nothernlite 18,089 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Nobody just got into ferrets and it all lead from there got my first lurcher and that was 38 years ago Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RIP.JD 21 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 The late great John Darling, loved his articles in Airgunner...I've still got his book I read dozens of times as a lad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hareydave 1,214 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 The late great John Darling, loved his articles in Airgunner...I've still got his book I read dozens of times as a lad john articles were always good reading think he a video or two out as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Mine is posted in hunting memorials top of this page .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad4it 695 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 my dad and a gamekeeper friend of his where my main influence showing how it done the gamekeeper died when i was 23 i still go and see his family, my other influence was reading books but i have always been round running dogs and terriers i would have like to of meet brian plummer, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
budharley 945 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 My dad , I remember as a small child waiting on a Saturday for when he got his keys for the gun cabinet then waiting for him to load up the car seemed like hours to me , And my dad giving me my first ferret at about 8-9 years old I've had them about the place since .we had orphaned animals my dad raised around the place from owls to foxes 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trigger2 3,146 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 my dad always had ferrets, lurchers, air riffles when i was growing. my uncle was also into lurchers so hunting has always been around me. seen allsorts when i was growing up. has soon as i was old enough to get out on my own i have. spent hours and hours when i was a young lad with a couple of mates wondering the fields bird nesting, ferreting with just a ferret, a few nets, no dog or locator. down the brook catching bullheads and sometimes getting lucky and catching a trout. some of the best days of my life which i wouldnt change even if i could. lived out in the sticks those days so i had some farmers sons for mates and plenty of land to wonder about on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,403 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 The late great John Darling, loved his articles in Airgunner...I've still got his book I read dozens of times as a lad I met a couple halfway around the world last year,the guy was british,he told me he came from seaford,the name rang a bell and I asked him had he ever met a guy called John Darling,turns out he knew JD well and drank in the local pub with him,said he was a true all round gent and a great guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoChara 1,632 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 My daddy, took us fishing and hunting from very young. All sorts of fishing, hunting was mostly shooting and ferreting. Lamping didn't come into my life till I was about 14. When my dad and brother bred a litter of lurchers, took a year before I could get a pup out of the second litter. That was MoChara first lurched pup ever obviously still out there having a sleep in the kennel I remember out lamping with my brother - first ever heart racing moment seeing my own dog slipped, proper shaking I was so nervous and my god what a buzz it was hearing the wee squeaks in the distance!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unlacedgecko 1,466 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 The heroes of The Hunting Life! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quarter bull 240 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Hi johnny mate, you back lad hope your well bigman, youve missed the craic 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quarter bull 240 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Aye gran lad thanks,,,have you seen the evo vs God thread,, an God answered thread,,,some things never change. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 30,437 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) Not sure influence would be the right word but the first person who ever got me interested in hunting was an old boy i saw walking with his hound along a lane near my home after id moved out of London,his dog was in immaculate nick and it just struck me odd that an old man would have a dog in such fine shape so i stopped and spoke to him about the dog and we seemed to hit it off so ive tried to attach myself to the old boys side as regular as possible ever since ....the dog is long gone now but he opened my eyes to a world i was completely ignorant to and for that im very grateful. Edited March 15, 2015 by gnasher16 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 My dad & to a lesser extent a black & tan terrier bitch called skip...... He took me everywhere, encouraged me & provided me with the right tools (in several ways)..... & in his absence she taught me how to trust a dog & dig only to the sounds of faint grunts & rumblings as a very young lad :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quarter bull 240 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Aye gran lad thanks,,,have you seen the evo vs God thread,, an God answered thread,,,some things never change.Yeah I had a look, just you keep up good work, seems the site is full of online dictators, folk scared to admit they ain't living a very christian lifestyle and just plain rude stupid people that like to start typing before putting there brain in gear. 100% johnny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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