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I wasn't aiming to sell you any!! Just wondered what breed you have in the UK?

What breed of quail? There are big covies of wild Californian quail around here (Washington State). Get really tame in the winter.

Welcome. Used to course in Wyoming with a guy who was from Argentina. Had some nice hotblood greyhounds. He said he coursed hares in Argentina. Any information on hare coursing on the Pampas??

Hi Rhoderick, yes Ive bought from them many times, even visited there stores in Kansas and chicago, there as big as a b&q, the gear is brilliant made for the real hunters like the yanks getting into the hills for days in all extremes. ive bought there own brand gear scentlock and numerous items always read the reviews and never gone wrong, you do get hit by the taxes but seriously by the time youve got it home its worth it, still cheaper than the equivalents here, anyway have a dabble what you got to lose a few quid if your not 100% happy, Ive never been dissapointed. G. very good gea

thr made for the job .. like pliers the rivet goe`s in at the same time as you make the hole ... I use an electric soldering iron to put holes in plastic collars. That way they don't fray. Or you can also just heat up a nail!

I take it these are cultivated?

[ A good working whippet would do what you want. Make sure it is from field coursing/racing lines. Quite a lot of mine have gone to that kind of home. Honestly just to run squirrels and rabbits, a dog that can take out a coyote is too big, but a beddiex with the spirit to want to take out the coyote is just right.

How long do they live? A lot of US Deerhounds seem to die very young. Here's one of my old dogs. Taken about 20 years ago. He lived to fourteen.

GET THE WHIPPETS ON EM MATE.. I'll let you know when we get one treed! I know the silly f..ing whippets would give it a go!

It's getting to be a regular sight. Usually just one and in the early morning on a road kill deer. The Yakima Indian reservation is only a few miles away and the Indians won't let non-tribal people hunt on the Res. so the cougars always have somewhere to lay up undisturbed.

Five together? Heck of a litter. I'd guess it could be a mother and four of last years cubs. Don't know enough about them to be sure. A bunch like that would be devastating to the local deer and elk population.

Yes you can hunt them in season and only in some areas. In this State Washington and across the river in Oregon the Antis put a stop to hound hunting a few years ago,but lions or cougar are getting so plentiful and not afraid of man that hunting with hounds is now allowed in this area. It's legal in a lot of other states. UpHillDoc the man to ask.

Hey Doc. Better bring those hounds over this way. Picture taken just across the river from us. One seen in town last week. Looking over a keep fit walker. I hope she was an Anti! The hiker must have been too skinny because the lion just walked on by!! Can't think why there are not many deer around?

==================================================== I don't think we have a legal season in WA yet. Could be wrong. I see stories all the time of wolves killing hounds. The outcome of an encounter with 'Yote dogs will probably depend on if you run into a single or a pack. Good luck. Hope you don't get wiped out!!!! If you have 500 Elk around I'll bet the calf crop will suffer badly. Got room for one old passenger one of these days?

How long have you had wolves around Doc? I think I saw one here a few weeks ago. Didn't think they had got this far, but I know there are two active packs in WA. The conservationers are aiming for seven. They could have worked down the Yakima Indian Res.