Venum 10 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 First got hooked by coursing when I was younger, then it was lamping. Tryed ferreting a few years ago, loved it and will go out at any opertunity but keeping ferrets just ain't for me... haha. Recently had a lurcher from a pup, full of potential and came along nicly, but it had a mischife on a run a few weeks back and sadly is no longer. Think for the now, it's just gonna be snaring and a weinrauch for me, would maybe look at a terrier in the futer but not just now, I have got a right taste for phezzies and theres still plenty of sneaking about in me for the mean time ;D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
terryd 8,663 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Had an interest in hunting from an early age I remember running around the fens with a home made bow and arrow must have been about 8. Never hit any thing mind. Then we moved to wales and the old chap across the road had ferrets and showed me how to snare rabbits. So I started setting a few snares for rabbit and fox and some fenns for mink. Used to have a little trap line I walked every day thought I was davey crockett Also trapped a few mole 5p a skin if I remember correctly Got my first ferret followed by my first terrier. That little dog taught me a hell of a lot and we grew up together. Got my first lurcher and started lamping. Then started doing some digging with the terrier. Tried my hand at river fishing only with out a rod As time went by and dogs went to the kennel in the sky I got married and had kids, ended up having to get stuck in to work so the hunting went out the window unfortunately. Once things settled I started sea fishing for good few years then got back into ferreting also pigeon shooting. I have much more patience now I am older so have started long netting which I thoroughly enjoy. Hope to having a working dog again one day in the future. Bit of a life story there 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darbo 4,776 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 (edited) Started with lurchers in 1984 lamping ferreting mooching hare coursing. enjoyed the hare coursing more than anything else. always had a terrier along with the lurchers.the last few years just ferreted with the terrier.fished since i was 9 so 40 years experience grew up within a 2min walk from a canal. enjoy river fishing more than anything else fishing wise also fishing mountain tarns in cumbria.tried shooting a few times but cant shoot for shit. Edited May 12, 2013 by darbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,650 Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Started out fishing the canal, river and sea and ferreting as young as I can remember probably around 6 or 7, every weekend and lamping on Friday nights after youth club lol, always rabbits and a few hares.. My weekends were filled like this for years had air rifles but never hit much lol, was always into dogs and ferreting unfortunately I just didn't have the time and drifted out of it from about 20, still fished a lot but couldn't keep dogs ( it wouldnt have been fair) and was never into shooting.. About 5 years ago I started going out again with a couple of mates ferreting and lamping and the bug was back in an instance, I love fishing and hunting and I wish I never missed those 10 years or so with the dogs and ferrets but that's life and you can't change it, and in some ways I appreciate it even more now... Plus there's no way my kids are growing up without knowing about the outside pursuits whilst there stuck in on wiis and play stations... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Mostly rabbit hunting via various methods over the years, started out ferreting with my dad as a kid, then when I was older started tagging along when we went out with the dog and shotgun rough shooting. Started taking his airgun out with us when we was old enough.. I stopped it all when I started doing the things that older teens tend to do, and got back into it after I was settled down with a partner and young kids. I've tagged along fox hunting in its various guises off and on too, seen a few hundred foxes dealt with one way or another, but myself I always prefer the rabbits. Been sea fishing alongside it all almost constantly. Not been able to do much of anything in recent years because of having dodgy knees, but coming here and being able to read and talk about hunting and have the craic with like minded individuals has at least gone some way towards keeping me sane! Just had the first of two big knee ops which will hopefully allow me to start getting out there again, if not in time for next season, then the one after! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lanesra 3,994 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Always Had A Dog Or 2 Around Me Starting With the Family Pet When I Was About 8 Taking Her In Too The Countryside And Her For The First Time Like Me Making Her Debut Bushing Rabbits (Off Which None Where Taken But We Had Some Fun) My 1st Ferreting Trip Was About 35yrs Ago With My Mates Dad And Grandad (And Today 35yrs Later Me And Him Are Still Working Dogs Together)Then Tagging Along With Older Lads Ferreting , Lamping And Coursing Which All 3 I Loved , Never Had A Favourite And Couldn't Understand Mates Having Different Preferences UNTIL I First Went Out With Hounds . . and Then I Realised How You Can Have A Favourite Country Pursuit That Just Outweigh's All Others ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smithie 2,443 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 (edited) ferreting, shooting and longnets, all for rabbits until recently as i have no been asked to remove the hare cos dogmen cant close a furkin gate behind them Edited May 12, 2013 by smithie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 ferreting(rats mainly as rabbits were like rocking horse shit) and fishing as a very young lad, then canaries and finches along with shooting and terriers in my early teens, then all of that and hawks, then falcons, then breeding hawks along with running lurchers and all the rest in my early twenties, when the kids came along i just kept terriers and lurchers, eventally my digging days were gone due to health problems so just lurchers and more shooting. still much the same to this day only nowadays i preffer the lurchers to shooting but again health will dictate the future. i will probably end up with a spaniel or lab and just the shotgun, plus a new pipe and slippers :laugh: you forgot wildlife photographer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,758 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 As a child my father took me everywhere with him coursing , ferreting , digging . Then as a teenager I had a small terrier that I used to dig to then when I was old enough to drive I went coursing . That ended when when the ban came in as I couldn't take the pressure of getting a nick anymore lol . Now I like digging , within the law of course lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 fox and a while back the other thing with terriers ..ran the odd lurcher to fill the freezer.. kept racing pigeons and fancy breeds for showing .. had canaries ,show rabbits,kept chickens and goats, away from that ran football teams, raced autograss, ran a few marathons, ------------ retired from the lot just keep 3 old terriers seeing there days out feck about with a bit of sea fishing ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Catcher 1 639 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Started at 14 trying to train a lurcher to be the best.Finished at 51 trying to train a lurcher to be the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kruby01 114 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Started sea fishing with my dad and then moved onto course fishing with my mates as a teen. Got offered an air rifle off a mate which I had to keep at his so my mum didnt flip. Always been air rifle hunting since and then had shotguns over the last year. Tried my hand with Lurchers, Ferrets and Hawks and I absolutely love it, I will have a lurcher and a hawk of my own soon Just living in a flat with 3 dogs already so cant have more (two terriers and a small lurcher that are all useless workers but they where bought for pets) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rat face 1,655 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 terriers for me i just love them, ratting evan bushing with them but mostly digging i have had other types of working dogs but terriers just have somthing about them! i was just thinking the other day only one thing has been consistent throughout my life its been the terriers be it my old mans when i was a kid or my own now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
04fox8 168 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Pellet Gun - anything that dared move back then. Snares next, quick go at fishing, moved into ferreting, then shot gun, then rifles. Still try to have a go at all the above when time allows, apart from ferreting...work away too much to have ferret / dog at the moment. New snaring palaver up with us is a pain in the a*se, as is trying to get onto the f**king course you need to do. So they remain on their hooks for now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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