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  3. Bird Attractant

    in Gamekeeping, Conservation & Shoot Management

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    I don't use puller over expensive for us what I do use is the cheapest pigeon conditioner I can get £10 a bag 15kg full of aniseed and maze I only put it on my boundary drives yes it isn't as strong as the puller but you will see the difference also on my boundary drives we are pulling wild pheasant off a peat moor so we streach the spring I have been many morning and seen wild birds looking at spring and pecking very reluctantly with a pulled spring the slightest touch you get a good fall no good in hi volume areas but works on boundaries for us . Cheers kev 

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  5. Finding homes for shot birds

    in Gamekeeping, Conservation & Shoot Management

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    We shoot twice a week between me and my friend 120 bird day each duck and partridge are sold to local pubs but are pheasants are Kansas cross and there just skin and bone but good flyers so we boil them up and mince them make dog food my 8 haven't had dry food since start of season and everyone in village with ferrets come and get a bucket full yes it's labour intensive but if we don't start utilising the game that's been shit it will be the demise of all shoots.

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    Pairing up

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

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    Good wind last night had me on my toes so morning arose and I was out with the old boy. Going to all the known spots was a fail  so turned him loose to run aside the truck just coming to a small dyke I seen a little spoil no more than a small bucket full and the old dog was senting in the long grass but couldn't work out which way it had gone so called him up and turned on his collar and walked him 15 20 ft to the hole on looking I said to myself rabbit but the dog said otherwise. 30 seconds in bump a vixen bolted and was despatched. With being only a one holer I waited for him to rise only to feel the ground below rumble I waited for him to settle and a short wait I had 0.6 on the box. It felt like I was ferreting it was that shallow. Breaking through he was there Baying like a trooper to a good size dog fox. Not a testing morning my any shape or form but a good morning all the less.

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  14. Lakeland X

    in Working Dogs & Livestock

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    I have a 18 month old Lakeland x Lakeland x Wheaton this was pick of litter off my Lakeland dog i have reduced my digging commitments due to lack of time and no fault of his own he is a powerful dog and knows his job he has been dug to last season half a dozen times and was at his quarry everytime he has a soft broken coat that takes some maintaining so I have shaved him as he is a big dog with jacket on I will send pictures over shortly £300 Doncaster

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  18. Pointers

    in Gundogs & Retrievers

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    Now I ask this question hope I don't sound stupid but I like the look of both short haired and wired haired pointers is that the only difference between them or are there temperaments and hunting abilities different. My friend does a lot with his dog and the muscle and figure looks amazing I think that's what draws me more towards the short haired

  19. Pointers

    in Gundogs & Retrievers

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    I have a shoot with a large plantation it's a haven for woodcock and a gun came and asked if him and a few friends could work there hprs on them after seeing them work I was hooked I invited the gun (who is now a friend ) to come with his dog on a day with my terriers we jumped on quad only to find his dog on point 40m from the set to a dog fox sat tight between 2 felled logs I was amazed how versatile they are

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