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  1. Collie Greyhound Pictures ...

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

    Posted · Edited by wuyang

    I had a beardie/border lurcher quite some years back from hancock. He was a first cross male and was quite tall with it. Compared to my straight border cross he would range much further working more independently, he was one of the best hunting up dogs I've owned. Scared me how committed he was when chasing something, I often closed my eyes, but I can never once remember him ending up at the vets. He's even been tangled up in barb wire and caught on it before but with hardly any serious damage to his skin.

     

    I only ever hunted rabbits and hares, I've never been bothered about foxes, but my god could he find them, think this was his real passion. With other dogs he was a coward and would run/ avoid confrontation, but by Christ he would sort a fox out no problem.

     

    I didn't realise how good he was at the time. He had a cracking temperament and was the most laid back lurcher I have ever owned. I often wonder why beardie isn't used more often in rabbiting/ mooching dogs because to me at it has a lot more qualities than bedlingtons. Or maybe I just got lucky.

  3. Scout Flip Clips

    in Catapult & Slingshot Hunting

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    Not having a catapult since a kid i got a fork hit on around my 10th shot with the scout which hit the screw that tightens the flip clip....as a result it's split the front inner shaft of the clip which goes through the catapult....I was using marbles at the time.........bit annoyed at myself and the fact the clip broke so easily.

     

    Anyway I'm going to contact bushcraft to see if they supply them, but if anybody else knows anywhere in the uk that sells them that would be great.

     

    Saying that I might just use an alternative method.....shame though.

     

    Cheers

  6. Size Of A Bushing Dog

    in Bushing Dogs

    Posted · Edited by wuyang

     

    Clean spade in what way do they struggle genuine question, as most Of the older dogs working terriers and other types I have seen of the 60s 70s (I wasn't around) were a lot shorter in leg than today's dogs from the pics I have seen and the dogs that have been in my family. Is it simply they struggle with the heavy going ground or are you saying they lack stamina cheers

     

    what i am saying is with all the will in the world they are physically stuggle. with the low cover. the bigger dogs move easily over the top where the little chaps try to move through or kangaroo about. either way soon burns em out and they start lagging behind. i am a big fan of the smaller terriers but not in a lot of the top work we do.

    I respect your opinion, but Jesus, that little dog of mine just walks through the lowest of cover and exerts VERY little energy in doing so....no matter how dense or tight it is......bit like the tortoise n hare story....she really does go steady and get the rabbits out.......she's 11 now and travels at the same speed.....its me that's slowed down.

     

    If you've had little bushing dogs that have had to kangaroo over the cover and run low on juice I can understand you totally.

     

    I've always fancied a change but God knows what I'll get next.

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  7. Size Of A Bushing Dog

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    Posted · Edited by wuyang

    There's no two ways about it small bushers are physically the ideal size for bushing....they fit straight through the rabbit runs, no need to crawl or crash their way through.....nothing can touch a small terrier for been suited to working tight cover.

     

    However I also worked a border collie bitch many years ago who took it upon herself to bush rather than work as a lurcher as such. She obviously didn't fit work the tight runs as easily as a small busher, but she did manage to get the rabbits out and looking back was a cracking busher.

     

    There's lots of sizes of bushing dogs that will get the job done through their sheer determination, but in tight runs yes it's easier on a smaller busher.

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  15. Best You've Seen?

    in Bushing Dogs

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    Not seen loads of other people's terriers bush, always seem to be on my own, but my best over the the years is my little old fashioned jack russell that is now eleven and still working fine. Not that she's taken loads of game, but what she has taken she's always tried to retrieve it back and given her size its a laugh to watch. She's taken duck, pigeon, pheasant and a few other birds plus rabbits. My lurchers were once just stood looking up at a pheasant on a branch, little jack climbed a wall, aimed pointed jumped and grabbed it off the branch mid air.....amazing given her size, she's constantly digging down to mice in the fields etc..... But the main thing I like about her is she's slow when works...very slow which I personally like.

     

    She gives voice on hot scent or sight knowing it pulls the other dogs to her, but her main mission is to get a hold of what she's after. Cracking little dog.

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  18. Deadly Lamp Acebeam K50

    in Hunting Equipment

    Posted · Edited by wuyang

    Just be careful with those 18650 batteries......make sure you get quality ones and a good charger. If there cheap and not used with respect its just like holding a potential pipe bomb. Read up on the batteries...safe if used correctly.

     

    There's plenty of quality led lights out there....armytek make some decent tackle.

    Also another thing that needs to be taken into account with a lot of led lights is how good are they at handling the heat given off when running full wack. A lot have automatic step down to a lower lumens setting when they start getting too hot. Some are designed a lot better to reduce the temperature rising....fins etc.

  20. Handmade.....finishing Touches

    in Catapult & Slingshot Hunting

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    I've seen some lovely handmade catapults on here..... Way beyond anything I'd expect to achieve, but never the less I'm having ago at a natural and I'm surprisingly enjoy myself.

     

    So I'm wondering what's your preferred method of finishing......oil.......varnish etc.

     

    I've just bought some rust-oleum polyurethane finish to try,,, I did intend getting the plasticote version, but it was sold out at b n q....so this looked like it would do the job. I did also see while I was looking ' clear gloss spray ' and didn't really know what the difference was.

     

    I've made a little natural for my daughter and covered that with some osmol top oil '3058 clear' which is a mixture of oil n wax....which I had left over from treating a worktop.

     

    Anyway I'm looking forward to trying the spray.......any tips appreciated.

  24. Grooming Brush/comb?

    in Bushing Dogs

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    Pop into your local grooming shop for advise.

     

    Used to use a dematter for sawing through thick mats and slicker brushes for getting little bits out and a comb that was fine one end and bit wider teeth the other....other than that a stripping knife as a comb.

     

    Some people rave about the furminators, only used a double blade one which I thought was naff, but should imagine the single blades ones are better.

     

    Hope that helps.

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  25. £300 Quid Lighter..

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

    Posted · Edited by wuyang

    Mine got caught on her back thigh the other month. She was coming back down from a wall she was on top of, but the wire was set away from the wall about a foot off, clipped it on he way down...made a mess, but luckily just superficial, cost about £200, had to just stand insurance excess of £60 through tesco ......I pay £26.17 per month in total for my two.

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