Guest Patsmash Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) With the season drawing to a close we are trying to give the dogs as much work as possible. So today we started with the long net then quickly switched over to bolting to the dogs, the ditches that divide the fields up on this farm hold not many rabbits but just enough for a afternoons sport. And with the amount of rain we have had in the last week together with the clay soil many rabbits are living above ground (parkers) due to their homes being flooded. We have only been ferreting this particular farm since the end of December and have now taken exactly 200 rabbits off the farmers hands..............................today's bag 17 rabbits. Both dog's working very well today with some good marking and catches. Edited March 7, 2009 by Patsmash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patsmash Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Rainer catching a rabbit crossing the dyke................. The said stolen rabbit............... Edited March 7, 2009 by Patsmash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk101 Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Mate these are excellent photo's, talk about telling the story, the pictures tell a 1000 words. Very professional photo's, you must be well into the photography. anyway once again excellent! i love your posts. regards turk101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Great pics mate-again well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Great photos, almost felt like I was there myself...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Great pictures, as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Tom Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Great pics, love the one where the dog does a noise dive over the steam lolol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Great pictures, as always! FANTASTIC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Brilliant pics even better dogs! Edited March 7, 2009 by Greenhunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blacta Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 You must have a really good camera and a good eye with it! Your pics are amazing, capturing the chase in crystal clear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Excellent pics yet again Pat Is the first lurcher a saluki x? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Make no wonder ya a little fatty,them dog's are great stag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbonrocket Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Excellent, were any shots fired in this hunt? Those dogs are really the muts nuts! Did the dog catch the bird? That picture of one of the dogs with its head in a hole and its legs up in the air, CLASS! Great dogs Great pictures, I want a dog and a ferret but my wife she say no. Carbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C power Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 brilliant !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 I would love to go and see this in action - just to watch! My dad used to do this sort of thing - then dogs went and only had the ferrets, but this is amazing l think to see those dogs working together! Do they manage to get every one? I suppose it depends on how far apart the buries are!?!? Great pics though! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lee Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 I have to echo what all the above guys have said, Excellent pictures and some top sport. Well done on the 200 too! Bet your farmers pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBLATCH Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 excelent all round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 great afternoons sport, awsome pair of dogs aswell mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Sweepy Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hi Pat My Son went out for the last time today. His not missed a weekend since november. And he has gain about two more permission out of it. Not bad for the 15 year old His getting a good reputation with the landowners round here . And now Ferreting is done with they offering land to shoot on. So what will you do now .And whatever it is i hope you keep the photos coming. xxxxSuzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turk101 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Is ther a close season for ferreting or for using the dogs? sorry if i sound a bit dim not really my territory, so can't make out i know regards turk101 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Sweepy Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Am no expert so please will someone put me right if i am wrong. But the rabbits now start having their young. So you have more chance of having the ferret laid up. This time of year. And then that only means one thing either the lost ferret or a lot of digging . Now i shell go hide in the corner while someone tells me am wrong. xxxxSuzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patsmash Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Am no expert so please will someone put me right if i am wrong.But the rabbits now start having their young. So you have more chance of having the ferret laid up. This time of year. And then that only means one thing either the lost ferret or a lot of digging . Now i shell go hide in the corner while someone tells me am wrong. xxxxSuzy No your quite right Suzy, in a few weeks time I will swap over to the rifle and shoot all through the summer albeit pest control. Your son is doing a grand job because farmer's want reliable trustworthy people who stick at it and not some part timer who turns up when he wants and only takes a coulple. If he carries on he will get a good reputation with all the local farmers and more and more permission, the hard work will pay off. Rimmied Rabbitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallopdiver Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Fantastic pictures of a great days sport Have you ever thought of sending some in to the countryfile calendar competion,that would give john craven something to study! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 great pics there and good looking dogs ! i had 37 last week but a lot of digging because of young but got to keep on top of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 awsome pics bud. how do you go about learing and teaching the dogs to catch? thanks john boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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