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  1. THE EASIEST WAY TO CATCH THIS DOG IS GET IT USED TO FEEDING FROM ONE SPOT A TIN OF DOG FOOD OR SUCH LIKE ..... THEN SIMPLY ADD SOME SLEEPING TABLETS .... AND WAIT .... SEEN IT DONE A FEW TIMES BEFORE ....... LAST ONE ........ A WAYWARD SALUKI ON A SCOTCH GROUSE MOOR DUCKWING
  2. HI CHIMP ,, KEEP THEM IN A FEW WEEKS ..... AND GET THEM USED TO FEEDING FROM A TRAY OR BOWL ONLY A LITTLE , KEEP THEM HUNGRY , WHISTLE WHILE YOU ARE FEEDING THEM , AFTER A FEW DAYS OF THIS THEY WILL BE CLIMBING THE WIRE TO BE FED AS SOON AS THEY HEAR YOU WHISTLE ....... MAKE SURE THEY CAN SEE THE SURROUNDING AREA , SO THEY KNOW WHERE THEY ARE ....... DONT FEED THEM FOR A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST DAY OF FREE FLYING , LET THEM OUT AND WHISTLE THEM ON TO THE FEED DISH .... JUST A LITTLE FEED THEN MOVE THE DISH BACK TO THE DOVECOT ,..... WITH A LITTLE MORE FEED ....... LO
  3. AMPROL , TRIPLE A ...... THIS YEAR HAD NO PROBLEMS I ADD A DASH OF MILTON STERALISING FLUID OR MY FAVOURITE V18 TO THE WATER DURING WET PERIODS , STOPS CROSS CONTAMINATION FROM SHARED WATERERS ALL THE BEST DUCKWING
  4. I ..... SURVIVED !!!! ......stag doo to liverpool , a total of 32 1/2 hours on the drink !! then a pub crawl back ...... god i feel rough !

    1. maty j

      maty j

      When you go duckwing? Was there myself saturday.

    2. DUCKWING

      DUCKWING

      went on friday noon and got back late sunday

      was on the drink from noon friday till 3.30am then from 10am till 4.30am saturday ,,,,, then drinking on the bus on stopping off here and there pub crawl home ..... till i was picked up at 8pm from the local ... jeez

    3. maty j

      maty j

      Sounds like a good time all think It would of finished me off lol

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  5. WELL IAN , WE KNOW ITS NOT A COINCIDENCE THAT THE BEST NIGHTS FOR A GOOD KILL OF CONYS ARE THE BEST NIGHTS FOR LAMPING ! DARK AND SCENTLESS ....... BOTH OPTIONS COVERED !! MANY RABBITS OUT DAYLIGHT FEEDING IN SHORTER GRASS , HAVENT THE SAME AMOUNT OF ALERTNESS [ IF THATS THE RIGHT WORD FOR IT ]AS HE CAN SEE AROUND HIMSELF FOR DANGER , ... NO SHORT SPURTS . OR MAD DASHES AT THE SLIGHTEST SOUND ,.... THESE TO ME ARE THE RABBITS THAT WILL SHY AWAY FROM THE SHINY OR SCENT RIDDEN SNARE ......IVE SEEN A FEW MYSELF ONE IN PARTICULAR LAST SEASON I WATCHED STOP DEAD AND JUMP AROUN
  6. TUT , TUT , TUT NEVER HEARD SO MUCH SNIDE SHIT SINCE THE PIT DAWG DAYS CAN YOU LOT HANDLE SOME TRUTH .......? ? ? AFTER READING THIS LITTLE LOT ON HERE ........ IAM GLAD I HUNT IN A TIGHT GROUP COZ I WOULDNT TRUST YOU SNIDES TO KNOW ANY OF MY BUSINESS !! DUCKWING
  7. IAN , THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HERE AND THE STATES IS OUR FOXES AND RABBITS OFTEN CRAWL UNDER AND THROUGH SHINY FENCING MANY TIMES , EVERY DAY OF THEIR LIVES ....... THE SHEER LAND MASS OF THE STATES DICTATES THAT MANY FURBEARERS DONT COME ACROSS EITHER NEW FENCING OR HUMAN SCENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS ..... COUPLE TO THAT .... THE FACT THAT MANY OF OUR YANKIE TRAPPING COUSINS ARE AS ADEPT AT CATCHING GREENHORNS WITH THEIR " SUPERDUPPER REALLY CANNOT MISS LURES " ADVERTISEMENTS AND YOU HAVE A WHOLE DIFFERENT " BEAST " I AGREE ......... SOME ANIMALS WILL TURN FROM A SN
  8. WELL THEN , SINCE THERES A REDUCED RATED FOR OLD POACHERS AND MOLE CATCHERS WITH ATHRITIC FINGERS HOW MUCH FOR NUMBER 11 . HARD WORKERS THE REAL TERRIERS AND NUMBER 14 WORSE COUNTRY MISCHIEF ALL THE BEST DUCKWING
  9. ANOTHER MAN ...... CONNED ,,,, BY THE MINSHAW MYTH .!!! DUCKWING
  10. WELL LADS , ITS DEPENDS ON WHERE AND WHAT IAM SNARING ......... I MAINLY SPRAY TO STOP THIEVES , THOUGH I DO SPRAY CERTAIN MINK SNARES FOR CERTAIN SITUATIONS A COLOUR MANY WOULD SHY AWAY FROM ...... ...... I ALSO TREAT THEM WITH OTHER " STUFF " FOR CERTAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS ALL THE BEST DUCKWING
  11. what do you do to get rid of a headache ... thats right ....... send her back to her mothers !!

