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    Just back from a spot of ferreting by myself. I took all the time to try the hard holes and really consider myself as getting away lucky. As the old hunting men would say "when the buds are on the trees the bunnies are in the ground". Baby rabbits slipping through the nets on the last burrow and only an act that would do a World Cup goalie proud to get the ferret before she slipped down again brought the day to a close. That is me done, onto getting the Jill's served now. If you are thinking about going out the babies are here, think twice! But if you are offering a farmer se
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    Basically open is for any land you deem suitable and closed restricts you to the land police have deemed suitable. If you shoot other land from which you are granted on a closed licence and are stopped by the police they will take the rifle off ya.
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    It usually implies to centre fire rifles. Larger rifles for deer. Basically when someone applies for a deer rifle they get the ground inspected in which they intend to shoot. The police might just interview the farmer or already know of deer in the area and therefore having an understanding of the lay of the land, if there is sufficient hills to act as a backstop with no built up areas adding to greater risk then they grant a licence if they are happy. Now this is where the open or closed comes in. Usually if this is a first time application the police will grant the licence only t
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    I bet you have a ton of deer where you are! That's a powerful half cross! I know many lads want more greyhound, or more bull, or more wheaten but each to their own. How is he working for you?
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    That sounds like a great job! Do you ever come across the old work coated with arsenic? I think it arsenic, I near made the mistake of putting my hand on a stuffed wolverine which is considered toxic owned by a second cousin but thank god he came in with a cup of tea and a big "DONT DO THAT!!!!!!". Have you came across anything really really rare in your time?
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    I'm not to sure, not one of mine but they are making a big comeback in Ireland especially Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.
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    1. Badger 2. Rabbit 3. Wild boar (Co. Clare - Ireland) 4. Heron print and the bird is a Bittern. Call booms for over a mile 5. Deer bed 6. Hare bed or pocket 7. Fallow rub 8. Badger latrine and disturbance - sometimes the badger poo's in tiny pots dug into the ground Trees. 1. Beech, unmistakeable with the flat veined leaf, and each leaf barely overlaps the next. Great tasting nuts from these trees and magnetise all sorts of birds and mammals (rats to deer) where located. 2. Oak 3. Ash Berries. 1. Deadly nightshade - also called Be
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    The campaign reached me on facebook like wildfire so that says it all.
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    These are a few of the things I picked up as a child, asking a farmer for permission and him telling you to shoot from the oak tree in the corner or the the largest ash tree in a field looks terrible if you can't tell one from the other. The berries are always raided on a day out hunting in autumn but if you can beyond go blackberries then it only improves your experience and menu if hungry. The bird is just thrown in because I believe if you spot it in the field and know what it is from your friends on TheHuntinglife.com well it goes to show how strongly we take our countryside.
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    Which is edible and which is certain death? 1. 2.
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    This should be second nature, your oak tree from your ash trees.... 1. 2. 3.
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    Should be a warning sign... 8.
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    This might test a few to scratch their heads over what it is.... 7.
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    This is an easy one for some! 6.
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    A bit harder.... 5.
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    You have spotted this bird doing a boom call that carries for a mile it is not the bird which belongs to the footprint, but can you name it?
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    Getting a bit harder........
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    3.
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    For some of our younger generation with only a few years experience in the field I thought you might like to take a bash at naming some of the tracks you will be likely to find out in the field. Don't be embarrassed about getting it wrong, think about the weight of the animal also and the ground it's walking across. Just a bit of fun and experience. 1. 2.
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    I'd say whoever took him saw your campaign and got nervous. Suddenly they realised they had a dog which the country was looking out for!
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    Cuts to the feet every time? That is serious. I would try changing the ground you are walking him on or walk it yourself studying the ground for glass. If he is coming home biting his feet this is an entirely different matter and is a sign of a pup being walked through nettles although if fields are being limed or you are walking over waste ground leachate or acids may be the cause. Do you have a picture of the dogs feet? Are they being sliced (glass) deeply, grazed (grit and flint) or you wouldn't be running your dog on Tarmac a lot! Instead of running off the lead nothing beats r
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    It doesn't I assure you. It does not wag like a springer. Trust me on this.
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    GOOD MAN!
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    Hey J Darcy.......ya know what........I am struggling with that. Part of me wants to keep the Airedales all full bred. But another part of me would love to have a pup for life that is an Airedale lurcher. I have seen a cross before from a friend but the fact I have a 5 generation history from my own sire and I'm working several bitches from pups it would mean alot to me. I am not trying to re-invent a lurcher or find a new cross, but just get pups from two of my own dogs which I think alot off and have a few pups for those who want to work that type of lurcher in the future.
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    A quick word about the tail................. When I first got into Airedales I always wished ones that had their full tail had got them docked as pups and always felt they "looked better" docked. As time went on my whole thoughts on this have completely reversed. Nothing better than seeing that tail extend full when on scent and waving above the heather like a beacon. Airedales tails are white on the underside and stands out brilliantly in the dark heather. Having that big tail as a signal makes up for a breed that does not bay. A concept some people find hard to understand. An Ai
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