[Hunting partners]

3 hours ago, Poaching peter said:

Shame you had to piss them off in one way or another or you would have still had them

Young and dumb mostly mate all a learning curve

[Hunting partners]

1 hour ago, Daniel cain said:

only time I hunt with others,is when they want something from me( help to get something going normally/ or keep their permission because they to scared to dig/kill something with their own dogs)not met anyone consistent enough,in and out of things,into the next...they always come out with some sort of bullshit excuses, there's a very  small handful I will make the effort for because they are sound and have looked after me,expecting nothing in return....I prefer my own company these days,and do as I please

Funny that ! I have given a lot of hunting gear away tracking collars ferret finders even a bellman and flint recently with a split shovel to go with Iv gone out of my way slot for people over the years tbh been shit on a few times , but Same no constant enough anymore I can get out most days with work now I just move shit around  

[Hunting partners]

2 minutes ago, Black neck said:

I'd recommend grinder ,I've met some extremely friendly lads 

[Hunting partners]

Iv had a few over the years , most Iv probably pissed off some way or another , the type of hunting I do helps to have thst second person and extra dogs to cover the vast ground , I probably hunt 99% time on my own now and can become hard work , how did you meet your hunting partner and how long have you need hunting together ? 

[Garmin]

Mates got a astro 320 and 1 dc50 collar for sale in very good condition wants £500 for it 

message me for more details  

[strong stuff]

Yea he does still have stuff regular off him 

[We all get old]

It’s terrible mate , my old bitch done a stink Xmas eve and hasn’t move much since she’s 10 but had a tough old innings over the years 

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2 minutes ago, jackthelad said:

I was moaning about the same things a while back even contemplating packing the terriers in all together been flat out with work since august 7 days a week an think the man above is right about foxes behaving difrent what with the warmer winters there’s defo more about just don’t seem to be using dens as much 

Finding foxes to ground randomly is very challenging Iv never found many maybe this time year on while pair up comes down to a lot of earth checking , we checked a earth in the snow on a big Welsh hill lurchers we’re keen but not home walked 100 yards he was sitting in the rush bed makes no sense Iv not terriers anymore for one reason or another but Iv cold marked 4/5 this season where as Iv probably run in 15/20 and had to just leave there 

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14 hours ago, Oshea said:

Good evening Gents,

 

Using this platform again as I find it a great way to reach out into a pool of knowledge and great experience.

 

Now I don’t work my terriers to hounds here in Ireland, but more than often will find myself having a wonder about my permission and trying the terriers in some common spots. However, I have noticed I’ve drawn more blank days than good and wanted to know what those who don’t work terriers under hounds provide consistent work for their own, how do you go about your day out to guarantee an earth will be occupied and how do you feel about drawing blank days.

I worry by doing so my terriers will go flat and maybe cause a negative impact on their careers as working terriers. 
 

Go stead, 

Oshea 

 

Or get a lurcher that will put them to ground for you

 

[Gwp x studs]

Im sure Iv asked on her before my bitch is 5 going 6 next summer does everything I want From her and is a big strong thing I’m thinking about breeding her next summer and looking for a gwp x stud dog would like to see it work more than welcome to come down here or I don’t mind travelling to see a dog 
This is the bitch 

[Your favourite digging memories please ,pics and stories .]

1 hour ago, Mickle123 said:

Broke through to a chamber just before stop end big enough to fit a Ford Fiesta in, still amazes what you find under the ground.

Had that digging a hunt once , broke through and fell into a changer I could crawl up was huge under there sort of made sense why the Terrier wasn’t staying still

[Cold but gold!]

9 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

spot on mate i think i’ll take the plunge this week  ebay best spot

Gps4you I use , works out of the box and come pretty much same week 

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26 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

glad you both had some joy foggy and iced up here 

that alpha only show you direction not were they are have been on map? 

Yea it’s got a map aswell but I tend to use the distance most the time , I look at the map sometimes If I know a earth to see if there running towards that 

[Cold but gold!]

45 minutes ago, Gypsydog94 said:

Didn’t have a bad morning myself one accounted for  

Well in buddy !! More snow than we had , quiet morning today I seen one sneaking away and only had one dog with me because older bitch had a break , probably out Wednesday now 

[Cold but gold!]

1 hour ago, sandymere said:

Excellent ,  bet they slept well. 

They did but there back at it today

[Your favourite digging memories please ,pics and stories .]

Lucky enough to have a few mates in the terrier job over years use to go to a pack for a week a month and fill boots and a fair few local 

[Cold but gold!]

Been messed around abit lately by lads and the bitching and slagging each other off and got to me lately so decided to get out to on my own , and what a day it was even though Iv only got 1 1/2 dogs because the old bitch is struggling ! -4 getting out the van and it started from there got to a nice bit of cover and off they went 5/600 yards and young pointerx and accounted for one and was on her way back with it , from there up a gutter and off they went old bitch was up at 900 yards and young bitch was trailing her then I heard her speaking and she over took and caught the second one and at fair distance , I had one pretty much run into my leg the older dog was close by but missed it she wouldn’t of 2/3 years ago she’s always been great when she gets behind them I think I was 12/13km and the youngest bitch must of easy clocked close to 20 mile she didn’t stop ! 

[A question for home lurchers...]

1 hour ago, keepdiggin said:

Easy after a night lamping or digging just to chuck them in a kennel 

Im opposite to that tbh , Iv a kennel set up they’ll go in there in im out and about , but after a day or night work I’d clean them off and have them in , when I bathing them I can check for anything Iv not seen injury wise and I can keep a eye on them few hours after , find they recover bed too if there on the sofa for couple hours after working , when I had terriers after a dig it be bath and crate in a warm quiet room for the rest of the day 

[A question for home lurchers...]

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10 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:

That's a canny view through your letterbox 

It’s on the pano photos 

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[We're a lost cause]

1 hour ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said:

You really aren’t grasping this are ya 

I can see where you coming from

[We're a lost cause]

13 minutes ago, paulus said:

Years ago a bloke in the village had a Borzoi, It was a nightmare with sheep, Upturned one after the other when it decided to, Strange thing is, it would go months without even looking at a sheep, Cost him a lot of money over the years he had it. 

Iv seen dogs like it mate , I had bullx 10 years ago my daily walk was through 100s sheep and up into the hills , then one day it smacked one and took the rest dogs with it , next day and for couple days after nothing I didn’t trust him after that and he didn’t stay long but strange thing sheep 

[We're a lost cause]

49 minutes ago, paulus said:

I blame the Bullx 

100% coursing dogs in the slop