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    Next month is October. It is well known as a dangerous month. It ends in Halloween...
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    Its funny cos its true...
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    I cant find anything in the avdert that mentions the price. I have an old ex Army shovel which looks very similar. On closer inspection, it is made by Bulldog, or at least that is the name stamped in the steel section of the shaft. It is definitely the thing to take when digging. Sharp enough to cut through tree roots, but strong enough to dig through clay. I would get it if I was you...
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    I have some rabbit permission in Lincs, near Lincoln City. I am primarily a rifleman, and the land is too flat for rifles across much of it. There are also some public footpaths about. If anyone wants to come and ferret on my permission drop me a pm and we will arrange something. I have a car so can sort transport from the local area if needed. Cheers Ug
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    Drop me a pm with your mobile number mate. Im gonna be in Colchester this week, I can sort you out.
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    Its funny how none of the major news outlets reporting the decline of the red squirrel and the hedgehog offer any opinions on the cause, It is pretty much common knowledge that reds are being pushed northwards by the introduced greys. If mroe people culled greys than reds might have at least half a chance. And badgers are a major predator of hedgehogs I believe.
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    I have shot 3. All of them have been on the golf course/woodland boundary. This was in Essex. They seem to prefer mature broad leaf woodland with thick under growth. They also seem to use the ditches near hedge rows as highways. In Lincolnshire I believe that the FC do almost all of their muntjac control from high towers overlooking deer lawns and forestry rides. Like most deer they are dinural, but hunting pressure can very quicly make them nocturnal. I have seen them on the lamp in larger fields, but I would say that in the main they do not like to stray too far from cover.
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    If the dog is dead he isn't going to care how much of a mess his head in. Surely its better to take be sure? I think the dog deserves better than to be horribly wounded by a misplaced shot? Not casting dispersions on anyone's shooting ability, but I know that if I was shooting my dog my hand would shake a little!
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    As has been said it is the best way. I would reccommend using a 12 bore shotgun over a .22lr. They are both more than capable of doing the job, but the shotgun gives slightly more margin for error at a time when your shooting will not be at its best. A shotgun also avoids possible complications with FAC conditions. I would reccommed giving the dog some exercise first and then placing it in a pre-dug hole. Put some food on the ground and give the command for the dog to eat. As he puts his head down aim smartly and fire. Do not hesitate as this will make the job 10 times harder. If yo
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    My hunting pays for the ammo I use and the petrol to get to the hunting grounds. I have had to buy all the rifles etc myself, but it now doesn't cost me anything. Not bad for a lesiure activity I think...
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    so every worker to worker mating produces all workers , or what % of worker to worker success rate Of course it doesn't. When breeding any speicies of animal nothing is certain. However, using good base stock will dramatically improve the chances of the off spring working/performing to a higher standard than is likely with a random breeding.
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    I would say in that video the dogs are ragging on a dead badger. The dogs dont look like malmutes, more like Elkhounds. I would be interested to know more about that hunting method. There is another video (in the related section) of the same two dogs with a live badger. They are holding it at bay. Makes me think that the hounds free range and bay up the badger before the hunter arrives to shoot it. The dogs then rag the carcass. But I could be wrong, I often am...
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    Even if you had all the right gear it would be really f*****g grim! Continental Europe has some very cold winters...
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    Ethyl are they wellies you are wearing? or highly bulled combat boots?
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    In my house we have different types of dogs. I have two terrier pups at the moment. Once (if, as I ordered them from Tolvi) they will live outside all the time. They will be dedicated workers. If they don't work they will be culled, and I will buy in some more pups. We also have a labrador. He is first and foremost my girlfriend's pet. I am trying to train his as a deer stalking dog. If he doesn't work, then he will remain her pet, and I will try and find another stalking companion. I have previously had a labrador bitch, and terrier cross spaniel bitch and a terrier bitch. T
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    I couldn't raise a disabled child...
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    Im a lorry driver. Its ok, hours can be long, and it can be stressful when trying to fit a large lorry into a small space. But the money is quite good and I get to see lots of the UK.
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    Its free and tastes nice.
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    It is very fashionable to condem the country and the past amongst the intellectual elite in the UK. Just look at the media storm there was over the 300th anniversary of the abolition of slavery. It was the UK that led the world in banning the ownership of humans, and to watch the grovelling you would think that we invented it! What ex soldier lab?
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    Do it the traditional boy and use a small boy. They can get right up inside and give every crack a good clean...
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    Northumberland is mainly a livestock farming region. If you have a dog in a field with livestock in it, which is not under close control, the farmer is legally entitled to shoot your dog, if it is worrying stock or the farmer believes it is about to start stock worrying. A dog running through a flock of in lamb ewes can cause abortions. People bang on about farmers having lots of money. They work f*****g hard for it. They have the buisness nouse and determination to make it work. It isn't all plain sailing. Huge numbers of farmers go out of buisness every year (mainly small livestock
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    Northumberland is mainly a livestock farming region. If you have a dog in a field with livestock in it, which is not under close control, the farmer is legally entitled to shoot your dog, if it is worrying stock or the farmer believes it is about to start stock worrying. A dog running through a flock of in lamb ewes can cause abortions. People bang on about farmers having lots of money. They work f*****g hard for it. They have the buisness nouse and determination to make it work. It isn't all plain sailing. Huge numbers of farmers go out of buisness every year (mainly small livestoc
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    Domesticated they may be but feral youngsters out of them would not be and there's no way they'd let you near them to pick them up, only their colours would show their ancestry. Same as with feral moggys, pigeons and ferrets etc. The wild boar in this country were 'domestic' as they were in captivity getting fed and watered but as soon as they get out instinct kicks in. There is no wild living guinea pigs. The closest living wild species is the cavy, but it is a different species. Guineas don't burrow, so they would have very little defence from predators in the UK. The wild boar
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    girlfriend - bitch that uses you as a cash point
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    Guinea pigs are a domestic species and releasing them into the 'wild' would be cruel and should not be done. They probably wouldn't survive long enough to establish a breeding colony due to predation. They are especially suspectible for respiratory disease and would not cope well with the wet UK weather. I would like to see racoon on the quarry list for species to be hunted with dogs. I have hunted them with terriers in the US and found it very exciting.
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