good to be back doing daytime ratting

[pointer 543]

had a look out this afternoon doing a bit of ratting.we do most of our ratting at night so its great to be back out now the cover is dying back.

[dannys lad 0]

good work mate

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

nice one and dogs looking good, is that your young pointer cross?

[jeppi 49]

keep up the good work pal like the look of the

black terrier looks like its seen abit aswell

[pointer 543]

my pointer bitch is there but she is six.

the red and white thing is something we let tag along today.

[half n' half 8]

every body should take a lurcher on a ratting trip its such an asset,snipes the ones that try and sneak away.

[goldfinch2007 2,332]

cracking dogs mate,love the red un,looks a good un.

[Guest jrt]

good mate, did you use a smoker?

[OldNog 432]

good do

 

went out today with my bitch, and bolted 8 out of a pile of rubble but all of them made it the short distance to the pile of tyres, except 1! grabbed hold of 3 others so they wont last long

[pointer 543]

a smoker was used on a few,rest were dug out.some were living in a rotting tree trunk which took a bit of time to shift....................i dont get many rats compared to some people i know but the variety of places i hunt them on day and night means that i never get tired of ratting.

[pointer 543]

good do

 

went out today with my bitch, and bolted 8 out of a pile of rubble but all of them made it the short distance to the pile of tyres, except 1! grabbed hold of 3 others so they wont last long

 

as youll know it can be hard for dogs to catch them on the first time they visit a place.after that steps can be taken to block off escape routes,block up nearby holes and dogs learn where rats will run to.

[Guest jrt]

a smoker was used on a few,rest were dug out.some were living in a rotting tree trunk which took a bit of time to shift....................i dont get many rats compared to some people i know but the variety of places i hunt them on day and night means that i never get tired of ratting.

 

i guess it depends on your location but is a smoker escentual?

[Hedge_hunter27 18]

Is it not enough that you nick my terrier on a night Pointer and now you've took my xmas pressie out during the day .

[pointer 543]

a smoker was used on a few,rest were dug out.some were living in a rotting tree trunk which took a bit of time to shift....................i dont get many rats compared to some people i know but the variety of places i hunt them on day and night means that i never get tired of ratting.

 

i guess it depends on your location but is a smoker escentual?

 

 

in some places yes,i dont go ratting with ferrets so if it cant be dug out fairly quickly ill use a smoker.the rats in one big tree trunk wouldnt have moved without it.you could have maybe smashed it up but i dont think the keeper would be very happy.then theres the times when rats are in tree roots,old stone walls,under concrete floors etc etc etc.

even if i did use ferrets i wouldnt put them into some places,same as you wouldnt risk a terrier in some earths.

 

having said that most of my daytime rats are taken by either digging them out or when a farmer is lifting bales about.

[pointer 543]

Is it not enough that you nick my terrier on a night Pointer and now you've took my xmas pressie out during the day .

 

i thought it needed the excercise.