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Makes you wonder what have todays breeds of dogs been turned into. JMHO but there should be no possible way a seagull should kill any dog. I recently seen a staff barking at a cat that just stood there looking back at the dog. Put it this way, would a sea gull kill a polecat ferret if it was loose in your garden, I doubt it. I feel for the poor dog and it's owners but we're doing the same with our breeds of dogs that we're doing with our children nowadays, we're turning them into soft, pathetic wimps. JMHO.
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Everyone who spends time in the countryside should learn to recognise it. Could you imagine being stuck for some toilet paper ? Mind you, an old Irish local name for the common one is "scabby hands."
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Thanks Paulus, the bird I seen was a little darker in parts than the birds in those photos. Great to see all the varieties. It was special for me to see it as the Chaffie IMO is as beautiful as any foreign finch and is one of my favourites. I park my car in the same spot every morning when letting the dogs out for a run. Last year it was a territorial Blue Tit that used to fight his reflection in the wing mirror. This year it's a cock Chaffinch and he knows I'm watching him but still batters my wing mirror.
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Well said Mr Duke, and IMO anybody in your shoes would say the very same. There's folk coming on here complaining about folk who they think are pro some fieldsports and anti other fieldsports when they are doing exactly the same thing. That makes them hypocrites, exactly what antis are. They're no better.
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Go to the Ultimatefowl website and in their forums go to Coops and Pens and you'll get any amount of ideas.
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I was talking to one of the best breeders of mules and hybrids in Ireland at the weekend and at first he wouldn't believe me until I explained what I'd seen and that it was in a flock of Chaffies etc. He'd never seen one and I'd love to see a photo of one. Lutra Lutra, a few years ago I was on holiday on the Irish west coast and I got talking to a shooting man in a bar. We got talking about rarities. He told me about a Barred Kingfisher that was once blown over to Ireland on the Gulf Stream from North America. "You should have seen it. There must have been 200 twitchers on the cliff top
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IMO he's jumping on a band wagon for another pay day. He was happy to take a wage for many years from hunting and as a huntsman he would have been responsible for the cruel acts he says happened. IMO they never happened but he's made a pretty penny ever since. AND, once again the rag AKA the Mirror has shown how much they are anti hunting. Last year the Mirror had a front page headline saying how cruel horse racing was, YET, inside was a 6 page horse racing supplement. Hypocritical scumbags.
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He's still a youngster at 12 months so let him be a youngster, but have a back up plan. If he's starting to explore holes then don't stop him but make sure the vehicles nearby with a shovel in it. Also, don't tell him he's a good boy just because he's hunting a line or travelling a burrow. It could be rabbits he's hunting and anyway terriers don't need encouraging, they should do it on their own merit. Hopefully some day you'll lift him at the end of a dig and after the fox has been shot he'll get all the rewards he needs.
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How Many Rabbits Should I Shoot?
neil cooney replied to David Aiken's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
Many, many times I've left a nice head of rabbits behind for next year or I've seen rabbits coming back to an area after being absent for a few years and then the myxy comes along and decimates them. Last year I was asked to clear rabbits on a stud in June. I knew I'd be the only one at them so I kept putting it off and then at the end of July I paid a visit. I had 2 decent mornings and then the myxy hit and the rabbits disappeared. Nowadays if I want rabbits I try and kill what I can. It's rare you'll get them all anyways. -
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Too true Barrie and ol' fluffy head can't argue with out his gimmicks either. Last night it was blown up photographs, before it was cubs and before it was badges with a political statement. It's a weak argument when you can't bring facts, only gimmicks, to the table.
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I've just watched it on Youtube. JMHO but what the anti's need is more Brian Mays. It would really help the hunting cause.
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Old fluffy head does know a bit about wildlife management. Didn't he pay for deer on his land to be culled. He's a typical hypocrite pop star. Do as I say, not as I do.
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Hunting Act Reform - Act Now !!!!
neil cooney replied to Barrie's topic in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
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Breeds like working terriers love some rough play and it can be good for them and releases some of their energy. But I would tie something like a skin (I used to use an old imitation mink coat, thankfully my dogs never attacked any old fur wearing ladies.) to the rope as it will be kinder to his teeth and he wont confuse his lead with a rope when it comes to going for a walk or a hunt.
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I'd go with the poison too. Shouldn't be used unless you know what you're doing.
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You're going to try next time ? I'd leave it to the dog, you could get it trouble.
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You certainly like a certain type Trev, nice dogs. My first ever lurcher was out of a 3/4 greyhound 1/4 collie dog to a Patterdale X Whippet bitch called Slipper who sadly died young. I replaced her with a seasoned collie X greyhound cross who taught me how to hunt instead of the other way around. If there was no chance of it being caught she wouldn't chase it. Now, at the time I was a youngster who wanted everything I seen in the bag. So to have a bitch who'd stand looking, on the lamp, 20 foot from a rabbit who was 5 foot from the burrow was frustrating but she taught me that that was how
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Old Fishing Rod (Antique?)
neil cooney replied to Slippery_Weasel's topic in Fresh & Salt Water Fishing
I'm no expert but it does look like split cane (photos are a bit blurry) with brass fittings and ceramic rings so it might be worth something but I'd imagine salt water wouldn't do it any favours. -
He'd have got the chair then.
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• If you die from alcohol poisoning, you're considered a lightweight. • "f**k off" means "Are you serious?"...... • The person that you insult most is probably your best friend. • Saying "I will yeah" means that you definitely won't. • "f**k it, it's grand" means that you couldn't be bother finish it properly. • "He is fond of a drink" means he suffers from severe life-threatening alcoholism. • Saying you're going for a drink means you might not be seen again for 3 days. • Crisps are called 'Taytos' and fizzy drinks are called 'minerals'. • 'For the craic' is the best reason fo
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Sorry, I thought you said Midgets.
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They prefer the term Little People.
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Nah I ain't having that. It's well known that SOME of the dog fighting lads use mongrels as baiting dogs. I'm sure the old school lads wouldn't agree with it but it does happen. Lots of mongrels get stolen. They aren't being stolen to sell on as a pet for £50 are they? I don't know anything about dogfighting, nor do I want to. But if you were a coach getting a boxer (the pugilist type not the breed) ready for a fight you wouldn't go to your local chess club or brass band for sparring partners, would you ? You'd spar your potential champ against other fighters. Also, there's ad
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That's great news Alimac, congratulations. Now you've the follow the line back to the thief and I hope they get what's coming to them. IF, you do find out who the low life is don't be afraid to let other know. It's the least the scum deserve.