Brimmer
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Everything posted by Brimmer
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It's not just the size of the warren, you also have to think about the depth of it! If it was not too deep, them it could be done, but you would need killing machines in there, and be prepared to dig. Oh and a good dog, longnets and some USEFULL help!
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Good work feller, think even i'd have sat that dig out for a while looking at what you would have to go through!
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Out again today, had to cut the day short, The old feller reckoned the young dogs had done enough for this weekend. (have to agree really, they put in 100% yesterday, and the same today, but the edge had gone off them really) time to give them a rest. Took out 4 hobs today as usual, (2 older ones, and 2 of this years poleys) the poleys were took out 2 weeks ago, but i wasn't to struck on them then, now are starting to stuck in properly, but they are still a bit wick to catch up as they whizz about. They are not on the transfer list just yet! Ended up with 23 in the end, not a huge bag, but
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Yes it's a cracking place, and also a hard place to work. There are a few to many teams go on as it is, and a few too many poach also. I see more often than i like, lads marching the whole permission, only to come off with a few bunny's, when we will stay within 1/2 mile of the motor all day. Anyone who goes on here will know the land, but i'd rather not let everyone know thanks fellas!
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Dogs, motors, keys NOOOOOOOOO! Seen it a few times before, but even worse when the old feller just locks his keys in the motor with no dog in it! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Nursing home soon for him!
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Depends on amount of work really, we use collie greys, will last all day, on hard running ground, 30 plus long runs in a day. If there is less quarry, the smaller, leaner, faster wick whippet types can have that bit more edge, but not by much! Up to you really!
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If you lived further north i'd recomend you to old Brimmer snr! Had enough of being the only dog in the pack to do what i'm told! Good luck in finding someone to guide you along, deffo the best way of learning!
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Cracking photo's Magwitch! Have you got a fancy camera for those shots? Tried taking photo's on my new camera today whilst out, not enough hands to be doing it all! (think that's because I have to carry the old fella!) Looks very civilized for net setting, and a superb spot! Keep up the good work!
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Cheers Ian, not 1 net set all day! Not lots in the warrens, let the ferrets and dogs have the fun! (did set a long net last weekend though, bit to big for the dogs on there own!) We worked an area today that was pretty sparse to be honest, had to knuckle down and graft! Started at 8.30 and coming off around 4. Regards Brimmer.
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Thought i'd post todays outing in here rather than the lurcher bit, our quarry (rabbits)and the hunting we do goes hand in hand with the ferrets on a weekly basis, so more appropriate in this section than the lurcher section. Out today on our permission, weather shaped up as soon as we got there for a change! The pups coming on a treat, nailing almost everything that moves, this is what we usually see of them! Back ends dissapearing off to hunt! Had a good day despite bunny's being a little scarce on the ground! Here's a piccie of the old fella at the end! Also a pair of worn out cr
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Still think they are just the feral/wildcats. Sometimes they throw a black one out that everybody sees (cause it's black and stands out) The tom's reaching fox size is not uncommon, especially in the scottish highlands. These cats with nothing to scale themselves against would look big in the distance. But i think one or two may have been slipped into the wild, i feel sorry for these animals.
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Out tommorow, and Sunday myself, will post up results! (new camera to try as well!)
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Looks like you have the bug bad now! Good luck fella, hope the sport is good!
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It will help you loads! Get the spade shiny mind!
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Breeding across to poleys from an albino always seems to throw a few more albino's out, so don't suppose it was that complicated keeping them going once you had an animal to start with! Cheers guys!
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Are we talking about genuine big cats, or feral/wildcats? I know somebody who was foxing in the dales around 15 years ago, shot what he thought was a fox in the lamp, turned out it was a big feral tom tabby type, it weighed in at 18 lbs. Could sightings of these be what people have seen?
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They are easier to spot in cover wandering off! I have good number of poleys and albimo's, and have had for years. When you have a good one of any kind, there does not seem to be any difference in the working ability at all. I've had bad bites off both as well! Suppose the fir trade probably had a large part to play in the intensive breeding of them, it makes a lot of sense. Does anybody think that the mass breeding will have come from a few bloodlines, or quite a few? I wouldn't have thought the albino's were common animals?
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Lots of what you said rings true there, a young pup can quickly tell the difference between a rabbit and an albino when bolting, but they do seem just a little less snappy than a poley.
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Let us know how they both perform please Richard!
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Drakeshead is a big name up north here.
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Think it's something thats probs overlooked Kay, but there is a little difference in them both. Personally think it may be the eyesight that is slighty less able than the polies, but not certain. Always the polies have the edge on snappiness, whilst the albino's maybee just a little dopey? Don't really care in the field, had good of both, but maybee a better sucess rate in the albino's. Albino's are up to the job no matter what, there must be a reason why they have been bred for so many generations, time after time?
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Cheers for that! The truth will out in the end!
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We all probably have a few tucked away, but we don't know it! I'll post a few piccies of the one's I think I have tommorow, and let the greyhound judges decide!
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Can anybody tell me why the albino ferret is so widespread, and where and why it's breeding has been made without question? I have kept ferrets of all shapes, sizes and colours, but i have always found, the albino the easiest to work, and had the best results from breeding of any critter. Always comes away after a kill, always easy to handle, and always to the word sticks with it till the end. What's the history behind the breeding of these critters, and what makes the albino a bit more than the rest? Any info please?
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Least the tipple's right for a spot of northern running! Good luck in the dales, it's as varied as the rest of the uk in 1 mile square.
