old country

[fred90 3,204]

Jack Hargreaves old country on YouTube, longnetting and farm sale. never seen so much rubbish, traditional style, those two have never seen traditional network, length of pegs, not pegging bottom line, and the way net is hanked up 

[terryd 8,384]

I love to see any thing related to what we do but yea there was few holes in there cunning plan 

[terryd 8,384]

 

[forest of dean redneck 11,535]

Been watching that on a Monday evening  on talking pictures on sky , 

someone told me he wasn’t that knowledgeable on country stuff and was told alot of it ,but he had a air about him that made him a good tv presenter .

[terryd 8,384]

Yes nice to see any thing to be honest. I still enjoyed it. Just needed couple tennis rackets lol 
 

[tatsblisters 9,458]

As far as what we call pegging and years ago i had a few shifts out with lad's who were professional in their approach to the task gleaned from old ss chool poachers. Same as any task that involved taking game in numbers different ways will always cause controversy amongst those who participated in such methods. The one that used to make me smile was what i read in some books about walking towards the set net's rattling a box of matches to drive rabbit's towards the nets.

[Mr Wilkes 2,978]

Enjoyed watching that Fred, as Jack said the old lad does it differently. Will his way of netting work..yes without a doubt but its a lot of faffing around to be super efficient. I really used to enjoy our nights netting up int dales with old smithie but life sent me a curved ball and I needed a long time out of everything to recuperate. 

[fred90 3,204]

1 hour ago, Mr Wilkes said:

Enjoyed watching that Fred, as Jack said the old lad does it differently. Will his way of netting work..yes without a doubt but its a lot of faffing around to be super efficient. I really used to enjoy our nights netting up int dales with old smithie but life sent me a curved ball and I needed a long time out of everything to recuperate. 

nice to hear from you, the way he carries his net doesn't bode well for getting through hedges fences etc, wish you well, do you still have the whippet? 

[Mr Wilkes 2,978]

I agree mate theres a much better way to carry and run out a long net, as for the whippet I couldn't ask for better mate. She loves the squirrel

[fred90 3,204]

16 minutes ago, Mr Wilkes said:

I agree mate theres a much better way to carry and run out a long net, as for the whippet I couldn't ask for better mate. She loves the squirrel

looks a cracking little bitch mines 2 and a half now and all I can say is I wish I had one years ago. 

[Mr Wilkes 2,978]

She's far from perfect mate but I've learned to live with her. Her nose is second to none and she retrieves every thing I shoot with the catty. Everything has to be killed again before she retrieves it and she's part crocodile so it tends to be in a state. Things should change as she matures but I'm not to bothered tbh. What's your whippet like ?.

[fred90 3,204]

1 hour ago, Mr Wilkes said:

She's far from perfect mate but I've learned to live with her. Her nose is second to none and she retrieves every thing I shoot with the catty. Everything has to be killed again before she retrieves it and she's part crocodile so it tends to be in a state. Things should change as she matures but I'm not to bothered tbh. What's your whippet like ?.

I have learned with age nothing in life is perfect, her nose is bang on been marking since just over 6 months old, catching well rabbits, squirrels, not afraid of cover will enter brambles, nettles etc. only 19tts and lightly built but this adds to her sharpness. takes a lot of knocks cuts, few stitches and Jaws like a gin trap, very hard mouthed. and a baxxrd for deer. 

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[Mr Wilkes 2,978]

She a belter mate, is she pedigree?, funny this one of mine ain't bothered about deer thank feck. I Don't use her for anything else but squirrel.  She's run a couple of rabbit and caught one , never seen a hare or fox. I'm too old for all that type of hunting now. I enjoy a quiet stroll int woods chasing the grey menace. 

[fred90 3,204]

5 minutes ago, Mr Wilkes said:

She a belter mate, is she pedigree?, funny this one of mine ain't bothered about deer thank feck. I Don't use her for anything else but squirrel.  She's run a couple of rabbit and caught one , never seen a hare or fox. I'm too old for all that type of hunting now. I enjoy a quiet stroll int woods chasing the grey menace. 

Yes she is kc, pennymeadow whippet, I don't want her running deer I have no interest in them. the greys are booming in numbers at least it's something for the dogs and catty. 

[Mr Wilkes 2,978]

Pretty hard to get hold of so I'm led to believe..you done well getting one.