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    Yeah, and while I'm happy with mine I have several friends on this side with Russells that make her look like a piker.
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    I know several that hunt badgers here with terriers. Most of them are on here, and I'll give them a chance to weigh in and post some pictures. Otherwise, I'll track some down. Never heard of anyone hunting wolverines with any dogs. Not to say it can't be done, but wolverines are tough critters, essentially a weasel that can weigh up to 30 kg, and can back down a grizzly bear or a wolf. I wouldn't hunt 'em with any dog I've ever owned. To each his own though.
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    Like this one? Good and bad in all colors, just depends on how hard you look or how lucky you are. JMO
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    I own four s/s, two 20s and two 12s. One of each is choked full/modified and modified/improved. I love 'em and they're the first out of the cabinet. Nothing matches the lines, feel and handling of a s/s IMO. I sometimes get the dinosaur jokes as well. I tell 'em dinosaurs were the undisputed rulers of the earth for over 50 million years and it took a catastrophe of Biblical proportions to wipe 'em out, so I'm honored to be compared to 'em.
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    .30-06 Springfield definitely. Standard GI issue Ball ammunition. Got yourself a little piece of history there. Or someone dropped some military surplus more recently. Wouldn't try firing it though. It's probably safe to keep as is, or you could be fancy and pull the bullet, dump the powder, and pop the primer out to be completely safe.
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    Without a picture and better description, that's not much to go on. If I were to venture a guess though from the information you've given, you've found an old .30-06 Springfield round (7.62x63mm) from WWII. The rough dimensions are about right. The SL 43 headstamp probably means it was manufactured in the St. Louis, Missouri plant in 1943. I'm too lazy to post a picture of a .30-06 round, but if you Google it you'll find many pics and can compare. It's a very popular caliber on this side of the pond for deer and bear. Probably one of the most versatile calibers ever made, with
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    Amen!
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    We usually add one pack of Lipton Onion Soup mix, 1/4 cup water, and an egg to ground meat for burgers. Venison is particularly lean. Some folks like to grind a little beef suet or pork fat in with it for moisture and flavor. I prefer not, but to each his own.
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    The Chef's Choice model with the dual stages for sharpening puts a decent edge on a knife, but the angles are all wrong for subsequently touching it up with a stone. We have one the wife uses for her kitchen knives, but I won't use it on my field knives. I like to be able to keep 'em nice and sharp whether in the field for a few hours or a week at a time. Can't beat a quality stone for a good edge, and you can carry one in your kit.
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    Funny story... I grew up in a small coal mining town north of here where faggots (the meat lumps in gravy kind) were a standard item in most bars and meat markets. The bars had them simmering in beer. The mines changed shifts early in the afternoon and a lot of the guys stopped off on the way home for a drink and snack to hold them over until dinner. I ate a lot of faggots growing up. Dunked buttered bread in the gravy to get it all. But... I moved away from there, walked into a bar and asked, "Where can you find faggots around here?" It wasn't pretty. It's a lot funnier looking b
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    We're fortunate here in the US to have vast holdings of public lands at the national, state, and often local level. Each state sets its own rules for hunting in that particular state, some few hunting laws are at the national level. The national laws are pretty much limited to things like migratory birds and sea mammals that are also covered by international treaties. Generally speaking, most national forests and state forests are open to the public for hunting and fishing. Most national parks and state parks have at least areas that are open to hunting and fishing, although areas aroun
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    While Mr. Daniels and I go way back, I currently have a bottle of Tullamore Dew nestled safely under the seat of my truck in case I need to treat snakebite in the field. It's as smooth as Jimmy or Bush, and distilled in neutral territory so's to insult none when shared.
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    No problem, Gg. No offense taken. I know we have good ones and not so good ones over here. Hey... Maybe if they didn't look like russells or act like russells they weren't really russells in spite of what someone was calling them. How many legs does a dog have if you call its tail a leg?
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    Yeah. Not to start a whizzin' contest over US vs UK Russells, but I've seen quite a few people here working raccoon pretty successfully with US bred Russells. In fact, I know at least one guy in Ontario as well who takes a lot of raccoon and plenty of other quarry with his Russells. He also runs Borders, and last time we were hunting together I asked him which he preferred for 'coon. He told me, "Well the hides are worth more with the Russells." Never seen BC Russells, so can't comment on 'em. But I have seen some 9 pound dogs other places that'll do a fine job. I don't discount '
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    And here I was thinking this was a phenomena only happening on our side of the pond. Small world, big forces at work. Hope you have better luck than we're having.
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    Just to be curious... If you wanted a dog (of any breed) for a specific purpose, why would you buy it from someone you don't know based on the claims made in a newspaper or magazine advertisement? You wouldn't buy an automobile from a stranger without taking it for a test drive and having your mechanic check it out. You wouldn't buy a new pair of boots in a brand you've never used without trying them on. Why would you expect to be able to do anything different in dogs? I have two russells. I bought them as pets. One of them turned out to have a little ability to hunt which was an une
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    Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie?
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    Nice work, good looking dogs too. Especially like the Russell, white dogs are my weakness. How old is it?
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    They also give less than optimum accuracy in many rifles.
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    Clancy, Good on ya for looking into rescue, but as some have said - If you get a rescue you're taking your chances on whether it'll work or not. A pet is a pet, but you don't want to be dragging dogs in and out of rescue if you want one that works and the one you pick doesn't. If you want to have a better chance of getting a working lurcher you probably should get one that's been bred specifically for it. I know a few people here in the states running lurchers, and if you live in the area I think you do maybe even some that live near you. From a few of the dogs you've named in your
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    :wankerzo4: Frank, you need to get those guns back and go shooting again. I think you're suffering from gunpowder withdrawal.
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    Sounds a wonderful night, Ditch. And you CAN spin a good tale. Compliments and congratulations.
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    "We Were Soldiers" with Mel Gibson is the first one that springs to mind. Based on a battle at Ia Drang in VietNam.
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    Well an early welcome back to the east then. If you work terriers you'll find more opportunities in NC than Utah.
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    Welcome, Pops. What part of the USA you hail from?
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