Guest Haggler Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Tried for some fox back east the end of January but the weather was record breaking highs so no snow, no bitter cold to put fox in the ground during the day. Found lots of coons in the ground though so Finn got to ply his trade in any case. Haggler Quote Link to post
sirbeesting 4 Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 well done hagler,nice looking dog you got there,how do them coons fight ?say along side a fox .?? Quote Link to post
Guest JAGDWERKS Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Hey "Sting"...they fight like the "devil" that has been cheated out of a bet! lol! They have sharp teeth(with canines...)and they use their hands like monkeys! If any of you "blokes" have relatives(here in the U.S...)and will be visiting in the near future...there are plenty of terrierworkers here that would be glad to take you out and show you all that coon's aint no joke! Tried for some fox back east the end of January but the weather was record breaking highs so no snow, no bitter cold to put fox in the ground during the day. Found lots of coons in the ground though so Finn got to ply his trade in any case. Haggler Nice pics,Haggler...sneak some coon pups back to the U.K.! LOL! Quote Link to post
Guest Dillon Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 I love reading about how you lads hunt in other countries, and the quarry you catch, Some good pics Haggler too, I have a good pal just moved back to West Virginia, a shooting man himself, but I have plans to see him in the next twelve months, I love a good digging holiday so if yr anywhere near Quote Link to post
Guest Haggler Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 JAGDWERKS is right. If the coon gets in a place that he has the upper hand he dish out some punishment when a terrier can't get over the top on them. Have some nasty shit in their mouth too, I've still got Finn on antibiotics and compressing his muzzel three weeks after taking bites trying to clear up some kind of crud. Taffy, Finn ( the rough coat) was a gift to me as an 9 week old pup from DF when I was over there two years ago and I thank Dave every time we speak. He is a great dog around other dogs and people and is all about the chomp when he is on the hunt. He has a good sized boiler room so there are many sets over here he can't get in but when does fit you are digging for sure. Coby, (the smooth coat) is a Patt bred in the U.S. with a bunch of Mason and Nuttall stuff in his pedigree. He is a work-a-holic too. Dillon, West Virginia has alot of quarry in the ground like much of the northeastern U.S. I'm in California so The east coast is about the same flight time for me as it would be for you coming out of Heathrow. Haggler Quote Link to post
Royston2 0 Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Haggler finn certainly looks a strong dog mate Out of interest does the dog have problems getting close and personal to his quarry mate as i have heard the earths can be quite small and i have a dog here who is a fair size and he finds it hard to push in to them tight spots how does he fair in the smaller earths i take it the coons in the pic was in quite a spacious earth mate Quote Link to post
Guest Haggler Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Is Finn out of Haggler mate. I wish. Finn is out of Brownie (no slouch in his own right and still hard at it) and Wendy Pinkney's bitch Nettle. For me, it is kind of like those guys sitting around the fire in that old beer commercial when they say "It doesn't get any better than this." I get Finn work whenever I can to be true to him and his heritage but it can't always be in the ground. He is a heck of a retriever also and swims like a lab. When there is nothing else he'll chase a tennis ball until your arm gives out. He is an awesome terrier and makes the point that the best things in life are free. Haggler Quote Link to post
PBurns 9 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Fine pics as always my friend The cold weather has come at last and maybe something good will come out of it. This has been the warmest winter in memory -- not a cold day since November until yesterday P. Quote Link to post
Guest Haggler Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Haggler finn certainly looks a strong dog mate Out of interest does the dog have problems getting close and personal to his quarry mate as i have heard the earths can be quite small and i have a dog here who is a fair size and he finds it hard to push in to them tight spots how does he fair in the smaller earths i take it the coons in the pic was in quite a spacious earth mate I can't span him so that really cuts down on the earthwork he can get over here. Coons don't "open" a set to use it and are uaually just in there laying up for the day. The set Finn got his two in he had to dig at the entrance for a good 5 minutes to move enough sluffed in dirt and leaves back before he could enter. Once he got past the entrance he was into them in a good sized tube within one turn to the right, about 2 feet down and 6 feet in. It was made for him. He took most of his getting chewed on when he could just get his head into the stopend and the coon knawed on his nose pretty good. Of course, having no reverse didn't help the situation. When we diug in on that one at about 4 feet we put a bullet in it and turned loose. Opened the end a little and Finn had the last word with that one. I have a little 9 pounder that can get ANYWHERE and does but I told Dave I'd work this bad boy so I buy him his airline ticket and turn him loose. If the winter had set in like it should have Finn would have had little trouble with the active fox dens as even here in the U.S. they open them up pretty large. Ground hogs would be a non-starter for him for sure. JP gave me a nice little bitch out of Samson and Kizzie when I was over there in September and I hope to down size Finn with a breeding to her in a couple of years. She is just 8 months now and staying spannable and very loose. Been into the JRTs big time for over ten years and still have 8 Jacks but the four Patts we have are rapidly turning me to the colored terriers. Haggler Fine pics as always my friend The cold weather has come at last and maybe something good will come out of it. This has been the warmest winter in memory -- not a cold day since November until yesterday P. Tell me about it. I'll probably freeze to death in July out there this year! That would be the end of the world as we know it wouldn't it? Larry and Linda just bought a snow blower at 50% off! Guess Home Depot is dumping them before the tulips start pushing up in February? Haggler Quote Link to post
Kye 77 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I thought it was Kobe that done the work, then you let Finn have a look!?... Good pics.. Kye,.. Quote Link to post
Guest chilli Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 nice pics mate , nice sunglass's to Quote Link to post
Royston2 0 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 In the first pic i can see a little smooth pat in the back that looks like it had been to ground looks a nice size and more suitable for those earths did you dig to that dog in the back of the pic at all that day mate looks a nice type......... Quote Link to post
sirbeesting 4 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 thanks jagdwerks,about the coon info,could do with some over here,sounds like they fight like hell,well done. Quote Link to post
Paxo 0 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Coons can be hell, I have a dog here that was on a coon last November and he just now is healed FINALLY. edit to add , lol , just in time for our trip out in a couple weeks for spring action Quote Link to post
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