With staying on a farm and literally 20 yards from a burn it was inevitable at some point I would encounter some rodents. Put some traps down, one the first night, one through the night that got eaten, one the next night and one 4 days after that, had none since Monday so fingers crossed. My wee terrier if she was still here would have had a field day. Need another one soon
Rolling an ankle coupled with a knackered knee means I have been less active than usual the past few weeks so eased my way back in exercise wise with a wee walk up “my hill” I call it mine because in all the times I have been up there I can count on one hand how many times I’ve came across anyone else. It was a tad blawy at the top to be fair and if I’m honest it didn’t feel as easy as the last time I walked it!! Couple of photos anyway
I said if they were taking a few for the pot and not damaging anything they were doing no harm, some boy said the harm was being on the land without permission and I said no that was what was wrong not the harm… next its imploded ??
On a page on FB, folk who sell and give away game etc, anyway some one put a post up, three boys got fined and charged for ferreting had a dog, long net, I make a wee comment and holy shit I’m scum etc ???
away to find my big spoon
Out this morning, just a wee wander with Jess out the back fields and through the woods, she was content hunting squirrels through the wood, cut through a field on the way back and I “see” a set of lugs about 100 yards away, getting closer and it’s no moving get to about 50 yards and realise it’s a rotten jaggy nettle still stood up. In my defence it was a funny light and the field was a funny length! Anyway few photos of the dug
To be fair it was one thing after the other today, I was 200 yards up the road before I remembered I hadn’t packed the ferrets, the lid popped of my greggs tea and burnt my mit, and I got lock jaw when I grabbed an electric fence… ?
To be fair speaking to the boy he’s probably gonna keep him, the dog was in a Kennel for 2 years and he took him away from that life and has showed him a bit work and the dog is showing potential, he was fair chuffed with him today… apart from when he shat in the back of his pick up ??
3 hours this morning with The ferrets, Jess and her litter brother, six accounted for, done this bit twice in the last month, it’s a clearance job, still holding a few but that’s close to 40 from it so far.
few photos