(Obituary of Eddie Chapman written by Dave Harcombe at the end of this article) A couple of years ago, I was offered the chance, while in South Africa, to spend a week or so with one of their well known terrier men, who exclusively used Jack Russells. Not being one to miss an opportunity to…
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Plenty more hunting to do yet…
A wet Saturday afternoon, September 1st to be exact was to be the opener for the season. Come early September and I am usually up and away on a morning with the dogs and sometimes a ferret or two as well, but today, for some reason, I was at home for the early part of…
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Coloured Filters Still blinding Lampers
Do you use a coloured filter when lamping? Many of the younger generation of lampers coming into our sport may have never worked without one. Most older hands may have tried them. Maybe you still use one? If so please read this with an open mind, as I think it may just help you catch…
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Working at Badgers
Introduction Saskia Oud lives in Belgium and Hunts across Europe, mainly in Germany. She has kept working terriers most of her life after starting out hunting Musk Rats in Holland with terriers as a child where there was a 5 Gilder bounty on them. From there her terriers went to foxes themselves and she says…
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The Perfect Miniature Hunt …Almost!
To have a hunt there needs to be a quarry and one or more hunters. To have a good hunt there should be a find, a travelling hunt, maybe a check or two and a conclusion. The conclusion can be a kill on top, or a mark and a dig or a bolt. But it…
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