TOMO 26,458 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 19 hours ago, Daniel cain said: When I see my first bits of frog spawn in my valley...spring has started here for me... Boxing day ,a few of us was fishing an inner city lake and could hear a vixen calling for 3 nights...could smell them all around the lake next day... Last week we had a night shoot for a problem fox...you could here them barking all over the place... Two nights ago I was on a rat shoot ...on a spot...and all around hares were in big numbers...chasing each other....and two in particular were sat next to each other most of the night 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,458 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 16 hours ago, mC HULL said: about 100 lol one was a good un about 300yds took minutes to get first bend 300 yard to get a bend in...you need to get a whippet...it would have been stashed in ya game bag in that time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 24,167 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Frost back again this morning…..guess the cabbages stay in the greenhouse a bit longer ! Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goly 845 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Spring yesterday and full blown winter today, come on lads give it a chance. Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 13,130 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 49 minutes ago, TOMO said: 300 yard to get a bend in...you need to get a whippet...it would have been stashed in ya game bag in that time... 300 yds slip mate minutes to get first bend poor whippet wouldn’t of got to it in a week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,458 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 17 minutes ago, mC HULL said: 300 yds slip mate minutes to get first bend poor whippet wouldn’t of got to it in a week Mate that black one of mine would have had back to hand in less time than it took for you to write the above ....lol.... collie grew all the way...if you ask nice I might let you put that dog of yours across this little bitch...let you keep a couple and sharpen your line up... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 13,130 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 17 minutes ago, TOMO said: Mate that black one of mine would have had back to hand in less time than it took for you to write the above ....lol.... collie grew all the way...if you ask nice I might let you put that dog of yours across this little bitch...let you keep a couple and sharpen your line up... send you dizzy lol to be honest the little red bitch doesn’t run like a saluki to say she’s out of one runs more like a whippet shoe string between them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 24,167 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 18 minutes ago, TOMO said: Mate that black one of mine would have had back to hand in less time than it took for you to write the above ....lol.... collie grew all the way...if you ask nice I might let you put that dog of yours across this little bitch...let you keep a couple and sharpen your line up... A non-ped whippet I had early 70’s, his grand dam was whippet x collie/greyhound .Very fast, won races and killed hares. Sadly shot dead by a keeper while coursing a hare; Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 13,130 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 3 minutes ago, chartpolski said: A non-ped whippet I had early 70’s, his grand dam was whippet x collie/greyhound .Very fast, won races and killed hares. Sadly shot dead by a keeper while coursing a hare; Cheers. was the whippet racing much more popular back then chart? the worse thing for me about them is the screaming like a bull terrier when a dogs on lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 24,167 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 3 minutes ago, mC HULL said: was the whippet racing much more popular back then chart? the worse thing for me about them is the screaming like a bull terrier when a dogs on lol Far more popular, mate. Dozens of tracks and clubs in the area. Over 100 dogs at most clubs. There were five tracks within walking distance of my house, now there is only one with maybe 20 - 30 dogs. Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 13,130 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 5 minutes ago, chartpolski said: Far more popular, mate. Dozens of tracks and clubs in the area. Over 100 dogs at most clubs. There were five tracks within walking distance of my house, now there is only one with maybe 20 - 30 dogs. Cheers. shame mate people don’t have hobby’s now do they same with the pigeons greyhounds 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 24,167 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 Just now, mC HULL said: shame mate people don’t have hobby’s now do they same with the pigeons greyhounds My brother has just gave up pigeon racing, he’s just going to keep a few tumblers and high flyers. There used to be two NGRC greyhound tracks in Newcastle, now there is just one. There was about six flapping tracks in the area , now just one. Shame these working mens sports are dying out. Cheers. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 13,130 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 3 minutes ago, chartpolski said: My brother has just gave up pigeon racing, he’s just going to keep a few tumblers and high flyers. There used to be two NGRC greyhound tracks in Newcastle, now there is just one. There was about six flapping tracks in the area , now just one. Shame these working mens sports are dying out. Cheers. sickening mate as a kid i could watch rugby the greyhounds then speedway at the same stadium in a week pennys some let you in free now there’s just rugby and it would cost a kid about 20 quid i think 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,458 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 45 minutes ago, chartpolski said: A non-ped whippet I had early 70’s, his grand dam was whippet x collie/greyhound .Very fast, won races and killed hares. Sadly shot dead by a keeper while coursing a hare; Cheers. That's the double of my little black bitch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scotty12 2,200 Posted January 16 Report Share Posted January 16 19 hours ago, Goly said: The fabled 500yd slip? I see he's found his camera on his phone now must have worked out how to turn the flash off lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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