dams are a bit of a double edged sword, in that they do silt up for a distance on the upstream side of the dam, distance depending on the drop in the river and the height of the dam. but on the downstream side of the dam the rushing water gives plenty of oxygen and fast flowing water to the river. As beavers are / were indigenous to the UK you have to agree that spawning fish and beavers have co-existed in the past. That should make it possible for them to co-exist now? Just my take. TC
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Alugan, Do They Still Sell It In Ireland?
Tiercel replied to Tiercel's topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
I used to use the bath to bathe them in put the required amount of water in the bottom of the bath. Stand the dog in it and sponge the liquid all over them and just watch the fleas drop off. Was great for mange as well. TC -
Never mastered chinning, always stretched their necks and I don't have to take them from the net either. Not a properly made net anyway. Someone with your brain power should not find any difficulty in following the mechanics of the above post. The reason stretching works is because when holding the back legs and you pull the neck, the body is fixed allowing leverage on the base of the skull. Same principle is employed chinning only you use the last vertebrae in the neck and the skull for the leverage. TC
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As has be stated since I made the post. To hit a rabbit on the head with a priest the head has to be free, no hands etc, as the head is free to move and you have a living animal being held down it is going to struggle and move. not conducive to hitting it sweetly and cleanly to effect a kill with one blow every time. When you chin a rabbit if done correctly it will be dead instantaneously. To do this correctly is not difficult look at a skeleton of a rabbit and just below the skull on the last vertebrae on the neck you will see that two vertebrae are wider than the rest place your thumb a
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Alugan, Do They Still Sell It In Ireland?
Tiercel replied to Tiercel's topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
Thanks I thought it may be. TC -
I used to use it all the time, brilliant stuff bath with it twice a year and no flea problems. When the licence was withdrawn here, it was still available in Ireland is that still so? There is a newer version of it Aludex, but that is on hold at the moment because of manufacturing problems, so I have been told. Anyone know anything? TC
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Nope. Just too many variables to be consistent. TC
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Totally believable, the focus of the eyes, the angle of the tail. It captures a moment in time of the life of the Ermine. Brilliant. TC
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These? TC
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When I seen the eggs I thought goose, but I have only seen Greylags eggs so was not sure which type of goose. Looks like they are Canada's though. TC
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The person who is supposed to have written the letter was the Grand parent not the Mother. But fake or not, it does emphasise the point that there are people who think like that. The real problem is, they are perfectly entitled to think that way, just as much as we think the opposite. Of course we are going to think that she is barking, and to be honest so will most of the people who read the letter, but there is the minority that will agree with her. Trying to educate people like that, is a complete and utter waste of time, they have in their mind that all killing is bad. As long as t
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Kids that hunt and fish, do not go around mugging old ladies. Simple really. TC
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Have a read of this thread. It's quite long so should keep you entertained for a while, but some good info in there. http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/278305-so-tell-us-what-are-ye-all-at-in-the-veg-garden/ TC
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I am no wine buff, prefer cider myself. But when I do drink it it has to be room temperature, any colder and you loose the flavours from the wine. I don't mean this subtle hint of wet dew on a badgers leg type of nonsense. I mean the difference between the wines. To my taste chilled wine all tastes the same, cold and that's it. TC
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That is a plot to be proud of. Everything as it should be. Brilliant. TC
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http://youtu.be/XIZX8T7afBA TC
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Matt, people think that this site generates a fortune, they would be surprised how little it actually generates. Granted what you would get off google would only be an estimate, but if you take the highest and the lowest and get an average it is still low. I doubt if it pays the hosting fees. BTW that is not a conspiracy theory. TC
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I am not quite sure but the worth of a site is by the numbers of hits it receives, I think, if your that interested type what's THL worth into google, you will surprised how little it is worth. TC
