cragman
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When visiting the lady of leisure , he could have carried on to the end of the lane and took a left back to the main road.
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Like Wilf says, leave 'em be. Let them run amok amongst ground nesting birds, dig out young rabbits and seek Leverets in cover, dig out wild Bees hives and kill the already quite scarce Hedgehog as well as take the odd lamb or ten and finally cause massive earth damage. We're told by those that think they know better that badgers don't cause any trouble, so let them take the rap for our dwindling wildlife! I'll bet the silence will be deafening when the shit hits the fan.
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Very unlikely Juckler. Most, if not all female Cuckoos will lay in the afternoon. Other birds will be laying in the morning.
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Nice photos. I got into work early yesterday morning and when I glanced over onto a reservoir embankment, I spotted a Roe. Ok, not very interesting, but this one had three legs, one of the front ones was missing. I thought at first that it was injured, what with it limping, but on putting the glasses on it, it was definately missing a leg. It's been around a while now and has been mentioned before in conversation, but it's a first for me. Had a look this morning and there was a fox on the same embankment, a big fox with a real dark brush with a large white tip on it, and at 9 o' clock in the m
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Right on cue, heard him this morning behind the Keepers house..."Cuckoo" .
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Quite right Byron. Besides poor food sources, habitat disappearing, surrogate parent numbers falling and bad weather to put up with, the europeans shoot the poor critters don't they, on passage?
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The bubbling sound is indeed made only by the female, but I doubt if many are here yet, males arrive first. The female tends to utter this noise shortly after laying her egg, it's a kind of celebratory song telling all and sundry that the deed has been done, (in the afternoon). The so called "laughing" call is what we call "Gowking" and is uttered by the males (they also "cuckoo", females don't) when they are challenging each other for territory, females or they are alarmed. I called one in last year and had it feet from my head as it came to see where the call was coming from. It was going ba
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I didn't relise you was on wid vermen control foxhunter, and I didn't reliase there was a diference between vermen control and doing it for sport. Hopefully I'll lern a bit more as I get in to it. No affence meant and well done again. Keep huntin', keep dockin', keep shootin'.
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Good shooting. Hopefully with the several foxes you've shot recenty a nursing vixen or two will be amongst them!
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That looks like the Blackcombe Beagles Fellpony and a young Stan Ellwood, the huntsman. Great pic.
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Didn't he turn anti, old Phil? Can't disagree about "Of Pedigree Unknown". A good read.
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Nice one Stabs, that picture has everything in it, the Terriers, fox, Terriermen and scenery. Has he used crayon or felt pen? Ask Sean when you see him, what he uses.
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I can see it, it's a white lakey in a snow storm.
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Found a litter holed up in a chimney in a derilect house years ago! I'll huff and I'll puff....
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What they're attempting to do is put digging a fox on par with digging a badger or the taking of a birds egg , and although no sentence was given it's supposed to and will, act as a frightener. I agree with Stabs, get yourself a good man in court who can argue the toss and wipe the floor with those animal police. Would the costs incurred go back to the arsepca and so they recuperate their loses?
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Of course he exists. I saw him out on the fellside,.....ONCE, years ago.
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Zek, I enjoyed that post, thanks for putting it up. Most animals, but mainly foxes, have always fascinated me. Like many have already mentioned on here, I've had the young maggies, moorhens and mallards and once, a few gudgeon swimming round in the bath. I learnt a lot from these brief encounters and quickly moved onto to reading about them in books. But foxes...I love to look at or watch foxes. From the tip of the nose to the swishing brush, they're certainly fascinating animals.
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Yes. We shifted three recently and seen a total of six in one night all within a mile or two of each other.
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100 foot or 100 ft? What's the difference , it's still over 30 odd yards! Perhaps you meant to put 10 (Ten) ft? Looks ok for rats, squirrels or birds in traps, that's all.
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Rather than start a new thread on Mr Frain, I'll mention it here. I've just noticed in the Tideline advert in EDRD that this prolific author has another book out..."The Year Of The Working Terrier". Original title . Please note and I quote; " Profusely illustrated throughout with cartoons, drawings and b-w photos". Anyone got it yet?
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Good shot old boy . You should have spilt it open to find the wool.
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Sticking this up for Lurcherbitch, who's unable to get on-line at the moment. A seven month old brindle lurcher dog has been found in Haydock. The ARSEpca have hold of it at the moment. Apparently it got a grip of one of their guys as only a seven month old young dog can do. If you know anything about the dog or you are indeed the owner contact LB on; 07941026456
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Deltor, do you make those sticks verticle too?
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Good stuff Wilky. Certainly early. A few weeks ago we were bumping into foxes everywhere, now it's gone quite and that could be the reason...the vixens are keeping their heads down away from their usual places of residence and resting up due to the impending litter. Though having said that, we had a fox in the trap this morning and had another on its feet later. Look at the position of the ears on those cubs, right down the side of the head. Amazing that they will end up almost on top of their heads when they're fully grown.
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This is one that is best left to peoples own conscience. Put another way though, if the person starving their animal is a known anti or local tw*t, would that encourage you to report them?