Checking a few earths

[Keeps 403]

We were invited down to deep digs for a day out to check a few earths yesterday on his permission - a keepered shoot. Its a long drive for us and we set off very early. Deep digs keeper friend and his good lady accompanied us. With nearly a weeks worth of morning frosts we were hopeful, but yesterday morning typically was fairly mild. As deep digs two plummers are still only pups he had a couple of black dogs on loan which he brought with us. The little nuttal "Jen" was the first to go in - the first earth we tried held - a very promising start to the day, and once she had settled the dig began resulting in a nice big dog fox. Unfortunately there was nothing else to ground after that, we must have tried another 8 or so earths around and about so we didnt get the chance to use another dog. We took along Rosie, her daughter Petal, on her first ever hunting trip as well as our big plummer bitch Ellie and deep dig had his two plummer pups with him, Nellie & Keela, Petal's litter sister. It was a day spent in great company, we had some really good laughs and I thoroughly enjoyed it

 

A few pics

 

"Jen & Gravel"

 

Jen, just before we tried her in the first earth of the day - the only one that held

 

 

deepdigs pups Keela & Nellie

 

A bit too close for comfort it would stop in the middle of the field with a bull in it

 

 

 

 

 

 

dig begins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ellie & Petal

 

 

covers still a bit high

 

 

 

 

"Jen"

 

 

 

I really enjoyed today - finished off by a cup of tea and some very good craic

[scent 509]

excellent pics pal

[J Darcy 5,871]

As ever Keeps....superb.

[JPTfellterrier 65]

nice pics, lovley dogs

[deep dig 3]

glad you all enjoyed your day here with me plenty more for this winter

[heshimus 1]

excellent day for going out!!

good pics, thanks

[dev 226]

really nice nuttall there ,well done, great pics as usuall

[Kate28 22]

well done keeps, good photos

[border 65]

WELL DONE

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

nice pics any of breaking in?

didnt you fancy digging to one of your adult plummers

[kx100 66]

do the plumbers go to ground

[shinyspade 2]

if everyone put the same time and effort into even an occasional post . these forums would be vastly improved. great to see you out trying your terriers . early days . and hats off to deepdig. looks a couple of handy little blacks you had out with you. and a good days schooling for the pups have got to say though mr keeps isnt half as photogenic as mrs keeps happy hunting

[Keeps 403]

do the plumbers go to ground

They do when theres something at home

[Miffy77 0]

Some cracking pics there pal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

any pics of them working fox, have they dug many since you were after getting them started last yr