Bit of ratting

[fireman 10,932]

Had a day out with a chap(patterdale 88)and his lady for a bit of ratting,a few mates came along and between us we had a right pick and mix of terriers.We arrived and set out for the first set of holes only for one of the smokers to stop working after 30 seconds ,not usally a problem seeing as we had 2 with us but for the amount of holes there were this was a problem.Anyway we set to a muck heap and the dogs were soon marking a few holes so out with the spades and a few rats were caught to start the bag off,the lad who invited us had out 2 young pat pups who were out for the first time and they soon got the hang of it and got stuck right in .We moved onto a slurry pit which had dozens of holes around the edges and the dogs were marking a warren under a water tank on the edge,we smoked it for a bit then a few bolted and were cleared up by the dogs.The lack of another smoker was hindering us but we stuck to it as best we could,onto a small hedge row had the dogs marking again and the spade was used to find a couple more rats for the dogs.Onto a haybarn where the dogs again marked a couple of bales out on there own and the dogs pulled a few from here first then a front loader was used to pull them over and a few more rats that had thought they'd made it safe went into the bag,we then moved to the pig field where we rolled a few bales and accounted for a few more and had a couple out of a pile of earth also.Did expect to get a few more than we did and would have done so with another smoker as there were a few places we didn't try due to the amount of rat holes and only one smoker.A grand day was had by all and a big thanks goes out to patterdale 88 for the invite and a big thanks to his lady for the cuppa's for us all afterwards,a couple of eod pics and sorry about the pic quality as my camera it seems was playing the same game as my non working smoker .For the record 34 adult rats and 4 greys and some of them were big old buggers for sure

[terrier s 123]

looks like use had a good bit of sport and fun there lads

[goldfinch2007 2,332]

a good day out fireman.ratting is always good craic

[hendon ratter 3]

good going there fireman, keep up the good work mate

[brendy73 12]

HATE THE RATS ,LUV TE CRAIG KEEP IT UP

[brendy73 12]

HATE TE RATS , LUV TE CRAIG KEEP IT UP LAD

[dazbo 15]

nice pack you got there mate well done and keep at em

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Nice day out

looks like a line out from shameless

[willum 89]

yeah a big shout out to patterdalee88 and his mrs for a cracking day out and a good old welcome cupa at the end of it . best bit of the day has got to have been pat88 trying to dive on a escapee lol por ol chap arse over tit . and his sexually frustrated pat pup that must have molested every dog there. gota take me dog to a shrink now he is troumertised. thanks again roll next time.

[willum 89]

and a big thanks to fireman for giving me an early bath through my window on the way home still cleaning mudy water from me face.

[fireman 10,932]

Even a good old muddy puddle has it's uses ,forgot about him doing that slide tackle with forward roll .

[willum 89]

i know they say mud does wanders for your skin ?? you could just see the pore lad going as he got closer to the rat it was going going gone man down chaps was chuffed with the pup didnt take long for her to switch on on her first time out.

[paulk73 151]

some big old brutes there lads.

[marky b 309]

some good looking dogs there lads and a good bit of sport

[caterpiller 10]

Well done some Big Un's there Mate