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Wats deal with them? Worth the effort with dogs? Or easier just to shoot them? Are they dirty like our rats? An where do they live? Haha lots a questions

 

I cant be bothered hunting them with the terriers any more. Touch wood never had a bad do but could happen very easily, not worth it for a rat.

Traps rifle or shotgun from now on, maybe bow too. Few more to thin out, get prebaiting with carrots tomorrow.

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Wasn't the Norfolk Broads the strong hold here where they undermined the banks so bad they had to go .

Yes, they were pretty common throughout East Anglia up to the late 80s. We had them on the dykes where I lived on the Essex marshes.

From what I gather, quite a few terrier lads went during that time when they were trying to eradicate them, even Frank Buck ;-)

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So do ye dig em i take it, or kill em above ground?

Are you talking to me?

 

I never killed one, despite my best efforts! Haha....Closest I came was one of our terriers grabbing one on the ice, but couldn't keep it's grip. At this point the numbers were dwindling fast with non stop trapping.

 

I spent a bit of time with Buck when I was a young lad & he told me he'd been on a trip to the broads, but didn't think much of it....I think they dug some.

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