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  1. Maximus Ferret
    I live in "dairy and beef" country where pretty much every field is surrounded with shock wires. My collie greyhound bitch is halfway spoiled as a ferreting dog. She won't stay near any warren with a wire along it, and that's most of them round here. As a pup she struck at a rabbit that was running back to ground and grabbed both rabbit and wire. She's getting better as time goes by but she's still wary and will jack if a rabbit runs under wire. My 12 month deer/grey pup has had a few belts too but she just seems to shrug it off. Out lamping I've seen her jump a wire into a bramble patch to c
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    No, you're right mate, two red eyed albinos will only ever produce more albinos.
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    Yes, I remember the groundhogs mate, but then I'm 58 and from that era.
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    It's illegal in Eire (Southern Ireland). As far as I know there's no specific law against it in the North but you'd be well advised to keep it low key.
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    If you do start your pup young then take it steady. Don't lamp 20 - 30 rabbits with an 8 month old pup.
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    PM Kranky on this forum. His dog could be a good bet, although it's a long way to travel.
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    Never mentioned lying to a court of law mate. We were talking about lying to us. To prompt a confession. People including yourself have said the police aren't allowed to lie. Suggesting that they don't. But they do Actually, no Go back and read what I've written properly Police officers are as capable and willing to lie as anyone else. The thing is, if they get caught out, they are in proportionally more trouble than anyone else . Ever heard the term 'breech of trust'? The fact that a police officer may lie (indirectly, or directly) 'off the record' in order to c
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    Well that's Morton gone for the night then. (maybe not off the web though)
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    Can't think why you need the 22ah mate. As Hotmeat say's above, if you switch the lamp off when you aren't actually lamping rabbits and keep the variable power low until needed a 14ah should last all night. I run a variable power Blitz off a 14ah and put it on charge as soon as I get home, and I've had two seasons off it and still going strong.
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    And he's Welsh
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    I'm no expert but it looks a neat enough job to me. I expect he'll soon get used to it and be belting around again.
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    btw, yes, it is me Get the fecking duck up in your avatar then. Or another cartoon character at the least.
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    I prefer to do most outdoor things on my own (except sex)!!! The solitude is one of the things I enjoy about fishing, hunting, diving, shooting the bow in the woods and so on. I love to fish remote places where it feels like I'm the only person in the world. I do go lamping with other people now and again and even enjoy it if the people are OK but a lot are too noisy, talk too much, walk in front of the lamp, trip over everything etc. etc.
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    RIP. Well done to that quarry though.
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    A dog with prey drive is obsessive about about what it does, whether that be hunting, herding, flyball, manwork etc.
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    I thought you were doing a Chartpolski.
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    Nice to relax over a few pints on a Sunday afternoon
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    I'd start out by finding out the biggest amount each dog will eat and then feed a little bit less. From that starting point you can adjust it by body condition. Every dog's different. The heavy baseline types often get a bit fat, even in work, while with sighthoundy types it's sometimes hard to keep weight on.
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    I didn't know that. I thought if he was got as a pup they wouldn't have done him.
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    I wouldn't mind a pup off those two, Bruce and Kat. For anyone who likes collie/grey deer/grey they might make a nice litter. Dog shelter x Hancock.
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    Been done- http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/59471-lamping-competition/ It didn't work out all that well for various reasons. Read the thread through.
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    Leave some of the pissy paper in the run, away from the kennel too. Might help.
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    In my area most of the hares I see are in woodland. I exercise my dogs in woodland a lot and make a point of taking young pups in forestry regularly from the time I get them. A pup of 8 to 12 weeks is no more likely to harm itself in woods than on grass and as they grow up they learn how to run through trees without harming themselves but I wouldn't run an inexperienced adult through woodland. My youngsters learn to follow scents through the woods and generally have a whale of a time on our walks and by the time they grow up they can run almost flat out through forestry, clearfell etc. but a
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    Just to throw a cat among the pigeons, I believe too short is worse than too long, especially on a dog that runs mainly on soft going and short grass .
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    What was the sire then? The pup is doing well for his age alright but I really like the look of the bitch.
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