How Did You Get Started?

[man o kent 269]

Its interesting to hear how you all got going. I starting bird watching as a kid, then fishing, and a little air rifle shooting. The fire inside to be working dogs grew, and as I wasn't allowed to have a dog as a lad, its only now 20 years later I have the opportunity! I aint turning back now

[aaron01 737]

Started when I was 14 or so moved into a new house in my town and all the lads my age were hunting and fishing got given an aul lurcher and the rest is history but terriers are my true love I still keeplurchers but the wee blacks are my favourite

[dytkos 17,813]

Nesting, catching mice under old carpets etc on the tip, ratting, air guns, shotguns, foxing, coursing, wildfowling, a natural development.
Just rabs now

 

Cheers, D.

[UcanRUNbutUcantHIDE 190]

My dad did a bit as a teen but nothing serious. He used to tell me stories about his ferreting days with his ferret called napoleon and I loved those stories. I started with insects and microscopes as a kid, then started to be fascinated with birds and collecting eggs about 10 to about 15. Then I realised I had a 5 year old jack Russell with a heart like a lion it would try and tackle anything from rats and rabbits to post men, cars and the local bullies the dog was a nutter. Then I fell in love with lurchers and started walking and looking after my dads friends dogs local to me. They basically became my dogs a terrier a lurcher and a spaniel so I basically had all I needed in some body else's back garden and along with my russell and i went from there. Used to be out all weekend with the pack hunting the local rabbits and then I had the odd fox on the lamp or in the brambles and decided that was what I wanted. So I started going on the trains with my friends further and further a field knocking for permission in the day then lamping in the night sleeping over In train stations and getting train home the next day, the good old days. Now I'm older and have permission and driving licence my own back full of dogs it's a different game but equally as fun. We all have different paths we take but what you learn yourself and of other people over the years have become some of the best memories I have and I wouldn't change any of them

[Rat face 1,655]

started out shooting but I couldn't hit a barn door so I started up with the terriers and never looked back

[graham4877 1,181]

started out wit my old man, he was a pest controller.. don't keep terriers now, wish i had the work for them but some of my best memory’s was going out shit hot of a morning digging, loved foxing but i loved the brock more than anything else...until f***ing 1992

[fat man 4,741]

Was gifted a little bullxrussell when I was 10 year old never looked back and every dig still as exciting as the 1st all those years ago,pity the youngsters of today are not as easy going,then again maybe its the shit times we live in now that has them the way they are.

[aaron01 737]

Was gifted a little bullxrussell when I was 10 year old never looked back and every dig still as exciting as the 1st all those years ago,pity the youngsters of today are not as easy going,then again maybe its the shit times we live in now that has them the way they are.

Couldn't agree more kids today are just a product of the shit government

[bd hunter 25]

Born to hunt I think