mC HULL 12,347 Posted November 19 Report Share Posted November 19 22 minutes ago, chartpolski said: Most of the original Salukis imports were brought here by army officers.. Cheers. proper dog men lol Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 10,414 Posted November 20 Report Share Posted November 20 19 hours ago, mC HULL said: proper dog men lol Indeed Quote Link to post
toolebox 1,539 Posted November 21 Report Share Posted November 21 On 21/11/2024 at 03:12, low plains drifter said: Indeed he's got the lazy eye..... Quote Link to post
Black neck 15,887 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 4 hours ago, toolebox said: he's got the lazy eye..... Retinia dossiana Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 10,414 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 4 hours ago, toolebox said: he's got the lazy eye..... Grinning slyly as the coach left for Mexborough 2 Quote Link to post
tatsblisters 9,538 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 4 hours ago, low plains drifter said: Grinning slyly as the coach left for Mexborough That was the look on that nuns face that gave him a lift from the Mexborough maggot farm. Quote Link to post
Daniel cain 45,150 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 9 hours ago, low plains drifter said: Grinning slyly as the coach left for Mexborough One blew left,one blew right....When the wind blows...the poor cnut gets a wet back... Quote Link to post
OldPhil 5,698 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 (edited) On 18/11/2024 at 17:36, Bakerboy said: Just something Ive always wondered about, is it possible to be in the Army/Navy/Air force and work lurchers/terriers regularly, how does it work Well,.. I hung out with an Army guy for a few seasons,.. we mostly did the rabbits and a few Roe,.. and I pretty soon realised, that being in the Military was a bit different to working in a Factory, or for some building firm.. He had to abide by certain rules. There was obviously a few fiddles and opportunities to slink off,.. more so if you had a bit of Rank, and had been in a Regiment for several years, and knew how to work the system... But,.. on the whole, my pal had to toe the line and be available, if called upon. The guy I was rabbiting with, was permanently based on Salisbury Plain,... which at that time, had a fairly healthy population of rabbits, hares and Deer,.. so,.. being employed to undertake his duties on the ground, on a daily basis, allowed him to do a phenomenal reconnoitre,.. whilst being paid to do so ! Each week he would mark out,.. on a Map,.. where all the various rabbiting spots were,.. and accordingly, we filled out boots and caught many hundreds of rabbits, and various.. Not quite sure what constitutes regular dog work,.. for as we all know, folk can drift in and out of the hunting game, with some regularity,. and friendships are frequently fragile affairs,.. and can end abruptly,...but for those few years at least ,...we were at it, both by day, and frequently at night... Edited November 24 by OldPhil 9 1 Quote Link to post
tatsblisters 9,538 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 37 minutes ago, OldPhil said: Well,.. I hung out with an Army guy for a few seasons,.. we mostly did the rabbits and a few Roe,.. and I pretty soon realised, that being in the Military was a bit different to working in a Factory, or for some building firm.. He had to abide by certain rules. There was obviously a few fiddles and opportunities to slink off,.. more so if you had a bit of Rank, and had been in a Regiment for several years, and knew how to work the system... But,.. on the whole, my pal had to toe the line and be available, if called upon. The guy I was rabbiting with, was permanently based on Salisbury Plain,... which at that time, had a fairly healthy population of rabbits, hares and Deer,.. so,.. being employed to undertake his duties on the ground, on a daily basis, allowed him to do a phenomenal reconnoitre,.. whilst being paid to do so ! Each week he would mark out,.. on a Map,.. where all the various rabbiting spots were,.. and accordingly, we filled out boots and caught many hundreds of rabbits, and various.. Not quite sure what constitutes regular dog work,.. for as we all know, folk can drift in and out of the hunting game, with some regularity,. and friendships are frequently fragile affairs,.. and can end abruptly,...but for those few years at least ,...we were at it, both by day, and frequently at night... Did you ever meet the lad i mentioned in my post Phil. I found him a sound lad the few times I met him. 1 Quote Link to post
OldPhil 5,698 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 (edited) On 23/11/2024 at 12:38, tatsblisters said: Did you ever meet the lad i mentioned in my post Phil. I found him a sound lad the few times I met him. Hi, yeah, I would probably have met the Guy,...I seemed to cross paths with the majority of folk mentioned in the early jottings , books, articles, etc.... Facts were, back then, I used to get about a bit ,...I always had an almost perverse urge to meet various people, described as being, genuine hunting men... It took me a few years,.. but, I eventually grew out of it,...I stopped searching for heroes, and then everything became, a whole lot clearer... Edited November 25 by OldPhil 7 Quote Link to post
vin 76 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 12 minutes ago, OldPhil said: I stopped searching for heroes, and then everything became, a whole lot clearer... hehehehee yeah, he met Me and Tomo. 1 Quote Link to post
OldPhil 5,698 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 (edited) 19 hours ago, vin said: hehehehee yeah, he met Me and Tomo. I've been a lurcher enthusiast for over 65 years,...met a lot of lads, some good 'un's, and predictably,. some not so good. Yes,. I believe that you are a genuine Hunting Man.. Edited November 24 by OldPhil 2 1 Quote Link to post
breeze 1,297 Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 Phil.... Is that Mrs Hancock stood next to you ? Quote Link to post
tatsblisters 9,538 Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 16 hours ago, OldPhil said: Hi, yeah, I would probably have met the Guy,...I seemed to cross paths with the majority of folk mentioned in the early jottings , books, articles, etc.... Facts were, back then, I used to get about a bit ,...I always had an almost perverse urge to meet various people, described as being, genuine hunting men... It took me a few years,.. but, I eventually grew out of it,...I stopped searching for heroes, and then everything became, a whole lot clearer... Great photo is that Phil. The lad with the glasses on looks familiar and I believe i met him back in the day. I used to be the same about meeting different folk who walked the walk so to speak especially some of the old poachers from the area who's stories and tales I would never tire of listening to even though running dogs were never part of their arsenal for taking game from various estate's in the area of south Yorkshire and beyond. 2 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 There use to be a few opportunities i can remember, One was on the BCU (Bird Control Unit) on airfields, Scaring birds and controlling Mammal's were the job, so BOP, Dogs, Guns, Traps and gas guns were used. The other one would have been as Range warden, Again mas swathes of countryside with little to no access to the public. Probably no long done by servicemen but contracted out to some civilian company or other nowadays. There has always been a few dog men in the police force but that's another topic Lol. Quote Link to post
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