a good frost

[robert michem 314]

add a trip yes,day,, crisp morning 4 below when started,, the dogs worked well getting the odd rabbit up, and the ferreting went well we got 71 ,,no sign of young in these, all being well out tomorrow,, make the most of this frost,,,

Edited January 15, 2012 by robert michem

[whin 463]

great day 71 mate years since we had big days like that but had them ,more open land here but just as testing , or more , how much did you pay to get back on lol

[FUJI 17,328]

Good stuff Jim..i bet you were freezing your bollox off up there lol..cracking haul. ATB Andy.

[whin 463]

bet they have jackets on them pity you couldnt do nothing with the old coney fur , slippers and linings lol

[robert michem 314]

a brace of phesants,, and a chinky,,,whin,, all being well out tomz,,, down to peterbourgh,way, dowt we will get them num,s

[robert michem 314]

andy it was better than a summers day,, im not 1 for being rapt up,,at times ,add a tee shirt on when digging,, not a ounce of wind a perfect day,,,,,

[whin 463]

cant beat it , a few good jukels we were supposed to grace some open land but 4 belo up in the cold north , ever since going to usa and being out with trappers furs a commodity get a chinky jacket made with rabbit lining lol , had a davey crocket hat never been the same since i put it on lol, pisses me of this country with fur bearing animals , any way praying for a bit cloud cover

[robert michem 314]

what i av noticed whin the jackets look 5 time to big for the rabbit, up the north area we go,, add just under a 100 localish to me in the last week a far better rabbit meat wise jacket wise,,,they seem to be built like a athlete round here,, the butcher soon has he picks them up can tell me were they have come from,,, north or local,,

[bunnykiller 0]

Good going mate and some cracking pictures atb.

[Moll. 1,770]

Was the ground thawed out Jim? Be hard work digging if not.

Just been out to check the mole traps here. A waste of time, ground is like bell metal.

[whin 463]

had some [bANNED TEXT] days up in the hill,s always better qaulity than rabbits round made up ground old warrener i new he called them heavy land rabbits round your way and up on the hill light land rabbits , , hills have always produced good bunnies more fat , had some days a foot plus before we broke through perma frost winter 93 had a few freinds from yorkshire d slieght ian clay he passd away we had 6 weeks of hard frost , perma was 18 inches down we fereted the woods and some heavier less frost areas ,etc last time i took a few pics of game lined up for earth dog running dog ,mag ,great sport up in these areas good grass not many foot injuries etc , make a mediocre dog look good , these areas grasss and nice pasture ,

[robert michem 314]

the ground was not to bad molly y,ou have a moss typ, cover on the feilds,, but the argo cat, wud not have it,,throttle was froze solid, took till dinner till the sun got to it,,,no dowt today after 1more nite of frost,, it will be getting harder, going to,,leave snipe at home tomoz,,

Edited January 15, 2012 by robert michem

[whin 463]

take the blow torch heat the argo up lol ,cant beat land like that for the rabbs , you see many hares up there or roe lyig out on the hill or odd fox

[Moll. 1,770]

Aye no thawing even in the sun here today.

 

The old boy still doing good i see. Will be a sad day when there are no photos of him on here, so keep em coming

[Ginny Spinner 455]

Good stuff Jim. Do you bolt them all to the dogs or do you net up aswel?