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  1. OldPhil
    "Times , they are a' changing ".....
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    Upon reflection,.. I think that I would sooner donate a Kidney....
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    We have not been to a Dog Show in decades,....I expect its still good craic...
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    Loads of guys coming out of the hunting game,...and of course,.. this has been happening for several years,. but now,.it seems kinda different Will we miss it,....ya bet ya fecking life we will....
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    Them's a Bridge too Far for OldPhil,...I know my limits
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    I bought an nie-on brand new one, from my Local Gun Shop.. The salesman was giving me a right old spiel about how good it would be for the ferreting job. Of course,.. I knew better,.... and had other tasks in mind for the wee fecker.... After a bit of a haggle, he took my £25 ,....I was more than satisfied with the deal....
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    That old photography game is good fun ain't it Brother,...I can see that you love it...
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    I remember some years back,.. being in the Ministry of Ag offices when submitting some new vermin traps for inclusion into the Spring Trap Approval Order..... One of the Scientists was showing me the Aldrich Foot Snare that had just undergone test, and was now officially approved. I asked him what this device could do that a well cocked Fox Wire couldn't....? I was quite taken aback,.. when he stated that the Trap was only intended for " Large Non Indigenous Mammalian Species"... "Like what",. I asked ?.....
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    A few old pals are driving up Wednesday and staying locally in cottages....I've been before and had some good craic,. but nowadays I find the shouting, hollering and showboating to be a tad noisy and sadly predictable Spent a lot of time around traveling folk,....you get good and bad in most groups of people....I've some exciting memories and humorous anecdotes to remember,...and for all their failings,.. the tales of the genuine Romany Ryes,.. are never dull..
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    Sorry to hear about your fall Ray,...it sometimes seems that when you get old,...one terrible thing happens in your life,. and gets followed on by another Now that I have lost a few stone, I am still fairly fit , but the jolly old Osteoarthritis can kick in as and when it chooses, and then,...you ain't going nowhere AS for the dogs,...well, I've said that I am done and dusted so many times, but like a druggie, I have invariably succumbed to the call of the wild, or been tempted by the offer of a fat and juicy pup.....but,...you have to call a halt sometime.... I miss the h
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    Lovely to hear your tales bonny lads... I've shied away from ever chatting too freely, about certain events that have occurred over the last 60+ years...but I reckon an interesting treatise could be penned about those early,... days and nights.... I am not familiar with the actual legalities (or perhaps the wisdom) of 'opening up' regarding past deeds of naughtiness,.. but its surely got to be beneficial, getting certain things off one's chest.... Perhaps now the time is right.....
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    Well done Felleh,...if canny guys like yourself didn't adjust things and introduce new innovations,. .the trapping world would simple stay in the dark ages... Many thanks...
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    That sounds a tad ominous felleh,..
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    Great to hear some netting chat....
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    Kes

    OldPhil replied to Franks dad's topic in General Talk

    Lovely film...
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    Hi Tats,.. yes, I've always been an avid enthusiast of the ancient types of Herding and Droving dogs... Accordingly,...back in the day,.. I went out of my way,....to travel around the UK and meet up with anyone who might give me some further education on these, much talked about canines... My visits were always interesting,....but in terms of enlightenment and genuine truth,. were frequently disappointing In answer to your question,...yes, I did meet Aubrey.....
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    Such kind and thoughtful words Brother,. much appreciated... Good old Don, eh... I remember your kindness when you generously said that I could use him over my Dusty bitch..... Everything was planned for the long trip North from downtown Hampshire, I had my Bus fare sorted and some sandwiches packed....and then,.. a massive feck up with the dates,.. and almost overnight my bitch was standing, ready and willing,... a wee bit premature,.so I had to quickly make contingency plans to use a local Stud dog...No complaints,. the Red Cur did a fair job and my small litter was a succe
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    Lovely memento fellah You are 100% about wishing you had more memories of your jukels,...I've had some real honest lurchers over the years, and very little hard copy to remember them by... My final old cur bitch , will be just that,...the last one ever.... I am dreading saying goodbye,.. but now,..at 12 year old,. .I reckon it will be sooner rather than later...
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    Well I'm a lifelong advocate of the Herding composites,...I find them real easy to school for most of the tasks that I needed them to do,.. BUT,...my tumultuous decade of using a Saluki hybrid for freelancing,...assisted me in getting on the housing ladder (and nobody in my family had ever managed that)..so, I would have to say that (for me personally) no lurcher hybrid can match a powerful , quality Saluki lurcher, for all round harvesting of saleable critters,...be they Hares, Deer or shushis.... However, such driven canines do require an equally driven partner to bring the best out o
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    Smashing sort of dogs ,...always good fun...
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    Lovely to see... My mind harks back to a time when nearly every running dog one saw, was Deerhound influenced
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    No right or wrong way to make a post,...just write from your heart and ye won't go far wrong...
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    Good to hear you speak well of an old Pal,....most of my hunting partners have also gone to ground,...I expect it will soon be my turn to lay quietly under the cold turf.... However, as long as we are in the land of the living, we should always award our true friends with the honour they deserve,....its only right and proper.....
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    Holiday resorts are the same the World over,.... You tend to get what they think you want. I always head for the mountains and hang out with the locals,...but, its not really much fun for a family of lively young' un's,.. I do understand that.... I live 5 minutes from a sandy beach, so that holds no attraction for me.. If I am going to spent time and vonga on a trip abroad I want it to be different,...really different....
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    Done many moonlit nights with the ferrets and Long Nets,.. quite a few legally ,.but far more illegally. Great craic,...always memorable and invariably exciting....
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