Accip74
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Nice work.....
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I used to do it off a high step ladder, down to a 1m square rubber/foam mat & I made a creance up to include a rope dog lead as the weight......as the bird got fitter, I would soak the lead in water to add more weight... I found it possible to get 60- jumps at its peak.....that's with a males ration, he would be breathing very hard with wings drooped by the end of the session, something I never saw as much while hunting or lamping.....I would do this Monday to Thursday without fail, unless I lamped on a Wednesday or I was off work.... I also done 40m calls with a rope attached, I done th
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There's nothing wrong in collecting different ideas & thinking for yourself as well, I never had a mentor, so don't really get the idea of just doing everything one person tells you to do...... & if I did have one & they were pissed off because I sought other peoples opinions.....they would rapidly lose my respect
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...more like Anthony Burgess.....
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Bollocks!
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Fair enough, I've always looked at lamping as quite separate from daytime flying, so maybe I would assume it wouldn't have an effect either way on her daytime performance.... But my lamping was fairly minimal, so I couldn't draw any definite conclusions really....
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Why is that mate? I'm not a big fan of lamping myself, but that's just a personal preference, I can't think of any negative effect it may have.... I'd be interested to know your opinion though....
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I found recall when Lamping always instantaneous, in fact the bird was often on the way back before I even raised a glove, as it should be, because there is no other distractions, does that transcend to daytime hunting? I couldn't say, because I'd always established good recall before lamping.... I nearly always flew in woodland, so good recall from trees was essential & I never had a problem, I must say though, the gos was always more instant, because he was flown solely from the fist. I think if you regularly hunt from trees with a Harris, as I did, you may have to make a little comprom
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My old man had them while working in Nigeria in the 90s, had to be flown home, he got them blasted by laser treatment in London, which I think was pioneering at the time.... I still remember him proudly presenting me with a piece the size of a petit pois, he'd just passed after some agonising pushing.....lol...........I guess I've got it all to come :-(
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Just my opinion for what it's worth, but maybe concentrate on recall for a while rather than hunting......I always finished the session on the lure, wether a kill or not, I usually transferred from a kill to the lure, then pick up....seems a lot of hassle, but it pays dividends.... I varied recall amounts a lot, sometime being too generous, if this cuts short a session, so be it, it helps in the long run... I used the lure as sparingly as possible on the recall, but when I did, it always worked. Try going out, splitting the ration in four, recall from trees to first 3 bits & then last b
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I've been away & just caught up with the thread, a good read as usual pointer.......I see you've give up on cast flying, you're not missing much mate, one bird, on its quarry.....that's what it's all about IMO...
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Nice one mate, you're feeding the family with that slingshot! Lol I do like the look of those screw thingies for the bands.......anything that make life easier is good for me......
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Anyone who's bothered about putting one up the 'argies' 32 years on, is one childish c**t.....
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f**k the gos.......that's a lovely fireplace!
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Lol
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lol typical digging man I'm the same . I was digging Tuesday, luckily we were done by 11am & going home......too hot for that caper....
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The sign of a good austringer........flying the same bird for 5 seasons, you obviously know what you want, good for you mate ;-)
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Just get a gos!.........you'll only want one in the end anyway lol
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Kate Tempest.........'Circles'
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Good luck on the weekend mate, vid don't work for me for some reason........but I can see your 'cowboy boot' glove....:-)
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Make your mind up & then stick with your decision & get prepared...... It matters little on your choice between the two, but take plenty of time getting ready for the experience, making sure very little will come as a shock as things progress..... I think it was almost 2 years from the time I made my mind up to actually picking up the bird, my mews had been built 8 months & in that time I thought better of the design & changed things.... Don't deviate from your choice of bird, find someone with the necessary experience & get all the gear you will need, before you even th
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Well done mate........I like your catty ;-)
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Good luck with the pups maaccy, I've got a soft spot for teckels, not sure I'd ever own one......but I'd love to see one work at some point.....
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Not if it makes you happy mate.....
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Spending too much time on the Ipad, I need to start reading more books again!
