Another weekend, another look out

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We were out again Sunday, a lovely autumn morning

 

 

Ellie, just back from maternity leave, much to her relief, marking a hole

 

 

Setting the nets (still got the crappy ones )

 

 

 

patiently waiting

 

 

 

for a bolt

 

 

or two

 

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Loads of nettles round too & guess who got stung

 

 

 

 

Indie had a mad 5 mins run round

 

 

was a very slow morning, so we decided to move on & found a massive set in the woods

 

The dogs were marking everywhere, didn’t know where to start :11: We didn’t have enough nets either, there were 100’s of holes it was crying out for longnets

 

 

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we got a few

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and missed a few :11: but they’ll be there for another day…

 

 

on the way back we bumped into to this fella, didn’t manage to get my camera out in time for a close up, but he was pretty impressive

 

 

 

another morning well spent

 

[IanB 0]

Nice day out keeps and smudge, good to see you all get out together, not may have a ma that will kneck a rabbit

[Guest bd roughcoat]

Good post again Keeps nice pics , hope you went easy on poor Mr Keeps

Good hunting

B.D.

[D.C. 34]

You got my mouth watering with the woodland shots, it really is the BEST sport to ferret rabbits in woods, if there's anything better I've yet to find it!!!!!!! not everyone's cup of tea i suppose, but I love it .............there must be some canopy cover there keeps, as the undergrowth is very sparse!........Nice, i can't wait for the winter to really hit home so i can get in the woods, at the moment round here i can't even SEE any holes in them, the cover is soooooooooooooooooo thick!! :11:

Good fun for the dog in there.

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You're right DC woodland ferreting is my favourite, you can hear the bunnies thumping around underneath you. Yes there was a good canopy, when we were out last week in the woods it was pouring down & we didn't get wet The only downside to the spot we found yesterday was the moat like bog you had to cross to get there you have to be good at longjump :11: which was fun

 

The dogs had a great time, was a bit hairy at times when they were running through the woods though we just need a couple of long nets now

[Guest pan.handle]

cracking pics and post again keeps, we'll have some crack on some longnets....

 

all the best

 

Pan

[J Darcy 5,871]

Great story and pics, thats what its all about....did you see any midges in the woods. I was out over the weekend and there was loads of the little buggers trying to feed off me.

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No JD midges don't bite me :11:

 

Aye we'll have a bit crack about longnets tomorrow night Pan

[Hywel 53]

Hi Keeps, I take it from your pics that your terrier is a Plummer? If so, how do you rate them as rabbiting dogs? I'm considering getting a terrier for bushing alongside a lurcher....

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Yes shes a plummer Hywell & she loves rabbiting. I can't fault them as bushing dogs. I've have had JR's all my life (still have one) and I rate plummers way above them. They use their noses well and are excellent dogs at finding game. All my dogs bush alongside lurchers, but the plummers really do excel at it.

 

The one in the pics is a good all round dog, she even goes on a beating line & my sons taught her to check his traps for him, the lazy bugger :11:

[Eggy 0]

Great piccies keeps & smudge.

 

My ferret kits are still too young to get 'em started: You making it very difficult for me to hold 'em back seeing all these pics

 

How much longer?

 

they are doing great BTW...

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You could always give them a try, though they probably won't do much yet.

Glad to hear they are doing OK

[Guest Lurcherbitch]

Brilliant post n pics . But how the hell do you keep so clean , i only have to walk out the front door n i'm covered in muck :11: .

 

Keep em coming girl