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i would go with a cocker or springer mate springers a bit better for larger game hares large pheasant ducks etc but for busy bodies that will graft all day i chose a cocker atb billy
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thanks for replies every one .
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well done mate ,nice little jacky
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put the dog on a long lead and when it gets too far just give a sharp tug with a stern command of steady! it will work but be patient and give dog lots of praise atb billy
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lets see your fox dogs in action?
ftm replied to ban is just a word's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
i like to read on most forums lads guns terriers spaniels etc and then have a quick flick through the lurcher forum . its nearly always on this forum that a topic becomes an argument im not slagging it as it makes me laugh and theres some great crack on here but im sure a few of you must have noticed lol -
never liked staffys but it aint the dogs fault sounds like these tree huggers have messed up big time.kindest thing that could happen to this dog would be to put to sleep hope your whippet recovers mate as there tough little buggers under that soft look
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late 70s most dogs were collie crosses and seen plenty do fox single handed i owned a one called glen who took 5 in one night he hated them with a passion from a very early age and through this dog a lot of lads pups were schooled in the art of killing fox
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the dog has been trained to leave them alone unless im working her to flush them to guns she catches the odd one but never harms them i just let them go unless i fancy a rabbit casserole lol
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i decided to go for a walk after tea ,so rifle in bag and dog at heal i set off for a short walk to a horse field that my friend owns .it has a smallish bunch of trees [copse] at one end which is fenced off and if i have any chance of a bunny i must sneak through here. so as i reached the trees i got the rifle out and got dog to heal and then sneaked through trees towards fence line ,i spotted a few bunnies 40 yds out and picked one out i loaded the rifle took aim and squeezed the trigger and missed! quick as a flash im reloaded and fire again missed ! the bunny has had enough of this and
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great shooting mate ,hope you going to clean the table before you offer me my sunday lunch lol
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keep killing them mate =more song birds atb billy
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keep killing them mate =more song birds atb billy
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well if its not bloody rats eating my pigeon corn its woodies eating my cabbages, so the rifle was packed and off i went to see what was about. i stood around hoping i might get a rat but nothing about [good] i heard a woody in the sycamore tree at the top of the garden ,a quick scan and i have it in my sights so a quiet cock of the rifle and a gentle squeeze of the trigger sends it tumbling down stone dead not even a flap of the wings . 5 minutes passed before another woody landed on top of my gate i placed the cross hairs on its chest and it fell backwards , as i was about to leave a loud
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lol
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i used to hunt with dogs but do a bit of air rifle shooting and i would NEVER shoot a hare, its to gracious to just shoot i firmly believe only a running dog should have the privelage of takeing its life. a keeper i know feels the same way and wont allow any of the lads to shoot them ,hes old school and lets a few local lads do a bit of coursing ,so what im saying is not all shooters kill every thing put in front of them. some good threads on this topic fck the ban
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have to agree with hilly mate
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best write up for years mate you made me laugh and we need more people like you on this site its supposed to be fun keep up the good work regards billy
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havent had a dog mark runs before but my old collie greyhound [deceased] would mark different quarry in different ways
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went to my mates yesterday to drop a few quail for him and he told me to bring the rifle [rapid 7 mk 2]as he has been pre feeding sqirrels for a few weeks before he blasts them so not missing out on an opportunity i arrived and gave him the birds and he told me where to go .i reached the wood and the ist feeding post had a few eating the sun flower seeds so i crept up and dropped the 1st one with a clean head shot and the rest were off it went a bit quiet so i moved to another spot and counted 5 together and took one out at 30 yds the rest scattered but one hung around on a branch ,i cocked
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sorry matt my misunderstanding on co2 and pcp
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most dogs will learn to mark rabbit warrens mate it comes quite natural if you go rabbitting a lot on the subject of lurchers a collie whippet is the one i would go for as i bred a litter for a friend and they were great i work a cocker now and she does the job of marking sets for the keeper and never faulse marks [i didnt train her to do this ]atb billy
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well seems like i was wrong matt a lot of people stil use springers,i use the rapid 7 mk 2 and it has accounted for hundreds if not thousands of rabbits magpies rats squirrels etc but each to there own mate
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i was fortunte to own a 1st cross collie greyhound in the 70s and they done there job with ease .they came in handy when keepers caught you and tried to get heavy handed they would gaurd you so i think the collie side had the gaurding instincts.
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i own a very small cocker bitch who will work all day in any weather and picks up pheasants and hares .theses little dogs have hearts like lions
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i own a cocker bitch and went word for word with the joe irving book[spaniel training] she is a pleasure to take out and grafts for fun in all weathers ps just had her lined up to a cracking dog so if all goes well im keeping a pup