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    Late back to the party, sorry. The cheapos floated ashore from the Bay of Evil but it was a while ago. Not sure if anything similar is on there now. At the time there were plenty of listings on there for what were pretty generic "knock off" Trail Cameras from inscrutable, anonymous manufacturers and vendors .The blurbish claims and optimistic photos of exotic wildlife were so silly l expected them to be total junk. So much so l doubted my sanity in even considering taking a risk on one. To be honest the plastic bodies and hinges feel a bit brittle but for £25-£30 l didn't ex
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    Gotta say that people l know who bought expensive trail cams are the ones that end up disappointed. I ended up getting a £60 "cheapy" after seeing one set-up by a chicken run belonging to a very well off client. I didn't want to lose his custom so on spotting it l limited myself to waving at the camera rather than baring my bum.... Apparently he had originally purchased an all singing and dancing device that sent pictures and all sorts of information to his phone and computer . Unfortunatly the lens steamed - up all the time. As did the replacement sent by the manufacturer.
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    The orange one is a Stainless Alpina, £6 from my local gunshop .The green one is a heavy duty Carbon Hultafors Craftsman's Knife available for between a fiver and a tenner from tool suppliers and easy to keep sharp . The bottom one is a Hele Viking blade with homemade holly and bone handle ; my favourite but the other two are more in keeping with hygene regs due to their pladtic handles.
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    I've had a few "moments" with customers that are a bit hard-of-hearing . Conversations tend to be rather loud with the result that the jaspers are put into repel boarders mode before l go anywhere near the nest. One deaf chap followed me up a loft ladder with a torch beause he considered my little red lamp inadequate? The wasps used the torch and him as targets! Then there was the time a lovely , very arty but slightly unworldly lady asked me deal with the cluster flies that were finding their way into her art room. They were glueing themseves en-masse to her drying paintings.
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    ?? Doh; black bin liner, night in the freezer . And l could've saved thrupence worth of powder too! Win,win. Hindsight is a wonderfully annoying gift. ???
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    Just when l was congratulating myself on having cleaned up today's jobs by lunchtime a call came in. There was a hornets' nest in a 14th century alms house in a churchyard and the Warden,who apparently normally dealt with his own nests, had baulked at this one . The approach up a narrow spiral staircase to the upper room where the nest was hanging didn't offer much scope for manoeuvre . l opted to use a hand puffer to apply the powder as even a short lance would've been a hinderance. Suited-up ,l approached the nest which despite the time of year was in decidedly ful
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    Brilliant advice from everyone. Keep trying! Don't just stick the easy-looking burrows though . If the rabbit population is low they have plenty of choice where to acually lay-up . They may be investigating or playing around the lovely open burrows but actually lodging in holes that offer more cover. If you are going shooting with the farmer it is likely some rabbit control is already happening. The easily spotted ones in open fields may have already been creamed-off. At least if you go out a night with the farmer you'll get an idea of where the rabbits run to. This'll give
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    That could be it ; a local culture predudice . We have several different species of skates and rays over here. Their wings and cheek meat are highly prized regardless of species . Don't expect flaky flesh like bass or perch though. Never rinse them in fresh water, always use sea or salt water. Unlike a lot of fish they are probably better left sitting in a fridge for a day rather than being eaten dead fresh. They freeze and defrost well too. I think l'd have to find out for myself what they taste like . And if the local opinion proved correct l'd quickly bury the corp
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    Yes it's like not bothering to net those manky ,collapsed, blocked holes when ferreting ? .
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    Is that due to pollution of some sort? Or local taboo or custom as in parts of Australia? Rays are usually excellent to eat.
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    Anyone old enough to even remember pre myxy times is going to be close to seventy . Though as they would've been toddlers l expect their main contact with a bunny was in the form of a cuddly toy or ration-dodging meal. To have actually taken note of rabbit numbers or hunted them they would be a few years up on that. I wonder who the oldest THL member is? I know its not me,,,,,?
