First proper morning of the 25/26 season

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Real drop in temp and lots of rain ment autumn/winter was proper here, that usually means I start getting marks at rat burrows. This morning I brought the spade for first time since last March. Got good hunt at big ears, flushed plenty of birds and got two marks, no sign of a rabbit anywhere on this particular ground though.One mark got me a nest of a big doe rat and four near grown kits. Second mark was on a deep ditch so I moved on cos there's always burrows down in the ditch ya can't find were you loose the rats but I was delighted to see my GS pup Zara mark that burrow. She didn't really know what was going on at the first mark but showed lots of interest in the big rat and im sure she caught one of the kits bolting.

Very happy with first Sunday morning of the new season.

 

Edited 7 hours ago by harryshounds

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Earned n deserved ....a spot by the fire  

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