  12. feckin work tomorrow ... trouble is ive so much to do and works getting in the way of it !

    1. paul n scooby

      paul n scooby

      unpaid holiday comes to mind mate

    2. IanB

      IanB

      Works the devils creation !!!

  13. ID , AS WITH MANY SPECIES THE YOUNGSTERS / CUBS GET PUSHED OUT ONCE THEY BECOME SEXUALLY MATURE ..... THESE OFTEN WANDER FAR FROM THERE BIRTH PLACE , CONSTANTLY BEING PUSHED BY OTHERS TILL THEY REACH AN AREA WITH A VOID ....... YES . THERE ISNT THE FOOD AND ITS OF A DIFFERENT TYPE FOR THE MOST PART , BUT THE FOX IS A GREAT SURVIVOR ......AS WE ALL KNOW AS FOR THE WANDERING SNIPERS ,,,,,,,,,... WELL .... SHOOTING ANIMALS AND JUST LEAVING THEM LAYING WHERE THEY DROP IS SHOWING NO RESPECT TO THE QUARRY THATS ONE OF THE REASONS IVE HAD ONE OR TWO WORDS IN A FEW SUCH MENS SHELL-LIKES
  14. INTERESTING THREAD , PERSONALLY .......... I BELIVE IN AND AROUND TOWNS AND CITYS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE LARGER NUMBERS , THERE ARE EARTHS AND SHEDS ETC WHERE NO ONE WILL BOTHER A LITTER OF CUBS QUITE A BIT OF FOOD , SHOOTING WITH THE RIFLES ISNT A GREAT PROBLEM AND THE FOXES WILL OVER SPILL INTO THE SURROUNDING LAND OFTEN MOVING QUITE A DISTANCE USING THE RAILWAYS EMBANKMENTS ....... THEIR MAIN PROBLEM IS STAYING ALIVE CROSSING ROADS ...... ARABLE LAND ? ,......... WELL ...... THE RISE IN FOX NUMBERS ON SUCH LAND HASNT HELPED THE GREY PARTRIDGES CAUSE , AS WELL AS OTHER GROUND NES
  15. but mink are far stronger than a rat i still say otter. YOU COULD BE RIGHT EARTH , HARD TO SAY FROM THE OTHER END OF A PC . ..... AND YES A MINK IS A POWERFUL BEAST FOR THE WEIGHT , ..... HOWEVER .... NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE THE RAT , .... IVE SEEN TERRIBLE DAMAGE DONE BY THEM , INCLUDING CARNAGE DONE BY ONE DOE TO A TOP CLASS SHOW RABBIT BREEDERS STOCK , SHE HAD KILLED YOUNGSTERS 3 TIMES THE SIZE OF HER AND DRAGGED THEM UP THE MESH FRONTS INTO A HOLE IN THE EAVES WHERE THE JOIST RAN THROUGH AND THEN THROUGH INTO A INSULATED ROOF ....... WITH THE KILLS BEING DUCKS I AL
  16. TRUE FELLA , THOUGH A 9 WEEK OLD DUCKLING WOULDNT PROVE TOO MUCH OF A MATCH FOR A MINK ALL THE BEST DUCKWING
  17. VERY NICE BUTLER , HAD A GOOD FEW BIDS ALREADY DUCKWING
  18. LADS , THAT COULD WELL BE A RAT ............. RATS OFTEN START EATING THE BIRDS CROPS FULL OF GRAIN WHEN THEY ARE HUDDLED OVER NIGHT ON THE GROUND ......... ANOTHER TELL TALE RAT ATTACK IS WHEN A WING IS FOUND SNAPPED OFF AT THE SHOULDER JOINT OR CHICKS WITH BROKEN WINGS , UP AT THAT SAME JOINT .. WHERE THEY TRY AND DRAG THE YOUNGSTERS AWAY FROM THE HUDDLE ..... A RAT WILL TAKE ONLY A FEW PER NIGHT USUALLY ....... THOUGH SOMETIMES WILL TAKE ALL THEY CAN GET WHEN IN YOUNG ....... IF IT WAS A MINK OR OTHER THEY WOULD ALL BE DEAD .........
  19. HOW ABOUT ......... NOT SELLING PUPS ....OR DOGS ..... ANY PUPS I BREED GO TO GOOD HUNTING HOMES FOR FREE , WHERE THEY WILL BE TESTED .. DOGS WISE ....... I HAVE GIVEN AWAY ONE OR TWO THAT HAVENT SUITED ME BUT OTHERS HAVE FOUND TO BE AS GOOD AS ANY THEY HAVE OWNED , .... ANY DOG THAT I THINK HASNT MADE THE GRADE GETS AN..... OBE .... HARSH BUT I WILL MAKE NO APOLOGIES FOR IT ! THE DOPES CONSTANTLY DEALING IN DOGS / FOWL AND SUCH LIKE ... DESERVE ALL THE GET OFTEN TELLING LIES TO GET RID OF OVER RATED ANIMALS ....... ALWAYS FOR A PROFIT HAVING SAID ALL THAT ........
  20. FW , JUST IGNORE THE DEADHEADS ON HERE GIVING IT THE BIG ONE THAT HAVE LIVED IN A BOTTLE AND NEVER SEEN OUT OF THE NECK OF IT ! ........ THE LADS WHO " KNOW " JUST LAUGH AT SUCH COMMENTS USUALLY MADE BY PRATTS WHO HAVE NEVER COURSED THE FENS , MOST NEVER BEEN OUT OF THEIR OWN BACK YARD TO HUNT , YET THINK THEY ARE DOGMEN ........ LIKE I SAID BEFORE " IF YOU AINT COURSED A SEASON ON THE BIG LANDS YOU AINT GOT AN OPINION WORTH LISTENING TOO ! " DUCKWING
  21. 9 hours on the drink , in at midnight up at 6am , stock sorted by 8am .... yep still got the constitution of a billy goat !

