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DUCKWING, I was referring to T.F.Student's comment about 'only coming up with it 4 years ago'. Of course, he (or she) might not have meant it that way, and I've only taken it that way because internet forums are deviod of emotion. As you say, there's nothing new in this game Crow
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So are you laying claim to it's 'invention'?
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Cheapest isn't always best!
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Ferreting & Trapping by Guy N. Smith. Second edition, published by Spur Publications 1979 Book in as new condition - no loose pages, marks or foxing. Dust jacket in a good condition with only a slight signs of wear - not price clipped. £7.50 plus £1.50 postage anywhere in the UK. Prefer paypal!
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Mated silver to silver without a single problem other than they seem to throw a lot of hobs! Albinos, silvers, sandies and polecats have all resulted from such matings. Many people liken the silver to the merle, but I'm afraid I don't belong to this line of thought! Merle dogs often have 'wall eyes' (a sign of the merle gene) but I've yet to see anything different about silver ferrets than their colour! I'd be interested to read any data you have
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One of the better lurcher books, and one that should be in everyone's collection .
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Now that's a contradiction for a start! There is no absolute answer to your question Diggit, because in all sizes you can get good, bad or indifferent dogs. So to say that a certain size is better than another would not be 100% correct. However, we can generalise on a few things: 1) a smaller dog is generally quicker off the mark. 2) a smaller dog is generally better at turning. 3) a smaller dog doesn't generally tend to hurt itself as much in a fall. 4) a bigger dog generally has a greater top speed. 5) a bigger dog is generally more capable of taking larger quarry (law
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as above
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Things other than rabbits that I have bolted: stoat, fox (killed my jill below), rats and a hare (actually, it bolted as we dug to it!).
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:whistle:
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Doesn't anybody read a book or ask the questions before buying the animal these days
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Leaving your collar on a running dog - now that's another subject
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JDF, when the dog is 'slipped' the free end will pull through the little loop so maybe it's not that much different from yours!
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Instead of buying an expensive slip lead why not make your own? By taking a decent piece of cord, creating two knots and adding in a tiny bit of 'savvy' you can knock one up in three minutes that not only works well, but is nice and cheap if you find yourself in the position that you have to 'lose' it quickly :whistle: Look at the picture below and have a go. Just get the lengths 'about right' and you're away. I say 'about right' because that's all it has to be. Don't forget to heat the ends of the cord to stop it fraying! Have a play and save yourself some cash
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Hi Hedgy, my usual size is 2 1/8 inch (or 4 1/4 knot to knot as they say). In my 'kit' I made a 1 3/4 inch which I might knit up if I have a spare afternoon No luck with the Crays yet - apparently they have started to bed down for the winter! Nice pint on boxing day - have to do it again sometime
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Rabbithunter, don't get me wrong I wasn't criticising you for doing it, I was just stating my opinion regarding double selvedge on purse nets!
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I can't see the need for double selvedge on purse nets myself!
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working male harris and other p/r youngsters
Crow replied to waynet's topic in Optics and Night Vision
If only, if only -
And behind every good sheep there's a shepherd
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Rabbithunter - does the nylon you recommend need double-knotting? If not is it hard to get knots that don't slip? Remember that 'Born Hunter' is a newbie to net making so to start with it's all about the principles of net making rather than the quality of the finished net. Of course, if you have some 20/18 laying around going cheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ahh, the 'Five Minute Special' I thought you'd be using those new ones I gave you Nice meshes Netrigger - I suppose Molecatcher will want the middle removed from his now
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The heavier the gauge of twine the less nets you'll get out of a 500g or 1kg cog - and heavier gauge is generally more expensive too. Obviously, mesh size has a bearing on how many nets you'll get out of a cog, as does the width/length of the net. In short the answer to your question is the same as that to 'how long's a piece of string, nylon, hemp'! My advice: get a cob of the cheapest you can find initially (I'd get some cheap 4-ply hemp off the guys on here) to get some practice in, then try other types of twine. I use 5-ply hemp (but that's not to say it's the best, just my prefere
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Do they come in 'Realtree'
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It ain't much, but its a start . . . .
Crow replied to Crow's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
Ditch: Whilst I enjoy making things to do with hunting theres even a line I wont cross - so it will be rat traps I'll be making not mouse ones (I didn't make that clear ) but in the same style. However, I did get the price wrong for the mouse ones, they weren't £2.99 They were £2.91 John B: I got them from Atlantic, based near Bungay. If you want their product code / tel number let me know. Crow PS Critter no2 in the trap this morning -
I can't see why there is a concern for putting the hob back in - but more on that later. Once the younger litter is 8/9 weeks old you should be able to put the babes & jills in together - assuming your court is big enough of course. When I do this (and I always do) here's my procedure: I remove all the 'furniture' from the court and give it a good clean out, then I replace it but in a different way. I create smaller places for the smaller ferrets to get into. I also add extra pipes, logs, etc to generally make it a more interesting place for those that had already been there. Th