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gnipper -your correct mate you do lose a lot of birds with tipplers -too much grub and they just keep going up! so high that im sure they go into space! lol these special little birds are born to fly -ive had squeakers barely old enough to feed themselves take off and stay up for a few hours -it takes a patient bloke /person to get a good kit settled as it can get very disheartening when a whole kit dissapears
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very nice young dog-billy
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sometimes you need binoculars to see your birds they fly as a kit in 3.s or 5.s- on initial liberation they will go very very high [especially on a clear day] but after about 10 hrs they will steady themselves and fly a little lower -my final feed before a competition would be canary seed and water would have pigeon tonic in it and they would be bursting to get out of kit boxes -one day i will go back into high flyers but not competitive just a hobby
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see if you have a tiplpler club near you mate and join it it may take a while to friendly with them [funny secretive lot] lol but im sure you will taking a step in right direction -birds types to look for =shanon- pilot- hughes- plester and ive seen lovats fly good good luck mate ps keep you micky mouse birds for droppers as without droppers you wont get tipplers down
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tipplers fly --its telling them to stop being the hard part lol -my mates fly racers and they have a real passion for it ,but they keep telling me how expensive its become =billy
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shamo- the midland lads breed good tipplers as do sunderland lads they fly a hughesx type of bird that seems to do the job but im informed peregrines are a pain in arse with them nowadays there is a "turkish" high flyer that will do ok? but it wont compete with our strain of birds -training and competition can be very technical in the feeding side of things
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tumblers will not fly as long as a high flyer totally different but both nice birds to keep -high flyers are a nightmare to settle but once settled give you loads of of enjoyment -i flew "pilots" probably the toughest to settle but boy could they fly! liberated at 5 in morning still going strong at tea time [when i came home from work] and i would let the droppers out at 7- 8 pm and still struggle to drop them down . -my longest fly time was 19 half hours but i know lads who have went past the 20 hr mark -these birds are truly the athletes of the pigeon world ps not for the faint hearte
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never owned rollers but was a keen tippler [high flyer] lad and as has been said make sure you buy from proven birds ie birds that will fly 15hrs + good luck with it pal any info just ask -billy
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there has been an "escapee" eagle owl local to me for a few years now mate
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thought i would make a wreath for dads grave today -pleased with result
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well done mate -billy
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good distance -good shooting -well done mate
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this is same mk1 rifle in 1st post lads just been given a bit of tlc --i.e stock reoiled and buddy bottle powder coated -im pleased with outcome but it will get used same as before -billy
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good going that mate pity about bandit though lol at least you picked the jay up-billy
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an hour + in whooler area mate and 40 mins durham area
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your right rez -im going to refurbish the stock[again] lol buddy bottle paint work is rough as a badgers arse -but she is a working tool and does the job it was built for mate -i will stick a pic up when ive tidied her up -billy
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sub 12 mate Thought so billy, because of the shorter barrel. Better handling though, mines got a 24 inch barrel and it handles like a line prop. Deadly accurate though. yeh i also use a mk2 rapid and it is also deadly sub 12 both rifles are nicely balanced for me mate
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this is the type of collie i would use if i had the chance to do it all again heart like a lion
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this is an old pic of the 1st cross i used very heavy but very powerful pre ban 1980,s
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sub 12 mate
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drove through pea soup to get to permission and it wasnt much better on arrival 1st few shots had me questioning myself as i missed some fairly easy ones once the 1st one was in bag my confidence was raised and i took a few 30yd ones i was wet but i sort of just chilled out for the day and enjoyed myself -billy
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Massive Long Shot
ftm replied to border-hunter's topic in Gamekeeping, Conservation & Shoot Management
you finished up there mate? -
the dog i mentioned in my earlier post [glen] would kill a fox in seconds he just had the knack -he was marked up as a young dog but as he got older /wiser he was rarely bitten a very heavy powerful dog that would never let you down given half a chance -he was run on any terrain -marked a fox earth differently to marking other ground game -if fox was at home he would position himself away from the earth and very rarely got it it wrong when fox was bolted if i were to go back into the lurcher game this is the x i would choose for my way of life- biddable /honest -----ps good post
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tally-dont get ya knickers in a twist i wasnt having a pop at you just saying how it were when i worked lurchers -some right touchy buggers on this lurcher forum -no wonder everyone says its the most argumentative forum around-storm i totally agree with you in that a lot dont make the grade but when you get a good one it really is a good one but that can be said about most crosses i reckon -billy
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thanks lads i seperated them and played a few songs to them =nowt! a mate has given me a nice red factor cock bird that is singing its heart out and still nowt from other two -must be hens eh? -billy
