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Stabs

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  1. One of my neighbours is an old boy who races gryehounds and he keeps a few that he runs at the huge numbers of hares that we have local to us. Actually, that's not quite right as "the man" has just built a dual carriageway through our coursing ground. Anyway, he gets his charges out in the field and runs pretty much the same quarry as I do. His dogs do fine although on occasion he carries his off the field, whereas I walk mine off. We run very, very rough ground so it's not surprising they suffer with their feet a bit
  2. Australia Roberto....grey, drizzly and chilly Australia
  3. Good to hear Tiff We're in winter here now and the season is in full swing so we're out every night and I couldn't tell you how much ground we cover. I still jog a fair bit even though my knees are crying out for me to stop. Did a half marathon a couple of days ago and the dogs don't even bat an eyelid. I've run a couple of marathons with them and it's never a drama. Interesting feeding regime you guys have there too. We get free kibble (Hills Science Plan, Eukanueba etc etc) and we just give it away to pet dog owners that we know. I feed flesh and bone and buy in mutton for the extra fa
  4. I enjoyed that. Did you write that one?
  5. Best of luck with the barn hunting NobleB. Nice to see some unusual breeds being utilised in the field. I remember reading about the Boston Bulldogs on Molosserworld many years ago. Take plenty of pics when you start them hunting as I'd love to know how they went.
  6. This dirty old bugger used to eat them whenever he got the chance
  7. CMW with that one I think Whin, if you're interested, by all means PM me.
  8. Thanks big fella...you got any in the pipeline? I'm still waiting for "Coursing on the Fens with Schutzhund GSDs"
  9. Still looking for some more articles
  10. I always intended to breed my old Nell to a terrier, just for myself. She worked to a standard that I was happy with, although some places were off limits due to her size, being 24lb and 16". Very useful old girl she was, but she already had a dash of terrier in her a few generations back.
  11. You've got to watch out for those hard-line militant gingers...you know, the ones with the beards Richard Stilgoe, Boris Becker.....van Gogh types....they're taking over whole areas of some estates. It's getting so as no brown-haired person can walk the streets safely in some parts of Luton.
  12. Used to use a couple of bulls.....good laugh but I never suffered a bad back from heavy game carrier
  13. Swimming is part of hunting here at certain times of the year, but I have to swim too as everywhere is flooded Duck hunting was a regular past-time for me when I kept a few terriers about the place...daytime and night. Great sport.
  14. I've got bugger all experience of Saluki blooded dogs, but does the legendary stamina in these dogs which shows in their runs over distance on big land, lend itself to stamina in terms of a quicker recovery rate - so more runs in the dog than a non-Saluki blooded dog? Surely that would be benficial even for small fields? The coursing I do is scrub and school fields and we do a lot better with my mongrels in the scrub
  15. I used one as a gundog in the field for years....great to see someone harenessing that drive and intelligence
  16. Thanks very much for yours Maltenby. That was a winner
  17. It's time to tell those tales....I love reading about all genuine lads tales, be they written in Geordie, Scouse, Brum...I don't care. It's not about the quality of the writing, it's about the content and enthusiasm of the writer. We can't all be Thomas Hardy but that doesn't matter. If any of you have the slightest inclination, then please consider it. And PM me if you are interested.
  18. Some of you good hunting folk out there might have the odd hour to yourselves now that the summer is here? Ever thought of putting pen to paper and writing about your exploits? Jotting down a few thoughts about a day out? Expounding on your opinions about anything from breeds, to crossings, particular sports, a bit of history or even thoughts for the future? If there are any of you out there that are budding writers or if you've got some articles tucked away already, could you please PM me? Don't be shy now. Many thanks.
  19. 1988 Vauxhall Nova 1.2...can't remember the name of it, but it was the posh version....it had a rear windscreen wiper
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