these gale force winds

[woodga 170]

Well we set off at 6pm the drive up took us the best part of an hour due to the severety of the winds a wagon was over on its side on the way up '

Darren and his son Mark had cassy their saluki xgrey x whippet bitch out and i had typp the plan was to give alternate runs both dogs caught well running into this unbeleivable wind im 17 stones and it was pushing me off my feet '

any way we worked across the fields picking the odd rabbits out and running them down.

The grass here on this farm is well eaten by the sheep and the rabbits were away fast we gave the dogs equal runs and called a night at 24, 12 each at 9.30pm we had to struggle against the wind on the way back to the motor so you can imagine how hard it was for a dog to run into this wind time and again they had done well and we were knackerd as well at times we were only feet apart and had to shout to hear each other oh the joys of running dogs we love it dont we

A PICTURE OF DARRENS LAD MARK WITH TYPP AND CASSY AND THE 24 RABBITS

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Well done mate, typp is looking well.Sounds like she is doing you proud.

I like the look of the other dog v.nice

Edited February 26, 2008 by MR TEA POT

[Simoman 110]

Good work wooga, I wouldn't say you look a shade over 16 stone in your photos

[Meerihunter 7]

Good work, there'll be heap of rabbits killed up and down the country these last few night!

[whin 463]

been killing rabbs all week plus bigger game , it went up to 6 above last night and the rabbs were out, localy there not many good pasture land so you never get loads out but on winter wheat only the fast dog catches they are cute localy but good sport , some good bits for snareing to woodga, away with ferrets this morning, localy the grounds drying so quick with wind , its afecher for me daylight flushing hares unless sandy siol etc

[woodga 170]

good kuck this morning whin have a good one

[whin 463]

got a lad from here wanting to see dogs catch a few and well hopefully heell enjoy his self ,hees wanting a running dog for rabbs and the odd fox , hees got good permiss on some land i know and well ,there noit many young ones now keen to chase rabbs etc , i like the sound of him , had loads of people up over the years should have started a winter hunting lodge rabs veni and whatever only at nite ahah

[moley 115]

Good work wooga, I wouldn't say you look a shade over 16 stone in your photos

 

he,s got his own fashion stylist and gets all his photo,s airbrushed to make him look like he,s an anorexic 17 stone , big nail ,big hammer eh?

[dantheman09 0]

the lurcher on the left what breed is it ? looks the same as mine

[poacher2225 2]

good bag mate well done dog's

[whin 463]

woodga took the young lad out with his ferrets and my hounds took the two saluk crosses and my ole collie cross bitch any way of we went ferrets dogs a pocket full of nets no ;locators as i cant find mines but was not to worried , first two sets rabbits got caught with ferrets at mouth of holes on to the next, holes every were on a shale banking rabbits bolting here and there dogs caught four more so things start to look good , on we go to a big out crop of pebbles and dirt holes put four ferrets in rabbits start bolting dogs catch a few ,a few missed , we go over tynes got hiis head at a hole , theres a rabbit at the mouth with the ferret on to it, by this time the old collie cross bitch has two one lying feched the other carrying it, about could not explain how she done it but there you go ,we catch a few more we move on we bolt a few miss a few, not ideal for dogs but thats life , bolts a few more ,dogs catch, we net two then catch another two so all in all we get i think fourteen ,good day and well , he says i want a dog like them , a good young lad and well his time will come, to get his own jukel his ferrets worked well and all in all a succsesive day , he learned a trick or to about dog work and hunting in general , agid day oot as they say in scotland, away oot the nite for some cion rudolphs gang

[Meerihunter 7]

been killing rabbs all week plus bigger game , it went up to 6 above last night and the rabbs were out, localy there not many good pasture land so you never get loads out but on winter wheat only the fast dog catches they are cute localy but good sport , some good bits for snareing to woodga, away with ferrets this morning, localy the grounds drying so quick with wind , its afecher for me daylight flushing hares unless sandy siol etc

 

I must have fast Salukis, I'm only running winter wheat. Mine cheat somewhat taken most when they bounce going over the plough line on the field edge. I have quite a few smallhorse paddocks on my permission but I'm working the sowings to keep the farmer happy. I can work the pastures as the sowings get up a bit.

 

Is it mostly pastures you run Woodga? I used to do a bit of high ground North Northhumberland, real good lamping ground.

[whin 463]

were we hunt there no plough line two turns the rabbits gone, in some feilds ,price of corn was good so all feilds this year corn etc but will be good for stubbles come autum roe hares, hopefully and a few rabbs

[whin 463]

out again this morning again ferreting before ,the cover starts growing ,then later on a bit coursingwith the pup, then a bit lamping i love these days when you can do it all withing half an hour of each and have dogs in there prime to do it all the best have a good day i am, woodga another rabbiting morning and some crack got a goerdie comeing today with pup alll the best two those that hunt