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    Must be those white ones.
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    Think I got it, mate. Get yourself one of those little cleats like they use to wrap the cord on a cheap roll-up blind. They're a miniature version of a boat cleat. You could even make a workable one by bending a piece of strap. ___ ..................................___ .....\________________/ Fasten it length-wise to the back end of the handle. Probably pop-rivets would be easiest. Pull your noose tight, wrap a few turns around the cleat, even a figure eight if you wanted to be fancy. Voila
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    Around here most farm and feed stores sell a "hog catcher" that looks real similar to what I built, except the cable routes through a narrower metal tube inside the outer tube. They put a rectangular washer-like bit of metal on the end that jams at an angle to lock the inner shaft once you pull it back. The problem it causes is the inner shaft is now sticking out 1' - 2' past the back of the pole. It's sometime hard to find room to work it inside a hole WITHOUT that extra length. Plus I'm a cheap b*****d. The hog catchers sell for $40 USD, I had the galvanized conduit left over from ru
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    Here's a set of instructions for building one. Pat used PVC conduit, I used galvanized for a little more heft. You could adjust the length of the handle and cable to suit your needs. Personally, I'd want my fingers a little further than 8" from a mink. Those little b*****ds have sharp teeth and are flexible enough to make a snake jealous. http://www.terrierman.com/snarepole2.htm For an immediate solution to your situation, try this - Once you've pulled the noose tight, fold the ends you're holding back over the handle keeping 'em tight to the back end, then grasp 'em under the
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    Got a pocket watch so I won't have to scrape the mud, that always seems to work its way over the top of the gloves while digging, off my wristwatch. Think the wife got tired of that excuse for being late for supper.
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    NEW England's a pretty big area, you might narrow it down a bit unless you really like driving. If you check this site, you might be able to follow some of the links to contacts close to home. http://www.yjrtn.com/index.html Good luck. Expect to follow some blind leads. There seems to be a lower percentage working them here than UK.
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    .25-06 is a 30-06 case necked down to .257. It was first developed around 1920 or so, and has had a fairly recent resurgence. It's designed to be an all-around caliber for anything from varmints - fox, coyote, etc - up to whitetail deer. My opinion is it's a hotter version of the .243 if your familiar with that caliber. It's a good flat shooter out to around 400 yds. If you hunt varmints for the pelts it tends to do a lot of damage with most bullets, and you might consider something less hot. If you're hunting varmints for pest control, it can make a marginal shot a stopper. Loade
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    Shoot the dog? :whistle: Seriously... There're several brands of "digestive aids" on the market that you can give your dog as treats that are supposed to make his stool taste bad to him. "Dis-taste" is one of them, "Deter" another; you can probably find others similar where ever you buy your dog supplies. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Some people swear that adding pineapple to a dog's food, or sprinkling unseasoned meat tenderizer on the food works. Again, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. The only thing I've found that works reasonably well is cleaning
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    I keep one in the bottom of my kit. Locked sideways, they make a decent enough scraper. Every once in a while they fill the gap between a yoho and a real shovel. The only time they're good for digging serious holes is when you have the added incentive of incoming rounds. 'Course then you can dig a decent hole with your fingernails. They also come in handy if you have to take a dump in the woods. :whistle:
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    Take a look at this same topic on the main Firearms/Shotguns forum. Slurp posted a similar question, I posted my opinion, and bullmastiff posted a good technical review.
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    OK... Think I got it. The pictures on the above link confirmed what I figured from the advice. Also found a link there under "working ferrets" to a set of instructions for making your own purse net. Not ready to try THAT, but the pictures clearly show how the rings come in to play. All this time I thought the rings were handles on the drawcord! Now it all makes sense. Thanks again guys. Lots of knowledge on this board, and glad you're willing to share it. I knew the answer was here if I could just figure out how to ask the question.
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    Word here is the LRT is much better than the Mk3. The BFs are good if size isn't an issue.
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    Thanks, all. It's becoming clearer now. Sometimes this Yank just has a thick head and has to read it and see it a few different ways. Left to my own devices, I might have been bouncing the fox back down the hole into the terrier! So you DON'T peg through the rings, just through the drawcord NEAR one of the rings, and the ring on the other side gets pushed lightly into the ground to help hold the net open until the fox hits it? The rings, then, are basically just weights to help hold it in place?
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    Another newbie question, but I can't find an answer in the archives or on the internet. The few directions I've found make it clear as mud. How do you rig a fox net? Obviously, you stretch it over a bolt hole. They appear to have rings, and the rings get staked into the ground. Does the net have a drawstring attached to the rings and draw tight when a fox hits it? If/when I order a few, will the use be fairly obvious? Thanks for any assistance.
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    'Cause it's my name? Seriously... I started on computer message boards etc when 1200 baud modems were industry standard and we needed to put as much information in as little bandwidth as possible. It carried over.
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    Only been here for a short time, came primarily for the working terrier forum, but sometimes check other forums when something catches my eye. I find it worthwhile and a decent source of information. Sure, there's plenty of bull thrown, and sometimes whizzin' contests, but no more than on most other sites. You ignore 'em to get the good stuff. This board seems one of the better ones for real useful information in the areas I'm interested, and runs a higher wheat:chaff ratio than many others. I've personally learned a lot.
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    He's a looker, TJ. And a hunter too from what's been shown. Said it before, if he ever needs a home...
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    My vote's with Ditch. Mine stay inside and sleep in the bed when we invite 'em, in the corner of the bedroom otherwise. Will admit though, just starting to evaluate the current ones as hunters. Keeping them outside was more popular in times past, supposed to make them tougher and hardier. My dad always kept the pets inside and the hunters outside. I've almost always kept mine indoors, and found that as long as they got plenty of outdoor time and exercise they didn't suffer as hunters. The key is making sure they get that outdoor time. Heck, if I spent all my time stretched out on the
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    I like the looks of that one myself. How tall is he?
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    tidy i use 3in one seems to work aswell I keep a 5 gal bucket half full of sand in the corner of the shed and pour a quart of cheap motor oil into the sand. Plunge the shovel, or any other digging tool, into the sand a couple times and it comes out scoured clean and nicely oiled.
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    Took the dogs out last night before bedtime. Oh no. Raining. Not again. Kept up 'til 4:00 a.m. before finally stopping. Sun came up, clouds cleared, looked like a fine day for hunting. After the obligatory coffee and motrin, fed the dogs, and fortified myself with a couple cinnamon rolls. Loaded the gear and dog in the truck, headed for a farm about 15 minutes away. Got there and shot the breeze for a while then spent an hour or so walking about a half mile of hedgerow. Found plenty of holes. Some even looked like they might have been used recently. But no
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    More likely spend most of its time hunting the next place to take a dump.
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    The Jack Russell/Shitzu cross is gaining in popularity, although very few people are familiar with it. The few people working with them are fond of telling those who are not familiar, "You don't know Jack Shitz." :11:
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    Keep the advice coming. I want to be sure all the bases are covered as much as possible. The theory is easy, applying it less so. If I have the answers to questions posted here, I hope to have them in the field as well. GWH - Know about the dangers of skunks and that this time of year is the most likely to find one at home. Got my vet on speed dial on the cell, and a copy of the best treatment for skunking in my bag. Plus one of the best vet emergency centers in the country < 1 hour further and on speed dial as well. I'll be hunting holes I've been watching for several years while
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    This is the one going out for the first time.
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