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There is defiantly a huge variance in individual dogs - the lurcher bitch is a funny f****r, but she was very easy to break to sheep. . . . . took about five mins. The whippet however wanted to kill EVERYTHING as a pup and took many hours of graft to get stock broken.
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I know what you mean, mines fine with sll stock but when sheep would turn and run shed be right behind it! I soon booted her for it now she looks (with interest) but she knows there off limits The problem we have, is that the dogs are often around sheep, out of sight of us. So they need to be 100%. I've watched that whippet hurdle sheep after quarry lol.
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Yer its the number one thing with all of mine. It really helps having sheep myself. I can start with lambs, and work up via a stubborn ewe with a lamb to boris the ram, if all else fails. The last isn't ideal, and i've never had to resort to it, but after seeing the hammering he has given the collie on occasion, i'm inclined to believe it'd sort most over zealous pups out!
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MAN UP!
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Its really handy mate, i've got three of the bottle lambs living in the garden, mostly in a pen, but quite often running free, and all of the dogs have access to mix with them, gives a good reminder that they are off limits. The whippet has taken to licking their faces to get the milk off their lips / nose lol. He's a greedy b*****d!
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Probably easier to hunt in a pen . . . . .
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Funnily enough my bitches grandfather was killed when on one boar, and another came in and spiked it and chewed him up!
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I'm probably going to get shot down for this and told I know nothing . . . . . But no type of pig is native to north america. Domestic pigs were introduced from Europe in the 1500's by the spanish and there has been a feral population since then. Eurasian / Russian wild boar were introduced around 1910, and some escaped etc, so there has been a wild population of those since that time. Both types freely interbreed (we have them here, called Iron Age Pigs), but true wild boar only come in one colour! Whereas the ferals and cross breeds (like the one in the picture above) come in a wid
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Having used and abused numerous quads I would say the best (in no particular order) are Honda, Yamaha and Can Am. Although the new Hondas are not what they were!
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I'm only going on what the people person the cider drinker told me Got to watch those cider drinkers. . . . .
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Aye like I said it's nice, and if going out looking for them it makes a lot of sense to kit the dogs up. Problem is it's not always an intentional catch so the dogs are not always wearing it, so as I said it's not 100% needed ie it's possible for a pair of dogs to do it I they know the score an not get hurt. And yes dogs that make contact but not dogs that are dumb enough to try to kill it, just get it under control. And yer probably not a typical collie x..... Might be a bit of sal in te one an a bit of deerhound in the other lol. Happy hunting.
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Deerman - I don't own a pistol but reckon it would be a neat way to stay within the law. And yes you can take them with two dogs, a commuted handler and a big knife. As far as I know up to about 120-150 kilos. Armour is nice but not 100% needed. The reason I respect them more than a stag is their intelligence. And you're right about the distance thing - they don't run very far, but then catching up to them isn't the issue. P.s it's not only bull x's, apparently a decent pair I collie lurchers can do the job, albeit both with a splash of bull.........
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Yer you can tell once she is on hot scent and once she has sighted it, and also when its been lost. Her wierdest bay is on fox, once sighted she screams her lungs out lol.
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A good deer dog should do both and be doing it regular. If it cant catch in forest then to me it would be worthless.Do you track them often with the teckle?? I agree. But I think a lot of people who have dogs that did them regular in the open, or on the lamp. . . . . . may of had a surprise when hunting them in the deep woods. The little hound is obsessed with them. She will find them, both to flush to the gun, and also to follow up on a shot one. She will happily go miles on them (think so far the furthest ive had her travel as the crow flies, was about 4 and a bit mile). . .
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Fairplay! Good job your taking that x-bow to france to do them, as I think shooting them with a bow here is illegal. Shame really. To be honest, I'm not sure why folk want to wrestle them with lurchers, a couple or three bayers and a pistol and bobs your mothers brother.
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I agree, although i'd suggest you need TWO sensible dogs that will catch and hold. . . . . reduces the risk of the dog getting bitten, and increases the chance of getting an initial grip without having a chunk taken out of it. . . . . . .
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Not even that little tyke of yours with the orange jacket? No. . . . she very sensibly stands a couple of feet off their nose baying like feck into their face. Only once back up arrives (in one form or another) will she jump in, and hang on for dear life. She has an advantage though, being small, she just bounces about without getting too hurt, and is hard to bite as she generally tucks into a ball and hangs on lol. . . . . although would you believe she has never once actually met a boar whilst wearing her sexy wee jacket lol. . . . . . so we've abandoned its use now. Obviosuly a
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Just something fast, tough and smart, whats in it is less important. But I think the ground we run would break a lot of peoples (and dogs) hearts. Big difference in catching stuff in a field or running into the open, and something you almost never see, that runs through the real thick forest. . . . . .
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Not sure shooting them with a crossbow is very fair lol. Rob - Lads have taken them with a couple of decent collie x's. . . . not to mention bull x's. But they are like no other quarry in the U.K, and the dogs know it. . . . . . and act accordingly, i'd say that a lof of dogs, even very game dogs, would think twicve before running into a good sized boar head on (which is usually the end they are facing). They stab, bite, crush, ram and stomp. And I know of at least two dogs that tried it single handed and that was the last thing they tried!!!! Edited to add - Anyone saying that
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Some of you lads will have a bit of a surprise when you manage to run into one And not a 50kg tiddler, but a proper boar lol.
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If you want to see a lot more photos, have a look at twitter - @1manandhisdogs
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A variety of prices from free to £70 an acre, depending on size of block, fencing, water, grass quality and location.
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Had a few pigs back from the butcher today. Most of it is sold already, but got a couple of half (or some 1/4) pigs for sale, and a pile of thick cut butchers sausages (available as regular or gluten free). Half pigs are priced at £100, which works out at £4 a kilo or less. Sausages are £5 a kilo, but willing to do a deal on a few kilos. Also got a pile of bits and bobs in the freezer that I want to clear out, only been frozen for a few weeks (less than a month), which i'm happy to do a deal on. Joints, chops, belly pork, sausages etc all available. Drop me a pm if you're intereste
