Ideation 8,216 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 My usual partner in crime couldn't make it today, and my misses was over, so me and her just took the dog and one of the jills out for a quick mooch this morning. Decided to go and put the dog through a bit of a long gully / ditch, where the cover is still stupid for this time of year. The weather was crazy, t-shirt weather, new buds on the greenery and insects acting like it was spring. Anyway, there was pretty much nothing to ground, and little would go to ground, the rabbits prefering to give the dog the run around up and down the ditches, where the cover was too thick for him to get on top of them. Some went to ground in places i couldn't get into, and i wasn't in the mood for serious cover bashing today. Managed to get two to ground, both of which were evicted by the little jill. One went into a small set i have done a few times before, and have always thought was pretty shallow, but when the jill went down, she went off the box, so it shows you how things below ground can be very different to what they appear above. Anyway, ended the walk with a couple of rabbits in the bag and four miscellaneous that didn't quite make it out of the ditch before the mutt snapped them up. So not a bad mixed bag for a short walk. Dog was shattered from bashing back and forth up and down the ditches in the heat, could have sworn it was june to look at him! Quote Link to post
ferret110 27 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Good result mate Quote Link to post
johnny boy68 11,726 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 You mean I wasn't there to crawl through all the cover. Glad you got out mate...........sorry for letting you down. Quote Link to post
darbo 4,776 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 a very nice bag.well done that dog. Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 You mean I wasn't there to crawl through all the cover. Glad you got out mate...........sorry for letting you down. Something like that mate. I'm just too tall I had a quick look at the edge of the main maize, but left it, went over to that ditch by the other maize, and had a look in the gully. A good few about above ground. Had a nice walk, but it wasn't really a days ferreting, doesn't have the same feeling without you and the crocodile! Looking forward to next Sunday I think my old man wants to come, keeps 'mentioning' how he fancies a days ferreting again. Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Good going especialy the pheasants for the dog nailing four. Quote Link to post
johnny boy68 11,726 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Good going especialy the pheasants for the dog nailing four. That whippet of Jai's is a great little dog on the birds Del. Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Nice one Jai I thought this thread wis aboot me,, till ah noticed the wrong spellin 1 Quote Link to post
trigger2 3,146 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 nice one jai. Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Good going especialy the pheasants for the dog nailing four. Cheers mate It was the right situation for them mate, a ditch with cover too thick to fly out of quick, and a good fence and hedge one side of it, and a big number of birds. Didn't really want him nailing that many where we were, but these things happen Quote Link to post
simonrocco 175 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 well done pal not a bad walk out Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Good going especialy the pheasants for the dog nailing four. That whippet of Jai's is a great little dog on the birds Del. Funny you say that johnny seen a few whippets that were red hot on feather i hope the springer x whippets my mate has bred as well has been good bushing dogs are good at pegging birds.atb dell Quote Link to post
malc1 544 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 well done jay you could of done with a nice little terrier in that ditch it was warm today we went for a long walk in the woods today dog were red hot o were are you off to next sunday then anywere exciting atb malc and lee Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted November 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Cheers guys Finn caught another nice cock bird on a walk this eve. He's getting the technique well now Malc1 - Some foreign land mate. Quote Link to post
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