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The wife and me picked 7 kilo yesterday afternoon. Brother-in-law in Neath wants a load to make sloe jam. Never tried it myself... any opinions?
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I dont like drink too sweet either,how much sugar are you talking per lb? 1/4 to 1/2 lb of caster sugar per lb of sloes depending on taste. I personally use just in between. I always put in the cinnamon stick. I,ve been here in this village 21 years & this is the best year for big sloes I,ve ever seen. Best of luck Coca mate and do try it as a marinade. Did some sloes in poteen once but I prefer that without the sloes!!!
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Forgot to say Sloe gin or Vodka is great to use for a marinade on pigeon breasts or any red meat (hare venison etc) so make plenty!!
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I personally will be picking sloes this Sunday. I have not tryed freezing I just use a blackthorn to prick them and then bottle straight away. Will be ready by Christmas and traditionally we all have a drop before going out New Years Eve. I use less sugar than most and always put 1 large or 2 small cinnamon sticks in with the berries/sugar and gin. Do the same for damson gin and vodka. The white powdery stuff on the outside of the sloe is, I belive a natural yeast.
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Read the post again....... I have ACCESS TO ..... I do not HAVE.. I was only asking for oppinions not a slagging off. What about the rabbits etc we catch ? Is that cruel or do you put them back where they belong?
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Think better left where they are. Quality looking creatures mind. Thanks all for your comments.
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Been mixy here for about 2 months, in N Hampshire, some areas (Watership Down) more affected than others. 2 mile away totally untouched. Hope it dies off soon. Caught a good few rabbits with scarring and bald patches around the eyes showing that increasing numbers are getting over it
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Polecats have to be removed from poultry farm (free range) and just had the idea rather than him kill them. Thought crossing may introduce qualities such as coat quality, health/strengh into line bred family possible better resistance to cuts/bites (from rats etc) from going bad. Maybe not such a good idea after all.
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Has anyone on here bred wild polecats or crossed them with ferrets. Have access to polecats but don,t know if it is worth a crack at breeding them or trying to cross them. Large size puts me off a bit. Plenty of them around here. Go mental when cage trapped, hissing, spitting and letting off scent glands. Soon quiet down though.
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Try marinadeing in sloe gin, then pan fry or BBQ. You,ll love it!!
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whats your favourite game meat
allenyeates replied to coursing mad's topic in Living Off The Land & Game Cooking
No 1- snipe, No 2- woodcock, Then rabbit, pigeon, venison & hare equal 3rd -
Just reading this...... What a great site this is.... And well done to all you who have responded to a begginer in this field.. GREAT STUFF...
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Why did you have to post up those pictures????? I,m bloody starving now and there is nothing in the house!!!!!!!
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WHAT WAS IT MULED WITH????? Are these people totaly dumb bird wise???? Mule is canary X , hybred is finch X , cracking looking smallish mule mate and if it is singing pure finch it is cheap at half the price. If I was in the market for a singing mule I would deffo be bidding. Again nice bird mate
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Various traps for display only. Black one welded open and plate drilled to take door bell. One trap has no plate. Others all perfect working order. The small gin has v. weak spring but not broken. Of the 3 similar traps one has H. LANE MAKER, another has 500 R L GREEN,S IMPROVED & the third has PLUMB BOB Rd No 701488 stamped on them. Open to offers via P.M. located in Hampshire but can post at cost. Thanks for looking.. Allen
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A few polecat & sandy bitches left , 12 weeks old, exceptional working strain. £10 each or 2 for £15. Well handled, flesh & pellet fed. P.M. or tel 07827314993. Near Andover. Thanks for looking.
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Only been on this site for a short while but boy can you learn a thing or two!! Great site, Great members!!! Long may it progress!!
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post up the van reg mate. Many eyes on here and may prevent some other poor dogs getting stole.
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Very good call Catcher 1, who does buy these stolen dogs??? They are as guilty as the thief who takes them. Best of luck in finding these pups and any other missing dogs. If thier wasn,t a market you would not have a thief!!
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Why Ireland???
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Various old gin traps available, some small, some 4in" jaws. 1 or 2 welded open to take door bell . All are illeagle to use and are ornamental only. Most in working condition. If any one collects these p.m. me for more details or a swop/ deal etc..... Cheers Allen
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Latest crack around this area is ... They steal your dogs, wait for the reward posters etc to go up, then call from a mobile to arrange change over in some lonley layby so they can see there is no old bill about. This is big hare country around here, and every season finds plenty of dogs left on the fields, dumped. Either no good, stolen and/or will not return to thier owners or stealers. Many, many are never reunited with thier owners. PLEASE ,PLEASE GET YOUR DOGS CHIPPED....
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Very wierd, some bushes empty, some totally bending. Very heavy crop of elder flower( Hampshire)
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Had 73 pigeons today over peas. Using Gamebore Clear Pigeon 6 shot fibre. No problems and good clean kills.
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I have a few polecat,marbles and very light sandy( almost BEW) left. Fantastic working strain and only bred from this year to keep a few myself as same family kept for 12 years. Will be retireing 2 bitches this year , hence the breeding for replacements. (keeping 2 off each) Small type bitches and propper workers as most earths deep chalk around here. Flesh fed bitches , 10 weeks old. Handled and happy. We are near Whitchurch (Hants) Tel Mike 07547190223