About Books And The New Authors Nowadays.

[neil cooney 10,416]

I seen it. There's one or two lads over yonder starting to use the Irish hounds now.

[Lutra Lutra 611]

I seen it. There's one or two lads over yonder starting to use the Irish hounds now.

Any of the guys been out with that Warrener chap or is he another dreamer in the game? Only an old friend of mine did tell me some wonderful tall stories about such a guy called the Warrener. Is he any good with dogs? What terriers does he keep? Regards. LUTRA.

[jeemes 4,445]

you cant beat a good read..loaned a few books out on here but I cant get some back so I wont be doing that again,which is a shame really.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

The warrener is purely a fox killer by any means .Terriers are doubled ,trebled anything to get a result .I have met him ,having nothing against him as he is up front about what he does .Hes no messer and kills more foxes than i could dream of but with methods that i wouldnt use concerning dogs .Again its his job and faced with the same i might be doing similar where time is money .Anybody knocking him does so on hearsay as hes very easy to talk to and is up front on methods and what he charges .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

you cant beat a good read..loaned a few books out on here but I cant get some back so I wont be doing that again,which is a shame really.

Ive loaned a few and never heard from the c**ts to this day .Lately ive lost a major amount of faith in human nature to the point where its look after number one and a selected few .f**k the rest .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

didnt the warrener steal or have a stolen dog in his possession, and when told it was stolen refuse to give it back to lad, could he wrong but I'm Sur it was brookie on this site ornhis sons dog before it was stolen

Not heard of that one but seems strange why hed steal anything as he has it all tbh .If he was a third party to a stolen dog then hes a right to question where it came from IMO

[stormyboy 1,352]

I used to hunt a bit with the warrener, not terrier work but bushing mainly. As Foxdropper said, he catches more foxes than anyone I've ever met. Most by calling to the gun, which he excels at. I've seen foxes appear as if from nowhere when he's calling, the variety of calls is amazing,not just the old rabbit squeal. I find it hard to believe any involvement with dog stealing, I speak as I find and I've always found him a straight up bloke. Wouldn't work terriers in the same style though!

[tinytiger 822]

Maneaters of kumanon by jim corbett ..not exactly a terrier book ;but he always had jack Russell/fox terrier with him

[Teckers 649]

Iv read a few plummer books and enjoyed them all but the best book I've read is country mischief couldn't put it down brilliant read lads

[neil cooney 10,416]

I read Country Mischief last year and enjoyed it a lot.

I was wondering when Jim Corbett would be mentioned. One of the very best authors IMO.

Edited June 2, 2015 by neil cooney

[tinytiger 822]

i remember taking it out of the library just cos he had the same name as my grandfather..some times her lived in.think he ended up getting butchered by the mau mau in Kenya(the author-not my grandfather )

[wyddfa 13]

 

I'm just finished Lyn Harbors book "Hunters of the Welsh Hills" which I enjoyed. I also have his "Try back lads, try back" which I also enjoyed.

One thing I really liked about both these books is he got Huntsmen to open up to him ,which, IMO is a hard thing to do.

I've enjoyed a good few days hunting with Lyn years back. I didn't know he'd put out books! I must get em!!

 

 

 

Lyn has racked up more mileage than a 747 following hounds! I think he knows the Lakes and its huntsmen as well as his own back garden in south Wales. On compiling the Try Back volumes, he was back and forth for months, compiling stories and interviews and collecting photographs for the books.

He did the same with the Hunters of the Welsh Hills books too. It's definitely a labour of love... and it does show in the quality. As Neil says, it's a hard thing to do to get all these huntsmen to open up about themselves and the history of their packs.

 

Steve.

[wyddfa 13]

Dave Harcombe lent me a very old copy of Jock of the Bushveldt once. I got to say, that is quality writing, a must read for any dog man.

 

Steve.

[neil cooney 10,416]

Does anyone remember the "Fur, feather and fin" series ?

They were good books to read that were worthy of anyone's collection.

Also, someone said earlier about some books having too many photos.

Jim Meads books were all photos and I always enjoyed them.

I once asked Rachel Green was it true that Jim Meads could follow any pack on foot and be there at the right time in the right place to take his photos.

She said it was true and Jim was doing that at a good brave age. I believe his last book is to be the last he'll be doing.

I have his book "They always meet at eleven" and in it he says that even though he'd always be at a mark before a huntsman that he could never beat the terriermen.

[darbo 4,774]

Does anyone remember the "Fur, feather and fin" series ?

They were good books to read that were worthy of anyone's collection.

Also, someone said earlier about some books having too many photos.

Jim Meads books were all photos and I always enjoyed them.

I once asked Rachel Green was it true that Jim Meads could follow any pack on foot and be there at the right time in the right place to take his photos.

She said it was true and Jim was doing that at a good brave age. I believe his last book is to be the last he'll be doing.

I have his book "They always meet at eleven" and in it he says that even though he'd always be at a mark before a huntsman that he could never beat the terriermen.

Yes i have the hare by g lascelles charles richardson and others and the rabbit by je harting from the fur feather and fin series.