new season

[rob284 1,678]

2 hours ago, mad4digging said:

Fair play shaneg that's a good dig on you're own not many would have stuck it out if that ground is the same way the ground is down here

Good dig on your own Much rather the hard ground, dig steady away with no rush and more enjoyment, whereas when the sand  goes real soft i worry a little.

[dogmandont 9,329]

We don’t usually get going right till mid September start of October till the second cut of silage is in and hopefully cattle starting to be brought in, a lot of farmers don’t really want to see us till then.

[nippy1234 361]

3 hours ago, Mooching Celt said:

I heard something a long while ago regarding bone dry earths lacking oxygen or something along those lines compared to when the soil is damper.....can anyone elaborate anymore?

dry dusty air wouldnt be much good for lungs ....good damp soil would be less dust causing better air...

[rob284 1,678]

1 hour ago, nippy1234 said:

dry dusty air wouldnt be much good for lungs ....good damp soil would be less dust causing better air...

A lot of earths never get damp as the tubes run under a layer of hard ground, that’s why they’re used. That being said, anyone ever come across some earths where they’re soaking wet at the stop? I often wonder why the quarry would lay rest in them.

[dogmandont 9,329]

14 minutes ago, rob284 said:

A lot of earths never get damp as the tubes run under a layer of hard ground, that’s why they’re used. That being said, anyone ever come across some earths where they’re soaking wet at the stop? I often wonder why the quarry would lay rest in them.

One of the best holding earths we do is in peat a pretty shallow place that doesn’t need much rain to make the tubes and the stops very wet but it still holds well, and if hounds are out and get a hunt anywhere close by it’s always the place they head to preferring it to dry places close by.

[Apache... 2,585]

After taking the young dog out last week to check a few empty earths (purposely) I dug him today at 3ft, he worked his game well, dug him in a stop end locked, his first 2 digs I dug him locked on in the tube.

Edited September 17, 2018 by Apache...

[Apache... 2,585]

Cheers bb he worked like a seasoned dog, I was well chuffed.

[Mooching Celt 658]

He does look a strong dog

[starting out 2,524]

the pup had a nice easy dig today, his brother also went really well... happy days 

[fireman 10,774]

On 20/08/2018 at 20:54, rob284 said:

A lot of earths never get damp as the tubes run under a layer of hard ground, that’s why they’re used. That being said, anyone ever come across some earths where they’re soaking wet at the stop? I often wonder why the quarry would lay rest in them.

Maybe they lay mid tube and the terrier pushes them to the wet stop end..