Wheaton Terriers

[Magpie_Hunter 17]

[Magpie_Hunter 17]

 

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[darencross 72]

Hi all dos anyone use wheaten as earth dogs and not just as drawning dogs

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

Hi all dos anyone use wheaten as earth dogs and not just as drawning dogs

a guy 2 mins from me has a bitch that he digs too shes game as feck but mute. I asked him to stick a greyhound over her and id buy th litter take what I wanted then cull the rest. he just laughed lol

[BOLIO1 1,078]

Afraid to handle a dog?....Indeed I hunted for years with guy who would go purple if you asked him to hold a terrier...and forget about ferrets ha ha!

[neil cooney 10,415]

I dug 4 foxes Sunday morning for 3 digs in a place where they're not a problem and gets heavily lamped.

I ended all 3 digs the same way. No gun used (even though I had one) , no strong dog, no handling, I just sat back and let them walk out by me.

Terrier worked well each time and lovely healthy specimens allowed to run for another day, what more could a terrierman ask for. It's not always practical to release them but it's definitely the nicest way to end a dig. JMHO.

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

I dug 4 foxes Sunday morning for 3 digs in a place where they're not a problem and gets heavily lamped.

I ended all 3 digs the same way. No gun used (even though I had one) , no strong dog, no handling, I just sat back and let them walk out by me.

Terrier worked well each time and lovely healthy specimens allowed to run for another day, what more could a terrierman ask for. It's not always practical to release them but it's definitely the nicest way to end a dig. JMHO.

its very sporting what you did, fair play. but it always give the antis the ammo they need with the argument of if you didn't dispatch it then why bother harassing it by digging it in the 1st place. but its nice to see them run.

[neil cooney 10,415]

Your right, the anti's have used that against us in the past.

But, coarse fishing is all about catch and release and it's becoming more and more common for game anglers to practice catch and release.

Hare coursing under rules is never about the kill but all about the chase. Hunting with hounds is most times about the hunt, pest control can be carried out if need be.

In all these cases when the quarry is released the ending is that a fit, healthy animal be released or a old or sick animal be killed.

Terrier work IMO apart from live trapping (and trapping is pest control, not hunting) is the only method of fox control were I can get up close and personal with the fox, determine it's health and decide whether this is the fox I'm going to decide to kill or release.

[fat man 4,740]

Your right, the anti's have used that against us in the past.

But, coarse fishing is all about catch and release and it's becoming more and more common for game anglers to practice catch and release.

Hare coursing under rules is never about the kill but all about the chase. Hunting with hounds is most times about the hunt, pest control can be carried out if need be.

In all these cases when the quarry is released the ending is that a fit, healthy animal be released or a old or sick animal be killed.

Terrier work IMO apart from live trapping (and trapping is pest control, not hunting) is the only method of fox control were I can get up close and personal with the fox, determine it's health and decide whether this is the fox I'm going to decide to kill or release.

I am all for release but how can you determine the health and fitness of a fox that has just been dug with a terrier if as you say it was not handled.

[neil cooney 10,415]

I put a thermometer in it's mouth, ask it to hold it under it's tongue for a few seconds. Then take it's temperature.

[fat man 4,740]

I put a thermometer in it's mouth, ask it to hold it under it's tongue for a few seconds. Then take it's temperature.

Very good Neil,with some of the shit you come out with it would not surprise me.

[BIG G wheton machine 1,594]

 

I put a thermometer in it's mouth, ask it to hold it under it's tongue for a few seconds. Then take it's temperature.

Very good Neil,with some of the shit you come out with it would not surprise me.

 

I thought you 2 were mates

[Taggy123 59]

Does anyone use wheatons for working cover, if so how do they compare to other bushing breeds?thanks taggy.

[mick c 411]

my 14month old wheaton coming well great temperament

[darencross 72]

Where can i get me self a wheaten bitch and dog pup from working lines from thanks all