Hunting Articles
Ferreting, A Lifelong Passion
January 13th 2011
Well I was about 10 years old the first time I held a ferret and that was it, I knew we were going to be lifelong friends. It was an uncle of mine that owned the ferrets and he was a well known poacher to the local gamekeepers and a good poacher at t...
Fox Shooting Tales
December 22nd 2010
It was the front end of December, and we'd had one of the worst starts to winter for decades, the temperature had plummeted across the country as low as the minus twenties in some regions, Northumberland and the northern counties being badly hit,...
Woodland Rabbit Snaring
December 18th 2010
When controlling rabbits is woodlands areas the pegged rabbit snare is very affective, and so any trapper knows not every location is perfect, as ground conditions vary in different areas, at times you will come across ground that is less t...
How To Build a Larsen Trap
November 28th 2010
How To Build a Larsen Trap 1. Firstly you will need to aquire some timber either ready cut or if you are able to cut it yourself all the better. 2. Next you need to cut your timber to size, the main frame is made from 1" * 1,3/4" So if you ...
Quick Sloe Gin
November 26th 2010
After perfecting a method of producing superb sloe gin in a matter of days, Bill Harriman is happy to share his groundbreaking secret concoction Sloe gin has become the traditional shooter’s tipple. To my mind there’s nothing better than a...
-
A Tribute To Meg
Not being the most patient bloke in the world, I'd decided to take the new bitch out over the fields the minute I got back from South Wales from where I'd collected her. Having had to pull out from getting a bull cross earlier in the year due to ...
-
Day Out With The Deerness
Andy and I were just performing a perfect backfill; the spoil was heaped up above the level of the surrounding soil to allow for slight settling. The scene of the dig was then covered with handfuls of discarded sycamore leaves; all in all, we wer...
-
To Which We Owe So Much
What am I referring to? …The humble ferret of course. Is there anyone out there that started out in this glorious hunting game without the aid of a trusty ferret? Not many I bet. I know I did, and so did most of my contempories too. Yes, the fe...
-
Dealings With The Enemy
I've been chatting with some of my mates recently about getting the proverbial "knock on the door," not from the boys in blue, but from the far more sinister boys (and girls) in black, and I'm not talking about the Salvation Army! I know some rea...
Hunting Forum
A Tribute To Meg
Not being the most patient bloke in the world,...
The Tale of a Jack Russel Terrier
The Jack Russell Terrier must surely be one of the...
Ferreting, A Lifelong Passion
Well I was about 10 years old the first time I hel...
-
Ferreting, A Lifelong Passion
Well I was about 10 years old the first time I hel...
-
Fox Shooting Tales
It was the front end of December, and we'd had...
-
Woodland Rabbit Snaring
When controlling rabbits is woodlands ar...
-
How To Build a Larsen Trap
How To Build a Larsen Trap 1. Firstly you wil...
Look After Your Earths
Well done I want to see a few terrier Articles up...
The Tale of a Jack Russel Terrier
good story...
Dealings With The Enemy
Well I'm glad that someone other than my missus thinks I...