Thanks for that rambler. I was going to rustle up a Spagg bol for bobs dad tonight. That's got me thinking.
On a more serious note. I was not joking about dogs yesterday. If u can beg borrow or steal a dog, terrier type, they can hear where the animal is at any time and will normally pounce and dig v quickly on the exact spot it is.My GS catches and dispatches possibly three a week here in sunny Suffolk. Not so sunny at the mo.