Bloody Typical

[Thebestkeyboardhunter 4]

Typical start to the season. Been waiting on my pup coming to age nipped out over the summe checking places and some looking good and used. Last season I resisted the urge to go near the places I was saving for my pup or let anyone dig them. Come the season and pup being a good age I look at all the spots and some are not holding some have been dug no not a good start and I was not a happy bunny that someone either beat me to them or dug them without me

[Mary 352]

I walked several permissions yesterday just to have a look, only a lurcher with me, no terrier, nothing looked used, but lots of fox shit about so they are about, also picked up a leather terrier collar that someone left behind at a den, obviously took off to let a dog run it, was not dug, maybe they got a bolt, who knows, way too warm either way.

[neil cooney 10,416]

First time in years Mary I seen someone use the word "den". Years ago anywhere a fox would lie was called his den ,now you never hear it.

[pablo esc 1,598]

Just walked me dogs and when I went past next door two me dogs jumped in the bush , I thought rat .barked so I called them because his dog be in there at times. When I come back from walk dogs looked again and when I came near my house a lovely beagle harrier type flew across grass and dogs trying chase it . I called mine back . funny worled

[Mary 352]

First time in years Mary I seen someone use the word "den". Years ago anywhere a fox would lie was called his den ,now you never hear it.

Just a word we used Neil, it was never earth or sett, it was fox den or badger den, most use the correct terms nowadays.

[Plucky1 1,119]

Its always been first there gets the worm round here mate, if you never got out lamping early as well it would be all over with, you can't knock keen lads really as we've all done it, WM

[forest of dean redneck 11,539]

I'm not really knowledgable on foxs habits ,but do they sleep out above a lot in the summer?

[Treehands. 1,379]

They sleep out at night in the winter.

Some foxes prefer it around my way,

only dropping in to cub

[neil cooney 10,416]

Yep Treehands, I've even seen them sleeping in the snow.

But most folk agree that it often takes the wet and cold to put them to ground but I've seen them a few times to ground in mid Summer and I can only guess it's to get out of the heat.

[Kaizer Sozĕ 266]

Typical start to the season. Been waiting on my pup coming to age nipped out over the summe checking places and some looking good and used. Last season I resisted the urge to go near the places I was saving for my pup or let anyone dig them. Come the season and pup being a good age I look at all the spots and some are not holding some have been dug no not a good start and I was not a happy bunny that someone either beat me to them or dug them without me

You have to be very careful who you show earths to Neil!

[Kaizer Sozĕ 266]

My bad, for some reason I thought Neil started this topic. Different name, same point! Careful who you show earths to!

[neil cooney 10,416]

Tell me about it Kaizer, I know only to well about those who go back to your hard earned permission and leave them in a disgraceful state.

[Craic 203]

Seen a place yesterday evening about 6 holes dug in a area of about 10 foot radius, no backfilling ect, cuxts want to be backfilled, horses travel the same land regularly wouldn't have been pretty if a mounted horse tripped into one of them holes. The farmer is an oddball at the best of times, if I never spotted it and an accident did happen , no doubt about it I'd have lost the permission , makes my blood boil

[neil cooney 10,416]

A few years ago a farmer rang me to move vermin and when checking the earths I found a hole 20 yards from the ditch not backfilled with about 40 heifers in the field.

Funny enough there was 1 at home so I backfilled my own dig and the one out in the field.

I told the farmer to not ring me if he was letting cowboys on the land. If a beast had broke a leg in that hole I'd have been blamed.

Next time the cowboy showed up the farmer said NO as he hadn't backfilled the last time.

He told the farmer it wasn't him and it was probably that c**t Cooney. United we stand my arse, LOL.

[rob284 1,682]

Hunts are often the worst for it, I've seen it too often, more so over the water.