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    Shovel, most of the time a terrier only has to go in a couple of feet at a few entrances to know whether anyones home or not. I'm not talking about standing at an earth for an hour while the terrier checks every nook and cranny. I'm talking a few minutes so that I can walk away knowing nothings at home. If you went to a big place and let the terrier have a sniff at the entrances while still on the lead IMO at times you've probably left game behind you. I remember a few years ago a terrier sniffed at a handy 2 holer and said NO. A few feet inside the entrances the tubes were flooded from to
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    My first ever lurcher was 1/4 patterdale but sadly was killed at a young age but she was making a nice shape. IMO it would make more sense to use a patterdale over a greyhound than a bedlington and I've seen a first cross litter of border cross greyhounds that were most definitely racey enough for fox and rabbit. When there's people out there silly enough to put poodles etc. to a greyhound it surprises me that there's no one breeding patterdale crosses. After all ,it's one of the gamest breeds on the planet. Just remember to put the greyhound bitch standing in a hole first, LOL.
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    I know what you're saying RH but I personally like to see a young terrier running a few empty spots. IMO the terrier that's most likely to waste time is one with heart that wont take no for an answer. If a young terrier is game and thinks every earth is holding it will spend a long time checking, checking and checking again thus wasting time. A young terrier with a good nose that knows some earths hold and some don't will quickly check and tell you what's what. Another thing I don't buy is checking earths by a quick sniff at the entrance and on you go. Unless it's a small place the only way
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    Good article. Every bit helps you lads.
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    They say the worst thing about being a grandad is having to sleep with a granny.
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    Brilliant photo. Bet you've got some memories. You are right there Gaz,...trouble is, I can't fecking remember them .... What year was she born Phil ? Back in the late 80s (If I'm right) anyone who followed the lurcher game if you showed them a photo of her they'd say "that's Lucy". She was a lurcher pin up, LOL.
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    I agree Bo, of all the unusual questions on here lately it's the most unusual. I too find it hard to believe that a keeper has little room for dogs and I also find it unusual that a keeper's asking a question on working dogs. Most keepers use dogs for the job they were bred for and anything game related is usually best done with a gun dog.
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    Carry a donor card myself but good luck to whoever gets my liver, LMAO.
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    Sounds very nice, except for the sheep bit. I spent nearly a year working with 600 of the suicidal feckers so with 1500 of them I'd be the suicidal one. When you're not trimming feet you're fencing, LOL. Good luck and enjoy.
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    Personally I don't think there's a pair of wellies that will last 1 year. I got 6 months out of the pair of Hunter Balmorals that I have now before they started leaking. But I used to get a year out of Le Chameaus and found them good but I found they were made for those who wore breeks as they were tight on the calves.
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    Only messing. I've been to Wales several times and know how beautiful it is. People aint bad either. Fell out of a few Welsh taverns in my day.
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    I would have no time for modern gadgets like that stone. I prefer the old sayings we have here in Ireland. For instance, if you can see the hills it's going to rain, if you can't it's because it's raining.
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    Can't see anything with all the cloud.
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    Aitor, Spain probably has more anti's than most countries and Spain is also watched very closely by anti's from all over the world. It's great to see terrierwork being carried out in a country that hasn't a tradition of it. Here in Ireland and Britain terrierwork was carried out very freely for many years and the biggest factor in getting bans and restrictions was idiots who were proud of badly damaged terriers and quarry, similar to the photos you've shown us. BUT, if you use a country like France for example where there doesn't seem to be the macho idiots with big ego's and terrierwork g
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    Excuse my ignorance, but was that fox badger baiting ? IMO the fox got of lightly as usually when you see the American badger in a clip he's much more aggressive than that.
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    And if I remember correctly, centuries ago he was asking hunters to only kill old or sick animals and leave the young and healthy for the future.
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    Yes, and dogs.
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    Chicken leg will be fine but you dodged a bullet with the conker, that could have led to problems.
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    I see that in Spain you's also suffer the same macho crap that we suffer over here, ie. close ups of wounds etc.
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    Looks like it's pretty cold there, whoever it is.
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    What do you mean by upper class hunting Delboy ? You're as ignorant as those who want hunting banned purely for class reasons. If you were ever involved with a hunt you'd know that the vast majority are working class Joe Soaps who work hard to pay for their hunting. In fact I always found that the ones with posh accents who looked down their noses at you were usually the ones who hadn't the arse in their trousers. It's bad enough that hunting was restricted in the UK purely because that b*****d Blair wanted to upset the so called toffs, not because he cared about animals, but it's bad when
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    Very nice. If I was joining two different pieces of wood together a brass or silver collar in between would be nice. What are you going to stain it with ?
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    There's an old saying "Never meet your idol." Tell it to the lad, LOL.
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    Hey Neil I might make a mold of them I've definitely got 5 buyers on here lol I'll give you £100 for the original, LOL.
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    The future is bright, for hunting anyway.
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