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Having grown up with John he was a lifelong family friend, was best man at my Brothers wedding and a work colleague to myself for the last few years. As young kids our little gang spent god knows how many hours tramping the mountains after rabbits with just my little Jack Russell to keep us company. We caught virtually nothing but spent all day laughing and ripping the piss out of each other - is there a better way to spend your formative years? We also had some great drunken times playing rugby for the village where John was a little tasmanian devil of a hooker, we didn't half rip the piss ou

Walshie, Can you change the comp title on here mate .. From now on its the "JohnnyBoy charity Fishing match"....

You would've enjoyed his crack mate, I'm raising a pint of his favourite, Thatchers Gold, to him after a day of graft.... Cheers Johnnyboy..

Turned the phone on earlier and had lots of missed calls/messages off lads on here....and then a message saying Owain is trying to get hold of you....I knew it was Johnny when I heard that... I'm honestly gutted, met him at the first comp and he's been the main man ever since... funny, kind, humble, clever... he was a really good bloke and his kids are a credit to him and his wife... You do meet friends on here and he was certainly one of my friends.. I know all the lads on here who knew him are gutted, the phone ain't stopped! RIP Butty...

Roast Duck with my own Potatoes that I turn out of the tub this morning. Cheers Arry

Iv spent all day speaking to boys from all over the country explain the situation and not actually , come to terms with it all , I met John when I was 19 he taught me so much in the dog game we travelled the uk together either hunting or picking up dogs , we lost touch for a couple years just one them things we start speaking couple weeks ago he been doing great stopped smoking and really had a new lease of life we went out last Saturday had a good stomp a good crack and some good hunting ! We been playing a few more Iv been looking for a lurcher pup for him , I had a message off Rachael this

RIP Johnny boy God Bless you, you will be so missed. Been think of him for hours, not a big man but a very big heart you could not help liking him and his banter. My condolences to the family if they read this. Arry

Sadly I lost a very good friend of mine 2 weeks ago .so tonight I went fishing using all his gear and had a excellent night on the rays .ended up with 10 and 2 dog fish . Pic is of the 2 biggest

What a cracking evening mate, you've got a beautiful bit of land and only 15 or so minutes from the front door. It couldn't have worked out any better, you know the land like the back of your hand and it paid dividends. The Buck was an absolute corker for my first one and his head will be kept as a reminder of a brilliant rememberable evening. With the added bonus of pigeon shooting?? I'll be busy butchering and knocking up some burgers as everyone is asking for them, I must be doing something right? got to keep the landowners happy? Thanks again for this evening topped of

The night started with the collection of longshanx at about 6:45 and headed to the first farm, on arrival the old man was in the yard, shortly joined by one of his sons, we had a chat for a bit and we were pointed in the direction of a small wood with a field of oilseed rape in front of it, as we reached the edge of the rape I glassed along the edge of the wood and into a ruff bit of set aside. Within a couple of minutes two deer appeared from the wood and ran up the set aside, so we set off along one of the track in the rape towards the deer, stopping from time to time for a look about, where

Home made cuecumber chilli salsa and red pepper and tomato salsa with even more home grown chilli and wild leek flowers

Had The Pack Out knocking a load of bunny’s ?? about ?

f**k me that's sad...I met him a few times at shows ...and last year at the fishing comp...had us in stitches doing the raffle...which apparently he did every year and was his thing ..a proper good lad.. my condolences to his family..

RIP Johnny what a cruel world to leave young kids behind who loved their dad ... my heart goes out to them all.

I take all my pups out for pheasants

I had one of those Subaru's, and a Saluki, many years ago...... Great times ! Cheers.

a few lads used the. . 22 rifle. I preferred. . 410 with home made silencer. had good success with a 9.mm garden gun. don't know anyone that bothers nowadays. going to have a go this season with catty.

After a 3 hour drive each way to exmoor to visit mother and catch up with son and the grandchildren i desperately needed a desperado on my return to the land of milk and honey

The old its on a farm but can't visit We was gullible as kids ? ?

Found Hearing this very upsetting this morning..my thoughts are with his wife and the little uns he lived for?..rip Johnny boi,never forgotten butty..

We had corgi x Russell when I was a kid. I've yet to see his equal for biting postmen, milkmen, paperboys, neighbours and relatives. My dad took him to the vet and got his knackers chopped off in the hope of calming him down so unfortunately none of the blood survives today. The operation didn't calm him down and if anything made him even angrier but the story has a happy ending as my dad found him a good home living on a farm even though we were never allowed to visit.

