Ideation 8,217 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) Went out today with johnnyboy and borntorun1083. Picked them up early doors, around half 6 and headed over the border. We went to a couple of pieces of btr's land. We had a selection of ferrets and the usual three dogs with us, and btr's MIssy a young half x collie grey who is shaping up to be a cracking lamp dog and also coming into her own in the day. First things first, we pull up in the car at our chosen starting point and the car that has been following us for a bit pulls in behind. Out steps an officer of the law, and starts asking about the dogs, because in the area there is a lot of crime carried out by lads with dogs using rabbiting as a cover for theft. After the usual questions and responses, he runs our ID's through the computer and lets us on our way. Started off at a place where there were some flooded quarry pits, and some dense reed beds, and the dogs soon had a few rabbits moving about but couldn't pin them down or put them to ground, due to the insane cover for this time of year and the heat. This was to be a pattern for the day. We continued through some fields and into a woodland strip, where we managed our first mark. Nets on, ferret in and a rabbit neatly pursed in a net and snapped up by the croc. We then headed through some more fields heading for a railway track which is used for the quarry carts, and again had a few rabbits moving but nothing we could pin down. Onto the railway line, we could see that there were obviously a fair number of rabbits about, but we just couldn't get them or find them to ground. We managed a decent mark in a pile of sticks and had two out of there, and further a long got another mark on a small set and evicted another. We did get a nice mark in a pile of railway sleepers, but unfortunatly the bunny managed to time it's evacuation perfectly and make it across the tracks and through the high fence with the dogs nipping at it's arse. We continued a long the railway line again finding it difficult to get on top of the rabbits due to the cover. At this point we decided to try a nearby farm where there are usually a good few and see if we could up our bag for the day. To cut a long story short we walked miles and the dogs worked furiously to try to get some scent, putting up one or two rabbits which where lost in cover, but on the whole the place seemed spookily devoid of life. After hours of what had become a pleasant mooch with the dogs in good company, we found out the reason for the lack of rabbits as we almost trod on an extremely mixy (and possibly vhd) riddled rabbit that hardly had the strength to move. It was scooped up by Gem and dispatched (and then thrown in a tree. . . . ). It seems that the dreaded disease or diseases had wiped almost all life off the farm. Not quite the day we had in mind as we had anticipated a good bag, but the dogs had a very good workout and we had a good walk in good company and plenty of piss taking and banter. Ended with four healthy rabbits in the bag and one very unhealthy one in a tree. Atb Edited October 9, 2011 by Ideation Quote Link to post
Guest born to run1083 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Went out today with johnnyboy and borntorun1083. Picked them up early doors, around half 6 and headed over the border. We went to a couple of pieces of btr's land. We had a selection of ferrets and the usual three dogs with us, and btr's MIssy a young half x collie grey who is shaping up to be a cracking lamp dog and also coming into her own in the day. First things first, we pull up in the car at our chosen starting point and the car that has been following us for a bit pulls in behind. Out steps and officer of the law, and starts asking about the dogs, because in the area there is a lot of crime carried out by lads with dogs using rabbiting as a cover for theft. After the usual questions and responses, he runs our ID's through the computer and lets us on our way. Started off at a place where there were some flooded quarry pits, and some dense reed beds, and the dogs soon had a few rabbits moving about but couldn't pin them down or put them to ground, due to the insane cover for this time of year and the heat. This was to be a pattern for the day. We continued through some fields and into a woodland strip, where we managed our first mark. Nets on, ferret in and a rabbit neatly pursed in a net and snapped up by the croc. We then headed through some more fields heading for a railway track which is used for the quarry carts, and again had a few rabbits moving but nothing we could pin down. Onto the railway line, we could see that there were obviously a fair number of rabbits about, but we just couldn't get them or find them to ground. We managed a decent mark in a pile of sticks and had two out of there, and further a long got another mark on a small set and evicted another. We did get a nice mark in a pile of railway sleepers, but unfortunatly the bunny managed to time it's evacuation perfectly and make it across the tracks and through the high fence with the dogs nipping at it's arse. We continued a long the railway line again finding it difficult to get on top of the rabbits due to the cover. At this point we decided to try a nearby farm where there are usually a good few and see if we could up our bag for the day. To cut a long story short we walked miles and the dogs worked furiously to try to get some scent, putting up one or two rabbits which where lost in cover, but on the whole the place seemed spookily devoid of life. After hours of what had become a pleasant mooch with the dogs in good company, we found out the reason for the lack of rabbits as we almost trod on an extremely mixy (and possibly vhd) riddled rabbit that hardly had the strength to move. It was scooped up by Gem and dispatched (and then thrown in a tree. . . . ). It seems that the dreaded disease or diseases had wiped almost all life off the farm. Not quite the day we had in mind as we had anticipated a good bag, but the dogs had a very good workout and we had a good walk in good company and plenty of piss taking and banter. Ended with four healthy rabbits in the bag and one very unhealthy one in a tree. Atb aye mate you summed it up well, couldn't add any more love the photo with the collie x with the fella looking like he was about to die in the photo haha I got a good one of you to put up, shows the hazards in the field haha lol Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,217 Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Glad you like it mate! I like the one of the strange lad who seems to be doing a dance to the gods of rabbiting while standing in a bush. Three things i forgot to mention - - Meeting the local village idiot in the middle of nowhere after climbing the wall of bramble death. - Me getting stung by wasps in fecking October! - Drinking from cow troughs like a group of Ray Meers wannabes. Quote Link to post
mighty celt 996 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 well done lads looks like a tuff spot ye were doining Quote Link to post
shaunpauls7 131 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Cracking write up bud. atb shaun Quote Link to post
simonrocco 175 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 good write up pal sounds like you all had a good day atb Quote Link to post
Countryplinker 4 Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Another good write-up & pics , nice looking dogs aswell atb Quote Link to post
theferreter 311 Posted October 12, 2011 Report Share Posted October 12, 2011 good post and pics well done lads Quote Link to post
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