Maximus Ferret

Electrified barb wire is the worst one. Once the cattle are in for winter most of the fences are turned off but that's not until December usually.

All dairy and beef near me with electric fences everywhere. Some dogs can't cope. A wee bit further afield is rocky mountain and forestry.

When I lived in Lincolnshire I had a caravan on a farm next to North Lincs Coursing Clubs running grounds. Naturally I used to have a run now and again and lamp rabbits a bit too. One night on my way back from lamping I was walking down a grassy lane where cattle had been put to graze the grass down. I came across a steer upside down in a concrete drinking trough with all four legs stuck up in the air. It was about half two or three in the morning but I thought I'd better do something so I went to the farmhouse and woke the farm manager. He was a bit surprised when I said what was up and I don

Very sorry to hear that. She sounded like a great mooching dog.

That statement would fill a thread of it's own.

Sorry to hear about your cousin's pup. Just starting out in life.

9 months.

My dog pup.

That's just ruined the meat altogether!

I've got one and one of my sons has a bitch from the same litter. They aren't 1st cross though, they've got a bit of pit in there too. They're only 9 months old so can't say how they are as hunters yet but mine seems to have a better than average nose and endless energy.

Bet it did. It must have been a nightmare.

Maybe it's just my old ears but, in woodland, even when things are noisy I find it tricky to find. The direction's not always obvious to me through thickly wooded areas.

Does his one work in heavy forest? Oh and does he need to get a phone signal?

I haven't tried one but I'd bet they wouldn't work unless you can get a phone signal. Don't know how it is in UK but over here, if you're in a fold in the mountains, below a tall cliff etc. etc. you'd get no phone signal.