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    That's a bit like my philosophy. The Talpidaen Gurus ( a status easily reached by taking an on-line exam or attending a course it seems ) forever promote the search for a Perfect main / travelling / feeding runs or whatever sort of run the Oracle considers the Holy Grail . Oh so often though , l still seem to break through into what are clearly fun runs ,school runs or molish Red Light districts. Insecurity at my inability to find the Perfect Run every time has been ameliorated over the years . A sub industry guidelines tunnel created by some mole who hasn't read t
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    It's cost a few people a lot of money to put right. A friend has to take a torch with him when he walks his dog round the local rec at night so he can check the coast is clear before he lets it off for a run about. It rarely is. Heaven knows what'll happen when we all have electric cars; all that wiring could =carnage!?
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    No , the four legged ones. It's made a few recent headlines but been going-on for some time round here. Foxes have been eating wiring and brake pipes. It's not helped in this area by someone feeding them every night and attracting them en-masse to a nearby garden . The "experts" claim it's because they like brake fluid but l suspect it's as much to do with modern eco friendly rubbers being palatable.
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    I must've been the last person in the Country to realise there is a problem with petrol supplies. The van's probably got about a quart of petrol in the tank and hasn't moved since Friday night. Hence ; enter the Company Bicycle! I'm limited to what gear can be strapped to the beast and stuffed in a rucksack and I had one job yesterday where a ladder would've been useful . There were three nests in an awkward roof but Invention being the Mother of Frank Zappa l reached em all in the end. Customers seem to mistakenly think l must be really fit when l turn up. They don't
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    The pumpkins and Japanese squash plants went mad this Summer. This is only half of the crop and l only had four plants! Weirdly the green knobbly squash grew on the same plant as the orange ones . Just about anything that was available a month ago went into the wine ; apples, pears ,plums ,sloes,blackberries, bullaces and sprig of fennel. A pretty random mix . It's bubbling like mad scientist's experiment and shows no sign of slowing down . The damson jelly took a couple of attempts to get right but has passed the approval test. Well at least nobody l gave jars to has expir
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    On the other hand ; if the box is basically a Mk1 ( actually a misnomer as there were several marks of the "Mark 1"?) it will work with modern collars.
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    We had another enjoyable day's boat fishing out of Littlehampton today. After chugging out to sea the Skipper stopped long enough for us to catch a decent supply of mackerel to supplement the rather dodgy tackle shop squid we'd brought with us.Decent frozen squid seems hard to come by . It didn't seem to matter though as despite the bright sun and clear water there were plenty of conger about on the rocky mark we anchored over; none of whom had fussy palettes. Surprisingly , considering l was on board , there were few small fish caught. This might've been because the conger
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    ? Garbage collection truck. We call em dustcarts, bin lorries Biffa is the name of a company that operates some of them. We have seperate bins for garden waste , common recyclable materials like glass and cardboard and another for general waste. Shoving hazardous stuff like chemicals ,outdated medicines and old hand grenades in any of em tends to be frowned upon .?
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    Just been talking to a neighbour who pilots refuse carts. Apparently one of their lorries csught gire last week and the cause was traced to old shotgun cartridges that had beed slipped into the domestic waste! Heat or pressure in the cargo area must've set them off. The truck was at the start of its round and had only done a couple streets before it caught fire so l guess anyone who holds or has held a SGC on that part of the round can expect a visit.?
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    No you didn't ;you were being helpful ?
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    Funny you should say that Phil. It's a standing joke that the contents of my freezer would do King John proud Yet l live in a peasant's hovel?
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    Why ? There's nothing wrong with it as it is. Actually ,sorry that sounded a bit rude?. Marinading in milk or vinegar were among the various well meant suggestions for tenderizing the meat and obviously slow cooked stews or curries . And some of him is already bound for the Caribbean route. The thing is rather than just take people's word that he would have similar natural texture to the inside of a golf ball ; l just had to know for myself. Hence the lack of preparation and simple cooking and if asked what old ram meat is like l can now give an opinion from experience.
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