surely someone from around your area will give you a rabbit skin, I would not like to post a fresh rabbit skin, I have never done such a thing, but if your stuck, and I can seal the plastic bag,well I can help you out, pm your address, to me,
Ive had 20% and 30% if i remember right,i was told to dilute it 2 to 1 20% and 3 to one 30%,ive used it on myself and its good stuff.
Its brilliant for hard to clean punctures,i just dilute it and inject it [no needle] into a puncture and all the crap fizzes out and it seems to cauterize the living flesh,a real bonus to anyone who hunts quarry that bites back.
You are right about it being used as a toothpaste as well,apparently a lot of Americans use it regularly,it obviously bleaches your teeth white,not tried it though.
i use contact lens sterelizer which is 9% hydrogen peroxide and is quite cheap, also once the wound starts to heal , i use tea tree oil in water to keep the wound clean and i have a friend who keeps terriers and he has had some fantastic results with that combination
Sunday morning, out for our walk about 7.15am,
I decided to have a look at this wood near me, its mainly hardwood, chestnut,oak,beech, and some Hazel, with rhodendrum, bushes, and some very nice holly trees,with some thick under growth, there is road going through the middle of it, well a tractor, track, so we are going on nicely then Shep stops, puts his nose in the air, and in a blink of an eye lid he was off, I could only see top of the head
a black tip, there was a turn then a thump, I could see all, SHEP hit a tree, what a smack it knocked him back at least 6 inches, a yelp then he carried on I thought oh he is in trouble, he gave chase but he lost it in the thick undergrowth, when he come up to me he looked a bit seedy, but OK, after a few minutes he is chasing a rabbit this time, this time he disappears, for about 5 minutes, I can hear some rustling, noise, and when he comes up to me
he has a rabbit, he carried the rabbit to about 5 yards of me, when I got the rabbit of him, I see it had mixy, one eye was clean, the other had a white scab above the eye and it was closed also the cheeks were swollen, so I think it was recovering from that horrible disease, but Shep did not know the rabbit was sick he thought he had done a good job, now two things, were I live there is a lot of woodland, and the Blacktips, are lying up more in the woods than they are out in the open fields, and also the Hornies are in there as well, I have been encouraging, him to hunt the woods from a very early age, to try and eliminate, these type of accidents, and to get used to running through this type of ground, and undergrowth, in all we had a good walk, He had very good exercise, maybe a bit sore but nothing more,
Aye Shep's learning every time , that's what its about with any dog get them out, get them with you, sometimes you think they never done anything today , but a dogs just like us always learning.
Sunday morning, out for our walk about 7.15am,
I decided to have a look at this wood near me, its mainly hardwood, chestnut,oak,beech, and some Hazel, with rhodendrum, bushes, and some very nice holly trees,with some thick under growth, there is road going through the middle of it, well a tractor, track, so we are going on nicely then Shep stops, puts his nose in the air, and in a blink of an eye lid he was off, I could only see top of the head
a black tip, there was a turn then a thump, I could see all, SHEP hit a tree, what a smack it knocked him back at least 6 inches, a yelp then he carried on I thought oh he is in trouble, he gave chase but he lost it in the thick undergrowth, when he come up to me he looked a bit seedy, but OK, after a few minutes he is chasing a rabbit this time, this time he disappears, for about 5 minutes, I can hear some rustling, noise, and when he comes up to me
he has a rabbit, he carried the rabbit to about 5 yards of me, when I got the rabbit of him, I see it had mixy, one eye was clean, the other had a white scab above the eye and it was closed also the cheeks were swollen, so I think it was recovering from that horrible disease, but Shep did not know the rabbit was sick he thought he had done a good job, now two things, were I live there is a lot of woodland, and the Blacktips, are lying up more in the woods than they are out in the open fields, and also the Hornies are in there as well, I have been encouraging, him to hunt the woods from a very early age, to try and eliminate, these type of accidents, and to get used to running through this type of ground, and undergrowth, in all we had a good walk, He had very good exercise, maybe a bit sore but nothing more,
Good news,....and,.."Every day is a School Day"......
