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    nice reply Kane .
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    Havnt heard one for the past 2 seasons .Curlews making a show around us .Ever put the lamp on a nightjar ,they fluff up .They say they return to exact same spot year after year [if its still there ]
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    Nobody spotted hes a raghead then .Parasites . :realmad:
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    Boon-Do you mean breaking an adult to rabbit or a pup as the age gap changes everything .Personally I have found that adult terriers who have seen rabbits as a pup ,then entered to fox tend to forget rabbits as the natural progression continues .To totally break a terrier from rabbit it should not be allowed to chase or go to ground in a rabbit hole.Those who sneered early on in the post probably enter straight to fox and miss out on a lot of early fun. Foxdropper.
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    J.B- the traps were roughly 30 inches long with 4 inch small end and 7 inch at the mesh end .They had galv see-saws ,hinged doors at high end and rivetted U shaped block ups [see-saw supports .]The wood was treated green but I cant remember what wood it was ,not ply .Catches had to be shaken out into a mesh cage and dispatched so as not to get blood in the trap which may of altered results .If you include your time in the manufactuer of these then you will see why they were priced at that .Maybe with modern hand tools you could turn out several an hour .
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    Pest control for money is not a job but a way of life as is keepering ,ghillie and full time stalker .Not to be taken lightly by anyone .long hours ,unsocial hours and the willingness to put yourself out when called .Thoroughly enjoyable-
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    Best place for them was on the gibbets of old. :ph34r:
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    Aye, used in carp fishing I believe .Very strong and keeps a shape well.
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    The catch alive is the way to go with some vermin as none target species that are not doing harm can be released .
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    Those box traps are good for all round control of anything from mink to rats .When I was keepering we trialled possably the first use of these in England.We were given 100 and had strict instructions not to bait the traps with anything as they were looking at what could be caught using the pest animals inquisitivness as oppossed to hunger.Placed under dry stone walls ,under footbridges,ditches and in feed store areas ,we caught everything including a wild polecat which was taken away by the university doing the study .The only flaw in these is that they allow the gnawing vermin,rats ,squirrels
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    How small is that terrier in first pic .Nothing smaller than a rat can make holes that size .Voles holes are in grass and the grass around is grazed short.
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    Ticks this time of year are likely to be small ones .Contrary to popular belief they dont latch into the skin straight away.It takes several hours or even a day to bury in as they like to migrate to the ears and armpits and if noticed soon enough ,they can be removed by hand or tweezers[ if your not a ruffty -tuffty ground worker].Squeeze the head of the tick between thumb and fingernail to produce a satisfying click !.Unnoticed ticks ,usually around the ears ,that have buried in can be removed with a dab of parafin but dont pull it off until the body withers.The mouth parts withdraw as they d
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    100% rat holes,the majority of which are unused by the algae around them.You may have a straggler moved in if new holes are appearing .Fill them in and see what opens up?Let the dogs do their thing on any fresh holes.
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    Sorry. Lately ive been helping the terriermen for the taunton vale foxhounds. obvisouly not now as the season has finished they could vouch for me if any of you know them. But ive started helping out the huntsman for the west somerset foxhounds. Ive also done a little bit of hunting with the quantok staghounds, tiverton sh and d&s staghounds Blimey mate ,how much more tuition do you need .Get that terrier and bring it on with help from the pro.
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    The copie I have is just the right thickness to prop up that wobbly table, .Only joking. Great read .When is volume 2 coming out?.
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    And you a follower of hounds ,shame on you Thomas. The master shall hear of this . :ph34r:
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    Nell- some skin disorders are a side effect or symptom of something else internal.Like its been said ,try changing her diet to a lower protein or maize free food .Did the baldness coincide with her first heat ? Could be hormonal imbalance.Is she picked on by others as stress can also cause hair loss in many mammals, us included.Change the bedding type but use nothing dusty.If shes not bothered by it then its unlikely to be parasitic. Ps The vet plan diet has a similar conterpart called canine i/d made by Hills.This is a tinned food with no additives or preservatives with a protein content of
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    Top lot look a bit finchy but the nest is not lined properly for a finch.Number 4 looks like a garden warbler mate.
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    Can I have the jills on a months trial -tommorrow. Only then will I take the lot at 2 days old .Only joking mate .If your still stuck at weaning give me a pm .
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    Some beautiful countryside there mate.Quality day out by the sounds of it.
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    Nice answer mate .The dog needing the electrolyte is on the point of exaustion or past it .Know when to stop running the dog and not push it as this is when accidents happen..Energy boosts are in my opinion ,a bad idea too as they allow a dog to run through an injury.I think its best to let a dog run on natural reserves as he will pull up quicker when injured thus not damaging further .
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    Well said kye When are folk going to realise that all types of killing has some aspects of cruelty involved in it.If the person who is using the trap,snare,terrier,lurcher or what ever, is ok with there personal methods then thats fine by me. Nature in itself is unbelievably cruel,the world is cruel and people are cruel.I try my best to keep the suffering to minimum while using traps and snares but there is a certain amount of cruelty involved. The statement at the offset of this thread by Tomo that "we are all glad of the *** of leg hold traps etc" is quite ignorent.Do people on this site
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    Has Millt been caught with his pants down then?
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    Your a lucky man mik.
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