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Forest lodge is graeful and really look forward to the day a Shanes a special outing for them Sorry this came up so quickly or I would of had some nets for the a prize If the winner of the net making kit wants a few lessons on making nets I will give up a some time or I will turn the kit into nets for them Give me a yell, See you all there Sammy & Linda

Thanks Sammy, the nets we got of you earlier in the year are of a great quality, very well knitted and bag excellent. Only problem is that they all seemed to end up in vermin catchers net bags :hmm: ....maybe something to do with hi vis orange :D . So if any of you Northern Irish ferreters are in need of any purse nets contact bowersey on here. Mick Dadd who's very well known at the Game Fairs across the water allowed Sammy to knit nets in his stall while he attended to other customers, that says a lot about Sammys net making skills. Maybe a net knitting demonstration might be possible in the future.

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Shock of the day for me was seeing Terry Turkington. I hadn't seen Terry for a few years and to think he always gives us stick about keeping racing lurchers and there he's breeding racing ferrets.....

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Think I need to invest into some bigger ferrets!!!!!!!

Poor wee rabbit, doesn't look very happy :D

 

lol neither would you if some huge, gigantic black oversized whippet was trying to latch onto your ass, but then again, there's no telling what some women are into :D:D

The owner of the rabbit said to Graham "that's a hell of a big whippet you have there mate", Graham took one look at him then at the rabbit, shook his head and walked away laughing :D:D

 

sure the viking lad was looking a lend of him to do the jousting display on to rest his chestnut lol

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Think I need to invest into some bigger ferrets!!!!!!!

Poor wee rabbit, doesn't look very happy :D

 

lol neither would you if some huge, gigantic black oversized whippet was trying to latch onto your ass, but then again, there's no telling what some women are into :D:D

The owner of the rabbit said to Graham "that's a hell of a big whippet you have there mate", Graham took one look at him then at the rabbit, shook his head and walked away laughing :D:D

 

sure the viking lad was looking a lend of him to do the jousting display on to rest his chestnut lol

:D:D :D :D:D:yes::yes: Wouldn't mind getting myself one of those big rabbits ,ill be able to take photos with my dog beside it and he will look like wee Lucy :D:D

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Right this has gone far enough and its being taken far to serious.!!!

 

Ricky has just bathed the ferrets for the showing on sunday. like thats just not normal.! All these ideas of winning is goin to his head lollollollol

Lol :laugh: !! Did he blow dry them aswell Kirsty :rofl: ??

 

Whats wrong with that,,I just did :icon_redface:

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Here's the finished 'Presentation Jacket' for the winner of the Ferret Racing, made and donated by Janet Duke of Jaydee Coats.

Awesome!!!!! :D:D Thank you so much, it's first class!!!! Hope you're available to present it to the winner :)

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Thank you to Brian who has kindly donated a ferret carrying box which some lucky person will take home with them. I have three ferret bow back carrying boxes, a treble, a double and a single which have all been professionally made by Brian. If anyone is looking a good quality ferret box at affordable prices I would highly recommend him. pm me for his details. Once again thank you very much Brian.

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Dazzam,

 

Thank you for your participation in the fair both as an independent line judge for the Master McGrath and for taking the initiative in bringing not only ferret racing back to the fair but also a ferret show - What next for 2014?

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A big massive thanks from both Vermin Catcher and myself to everyone who came and supported the ferret showing and racing at Shanes Castle yesterday. It's great to see these little domesticated, inquisitive and comical warriors brought back to the Game Fair. A special thanks to Albert, Steven McGonigal, Deben, Janet Duke and Brian from Cookstown for sponsoring and putting up the prizes that were on offer and especially to Steven McGonigal for stepping in at a moments notice to do the show judging and Tango for helping out......many many thanks to you all!!!!!!!!!

 

Here's a list of the results:-

 

POLECAT HOB

1st Chris Loughran :toast:

 

POLECAT JILL

1st Ricky Mcilwaine :toast:

2nd Rose McCoy

 

ALBINO HOB

1st Aaron Wilson :toast:

2nd Jed Donnagh

 

ALBINO JILL

1st Jay Fyffe :toast:

2nd Cody Fyffe

3rd Michael Quinn

 

ANY OTHER COLOURED HOB

1st Rose McCoy :toast:

2nd Alex

3rd Jed Donnagh

 

ANY OTHER COLOURED JILL

1st Rose McCoy :toast:

2nd Ricky MciIwaine

3rd Aaron Wilson

 

OVERALL BEST IN SHOW CHAMPION..............Ricky Mcilwaine :toast::toast:

 

RESERVE BEST IN SHOW...................................Rose McCoy

 

 

 

SHANES CASTLE FERRET RACING CHAMPIONSHIP 2013

1st Terry Turkington with Skinner :toast::toast:

2nd Michael Quinn with Angela

3rd Jay Fyffe with Whitey

 

Well done to all the winners and to those who were placed!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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