Black neck 15,872 Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 11 minutes ago, Franks dad said: Won’t be eating this either…. Ferrets will be happy though Is that corned beef Quote Link to post
Franks dad 857 Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 6 minutes ago, Black neck said: Is that corned beef Brined stein Quote Link to post
tatsblisters 9,466 Posted May 16 Report Share Posted May 16 Thinking about the Norfolk and Smithfeild lurchers did any one on hear meet Aubrey Fryer who was an advocate of these types back in the day and used to pen letters to the then shooting news. Quote Link to post
Black neck 15,872 Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 6 hours ago, tatsblisters said: Thinking about the Norfolk and Smithfeild lurchers did any one on hear meet Aubrey Fryer who was an advocate of these types back in the day and used to pen letters to the then shooting news. It was bri 1 Quote Link to post
OldPhil 5,656 Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 13 hours ago, tatsblisters said: Thinking about the Norfolk and Smithfeild lurchers did any one on hear meet Aubrey Fryer who was an advocate of these types back in the day and used to pen letters to the then shooting news. Hi Tats,.. yes, I've always been an avid enthusiast of the ancient types of Herding and Droving dogs... Accordingly,...back in the day,.. I went out of my way,....to travel around the UK and meet up with anyone who might give me some further education on these, much talked about canines... My visits were always interesting,....but in terms of enlightenment and genuine truth,. were frequently disappointing In answer to your question,...yes, I did meet Aubrey..... 1 Quote Link to post
tatsblisters 9,466 Posted May 17 Report Share Posted May 17 6 minutes ago, OldPhil said: Hi Tats,.. yes, I've always been an avid enthusiast of the ancient types of Herding and Droving dogs... Accordingly,...back in the day,.. I went out of my way,....to travel around the UK and meet up with anyone who might give me some further education on these, much talked about canines... My visits were always interesting,....but in terms of enlightenment and genuine truth,. were frequently disappointing In answer to your question,...yes, I did meet Aubrey..... Thanks Phil all the best. 1 Quote Link to post
Systema 85 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 Barley micks norfolk ,with her swift which i breed from here and kept for working (i only breed her once to much regret and 3 pups came out fawn ,like this in photo and other looked like sire ,she had 7 bitches in total ) There first fox many many years ago 1 Quote Link to post
Systema 85 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 (edited) Barley working with my ferrets about 3 years old i guess ,bolting rabbit missed nets and soon snapped up and carried back to hand un harmed Edited May 25 by Systema Quote Link to post
Systema 85 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 Ferreting on a large horses paddocks ,again you can see my long nets on anchor pins ,hemp and my early days in rabbit control .Them my home made quick set another few years later i trialed for my sport. Barley was so calm and biddable a great little lurcher at 23 inch high ,her feet was cat feet " micks saying as there tight and compact ,hardly no injuries in her whole career " My AGE no idea ,but my son chad here in pic learning the art, and his no 34 yrs old I had met up with some great rabbit guys ,the old school teaching me so much ,we were using the rentokil van every weekend ferreting .(working for pest control national got a free van ,so we used it all the time .Happy days Had local butchers to drop off rabbits ,paddy and me both had around 20 great farms to get round in winter time in suffolk and essex.We only netted ,mainly purse nets and average catches was 45 to 55 a day ,alot of digging too 1 Quote Link to post
Systema 85 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 Another season on horse paddocks on our own ,big old net baskets ,but quicker to run out ,mostly 4z but it picked up all the twigs ,leaves etc .But held rabbits well.Again i brought sheet netting and set up all my own long nets with ample bag in them.Most purse nets was hemp which paddy taught me to make starting at 3;6 long ,but later we did alot of golf courses big holes to net ,and made them all 4; in length learning better ways .One day we caught 2 rabbits in one purse net ,as numbers was high then. He had it once 3 in one net ,i had no reason not to believe him we hunted for many many seasons ,great old poacher he was lol Quote Link to post
Systema 85 Posted May 25 Report Share Posted May 25 I only had mother and her pup to work and hunt for all our rabbiting trips with paddy (john)..Barleys training had paid off ,when she started working at 16 months with me lamping ,coursing ferreting and shooting two. for she took foxes too and bambi ,she had the heart to tackle anything ,even walking the woods at night and using my air rifle to knock down long tails ,she brought them all back to hand .Like mick said once when you only have 1 or 2 dogs you spend the time out working them and they get better and better ,(having alot time is not given to each one ) Quote Link to post
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