Still to much cover

[BULL 96]

Attempted 2 trips out both places far too much vegetation, mostly hedges we ferret. 
looking forward to next weekend as we got some ground burns to do . 
Anyone else had any luck so far 

[jok 3,211]

Eh up Bull. You’d better explain to the unwary what a ground burn is. We had them on the hills in Scotland. Jok.

[Bobtheferret 1,248]

Had a few short trips with my dog and new pup. Been steady so far numbers seem about the same as last year so far. Pup has done fine for 9 months old. Like you lots of cover still which makes life harder but few hedges been cut which is nice. 

[Arry 21,437]

On 06/11/2024 at 13:55, jok said:

Eh up Bull. You’d better explain to the unwary what a ground burn is. We had them on the hills in Scotland. Jok.

Hi Jok hope you're good.

I think Bull is talking about what I call ground burrows. Burrows out in the open fields or on the Moor usually on steep ground or in woods. I agree with Bull hedges down here in Devon are still very green and thick and some of them can be 12 foot wide. Also I have noticed a big increase in Post and Pig wire with 2 strands of barbed wire on top which makes life hard. Think farmers are getting a grant for post and wire or so I have been told.

Rabbits are patchy with RHD and I seen one two weeks ago with Mixie.

Cheers Arry

[Daniel cain 45,085]

Covers still up around here, could do with a few good frosts...got a member off here coming up in 2 weeks for some ferreting and fishing..

[jok 3,211]

I genuinely got the wrong end of that one. I took the wording literally as ,when we were on the farm in the Boders we had, each year a burn off. This meant clearing gorse and bracken which had become a bit unruly. There was, also, an annual burn off on each of the 3 Eildon Hills, monitored by the fire services. Sorry Bull if I got the wrong end of it. Jok.

[The one 8,463]

The last few years the rains flattened more cover than the frost 

[Bangersanmash 2,779]

On 08/11/2024 at 08:43, Arry said:

Hi Jok hope you're good.

I think Bull is talking about what I call ground burrows. Burrows out in the open fields or on the Moor usually on steep ground or in woods. I agree with Bull hedges down here in Devon are still very green and thick and some of them can be 12 foot wide. Also I have noticed a big increase in Post and Pig wire with 2 strands of barbed wire on top which makes life hard. Think farmers are getting a grant for post and wire or so I have been told.

Rabbits are patchy with RHD and I seen one two weeks ago with Mixie.

Cheers Arry

 

On 06/11/2024 at 13:55, jok said:

Eh up Bull. You’d better explain to the unwary what a ground burn is. We had them on the hills in Scotland. Jok.

Its true to explain. It means burning the fuel under the surface of the ground smouldering not flames. Alot do this on the highland moorland for new growth for grouse. Its like Potash is great for new growth. Or am I still wrong jok. 

[Bangersanmash 2,779]

On 08/11/2024 at 08:43, Arry said:

Hi Jok hope you're good.

I think Bull is talking about what I call ground burrows. Burrows out in the open fields or on the Moor usually on steep ground or in woods. I agree with Bull hedges down here in Devon are still very green and thick and some of them can be 12 foot wide. Also I have noticed a big increase in Post and Pig wire with 2 strands of barbed wire on top which makes life hard. Think farmers are getting a grant for post and wire or so I have been told.

Rabbits are patchy with RHD and I seen one two weeks ago with Mixie.

Cheers Arry

That's climate change for you Arry we don't have the winter months anymore. I've alot of flower in the garden still flowering. I've got some petunias still out flowering in the garden. 

[Arry 21,437]

37 minutes ago, Bangersanmash said:

 

Its true to explain. It means burning the fuel under the surface of the ground smouldering not flames. Alot do this on the highland moorland for new growth for grouse. Its like Potash is great for new growth. Or am I still wrong jok. 

On Dartmoor Banger's it called Swaling controlled burning off the Gorse and dried Bracken in early spring mate.

Cheers Arry

[Bangersanmash 2,779]

2 hours ago, Arry said:

On Dartmoor Banger's it called Swaling controlled burning off the Gorse and dried Bracken in early spring mate.

Cheers Arry

Just been reading about it. Back in the day they let commoners carry out control burning. That's where the name comes from. Swaling. Which you'll already know that Arry. We lose our old ways don't we in places. Sad really.