for a 3/4 bred he has a very good nose on him, you would have enjoyed his style, how he stopped
sniffed the air, and then off like a bullet, and as you say, everday is a school day, I can envisage good days ahead of us, I was out this morning early hard frost, and we saw 3 deer, no rabbits they must have all been holed up, with the first real frost,of this back-end, if he had another year on his back, I would have set him out for one of those, ((
that is a+ factor, of your Lurcher being able to hunt
and this fellow can go round a good 20 acre field
with no problem, and if I can stay on top of him when we are out lamping, he will be ok (( I have had him out twice on the lamp, and he never let me down, If we get a bit of wind this week, I will take him out on the lamp again and see what he does, for a few bunnies,
You are 100% correct,...there is nothing better than seeing a jukel lift his head and start sucking in the air,..each breath tells him something is around,..and things could 'kick off' at any moment
I've a young pup here myself,.and I must admit to being real excited about her early promise,.and same as yourself,.I'm going to savour every moment..I like to watch her hunting up ,.only to stop dead in her tracks,.almost freeze,..and give me that look,..a glance that says,,.'He is here Boss'...For me,.'marking is paramount'....obviously I would like to actually catch something occasionally,.. ..but,..as a pro-rabbitter I genuinely cannot function without a wee bit of help ...
Early days yet,..but hopefully,.touch wood ...exciting times ahead for us all...
Kind regards,...DROVER...
Monday morning,16th of November, well were did this year go to,as you get older time seems to fly,
I Was out this morning with Shep, after all the rain we have had, the fields are very wet, even the usual
tracks that I take are squelching, due to all of the rain we have had, So shep, is hunting away as usual, He puts a rabbit up out from under, a small whin bush, about a 25 yard run, and he nails it thump he goes head over heels, with the rabbit in his mouth, but I could tell he was going to nail this one with the speed and determination, he showed, he played around with it, for a good two or three minutes, again I am about 80 yards from him, calling him, down on one knee, clapping to get his attention, eventually he comes to me, WITHOUT, the rabbit, I send him back he goes back with out any problems, starts to play with the rabbit again, it is now looking like a rag doll I try every thing I know to get him to carry that rabbit to me, but NO,he did not want to carry this rabbit to me,so eventually SHEP SCORED 3 POINTS, he did not carry to me, I was very disappointed, after all his good work, he would not carry that rabbit to me, when you are training a dog, you get him to do something for you, you score 1 point, when he does
not obey your command he scores 3 points,, he knows how to fetch, he understands how to carry, he has done all this before and on the lamp he carried back to hand, and again so disappointed, that after all his good work, and a real strike, that is very important, and the last hurdle just to carry back to hand, the easy part, and the most pleasing
to the owner, ah well it is a Monday, worst things could have happened, ((( thank you to DROVER for his compliments,and to all,
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 1:18 pm Post subject: Yes,..could be a LOT worse...
Firstly,.its good to hear that a fellow lurcher enthusiast can also feel that genuine pain within,.when things don't quite go to plan....
Been there myself on many occasions
Such an admission is often a shock to guys who don't get so involved with the jukels,...and in truth,..many lads would be over the moon with a young lurcher simply catching something,.anything...
For some folk,.owning a lurcher is a fleeting thing,..a whim,..and a phase that they go through,...and then they move on...
I've seen this a lot over the last 50 years,.and it is the way of things BUT,.if you want to own what I would call an old style, mouching type of cur,.then hunting up,.marking,..catching and subsequently fetching is obviously of great importance...
My advice would be,....'let sleeping dogs lie',....
Take the youngster out for his exercise,.but choose somewhere with NO GAME or temptation,..and start back on with the old fluffy dummy business again...There is no great hurry to get the sapling entered on live quarry,..coz you KNOW what he can do,...so maybe let him be a wee pet for a couple of weeks,...then you can go back to the real world with confidence...
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..but,..as a pro-rabbitter I genuinely cannot function without a wee bit of help ... 
...exciting times ahead for us all...
