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  1. And the only thing i can think of to get past a good male guard dog is a bitch in heat
  2. Geese. Motherfuckers that they are, they make GREAT guards.
  3. but these workers dont have bullets flying over their heads when they are at work, they are not such at risk of dying everyday. and most importantly these workers are able to spend christmas with their families. Not the ones on duty. And as artic said. . . . its a CHOICE.
  4. look 20 secs in - it's GOT to be a Norfolk tumbler!
  5. Just a thought - it's not always a great idea to have a pat thats mad keen on bunnies and then plan to use it for other things. You end up digging a 12 foot hole to find. . . . .. a rabbit.
  6. Thats why i like a whippet. Can fit in most spaces, calmer at marking and can double up as a catch dog! Beddy whippet is also a great choice. . . .. as is any decent terrier.
  7. Aye the winter knocked the guts out of them. Will be interesting given the low numbers now, what the population looks like following what looks to be a very cold and hard winter ahead.
  8. If it was his wife, seems a bit odd she would be there if he was on his rounds? If it was my guess i'd say he was some kind of shooter, possibly part time keeper, maybe he did some deer stalking in his spare time. . . . whatever, and he was out for a stroll with missus and pooch and decided to act like a cock muncher.
  9. PLENTY of rabbits in your part of the world matey. My missus lives about a half hour outside Brighton and when we go for a walk its not uncommon to see 50+ bunnies a long the footpath. And hundreds along the railway embankments.
  10. they will be back as usual next year . . . I'm not saying the humble rabbit will die out totally or anything but if you have a place that has a consistent level of yearly hunting, then the population is dramaticly reduced but the same hunting pressures (and successes) are applied, surely the number of potential breeding animals will be a lot lower than previous years, and so the population will not be able re-establish itself at the same levels and so they cannot 'be back as usual next year'. It seems to have been getting worse each year. in theory yes you are right. but ive found
  11. Depends on what quarry you are running. When it comes to rabbits i think it's a must for the dog to at least bring it in close to you, some just dont seem to be able to make it to hand, which is obviously ideal, but a couple of yards is acceptable.
  12. they will be back as usual next year . . . I'm not saying the humble rabbit will die out totally or anything but if you have a place that has a consistent level of yearly hunting, then the population is dramaticly reduced but the same hunting pressures (and successes) are applied, surely the number of potential breeding animals will be a lot lower than previous years, and so the population will not be able re-establish itself at the same levels and so they cannot 'be back as usual next year'. It seems to have been getting worse each year.
  13. The whole country seems dead this year and imagine what it will be like next year after we have all hit them hard this season.
  14. Not at night they ain't someone was at the back of the queue when they gave out brains And someone was at the back of the queue when they have out a sense of humor Cheer up you miserable b*****d
  15. Interesting cross and nice looking pups mate! There is a lad with a cracking pointer x on here and PLENTY of great collie x's. Good luck with the pups.One word of warning this place has more knobs than a gay pride march, so dont take what folk say to heart.
  16. There are a lot of places you can buy a decent bit of string.
  17. Alright mate, sorry think its a case of crossed wires and i read it a bit quick. You have a point, there are many 'ordinary' folk that keep and work 'hunting dogs' and this should not be restricted to organised hunt kennels etc. By 'ordinary' folk I read it to mean, non-working homes, and although i'm sure that many folk keep working dogs and dont work them and get no trouble, there are many many many cases of dogs causing trouble (biting kids, taking sheep, just being mental and hyper) where the problem is they have a dog that has many generations of selective breeding to do a job and pe
  18. If you were a rabbit where would you hide? We often find its the scruffy hidden sets that produce the bags, whereas the big, clean, open sets that are visible are just a run through and stop off point for them.
  19. it says 'clear line of sight' - not going to work finding something underground.
  20. Whats your point? The paper says that normal folk shouldnt own 'hunting type' dogs. . . . . . i'd agree in many ways. FIrstly if they were not a fashion amongst the non-hunters certain breeds might not get so f****d up, but more to the point of the article, i genuinly would agree that a big running dog with a high prey drive if just bought as a family pet and not worked hard with (as most hunters would do) to instill certain things (stock breaking, recall, general obediance) then it could end up when day causing a lot of trouble. As for most 'hunting men' being better dog owners than the c
  21. Good day out with Johnnyboy68.

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