Cubs

[neil cooney 10,416]

Good on you Lew.

[Thehoundman9999 0]

A friend dug Cubs last week!

[wolfy 79]

Lambs everywhere n wales .... Nearly season over boys ..... Another year older ..... Wiser

[fat man 4,741]

Had a vixen in a snare this morning that was heavily pregnant, I've no guilty conscience either, she was around my chickens.

You,ve been around a few birds in your time and no one snared you,lol.

[Lenmcharristar 9,762]

 

Had a vixen in a snare this morning that was heavily pregnant, I've no guilty conscience either, she was around my chickens.

 

You,ve been around a few birds in your time and no one snared you,lol.

yea but they all had meat n 2 veg lolololol

[whippet 99 2,613]

Couple of days old. Lifted dog, bridged the hole and left them be. (Young dog was baying at them like they was adults) so no harm done thankfully.

strange vixen wasn't with them a couple of days old , she may of gone too empty her self otherwise she be like a domestic dog dam and wont leave them at all that early,

[fat man 4,741]

Dug cubs years ago when doing a job for a farmer with a machine clearing a small ditch.the bank was only around 30yds in lenght and about 2ft in height and in was pulling it away using a small track machine.I noticed a fresh hole on the side of the bank as i was pulling with the bucket and when i got out to have a look there were 4 cubs uncovered still alive and around 3-4 days old,it was then i neard the vixon screeching and she was about 60yds away to my left sitting watching me.I stoped what i was doing ,turned of the machine and went off away home for a couple of hours.When i got back the cubs were gone with no sign of the vixon either,about 5-6 weeks later i actually seen cubs about 2 fields away playing outside an earth,maybe same cubs who knows.

[whippet 99 2,613]

Dug cubs years ago when doing a job for a farmer with a machine clearing a small ditch.the bank was only around 30yds in lenght and about 2ft in height and in was pulling it away using a small track machine.I noticed a fresh hole on the side of the bank as i was pulling with the bucket and when i got out to have a look there were 4 cubs uncovered still alive and around 3-4 days old,it was then i neard the vixon screeching and she was about 60yds away to my left sitting watching me.I stoped what i was doing ,turned of the machine and went off away home for a couple of hours.When i got back the cubs were gone with no sign of the vixon either,about 5-6 weeks later i actually seen cubs about 2 fields away playing outside an earth,maybe same cubs who knows.

respect pal

[howdeeposxxt 1,448]

Sunday vixen 6 cubs im finished now fook that. Very young day or two max.

[neil cooney 10,416]

That was a big litter.

On the shooting forum on Boards.ie someone reckons they seen a hen pheasant with 4 chicks, don't know if it's true or not but if it is it shows everything is well ahead.

We'll be able to start in June, LOL.

[howdeeposxxt 1,448]

Mild winter is all I can make of it to be honest. She was in great nick to. As much as I love the digging game their will nothing test you like a hard dig with the sun beating down on you and your forehead sizzling. So the later the better lol.

[jagman 30]

dug cubs in jan 2013 with the hunt. haven't seen any this year yet. but a milky vixen was shot on my permission. been out looking for the cubs but no luck

[whippet 99 2,613]

we dug cubs last week , must of been couple days old , under a wall on shoot ,.... dog met the vixen in the tube and pushed her back tight , we lifted the dog too open tube a bit more and me mate looked in the with the torch just as I was going too drop the dog and shouted , in under the wall was about six cubs , tiny so we rang owner who is a hunting man and said leave them ......as soon as you touch cub that young there dead ....so we bridged it so she could move them ,....nothing touched the cubs so hopefully all ok

[pablo esc 1,598]

Well in whippet, it not for the hunting man, except for discreet pest control

[Rabid 1,936]

Interesting to read you boys not touch the Cubs, first thought, it's very sporting of you, had I not been in here reading up on the subject due to finding three dens all within quarter mile of my poultry !