  22. NOT A BAD RUN ,,,,,, THE DOG DID HIS JOB AND KEPT THE KATIE OUT OF THE COVER ....... OBVIOUSLY THE DAM ROSE WASNT.... C.N.s ROSE EVEN THOUGH FROM THE SAME MOTHER ALL THE BEST DUCKWING
  23. stock sorted , dogs sorted ...catch sorted ....... out for a day on the slurp ,....intending to be hung over tomorrow !!

  24. WELL FIRST THINGS FIRST ....... THERES A HEAP OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DOG CATCHING HARES AND A DOG COURSING HARES !! SOME OF THE BEST SELF HUNTERS OF HARES IVE SEEN WERE DEERHOUND X CUR LURCHERS , A LINE OF CUR /SALUKI LURCHERS ... NOT THE POINT AND SLIP TYPE BUT MULLERED MANY HARES IN THEIR DAY ..... THEIR BIGGEST ATTRIBUTE WAS NATURAL JUMPING ABILITY AND NOSE SOMETHING FEW SALUKI HYBRIDS BRED FROM COUSING LINES HAVE ....... NOW THEN ...... OF COURSE A SALUKI / BULL LURCHER SHOULD BE ABLE TO KILL HARES , MAYBE NOT OFF 100 YDS SLIPS ..... BUT ...... SHOULD BE CAPABLE
  25. Theres not many done it, a lot more dogs have killed 5 out of 5 hares than killed 30+ rabbits in one night imo THAT ONE NEARLY HAD ME PISSING MYSELF ...... DUCKWING
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