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thankyou fatchap I thought I was alone and going soft in the head for I too have been reluctant to go out and kill anything I have been finding all sorts of excuses to tell my shooting buddy lately to avoid going out except clays preferring to work my dogs instead I still take the gun but rarely fire it unless I want something for the ferrets I had to shoot a vixen last year that was hammering my chickens she leapt out of the hedge in my meadow and ran across in front of me in broad daylight and swiped a hen I was unarmed at the time she hammered my mate up the road and the lady across the lane and accounted for nearly 30 chicken from us my mate suffered most as he has lots of poultry she outwitted us severel times with her antics I once waited all afternoon and popped indoors to make a brew to carry back up the meadow the feathers were still floating in the air I had only been gone 5 or 6 mins when I finally caught up with her I walked over to her knelt beside her as she lay ther panting with a .22 in her chest I put my hand on her side she lifted her head and looked straight at me as if to say ok you got me then lay her head back down and died [ admired her brazen behaviour and felt sad having ended her career I am 61 now and find the older I get the less I want it perhaps it is an age thing I expect her offspring will be around this year eyeing up the chicken I hope they aint as smart as she was

sent many rabbits spinning head over heels with records and a baikel single wish I could still get them would use them for everything [including stubble burning]

also got an e mail excellent news well said 12gauge82 good posts concur with you all the way

ena sharples

barney my springer billy and Charlie my smooth fox terriers previous dogs were tia and duke Belgian shepherds bobby jack russel jet lurcher fern and Dillon whippets and megan jack russel

my area is not stoaty lucky to see one once a year my mate up the road hundred yards opened up his call ducks one morning last year and a stoat ran out the door way too big for a weasel but it had got thru a hole in one corner not much bigger than a 2 quid coin it had murderd all 9 call ducks almost decapitating them not seen one since but he got a brigade of rats to contend with

I traded a mk38multi for an older3800 ex trap gun which has been teauged 1/4 an 3/8 fixed my shooting has improved and I am happy as larry with it

stoat ?

thankyou for posting this info if they bring in a ban I will go back to the nv/.22lr combo was fixing to buy more fenns but think I may hold off for the time being

thanks when and why are these becoming illegal I don't have a colony just noticed as I do every winter numbers increase a little so I thin them out a bit I keep a dozen chicken and live in the sticks surrounded by corn fields so always got a few rats around its country life they are always in good nick as the get good eats winter and summer my mate up he road on the next small holding is invaded by them but he got ducks an geese as well as chicken

hi all I have never been one for trapping always preferring to wait with the nv on the .22 and give ratso the good news that way but but with work commitments and 4 30 am starts I am knackered in the evenings and don't feel much like going up the poultry pens waiting around in all weathers so I recently bought half dozen fenns and they have been catching well now they are starting to rust up abit and I was wondering if you trappers lube them up and if so what with as I don't want to use anything that will repel rats or will rust not matter thanks in advance for any tips cheers foxxer

I did similar last year went into heart foundation shop and saw a Sherwood jacket in mint condition I thought as I picked it off the hanger and knowing my run of luck it probably wont fit me ........but it did like a glove and on closer inspection it looked almost flam new I chucked it on the counter and asked the lady to hold for five mins while I ran down the cashpoint it was £19 couldn't leave it there for that warm as toast on a cold day

nice one agree with this thot an ex squaddie would be more tidy tho wouldn't ya

well said

no mate you are not alone all country folk I know detest wounding any critter

beautifull

was fishing a rock mark for bass heard a scuffling noise turned around and shone my headlamp there was mr mink helping himself to my sand eels also had fox do same another night and again when ferreting pinched one of my rabbits and made off with it cheeky sod ran so far then looked back as if to say [cheers sucker] then disappeared I didn't begrudge him it I had more than enough every critter got to eat aint they

absolutely correct

thankyou all for your interesting answers like the pond one but more expense to have snorkel fitted and the wife is still lying down in the meadow while I look for the stiff broom

hi all would any one on here know the best way to clean underneath the mower deck I have heard its best not to tilt them on their side as oil falls out everywhere and tilting can damage the engine its a self propelled with Honda engine so don't want to ****** it up as only bought it couple of weeks ago thanks foxxer

all the finches sparrows blackbirds woodpecker blue tits but my pal is a little robin that flies into the house most days and chirps away until I put some food out and when my birdfeeders are empty he will come and beak off till I fill them also if he hears the mower fire up he appears within seconds and follows me around picking up insects and worms after each pass of the mower its amazing how close to me he comes love watching him

in my meadow beside m dogs no service no flowers no coffin .....and no tears

I have been looking at one of these on mow direct its got 5 year warranty I like the look of it and the spec ie 190cc engine 51cm cut but worried about buying as it Italian and not heard of them before now but you seem pleased with yours its 329 squid as apposed to the mountfield they offer of similar spec nd warranty for 369 squid hmmm decisions

+2 nsi sipe love em

as has been mentioned depends on what your barrel likes mine likes eley my mates likes Winchester and another pal likes cci its handy if you can beg a few different brands off any pals to try out but since Winchester changed to 42g some people don't get on with them others found them better worst ones for me were rws