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    Pretty sure I read Wildlife organisations say there's evidence that RHD can infect hares in East Anglia. Current RHD strain which hammered rabbit populations in Thetford forest is a different strain to original
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    That is really good data Barry. I had no idea this had been analysed in this way
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    It's easy to do, just go to Hunting kind vote, I clicked sighthound The flyer is clearly focused on fox hunting, I feel a bespoke message on rabbits and dogs will be more suitable to send to my MP
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    After the ban on hare coursing and the subsequent epidemic of driving around fields after hares attitudes changed in the East. As a teenager I learnt from a farm manager who had terriers and used to course greyhounds, these days I can't get rabbiting permission near me without ferrets only as the opening line, once secured I simply ask of it's ok to bring the dogs as they make the job easier. My experience tells me it's not about the type of dogs, the few landowners I deal with have been generally very interested and accepting. That said, I recently got my first ever whippet as I feel the need
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    It's not over until we quit. IMO We need to start communication with sitting and potential MPs. My approach is dogs are essential for efficient rabbit control with ferrets, arguably the most natural and environmentally friendly way to protect crops from rabbit damage. Just be brief and courteous but also concerned that the Scottish legislation removes an option for low impact pest control. Let's see it from the MPs side, chances are they have no idea about ferreting and lurchers or the Scottish bill. They don't want to bring in legislation that has a negative effect unless it's unopposed
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    Feb always a tricky time in East Anglia, farmers with shoots where keepers don't want you about ferreting with dogs suddenly interested as days lengthen and they see rabbits and notice damage as ungrazed crops get away. Not seen any young or caught lactating does near me and pregnancy state variable depending on soil type and how much sun the area gets. One farm I used to have access to on light soil and with several south facing fields would have young from now. Will keep going to end of Feb as I can only get out once or twice a week. Main issue is early regrowth of nettles, ferret
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    Absolutely, my read of it is you could ferret with a dog as the nets arguably constitute the primary method of capture and the dogs arguably search for rabbits evading nets. But you need a solicitor / test case to confirm and surely a landowner will be nervous about giving permission as I see they could be prosecuted as well.
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    Always good when we can give a ferret a good home and it pays off ?
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    Absolutely agree, never thought it at the time but it's great to look back even if it's just a few pics
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    Fabulous set of photos
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    Superb, pretty sure I went to that Lambourn. There was a short but bloody prize fight at the bottom of the hill? Some good racing and decent beer tent. Heady days
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    Very impressive catch.
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    From Harlow in Essex, they had the dam but I only saw a photo of sire
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    Sorting through my mums house we came across pictures of my first lurcher, 1979 so I gave the pup an of the era name "toyah" ?. We had terriers and ferrets but this bitch was a game changer for mooching. Lurcher to lurcher cross, she was a dream to work although in part I put that down to the time one can devote at 17 when the world is yet to discover current electronic distraction. She was insanely committed to catching game, near miss accidents were frequent and sadly a tree collision was her undoing. Despite the look of her white beard she didn't make 3 years. Ever since i am not a fan of d
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    In my ferreting which is virtually all hedgerow work, digging is usually a result of work by more experienced Ferrets, most hobs I've had and more aggressive Jill's will need the odd dig to from 2nd year onwards. I do it because we can and it definitely means more rabbits in the bag. Much as I hate the actual digging because roots etc make it tough, I really like the relationship between me and ferrets that will stay when being dug to. They back off when you break through, then look up and move to where the rabbit is. If it's only one backed up then once that's out they then shin up the hole y
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    Got to say that's unusual. Now well fed adult ferrets are not going to eat all of a rabbit, they don't have teeth and jaws of hyenas and they definitely have preferences for easy to eat parts. That said if it's fresh they always have something. My experience is Ferrets don't eat meat that's going off so it's important to use fridge and freezer to manage quality. Unless it's a freezing day I portion control and bin any meat they don't eat in 24 hours. I do prep rabbits to maximise use by ferrets / dogs / humans. Providing the rabbits look healthy I will dump diseased livers and freeze the meat
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    What bearinator and netmaker said ?. There's always ticks and fleas on rabbits and in their burrows. Fleas I am not that worried about and just focus on once a week cleaning of joins and corners in ferret sleeping areas plus bedding change to reduce numbers of fleas in hutches, I rarely treat ferrets themselves with insecticide. Ticks I do deal with straight away (when I see them swelling up with blood,
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    I am sure battery testing is not new to many but was to me so thought I'd share. one of my collars was playing up and even after swapping batteries it wasn't consistent. I just bought a battery tester and turns out that the life of even quite new cells of 394 is not consistent. Two good batteries and all was well. This Ansmann analogue tester is £5, it's a faff to use for button cells but works and given the price of cells I reckon it's a useful tool
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    Looks like a great place. Can't help comparing that at 7am today in East Anglia it's pitch black and the ground is saturated with water
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    Absolutely classes are useful for socialising, really, having a trainer there cuts out all the bollocks most dogs owners talk and act out . It is an arse ache though, Reactive dogs are frustrating for everyone involved and hard not to get tense. If the dog is scared then belting or zapping it isn't positive IMO, save that for aggressive actions. A rabbit skin or commercial tug toy can be a useful distraction if used before the barking kicks off. Otherwise seek out dogs they do get on with to maximise positive interactions. Good luck
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    Reassuring, everything about him is incredible, speed, stamina and commitment. But...it's shown me even when you think you've seen a lot there's more to learn, in comparison to collie type lurchers, his focus on the job is like a mayfly. The penny will drop, (without distraction he's very obedient) but until then there's going to be a lot more swearing you'll probably hear in Oz?
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    Our year old whippet is learning the ferreting game. Wet and clay soil made it a challenge today, operating solo I could have done without a deep dig in the hedge. I blame myself for too much shouting at the whippet to stop being an arsehat ??. Still, ferrets and collie X did their thing so we had a good morning
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    impressive set up ? . God knows how ferrets cope with the heat, we had up to 37C on a few days this year and even with wet tea towels and ice packs plus getting them wet a couple of times a day mine looked near death a lot of the time. Just before christmas we had 5 days down to -8C at night and they coped with that a lot better
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    I'm pretty confident If any of our toes swelled up to that size we'd be rushing to A and E. However expensive it might seem, I'd take him to a vet ASAP. They can do the emergency bit although most have no concept of full recovery for a running dog. Be prepared it will take weeks, maybe months to heal before he can lamp again but it's a lot cheaper than and less time than starting with another dog. There could be many reasons , I have had collie lurchers on and off for 40 years and they don't have particularly bad feet, accidents can still f...k them up, knocking a toe up on stones, tho
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    Based on a sample of one whippet, I have to say mine has a great nose and is willing to go into cover, an unexpected surprise. On the downside, compared to 10 (mostly collie crosses ) we have had; he is a complete arsehat, very trainable and keen to please in a controlled situation, but with any kind of distraction he's 100% focused on what he wants to do ?
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