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Thanks OTC for dating the Fenn, bit older than I thought. Regarding Fenn mk1 rabbit traps, used to have lots and bought them from Scats ( (now Mole Valley Farmers) wish I'd kept hold of a good few, only have 1 left !

Could anyone please date this (mk4?) I belive early to mid 60's. Not had one with the thumb loop built into the jaws and a thin wire safety (more like a fish hook than a safety!) Also looking to buy old traps Fenn mk1, imbra and decent gins (especially small ones). Cash or possible exchange traps, cartridges or vintage air guns

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Just picked up new HW45. Mostly for rats and squirrels in cage traps, anyone else use the same. ? and what's your preferred. 22 pellet.? I'm using RWS at the minute and the pistol seems to like them

Anybody on here keeping British softbills? If so what do you have?

I have always used 12mm lead, my mould do 8 at a time and I do the same as you by snipping off the excess then put them all into an empty 2litre plastic pop bottle and give them a bloody good shake, no need to then crush any bits with pliers . I melt my lead outside on a camping stove and use an old heavy cast iron milk saucepan, this keeps the heat well. Don't forget to warm your mould first. I use tube elastic which fire these well. Heavy draw but what I was brought up using

Yes mate , i well remember how he was bred, he was 22 1\2 tts a blue dog, his mum was called Rose a first x collie greyhound, fantastic bitch on the lamp, i knew her 5 year before my mate bred off her and gave me the pick of the litter, his dad belonged to a gamekeeper from Farrington Gurney and was a greyhound \ saluki x whippet\bedlington, i always prefer the smaller type lurcher for what i do, lost a great little dog (12 yr old) just before last xmas 3\4 whippet 1\4 collie, proper little pot filler and great on birds as well . now days for a bit of lamping or ferreting plus a lot of

I well remember working on a trout farm back in 1985. Farm went bankrupt mid November, we was out of work being owed a month's wages, Christmas coming up, no jobs about and a wife and 1 Yr old to care for. No help from dole / social. Was out nearly everyday ferreting, watching for the birds going to roost late afternoon so I could come back that night with the pellet gun or Ludger. Lamping every 1/2 decent night or ferreting in dodgy places at night with a full moon. Had a fantastic little dog then , and for 3 months we lived off what that dog caught and what else we could get. Apart from se

Massive respect. You truly make them seem alive still. Fantastic talent and I'm in the market for a cock pheasant in natural standing/ walking pose if you can oblige

This part of Hampshire has been devastated concerning rabbit numbers. Must be VHD, or something, I ran rabbit after rabbit 10 Yr ago. Now rarer than gold, many,many days had 15 /20+:ferreting, now pleased if you get 1 or 2. Some pockets seem to have big numbers still. What has multiplied massively are Hares and squirrels, its nothing to see 10 to 20 hares here when I walk the muts at 05.30. Also rakes of muntjac, none here 10 year ago. I goes over Watership Down daily and your lucky to seer rabbits. Plenty of wild polecats mind

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Oily fish is good for joints , coat etc etc either whole or oil supplement, but the whole fish , tinned or otherwise is a welcome change in the diet, slightly off topic but 20+ Yr ago I had a pure blood APBT, He developed severe joint problems in older age, greyhound track vet advised me to give him human grade green lipped mussel extract. Worked absolute wonders on him and I've used it on any dog since as they get on in years, natural inflammatory, look it up , its great stuff for us oldies as well !

This is the complete I mix with my dogs food , either meat or fish ( sardines, mackerel etc) it's 50% salmon and you can smell the oil. I only got 2 dogs so probably not affordable or practical if you got a lot of dogs. Suits mine and they does good on it , well shiny and lively