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Nelson did sell them once over or maybe fourteenacre
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2 hours ago, Elchapo said:
So after watching multiple videos on YouTube I decided to have a go at knitting my first ever net , I whent for a gate net as I don't realy have an use for a long net as rabbits are so thin on the ground round by me now so I watched some videos and sent acouple of pms to find out wich was the best twine to use, I then was giffeted some twine off my mate who had some left over twine from when he tried to make some purse nets but gave up and just bought some up so I thought I'd have a couple practice runs first and after 2 days I finaly finished my first ever gate net , still got to put the draw cord on wich are on order .
A big thank you to nettrigger for putting up with me chewing his ear off for advice and sending me lots a vids and helped me out when I messed up .. its not the prettiest net but its my first and I'm chuffed with it ,
Be even more chuffed when it's holding a rabbit..
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4 hours ago, mC HULL said:
that jubilee strap looks nice and tight aswell
rado jubilee?
It does look like it but I doubt it is..
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Should a rolex date just have the date instead of a number 3? I think no date is just an oyster perpetual
Might be wrong.... again
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1 hour ago, Mickey Finn said:
Like it or not, and for better or worse. France will most likely emerge as the dominant power in Europe. They have the resources available, the demographics, and the largest army. That's usually all it takes.
I think Poland fancy that title
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3 hours ago, Borr said:
No clue , but I do like a decent Seiko, if I could keep a watch on I'd treat myself....
Have a look at the grand seiko
Hand made and some are very nice
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I'm sue it's still British even though its hung upside down and had its throat cut while somebody preys over it..
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35 minutes ago, Greyman said:
It’s never worth it mate lol
If you get Turkey teeth and they go wrong the NHS won't fix it. Your told to go back to where your teeth were done..
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18 minutes ago, Bangersanmash said:
What happened to going out on a full moon the old skool ways. You can't tell me that when it's lit up on a decent moon night men can't spot game. Expensive doo for a few pheasant & rabbits.
. A can't get my head round some people crazy spending 1500 quid on something that my eyes can do on a decent lit up night bonkers.
Thermal will spot people as well as wildlife..
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8 hours ago, tatsblisters said:
Do you lads who use the thermal spotters down load and connect the thermal spotters to your phone with the app.
I can download or watch my pulsar with an app called stream vision
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6 hours ago, DIDO.1 said:
Paul Smith cracks me up. Didn't know he did mma
I got the wrong.. was thinking of the dmt video.. had me wanting to try rhat
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https://youtu.be/Q4gpnIUGDiA?si=knDNdA-QruO2dExL
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Just now, mackem said:
Do you use thermal for long netting smithie?
Not normally but last night I looked from the road side with the thermal before I parked the car up as it was bouncing down..
No point once in the field as they run the edge I netted or go through the gate (I did not net it)
I just needed to know if I had a chance or no chance.. or stay dry / get wet lol
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1 hour ago, Bobtheferret said:
I did some long netting last year to catch some rabbits up and release them elsewhere (didn’t work well unfortunately) and I can agree that removing them from the net is hard work in the dark. To remove them unhurt was even harder!
It you want them out alive go up a thickness in twine and leave a man on the net if your a little twitchy about them getting out.. I use 4z and it tangles but its the correct mesh size what gets the rabbit in the first place and as it thicker z it will be easier to find the opening to remove your rabbits
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I have not been out with the longnets at all this season, but I had seen the netting jacket hanging along with the nets carefully hanked at the end of the last season.
I've seen Terry had been out and after reading his post it had me thinking should I have a go?
Well tonight was the night I finally decide I'll give it a go. I grabbed the jacket plus two 50 yd nets and got in the car heading off out in the rain
On pulling up it was windy, a bit strong but also nice and dark, nothing to do with the moon phase but more to do with all the forking rain clouds that had followed me
It was bouncing down but I had made my mind up and I was netting.. on with the jacket, nets in the pocket and off I went in to the dark with my head tillted to the side to keep the rain out of my face lol..
On this drop its usually 125yd of net. 2 x50 yd and a 25 but as I already said today it was just two 50s, or so I thought.
Pulling the carefully hanked up net that I had spent time putting away carefully I found I was not that careful after all. The net had slipt over the loop of the end pin and there's nowt I can do in the dark with the wind and rin in my face so I placed it down on the ground and slowly set off running the other 50 out..
It went out quite well but I had to go slow as its been a while but it was out and just need filling.
I walked the field tapping a peg on mi welly hoping I was going to get something.. 1 will do, I only need 1 and I'll be clicking mi heels together with glee.
Well after a walk around the sodden field I got back to the net and straight away a rabbit, that was me happy even though by now the rain had soaked through my coat and my t shirt was sticking to me.. chinned that and moved up the net, there's another and another much better than I expected but the wasn't it done, 5 in total.
Easy enough to catch but getting them out the net was not so easy i had to use a torch to see what I was doing, still it was a chore but we got there in the end
If I ever buy other net I'll be trying 6z
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Ahhhh Christmas, a time for sharing..
Enjoy the crabs
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1 hour ago, mushroom said:
Aye, I forget who it was lol
Tb25
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2 hours ago, steve66 said:
Wasnt it Katch in the car park
It was somebody from the catty section. I forget his name but he came back as bpr ( I think that was blue pocket rocket)
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2 hours ago, mushroom said:
Next conquest was the best
Was that give me 2 weeks?
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It seems all the seasons have moved back a bit but the dark nights still come at the same time. .. I used to tell the wife that when the number of days in a year was calculated somebody got it short
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1 minute ago, mackem said:
Sadly I can only afford empty ones,times are hard mate,it’s how life is.
I doubt thats true but if they are what a new rolex comes in then I'm sure they would sell on ebay, and for stupid money
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47 minutes ago, mackem said:
They come snugly packaged in what we call coffins.
Looks like you got short changed.. them coffins are empty..
Only messing..
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3 hours ago, keepdiggin said:
I’m a bit of a nerd when it comes to watches probably spent a bit to much on them
Do you wear them or are they rapped in cotton wool.
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1 hour ago, Greyman said:
Next years cream already brewing you can eat the flowers and leaves as well
Dandelion is a superfood
https://newmoon-botanicals.co.uk/blogs/news/why-dandelion-is-the-ultimate-superfood-you-need-in-your-diet
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Work boots
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Do you go to work on a horse... nobody down my street ever had a work boot like that