Tug
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You should try crossing a busy road with your shoelaces tied together first. As Rake would say "get tae f*ck"
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They were hard won bunnies. Started at 08.30 and pulled the last net up as it was going dark. Number 10 was a dig, even though my hob came up at the sound of digging I wanted double figures so carried on with the spade!
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After a previous visit got called off last minute, I'd been itching to get back onto this place. My mate shoots large parts of it, but can't shoot too close to the heart of the permission as it is used for horse livery and it's a condition of him being there. With all the heavy rain the buries where the most activity is were underwater due to a pond topping out so we had to move onto another bit which is a 150yard conifer hedge on top of an earth embankment. The earth embankment is artificially created, and is mostly topsoil so it's heaven for the rabbits. We netted the whole length, getting
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Well whoever told you to try it, ignore everything else they tell you.
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Complicated? Once you've mastered it, try opening a packet of biscuits for a real challenge.
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Bold statement... One I'll stand by. I'll happily show anyone how to use it properly, and I'm yet to meet anyone with a brain that can't use one.
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Liam can be hard to get hold of, but when you do get hold of him I've found him to be a decent chap and the long nets I got off him are fantastic quality.
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Right on the end, then you can feel exactly when you break through into a void.
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I has it's place, but it's useless on deep digs. It's hard to lift out earth/sand because of the small head and shallow angle. I've always got mine in the boot in case we have some tight digs, along with a short roughneck. The spade that gets carried and used most is the bulldog GS/2 which is modelled on the old army "general service" spade. Got mine from toolstation, £30
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It doesn't need to be too much wider, just enough to stop drag on the bar.
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Weld a ball or nut on the end, so it pushes a larger hole through than the bar. This makes it easier to feel when you pop through the tube because the ground doesn't hold the bar.
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Toolstation, £30 http://www.toolstation.com/m/part.html?p=71899
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Bulldog GS2 shovel, perfect all rounder.
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Only simple people struggle to use the MK3, and the magnets make it even easier to use (no fumbling with batteries with cold hands)
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Based on daylight not temperature, so that's not an issue.
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Don't cut it in half though, mine love to get inside and sleep in it.
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Because its easier to clean when they smear shit up the wall as they are occasionally inclined to do. Plus it's easier to disinfect during a deep clean, and the paint doesn't lift off with moisture.
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I'd go for a pair of dickies work trousers, topped with a pair of wax leggings or over trousers.
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I used garage floor paint, very hardwearing. There's a place near us that does clearance lines through it's trade counter so cost me £6 for two tins!
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A forum search will bring up all the related threads.
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I've been thinking of how to combine mine, I was thinking more along the lines of a bag that drops in to catch the net, with ties at the top to bind the poles. That way I can drop a second set of nets in without any issue...
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I use a lad called Dan, he's a bit slow but he can carry loads of heavy kit.
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put a couple socks over the bottles ,...lot less hastle The first thing to freeze is the spout, as steel is an excellent conductor of temperature. It's pointless covering the bottle if the ferrets can't get to the unfrozen water because the ball is stuck and the spout is crammed with ice. I've got a second set of bottles which I keep in the house. They get swapped before work, after work and before bed. Considering they only cost a couple of quid it's a no-brainer.
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It also depends on who catches you. If our old keeper caught you poaching on our estate in his heyday, be it fur or feather, it would cost you a bloody good hiding and all of your gear. These days the approach is usually of a more legal nature.
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I've got different coloured collars, no need for pen It also means that I can tell the difference between which of my ferrets pop up to the surface when I've got more than one under
