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Is this it ? Atlantic Stratford Drop Trap
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Log Splitter? (Hand Held) Advice Needed, Please
john b replied to a topic in Living Off The Land & Game Cooking
Ditch The whole point (no pun intended) of the rapid thickening of the 'blade' is to force the wood outwards quickly and so split the log along the natural grain lines. The trouble with a sharp axe is that it cuts more and so penetrate deeper without forcing a split and so gets stuck. A few things come to mind: - you are spliting along the log aren't you ? not trying to shop one in half length ways (The dents look to be in the right end but had to check) - the log in the picture looks fairly big. How long are the lengths you're splitting ? You won't split long lengths with that thing -
Taken from the BASC code of good Shooting Practice The public highway Shoot managers and Guns must ensure that shooting does not obstruct, cause danger or alarm to users of the public highway, including roads, bridleways, footpaths and other rights of way. In particular, care should be taken when siting Guns near public highways. Section 161 of the Highways Act 1980 (England & Wales) makes it an offence to discharge a firearm within 50 ft of the centre of a highway having vehicular rights without lawful authority or excuse, if as a result a user of the highway is injured, interrupte
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Oh FFS Miles per hour, MILES PER HOUR - the anwser is in the question. How many Miles ? 5 How many hours ? Half an hour So speed = 5 miles / 0.5 Hours = 10 mph This 30 divided by 5 nonsense gives you 30 minutes divided by 5 miles = 6 MINUTES per mile. So for every 6 minutes you travel one mile How many minutes in an hour ? 60 minutes. How many '6 minutes' are there in 60 minutes ? 10. So in an hour you go 10 miles - guess what 10 miles an hour.
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Here you go - I knew we'd had a dabble at this one before http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=12258 Just to repeat my post from that time: I thought it worth updating you on an experiment I did in the spring. Before you get too excited it didn't work - but it was interesting. I netted up a set of holes and then dropped in one of those smoke pellets that you use to test chimneys. To start with the smoke just billowed out of the same hole then suddenly it sucked back in, just like a scene from Backdraft. Over the next couple of minutes a brief puff of smoke came o
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Here you go Beagles. This link will tell you all you need to know. You can apply for your licence at any age I believe - it's just a question of what your allowed to do once you have it. http://www.basc.org.uk/media/young_people_and_shotguns.pdf UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE It is an offence to make a gift of a shotgun or ammunition to a person under 15 years of age. A person under 15 may not have an assembled shotgun with him/her except: i) when under the direct supervision of someone of or over 21. or ii) when the shotgun is in a securely fastened gun cove
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Hi Geoff Nothing wrong with clays mate for keeping your eye in. Welcome to the site John
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I took these notes from Wildlifeinformation.org Density may be 5-50 per hectare Home range may be only 0.5 hectare. Male home range generally larger than that of female Home range size affected by food supply, habitat type, population density. Smaller inter-individual distances than for Sciurus vulgaris - Eurasian red Squirrel. Foraging area may move in autumn due to differences in food availability Hierarchy within and between sexes Fights rare, but include wrestling and chasing with biting Peak aggression during breeding and dispersal Groups of adults may huddle in n
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Gamekeepa feeds
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yes it does, but you don't need to go mad with equipment at the start. Just get yourself a net and a few shell decoys and away you go. As important as equipment, possible more important, is getting the picture right and doing your recon first. There are a few books that are worth reading - in my opinion Archie Coats 'Pigeon Shooting' and 'The Pigeon Shooter' by John Batley
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When I had my o/u fitted I needed the comb raised and they did it with a panel of selfadhesive foam. I was a bit sceptical at first but it's been fine. I'll post a pic if you like. On some semis, like the beretta, you can adjust the cast and comb using some bolts and plates accessable when you remove the heel plate.
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You're right there Zap, you are - isn't the DVD for rabbit snares ? Have you caught many ?
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Actually, don't do that. Woodga's got a lot on at the minute.
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Try now - I've fixed it
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Yep, no problem. I'll pm you
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One of these ? ebay link Have used one on branches and they tend to jam unless there is a pull opening the cut as you go
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Yes mate. I've rung him but no luck Can't wait forever.
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Now while you're right about dealing with an infestation, I don't think we should dismiss this out of hand. If you're going to have a bird table and feed it regularly I think it's common sense to have some sort of trap in place from the off. That way you catch the first wandering rat that finds the table and it doesn't stay to breed. I have a seesaw and a rat-box at the base of mine - they're there and part of the 'scenery' so you don't get that 'neophobia' problem.
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or there are barrel or pipe traps like these Or a sunken bucket like this http://journeytoforever.org/at_rattrap3.html
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How about a see-saw ? You can always release an accidental catch There is a whole set of threads about them on here. This one is a good topic link. This is a pic of my first one
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I've got one aside for you mate - these are extra
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I have a couple of larsen frames available that were built for orders that never came to anything. They're just getting in the way now so I want to get them moved on. They're built to Game Conservency Trust plans and come fully fitted with sprung doors, access lid, collapsing perches and dividers; you just need to add on the mesh. I'm open to offers but you need to realise that the materials cost me £20 before I put any time in. You need to be able to collect from within 10 miles of M42 J5
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No Ricky - you were spot on
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Hi Leveller I have copied this for you, word for word off the National Organitaion of Beaters and Pickers Up website. (NOBS). If your dogs are not trained gundogs I would suggest that you leave them at home, certainly to begin with. Beating is an essential part of any successful shoot. If you are unfamiliar with what beating actually is, basically a beater is a person who has the job of flushing birds such as pheasants or grouse from cover in the direction of the guns. Beaters work as part of a team normally led by the Gamekeeper or Underkeeper through woodland or other cover
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Good luck Gary. I must admit I am quite jealous but maybe I'll get there one day. (And Roybo, his old permission will be closer to me than to you )