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Had an interest in hunting from an early age I remember running around the fens with a home made bow and arrow must have been about 8. Never hit any thing mind. Then we moved to wales and the old chap across the road had ferrets and showed me how to snare rabbits. So I started setting a few snares for rabbit and fox and some fenns for mink. Used to have a little trap line I walked every day thought I was davey crockett Also trapped a few mole 5p a skin if I remember correctly Got my first ferret followed by my first terrier. That little dog taught me a hell of a lot and we grew up together
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If she legs when she hits a scent I suspect not sounds like a promising worker if you can get a handle on her. Not easy I know. As a kid my cousins Jack Russell used to have a working range of about 2 fields made me chuckle because mine stayed with in a 100 yards unless he hit a scent then he just followed it too its conclusion. Only way I could get him off the scent if he was heading for trouble was to shout rabbit and point in the other direction then he would coming legging it back. Never forget the disgusted look he used to give me when he twigged I had lied
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This is a good read tc http://www.anglersbookcase.com/ Made up of various articles from the magazine. More than welcome to have a lend next time I see you
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As soon as possible now is the time if it was me
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Good for you great times ahead
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Well going by this http://www.agouti-nets.co.uk/product/41-500g-green-long-net-twine bottle green polyester makes approx 45 yards at 14 meshes so 3 of them @ 9 quid to round it off which gives ample to spare to start the next one £27 a roll of nylon for your top and bottom lines say £10 a roll of purse net twine for your selvedge £10 some postage ball park £10 and cut some hazel for you pegs for free Then need to sort your end pins £10-15 so £60-70 give or take for a 50 yard rigged net or maybe cut down and make a nice 25 yarder if funds are tight or what ever lengt
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Surprising how it mounts up if you just do a bit when ever you fancy. That was how I started my 50 yarder but then with some time off over Christmas I made some impact on it. So I then got really enthusiastic and committed to doing 2 yards a day. One before leaving for work and one in the evening. Had it finished in no time then but it did become a bit of a chore when I started that approach. Chuffed when it was done and I hung it in the shed then one night had a panic attack and thought there could be a big fat mouse gnawing his way through it so now its hung in the bed room
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That looks superb job but I would be careful with any thing they can move. Surprising what they can shove about once they get going. Just in case they get in bother
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No you don't need one but you can read about one here http://www.masterhunter.co.uk/fast%20set.htm or just look through this long netting section plenty of info Terry
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Cracking pup you can see the I am going run you ragged look in its eyes all ready
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I have ran around the the fields in this neck of the woods since I was 11 which is 33 years ago and I have never seen one. Until a couple of years ago I was out on my cycle on the back roads one evening. I got to the brow of a hill and I slumped over the bars getting my breath back . As I crested the hill I saw a big black cat but a hell of a lot bigger than you average cat it had pointed ears a stumpy tail. It didn't act like your average moggy and saunter down the road for a few yards before hitting the cover. It turned saw me and was gone in a second into the pinewoods. I didn't imagine i
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I do one patch of land that has a cycle path running through it. People walk their dogs there even in the night. One night I had the net running along the side of the path and a young couple came round the corner of the path just as I was starting the bant. I could not make out what they were saying but could hear something. Next thing I kicked a rabbit that was squatting and it headed for home, it hit the net behind them and started squealing, the woman screamed and they both started running like hell down the path. TC would love to have been there just as well it wasn't a har
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The good thing about netting is it can be completed in total darkness which I try to do. But some times I do use a torch to check my net so I can see if I cocked up setting the net and do better next time. It is a great feeling strolling along in the dark with a coat full of nets and a couple of rabbits and no one has a clue your there
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If you fancy a hare for pot and don't happen to own some majestic looking saluki cross whip out the gate net. Its on my to do list and in this neck of woods would require fair bit of time invested to suss what is going where. Certainly not easy
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So, Tell Us, What Are Ye All At In The Veg Garden?
terryd replied to JohnGalway's topic in Living Off The Land & Game Cooking
Thanks darbo I remember we grew purple broccoli as a kids an it tasted great. Would love to try it again I will get some seeds in -
So, Tell Us, What Are Ye All At In The Veg Garden?
terryd replied to JohnGalway's topic in Living Off The Land & Game Cooking
I was thinking of planting some purple sprouting broccoli but am right in thinking it would be ready to harvest late winter ? so thats quite long time to try and keep some thing pest free. Tried some cabbages once they looked great to start then seemed a bit nibbled and with in a couple of weeks just stalks left -
lol sorry to throw a spanner in works
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Just seemed a bit extravagant to me when you think of the good that amount of money would have made lobbed in the direction of the nhs or where ever else to save a few lives
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Great little recipe thanks for taking the time to do it will definitely give that a go
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Sickening you can see the suffering in the poor dogs eyes. Just sent them a fiver ( paypal@hoperescue.org.uk ) only a drop in the ocean but its some thing
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Great feeling that sounds promising for sure
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For Sale The Last Few Bits Of My Ferreting Gear For Sale Pics Added
terryd replied to cocker's topic in Ferreting Equipment
Bloody hell cracking setup good luck with the sale -
I would also get a bottle of ferret formula which they love just to use now and again. Mine have a run around the yard every couple of days at least even if its only a few minutes and they run to me when I call them now. All 3 I can just to let them nibble my hand in play good as gold. Makes ferreting much more enjoyable too no skulking or messing about
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Get close and or get in between the rabbit and home so dog has plenty of time to see it running towards you
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The bulk of the people who are going to view one of them groups are either hunters or anti's so people who all ready have an opinion any way. Then a handful of people just having a nose and don't have an opinion on it and are not fussed one way or the other at least not enough to make the effort of voting for any thing. Also there first impression on the group are they will most likely think they are just nuts. All these people are doing are trying to make them selves feel good and giving them selves a little power trip in there own eyes when really they just look sad and stupid. It is offens
