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I would think that the dial on the side is just some sort of amplitude (volume) discriminator instead of a volume control in the literal sense. As for why someone hasn't produced a market competitor to the deben stuff, I'm guessing that it can't be done for that much cheaper in reality and the market just isn't there to make a decent amount from the initial investment.
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Earth, behave yourself, someone will bite soon, lol. I've got one more ferreting job to do in a garden and that'll be the ferrets away for the summer hopefully. Larsen traps are now down and we've got a few squirrels to deal with that I've seen have moved in. I'm enjoying the last of the roost shooting before spring really knocks that on the head. I'll have to keep my ferreting permissions happy the best I can over the coming months shooting rabbits in the evenings. I'm also hoping to get some decent days pigeon decoying in this year. Other than that, it's general pottering about the s
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Now the main hunting seasons have pretty much finished the depression kicks in for some. Personally I like this time of year, it's the start of the whole cycle again, preparing for the coming season, and a good rest for man, working stock and our quarry. So...... what do you do over the summer months and do you enjoy them?
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When it was given the go a head last year it was said that a min caliber of .243 would be necessary and the definition of a 'trained marksman' would be someone holding DSC2....
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Think we're going to need a bigger dog . . . .
Born Hunter replied to Ideation's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
:laugh: :laugh: And a lot of legs running like hell for the nearest trees! Haha................. I'm wondering where I can 'borrow' an angry boar from now to liven shoot days up a bit! -
Thanks for that quote RD. But it doesn't define what a badger sett is or mention anything about being ocupied or otherwise. My interpretation would be that it is only classed as a badger sett if actively being used by them? If a sett has been inactive for a prolonged period then it would no longer be classed as a 'badger sett' and so loose its protected status? Be interesting to see if the law does define its use of the term 'badger sett'.... I haven't a clue where to look?
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I'm sure you are right but how could anybody prove it is a badger sett if a badger hasn't used it in 5... 6... 10 years? Is it still classed as a badger sett? What is the deffinition of an unocupied sett? Badgers have been known to use drains, artificials, rabbit warrens, fox earths etc etc. are all these then protected as setts? I suppose my question is, what defines a badger sett?
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exactly! surely if it had been inactive for decades it wouldn't even be classed as a set any more would it? surely they don't protect empty holes? That's my understanding. But if someone found evidence to suggest otherwise, no matter how inconclusive, I would'nt like to be the man responsible for messing with it! If it was inactive then I can understand why a landowner would 'fill it in'. Most farmers want rid (legally of course), never mind encouraging them back with nice big vacant setts!
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How do you know the sett was still active? If the sett had been inactive for a period of time then I'm not sure if it would still be protected.
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Think we're going to need a bigger dog . . . .
Born Hunter replied to Ideation's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Looking forward to the day they find their way to the midlands! I can just imagine one breaking from cover infront a line of beaters on a game shoot, that would get the pulse racing! -
CF Moto Swat side by side
Born Hunter replied to Canadian Black Bears's topic in 4x4's, Quads & ATV's
Very rarely use a vehicle for actually hunting but for work on the shoot we use a yamaha kodiac quad and a polaris truck, possibly the ranger but not 100% sure. The polaris is a god send and makes the big jobs alot easier, but I love the quad, it's faster and smaller which means you can ride up the side of fields without leveling the edge of the crop. -
We net over what pens we can. It obviously isn't practical for some and doesn't help the poults outside the pen but it does seem to work. As proven by the fact that we have had to release the odd buzzard that has gotten it's self tangled in the net. The biggest problem is, as lab says, the constant stress the birds are under from the buzzards just hunting the pen sites. I'm gona see if leaving rabbits/pigeons/squirrels etc about has any effect in keeping them away this year, but i somehow doubt it. Oh well, time to crack on with the vermin we are aloud to kill.
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I can't imagine what I would be driven to commit if constantly being threatened and attacked like that. His familys lives are literally at risk! It's a damn fact that the very least I would do would be to have a couple of handy alsations in the yard 24/7.
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I wonder how many of them went unsold and how many of them unsold were just dumped in the nearest field on the way home? What a f*****g shame.
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Have you considered a proffession in the oil industry?...................................................
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Getting ours out this Saturday. Plenty of magpies about! The hard work starts again.... lol.
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Interesting Nik, I'm a Physicist in the Oil industry. I work with Geoscience guys. Im a gamekeeper in the gamekeeping industry one of my syndicate guns sell oil, dont ask me where or anything like that but put it this way, he has a full wallet, always new cars with the first 3 letters of the registration plates being OIL plus a very expencive to keep wife really nice chap may i add Well unfortunately I'm just one of the many cogs in a big machine that fill his wallet! LOL. R&D aint that bad but if the gamekeeping industry ever needed a Physicist I would be at the fron
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Interesting Nik, I'm a Physicist in the Oil industry. I work with Geoscience guys.
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38lb 1oz!!!! The bloke holding it is 5'7"! It's about the size of a bloody farm collie ffs, never mind lambs, that thing could pull down a bloody tup, lol. Would love to see one that big alive. It would be really interesting to see how their behaviour and hunting changes with such size if at all? Do they prey on larger quarry?
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What does that prove? And how does it go against anything that Sandy said? Nobody is denying that genetics can be manipulated artificially in a lab. That however is a long way from what Painless is suggesting.
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Good hunting mates are harder come by than good dogs. Never let the fuckers down and hope you find some that are as keen and honest as yourself. But don't have to rely on anyone either... get out there on ya own..... put in the miles and the hours and get results off ya own back. I've spent many hours waiting on others and feeling utterly sick with them. People get asked once now and f**k em if they're not there on time.
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That is one hell of a question! If you have the answer let me know and I'll get the Noble prize garunteed! To even begin to answer it you need to understand General relativity, Quantum mechanics with it's many sub catagories and theories, gravitons and quite possibly the theoretical higgs boson. It's a big question.
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How is gravity a can of worms? Without it we would all be floating about lol. Theres no denying gravity The vast majority of the scientific community feel the same about evolution, that's the point. All of science as we know it is theory, theorys to fit observable facts. That's where people get confused, they read evolution theory and think that it's unproven. But by definition all of science is theory. Newton's theory of gravity, Einstein's theory of special relativity etc etc. Do people doubt these scientific 'theories'? Of course a small minority do, but not because any scrap of fact
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Not always the case no, but I think it's fair to say that there are some impressive crosses out there, hence their success in the field at a few specialist jobs. But like I said, just another line of thought somewhat off topic. Interesting to hear of those problems though.
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We park our cars in the same lot .......I cant speak for greyhounds as i dont have much experience with them......but as regards the apbt,i would rather they simply died out and no longer exist as a breed rather than watch them end up a fashion statement or a piece of home furniture like some breeds......... When a person has seen such perfection to watch it deteriorate feels like a sin. Fortunately the Greyhound is of no interest to those that don't strive for that perfection. Likewise I have little to no experience with the apbt but I can see it's sad times for another canine athlete
