fireman 10,861 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 A few of these stories are bringing back some memories here so keep them coming folks... Had a hedgehog in a long net one night and some horses in the same field thought it grand fun to pester me while i struggled with the prickly fecker,got that all sorted and should have just gone home but was keen so into another paddock and ran out the net all good and well.Went round the edge and walked it back in with a old miners lamp i blagged from a old miner believe it or not,put the lamp on to see if any rabbits were heading to the net only to see old brock heading for the net and then taking it well into a cornish thicket hedge.I just got a knife out and cut the fecker free and fecked off long netting for a few years.. Was out with a fella one time and he was squeeking in a fox and i was stood to the side a bit from him and he flicked the lamp on to see if old charlie was on his way in and as he done so a tawny owl was just about to land on his head and the light put it off just touching down ,it made me jump but he only felt the wind from it's wings as it flew off and he said he hadn't heard a thing and it had been less than inches from the top of his head.. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,921 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, fireman said: A few of these stories are bringing back some memories here so keep them coming folks... Had a hedgehog in a long net one night and some horses in the same field thought it grand fun to pester me while i struggled with the prickly fecker,got that all sorted and should have just gone home but was keen so into another paddock and ran out the net all good and well.Went round the edge and walked it back in with a old miners lamp i blagged from a old miner believe it or not,put the lamp on to see if any rabbits were heading to the net only to see old brock heading for the net and then taking it well into a cornish thicket hedge.I just got a knife out and cut the fecker free and fecked off long netting for a few years.. Was out with a fella one time and he was squeeking in a fox and i was stood to the side a bit from him and he flicked the lamp on to see if old charlie was on his way in and as he done so a tawny owl was just about to land on his head and the light put it off just touching down ,it made me jump but he only felt the wind from it's wings as it flew off and he said he hadn't heard a thing and it had been less than inches from the top of his head.. One of my dads mates who has passed now used to catch owls on the road by calling. He used to use a bit of fluff on a fishing rod line and would move it as calling and when the owl dropped chuck his coat on it 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,321 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 3 hours ago, foxdropper said: Same We have a pied black bird down our street and last year a pure white sparrow, he stood out like a saw thumb guessing hawk had him 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,079 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 My pal got wiped out by a fallow before had bruises all up one side absolutely knocked the bollocks out of him he said don’t move it will run round us I thought yeah alright took cover behind the van and sure as shit wiped him out flat on his back lamp in the air was funny stuff.. got chased by a donkey before dog never jumped fences but f***ing did that night noise the c**t made shit the life out of me. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherman 887 13,079 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 Member when my “pal” told me can’t go fish the river as it’s frozen over what a pleb he was Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackmag 6,035 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 53 minutes ago, South hams hunter said: Was calling the wetlands one night and could see something coming in but it was acting really strange, thought at first a fox with a limp or something but it was a fecking great Marsh harrier hopping it's way down the beam towards us. I have squeked a barn owl in dive bombing us one night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,783 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 Was lamping one night and slipped the dog on a rabbit and a fox ran in and tried to catch it. Dog missed both. Cheers, D. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackmag 6,035 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 hour ago, gnipper said: Bolted shellducks with dogs and ferrets, they're a shock when they hit the purse net and the buggers don't make it easy for you to get them out of it. Try it when you bolt a big feral now that does get emotional 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 44,966 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Ken's Deputy said: That was good of it But, seriously; How the fukk do you think it managed that? Was 3 of us there to witness it.... it was trying to flick the clay of its feet and just spazzed out? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 6,574 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 2 hours ago, shaaark said: ........ one of 'them there darkies' Fuzzie wuzzie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,411 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Blackmag said: Try it when you bolt a big feral now that does get emotional The only feral I've encountered with the ferrets was a half grown one and my mates 3 legged hob killed it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,321 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 I remember going lamping one night I was about 14 ish , went out with a lad whod just moved to our village from Bridlington, had my whippet and my bsa lighting, I slipped the dog on a rabbit in a stubble feild he run it and it started running towards us dog about 6ft from it when I heard my gun go off n rabbit summer salt n land at my feet n the lad Mark said cool as a cucumber "got it " I gave him a right bolcking about how he could of shot me or the dog then just burst out laughing how the f**k he did that I will never know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 Slipped my dog on a squatting hare and the dog ran down the beam and flattened the hare stone cold dead without ever seeing it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 3 hours ago, W. Katchum said: It was a video I took them I had to download a gif maker into me phone an make a gif out the video, it lets you pics a little section of video sort of 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 Don your a star mate .Been wondering how to do this for a while 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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