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    DOGS STOLEN

    mick20 replied to brookie's topic in Lost and Found

    good on you for sticking at this mate, hope you get it sorted
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    just about to start trimming bush

    1. long dogs

      long dogs

      what strain is it

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      mick20

      it's the wife's

       

    3. Lab

      Lab

      close with the hedge trimmer then for a nice even finish....;-)

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    Hello and welcome from a fellow inhabitant of God's own county - Consett. ATB Mick
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    Got to agree with socks, great bit of kit, been using it for a couple of seasons and find it very accurate at locating collar( even when ferret has managed to slip it off )
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    bbq firing up and ice in the Bulmers, life is kind at the mo

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      ferretess

      Snap but Bulmers pear cider for me, spare ribs and bbq chicken and burgers just about to go on once the bbq is nice and hot

    2. mick20

      mick20

      great minds think alike

       

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    Mmmmmmm Bulmers and ice going down a treat

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    pheasant rearing

    mick20 replied to a topic in General Talk

    Used to do it many moons ago. Your photos bring back some good memories. ATB with the chicks. Mick
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    Hope to get there Monday too, work permitting!
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    Not in those slippers she won't
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    Have you had them long, maybe they weren't handled enough when they were kits. Keep handling them regularly and they will soon come round. Try handling them after they have fed, i find they are a bit more lethargic with a full belly (sometimes) . ATB Mick
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    I like upstream nymphing for grayling using czech nymphs or a green hotspot shrimp,using a partridge and orange fished across the flow has worked for me too, if the river is deep or fast flowing then i would use weighted versions of these. Also a grey duster (tied parachute style) is a good dry fly i find. When going for brownies, in a river, i have used many many flies but tend to have my favourites; dry flies- gold ribbed hare's ear (parachute), sherry spinner, grey duster. Wet flies- mallard and claret, pheasant tail nymph. If i were fishing a river for the first time i would probably star
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    Just a word of caution regarding you wanting a .17HMR for fox control. Firearms officers in our area don't consider it a fox round. I'd go for the .22. As already stated you will not be granted .243 on that permission mate. Happy hunting. ATB Mick
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    Hi Rob, Me and a mate fished up Sutherland 3-4 years ago and it was fantastic . We stayed in a B&B the first night in Lochinver and got some local info before setting out(invaluable). Some lochs have a boat on and cheap to hire. We fished a couple of lochs up in the mountains, staying overnight at both, as well as the local river, for wild brownies. Tackle used was; Orvis 9'-0" 5 weight rod with matching reel and floating line. this was ideal for both river and loch. We took hundreds of flies of all different sorts; wet, dry, large small, ones specific to loch fishing and lures, you n
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    NDT Technician
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    Had quotes from two different vets around our way for hob vasectomy - £45 both quotes, got to be happy with that
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    Mainly dried all-in-one ferret food with the odd pigeon and rabbit thrown in
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    Hi Liam and :welcomeani: to THL. I am also into ferreting/shooting and also live in Co. Durham ATB Mick
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    homepage.ntlworld.com/ferreter/​workinginfo.htm Try a look here mate.
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    homepage.ntlworld.com/ferreter/​workinginfo.htm Try a look here mate.
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    If possible take someone experienced at ferreting with you
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    Robin/Songbird seed mix for general population with sultanas and raisins thrown in for Blackbirds. Nuts for the various tits, Niger for the Goldfinches and black sunflower seeds for Greenfinches. Water for all. Oh yes and nowt left to buy a pint
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    I started sit/stay when feeding my spaniel and when he had grasped the idea that he got his food after staying put, i moved the sit/stay out in to the field. The spaniel i have at the moment is a rescue dog, so i know where you are coming from with training a nervous/timid dog. The sit/stay technique i used was to, sit him down using the raised hand,palm facing the dog and command sit. Then take five steps back from him and repeat the command and hand signal. Once he was happy with this the next step was to walk around him keeping the same distance away and continually enforcing the hand and
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    Hi Bigthug87, you say that you have done very little with her, have you sorted the basics: sit/stay and recall? These need to be done before moving on to retrieve. Just my view. ATB with her. Mick
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    I agree with most of the above replies, KC registration is certainly not the first thing i would be asking about when looking to buy a dog. Dam and Sire's ability in the field and general health are more important imho. PS how is the ferreting going? ATB Mick
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    3 year in pleasley.............. feck thats worse than prison thats true nowhere worse than pleasley lol new houghton comes to mind. Nowt wrong with huffen where men are men and women are aye it was one women in particular that put me off the place.when i was a shy 16 year old doing my first job .home deliveries.im now 45 dont think i been back down them streets since.tell you what though when you drive down chesterfield road into pleasley its i right state with the houses on the left.i like shirebrook though.often go down to market on wednesday when im not a
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