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  1. waidmann
    i would suggest that the 17hmr is a good rabbit caliber and a fox can be taken up to 100m IF the shot placement is ok(i would not reccomend head shots on fox,the danger of "creasing" or hitting the muzzle are not worth it unless you are very stable and a confident shot). a cracking caliber when used correctly. waidmann
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    i keep the rifle in a slip in the boot.bolt and the amunition and magazine in my jacket. i find this a reasonable precaution. if the rifle is stolen with no bolt,ammo,magazine then it would be (for the time being anyway) unusable. waidmann.
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    i use an old cushion cover as a hammock/sack. just leave the zip open and hang it up by that side/corner,drop in a couple of tasty things and they find out how to get in in no time!! a great looking set up bud waidmann
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    sound job and a good write up there bud atb for the lambing and the next outings. waidmann
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    now thats a story!!!!!!! when i said i'm not too bad................................i take it back thanks for sharing that bud waidmann
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    have you considered the sak mod? cheap and do the job very well. i have not tried the others so cannot comment on them. cheers waidmann
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    i would definately make the effort to find the cubs if i shot a milky vixen. waidmann
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    sound advice there bud
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    i'm not sure that "overshooting" foxes is as dramatic as alot think. range pressure will ensure that foxes will move into the area VERY quickly indeed. it is taken as given in germany that "fox cannot be controlled/reduced with the rifle alone" for this reason(old hunters wisdom ). any area that is emptied of fox will soon have a new one move in(something we have all seen ourselves i'm sure,resident foxes shot and two more turn up????) i agree totally that the pressure should not be kept up all year(cubbing season) unless "legitimate reason" is there waidmann
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    I once asked this question to a river bailiff and he told me, the fish would belong to 'me' but who ever owned the fishing rights on the side I entered the river could have me prosecuted for poaching. How right or wrong this is, I don't know because I am the worlds worst angler. John not too good myself michael
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    this is not the berlin wall bud and there is no "no mans land". it goes as far as to say that the salmon/deer woul be more on one side or the other? if not i suppose the deer would be split between both. (a good kick when no one is looking may help ) waidmann
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    i would suggest the deer was out of a pen,only then could he be responsible for its actions. the deer would have been "his" if it was a private road belonging to the estate or similar. if the deer had been deemed to be the property of the keeper then he would surely have had to pay for the car? the man may have been fined as he killed a deer and then took it away.if the man in the next car had taken it he would not have been fined. waidmann
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    if you have written permission on a piece of land it should read" has the authority to cull/hunt........................and to remove the kill" the right to shoot and kill BELONGS to the land owner and the permission holder is merely using the right "by proxy" so to speak. waidmann
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    i'm not sure about here but the european law says that the ending of the animals suffering goes above the ground rights AND firearms laws etc.(animal welfare)i.e. you could shoot the deer with .22lr or shot if no "suitable" cal were available or deer were not on your ticket(exmpting circumstances for breaking the law,meaning the law is infringed but would not be follwed up on due to.......) if within sight of the boundry.if not then go and shoot it if in sight of the boundry(this is where an understanding with the occupier would be very usefull!!).if not in sight then you should ask the owner
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    sorry if i seemed against the bigger/strong breeds there pops, i am aware that they have their uses for hunting. in the situation pointed out in the original post he was stalking with shotgun and rifle and that the wee dog was not a catcher is clear(certainly not alone). i was trying to point out that the use of the terrier/small dog is not restricted to fox and digging but they are as versatile as we let them/give them the opportunity to be. small dogs in europe are prefered to fast hounds etc on driven shoots for a number of reasons. small dogs take less punishment from "fighting
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    it would take some bloody dodging!!! waidmann
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    he didn't like that much did he :toast waidmann
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    i would rather have a small(portable) dog to work most quarry,very rarely will i and most hunters need a dog to CATCH a bobcat,pig or elk the man is stalking and has probably alot more experiance of THIS quarry than any of us. the idea of using dogo,mastiff etc make no sense to me as they would more likely take injury as they will try and stop the quarry whereas a lighter dog may use more brains and in the event of attack be more likely to fly away(lighter frame= less resistance for claws/tusks). if a man needs a dogo,mastiff for a cat(allbeit a big bugger) then what would one use for a 2
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    the french make them like that(with sliders) and call them "borse" (guess what "purse"). they work just like our poke net (double draw corded). as i understand it the net is made square and gathered onto the slider when done. i would not use high tensile wire as you will have trouble bending such short pieces,normal fence wire will do. waidmann
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    labs are very good dogs for trailing. they have the nose and a steady temperament.the only thing they may lack is the "hardness" to pull down and hold(i'm sure there are some very good holders out there and this is meant in general a good freind had a golden retriever which was very good,he just had a "mad as" terrier for the end bits quite common among the professional trailers to avoid injury to the hounds) i am not a fan of "body scent" being used(other than in wound beds where a few hairs are thrown in) for most dogs its an insult to theie noses,they are more than capable of follow
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    beat me to it. waidmann
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    they are not ticks mate they are amoa mites waidmann
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    especially when the bitch comes into season,hormones up brains down. i would look to split them when you can bud. atb waidmann
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    as above the .222 is not a hard caliber. do you have a moderator fitted? when you squeeze the trigger you should always be surprised when the shot breaks. at what distance are you shooting? are you sure the rifle is not spreading,crown ok?(get someone who has a little experiance to fir a five round group ay 100m and see if it looks better) are they factory ammo you are using? atb waidmann
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