Dig this morning

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Had a mate ring me to say that charlie was klling a bit round a pen they have and could i check the earths locally .Well the only place worth doing is an old sette and i mean old ,no sign of its previous occupants at all.Stinking of fox and a nice amount of padding too.Netted what we could and stopped the rest.Entered dog,a rough coated black bitch of 5 years old and a bitch i like to dig to. Stood back and listened .It was a good while before the baying started up as it covered roughly 50 square feet and a mark of 1.1 was got, away from trees ,ideal .There was a entrance just in front the dig that went in shallow and as we were at 1.1 ,i thought no more of it and anyway there was a net on it!

Got to the dog singing well and lifted her to find nothing .No need to question the dog as shes never let us down yet but something wasnt quite right .Dog in again and charlie flashed out the netted hole ,flipped it and ran .Not a net i set but no consilation mind .A further excavation revealed a vertical tube into the 1.1 level and joined to the shallow entrance !.Charlie had scrambled up here when the dog was lifted and bidded his time to bolt .You never stop learning in this game which is the reason i love it .Could of peppered his ass but never raised the gun .

Apologies for pics as it was a dark wood !

[Guest porterlord]

better look next time bud kill the basterds

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

See youve done a bit

[lavrockhall 2]

You can,t win them all,thanks for sharing ATB lavrock

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Ageed mate ,just a good job the shooting tenant wasnt there to see the fiasco .lol.

Just to add that the fox was blocking the daylight from lighting up the dig ,before anyone questions this !

Edited December 27, 2009 by foxdropper

[Running 7]

cunning b***%*d got away what do you think it did doubled up behind the dog to escape?

thanks for sharring

[fensaluki 35]

Never mind fella,As long as you get home safely with your dogs in good health its got to be a good day hey?

And you know you've still got him to get yet so happydays.

ATB

[rizla1 122]

never mind mate cant win them all, sounds like the dog done his part tho you must be pleased with that

[Cleanspade 3,322]

thats what makes terrierwork a challange.. there's allways another day

[liamdelaney 2,587]

I pulled one out one time caught him wrong just before he bit me let him go.He ran across the field and three guns missed him.

[irish lassie09 7]

hard luck foxdropper he'll be there for another day

[darrell jnr 16]

unlucky foxdropper like you said good job landowner were,nt there..always another day eh fella..yis..darrell.

[josh! 0]

sounds like you had a bad day day. nightmare about it slipping the net, fancy that...... i really like the rough coated bitch glad you have finnaly got some good dogs back in stock.

[chrissy32 13]

good honest post foxdropper,been in similar earth myself a few years back, one fox bolted,and dog had the other caught by the hind leg, good terrier men can read there dog like a book, foxes get in and out of places that make ye scratch your head

like p***y said a good honest post

the little bitch did the bizz every body wants them all

atb chris

[hogs head 19]

well done lads dogs worked well get the prick next time