Brilliant night lads, it’s ace when it all comes together? I’ve got a really good mate that I’ve known 30 odd year, we’ve trapped and poached since we were school leavers thing is he’s an early riser as in in the field an hour before sunrise and I’m the last light kid! This was his reward this morning and seen as though we’re doing bucks this was my last one two Sunday's ago last light, I couldn’t see it with eyes thank god for thermal and good glass. here’s to you two having some good hide days with the new land??

Violins !!!! More like banjos ??

Cheers ben and SL I’m cuffed to bits for him, I think I’m right in thinking that the long one has shot his first fox, rabbit, roe doe, roe buck and pheasant with me and long may our adventures continue ?

Hope this helps mate. Use Araldite to refit. Cheers Arry

Duck, Foo Yung, Strir Fry veg and boiled new potatoes fried in the Duck fat. Cheers Arry

After hearing some very sad news I'm on about number ,7 Cheers, D.

I had a peddretti hushpower 410 lovely little tool, years ago used a little Belgian with a skeleton stock it bang as many as u could and get out the wood quick them were the days ?

.22 for me, really only do it to keep my hand in lol, there's a few older folk round me look forward to a couple of brace hung on the door handle lol

Had a few close calls with the Hushpower.410 so sold up and now only use the catty.

Not been on these boards for a while, thanks to Dave for letting me know this sad news . Johnny was the 1st fella I met at the very 1st fishing comp , introducing me to all the lads and making me feel most welcome! Over the years going to the comps he brought his young family with him and I have to say they are a credit to him. John was a very funny lad and without his good humour and quick wit I don't think the comps would of made half the amounts in the raffles. It was a pleasure to have known him as it is all the lads I've met on here. God bless you John R.I.P

An auld veteran she still loves a night on the birds

Just had him for tea on ze bbq?

I used to enjoy reading the Shooting News. After looking at the letters page and classified used to see if Darergi had submitted an article. Seemed genuine. Liked the old Border/Lakeland types that he seemed to have.

No likes left but thanks for that. D.

So so sad to hear from Kev earlier. What a top, top bloke and father of some lovely kids. He will be sorely missed by many, not just off this forum. R.I.P. Proud to call you a mate. D.

Cheers, D.

Charles bronson

Nice handy Jukel Brambles?

I know a few that cut a hole in a sock and put a pigeon inside, the dog will retrieve the pigeon without a mouth full of feathers. Good for starting pups.

There be that low to the ground the keeper when he’s looking for poachers will over look them. there work to ground as well no need for ferrets anymore lad there’s are the perfect poachers dog no need of any other xs no more in the running dog an no need for terrier for digging fox these corgi whippets are so efficient there take fox on the lamp because they won’t see what’s coming due to there low centre of gravity making them very efficient no other cross in the running dog came cam come close as these are the best blood line in the country from a courseing whippet Irish bred to one of the q

Tomo, you're not seriously contemplating getting a dog off this clown?! IF, and when they're born, they'll be no different to any other half decently bred first cross whippet/greyhounds. And I think you'd know that. I seriously cringe every time I read his posts on here, doing his best to 'big them up' in what are very badly written appraisals of 'bowline' dogs, and all the other shite about 'longdogs' and 'brown hares', etc etc. Mind you, at the same time, it does give me a good giggle! Lol. Yours in sport, Shaaark. ? ?

Pigeons have extremely loose feathers and can mess up a dog retrieve very easily. A guy once told me to cut the corner off a plastic bag and poke the pigeons head through for training. He reckoned it would make the dog retrieve the pigeon by its head only. He said dogs don’t like the feeling of a plastic bag in their mouths!!! I never did give it ago, my dog at the time used to nick any plastic carrier bags left laying around and rip them to shreds if given the chance.

Reading your shite is more than enough on here never mind anywhere else

Referees don’t have to sign anything now, the applicant just needs to put the referee’s details on the form. Personally, I wouldn’t be a referee for anyone that I didn’t genuinely regard as suitable. I don’t want guns in the wrong hands any more than the police do.

Write up on the way tonight, but we’ll wait until we are done ?

Felt fresh to be honest , a lot less bloated with no starchy potatoes and pasta to fill your plate with , use salad a lot more which has been good to mix the meat up with . we have adapted it by marinading the chicken or using a sauce on the steak . typical days eating is : 100g quark breakfast with some pineapple or kiwi and Tuesdays and Thursday i train at 0800 , Either a 5k or a circuit I train or mobility at dinnertime so I have a handful of nuts at 1030 with a bannana After I train , I’ll have a shake , currently using usn vanilla diet whey with tw

Me and the misses are on the Keto plan . got a wedding in august to a much younger crowd and needed to give both outlrselves a kick to start. Slow and steady wins , lowering the bmi and recovery between workouts , she’s done nowt for ten years now she’s at the gym 4 times a week . Might have created a monster ??