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    Nice to see that Tom. And a pack of full otter hounds too. I've only ever seen one working and she was a mean old bitch. The huntsman in the picture sort of looks like a local bobby. LOL. I've seen plenty of old prints like yours over the years and always thought the hunt uniform were of a drab colour. Untill I bought "a chain of bubbles" and "reflections upon a chain". Their uniforms in fact were often highly colourful and looked more suited to the circus than the hunting field. YIS
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    I do indeed Pa.
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    well i for 1 enjoyed neil, pity they cudnt have showed more, granted its not "terrier work" its trials but to think that a decent terrierman cant enjoy a bit footage is a bit egotistic, and your the same man given it the big1 when talkin about the trials in ireland.. was that before u seen any terrier work? ...Pa Glad you enjoyed the footage Pa. Like I say it's for those that know nothing about terrier work. Yes, I've often mentioned the trials that used to be run in Ireland. They were a big part of the history of working terriers in Ireland. But they were nonsence at the end of the day
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    That's wrong Mosby. I look at several road kill otters every year and also live in an area that has the highest population of otters in Ireland. I've seen up to 5 otters in a mornings fishing and have had them swim within a few feet of my legs. I've also seen a yellow coloured otter. He was a large dog over 3 foot long. Anyhow, officially, the lenght of our otter is 95 to 130 cm. That's over 4 foot in ordinary talk. I'd guess a big dog could weigh 40 lbs. But I could be wrong. Otter hunting only ceased in Ireland in '92 so there's still plenty of hunting folk around who remember what they
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    Anyone who enjoyed that and thinks it's terrier work hasn't seen any terrier work. JMHO.
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    The line of lakelands that Fatman mentioned is a family of hard grafters that started with a blue bitch that came from England. If I remember correctly T.L. swapped a pit bull pup for the bitch and sold it on to the man who now has the line. They're as good as any. There was also another line of lakelands up North that threw some blue ones and they were good ones too. Incidentaly, the standard for the K.C. lakeland includes blue and wheaten. Not that it matters.
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    A fine piece of work indeed.
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    And maybe get it checked for a chip so that someone might get reunited with their pet.
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    The otter is one animal I haven't much sympathy for. First, they are a lot more common than we're led to believe (in Ireland anyway). They are a very wastefull animal. I've seen a 7lb brown trout with a single bite taken out of it and left to rot. As well as eels and salmon. They kill more than they can eat. Yes the fox does too, but usually in a shed or pen. The otter will kill for the sake of it on the river or lake. He's a very efficient predator indeed. So, IMO if the fox and the mink are worthy of being a quarry species, then why not old Tarka ???? And I'm not just saying this be
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    It didn't fish well today. My brother fished the White Island and blanked. There were plenty fishing and no one catching. As for being a great lake ? A few years back I caught a big bag of skimmers from the pic-nic area (the wife and kids were with me) and there was people actually swimming in my swim. It was a fish a cast on the waggler. My brother was up the bank with no swimmers and got a slab a cast. Another time a friend caught a 28lb pike on his first piking trip. Yep, Muckno can be special.
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    Removing cubs is the one job most terrier men hate doing but it has to be done. And it's also the most humane method. But just out of interest, when I first got interested in working terriers badger digging was mostly recognised as a Summer / Autumn sport and foxing was always carried out in the Winter. The trials too were always held in the Summer. I'm aware badgers are now illegal to hutn but that's the way it used to be done.
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    Yes Jigsaw, it's a few years now since I went over with Ricky to Darren with Rocky and Rocky's daughter Noodles. Rocky was an old gentleman of a dog. Good to see he lived to a grand ol' age. Mr L. liked a dog to be a good looker as well as being a good one and Shadow was both. He also threw a similar type to himself as well as a few good game ones.
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    In my own aviary at the moment I have one particular hen canary who is a feather plucker even though I give them plenty of nesting material. She just uses feathers to line her nest pan. She's damaged 2 C.P. Quail and last year badly plucked another canary hen. The only reason she's still alive is because she tends to rear clutches of 4 and most of her chicks come pure white and I love white canaries. She's a cinnamin herself. It's hard to catch them in the act and plenty of nesting material made available usually solves the problem. I hope I'm right, it would be better than a mite infestatio
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    Nice pics Jigsaw, Darren tells me Rocky Lee (Rocky My Dear) died only a couple of months ago, I think he was 18. And a lot of people would agree that Shadow was one of the best producers of his time. I even seen very good lurchers with Shadow in them.
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    If it's an aviary I'd say feather plucking is your problem.
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    Always remember the old saying, if you throw enough shit at a wall, eventually some of it will stick.
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    TV 3 have a new series starting Tuesday night about the "bloodsports" of Ireland. The Anti-scum are already rubbing their hands with glee. IMO TV 3 have a big Anti agenda.
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    Cue Card in the opener, the Fly in the Champion Hurdle , Allure of Illusion in the bumper and Time for Rupert.
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    You stole my words Weasel. Headed means to be turned. When a fox is running at his own speed on his own ground he gives of a scent for hounds to follow. Let's just say he goes out a gate and someone lets a shout which turns the fox you will see when hounds reach this spot they'll lift their heads and check. It's a good way to be asked not to come again by keep turning the fox, LOL. It can also be used to a whipper-ins advantage when hounds riot.
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    A good post Footman. Also IMO if you see a fox leaving covert and looks like he's not under pressure you can bet your life scent is bad, then you'll notice him doddle along in front of the pack at his own pleasure as hounds try to work out the line. On the other hand if he leaves covert as if his arse was on fire scent should be good. The fox being a hunter himself knows good scenting days from bad.
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    Wind will blow scent everywhere too, but your correct in that it's hard to hear or stay with hounds in high winds. The other day there were 16 and a half couple on and and all were on at the mark.
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    A brilliant musician, anyone remember the solo in Out in the fields ?
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    The other morning it was blowing a gale and the hunt secretary remarked that there's an old saying "if it's blowing a gale leave hounds in their kennel." This man first followed hounds in the early 40s. To cut a long story short, hounds (a bitch pack) marked to ground after a brilliant one and a half hour hunt. A hunt that seen many riders lost or buried in ditches such was the speed of it. Another man I'm lucky enough to hunt with has 55 years in the game and when I ask him "will scent be good today?" He usually says "I don't know". IMO the way to tell if scent is good is that if hounds a
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    Just hunt, like I say, why say we need to control the fox but yet we build them a home ????? But I do agree an artificial can quicken the hunt in finding a problem fox. My arguement ??? Backfill digs properly and he'll use the natural earths even faster. As for a twelve footer being better then a six footer ???? Unless there's a big difference in the soil/clay/rock of course it is. Don't be silly.
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    This is just my own opinion on artificials. The Anti's love them. They argue "why do we say we control foxes but yet we make places for them to breed and live". Most hunts have stopped making them as they leave it to easy for poachers. And mostly IMO, when I approach an earth with my terrier pulling on it's couple and then I let it go I'm wondering "how deep?" "where does it go?" "can I watch all the entrances?". Those that work artificials wonder is there someone at home and that's all. I doubt anyones every put an artificial 12 foot deep, LOL. It seems at the moment (if youtube is any
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