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    As long as you know your ground lamping should be quite straightforward - the 6.5 & .308 might have a bit too much punch so watching backstops, whilst basic, is more relevant with something like that which will still have a fair amount of energy on the other side, especially if you're using your deer loads. The 6.5 goes down to 90 grains if you homeload which would be an awesome fox round in ballistic tip at average range. my tips would be: When scanning with the lamp be up on sticks ready to shoot - especially if lamping by yourself. Pissing around will likely rumble you. Don'
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    This Nimrod fella is out of order to go doing that in any publication. On the other topic this seems to have morphed into - the only time charlie would catch any slack from me is the brief window when cubs are likely to be dependant on the vixen. Having said that I wouldn't think twice shooting the cubs on top of the earth. The rest of the year i'd shoot them on sight and aim to keep them down. I don't see anything wrong with this, even where they aren't a threat to livestock - arable land, golf course etc - wherever... they're vermin and others will always fill the vaccume. The issue of '
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    Not sure i'd trust that chicken wire to hold mate. The eye on those snares looks pretty big as well, not that i'm any expert though. Woodgas dvd is very good should help answer a few questions.
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    The insinuation that a .223 is acceptable for wild boar is completely irresponsible - go to your room!
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    Once VistaPrint have you on their radar you'll never hear the end of them.... want a T-Shirt with that? No, how about a Magnetic car door sign, Tea cups, Stationary? Arghhhh! Their farming landscapes were quite good so I made one around that.
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    Its similar to ongoing .22 rimfire / HMR for fox debates. If you're deliberately targeting fox you may as well make a proper job of it and use a load designed for the quarry. Getting the fox to 20-25 yards is a variable you can't control so relying on a cartridge designed for duck & pheasants is a bit more of a lottery. As for the double dose i'm not sure I agree with the logic... the general idea it to polax the thing with just one barrel - what if you miss with the second? If you're out rough shooting or whatever and charlie appears then its a judgement call and you live with it.
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    As much as I enjoy knocking Ol' Fritz the build quality of their rifles and optics has always impressed me. I'm lucky enough to have a dream pigeon scenario for the airgun out the back of my house which i'll post about later once i've got a few on the floor.
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    Comes with everything but the tank mate - cheers.
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    Things have moved on a bit since the 90's by the looks of things and after reading up on here it looks like a fair bit has passed me by. I used to love my old airgun, an HW77k in .22 with a bisley 4x40 scope on top. Weighed a bit and old hat by todays standards but it was a massive step up from my first ever arigun (Diana .177) and it's replacement (some nameless BSA in .22). Back then there was none of this head-shots only on rabbits / pigeons etc, but then my equipment didn't really cater for it - still, most things dropped but I can't help thinking things have got too technical now. Any
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    Seems a hellish year for farming this one gone by. Ground round here is still too wet to drill and the beef farm I shoot on looks like Glastonbury after the party, fingers crossed for a break in the rain, some wind and a bit more sun, get this damn grass growing!
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    She was carrying mate - a shame but to be expected sadly. She looked pretty clean but i've since had to remove a few ticks from which is always minging.
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    I seem to remember stalking Sika it something very close to that mate when the ground was covered in frosted snow and it was very hard work. Good follow up and excellent footage.
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    Great account of your outing Sussex and I admire your restraint. Im no a trophy hunter despite bumping into a few nice roe and a fooking great goat but an opportunity like that would be too good to resist for me if it were my own land. I appreciate the management aspect but an exceptional beast in those circumstances would have had it if im honest. Fair play though mate, sounds like a peach of a bit of ground you have and you're doing it the way you want to Where abouts in Sussex by the way... my old stomping ground used to be Bolney (off A23 near Burgess Hill).
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    I feel a huge amount of sympathy for you yanks when it comes to deer seasons. All that land, all those deer and such a short season. No wonder most of the best gadgets come from America, you've got so much time to think about it. Time you spend well by the sound of things though, fair play.
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    What can I say... i'm a born messer. I think in future i'll get my best practise manual out to help me with all the hard bits before I post anything, that way anypart of the stalk I f****d up i can leave out or lie about so everyone thinks i'm the real deal!
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    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kuhn-Rikon-Nonstick-Paring-Knife-/dp/B000I1YCK0/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1360537219&sr=8-5
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    You should see my needlework mate
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    Meat will be fine mate - esophagus and bladder are opposite ends, the green was from the rumen. Always wise to be extra careful when removing a full baldder though.
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    Fair play both of you - Sussex for the generosity and Hutchy for keeping it together and doing a good job... you should have made him drag it Sussex, looks like H could do with warming up!
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    Getting up at 4.30 am after a few sherberts the night before I set off down to Dorset. Remarkably id had the presence of mind to get my kit & thermous ready the night before so i was packed and gulping coffee trundling down the A37 before it dawned on me I should have considered how sensible it was to be driving. I certainly didn't feel great but that wasn't unusual as I suffer from a low pain threshold when it comes to hangovers. With the throbbing sensation getting worse in my head I stopped off at the 24hr MacD's in Poundbury to get some stodge but when I couldn't even choke down a McMu
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    The circumstances generally dictate whether it be a chest or neck shot for me. I prefer chest but if close enough will neck them, all about confidence for the most part. On the subject of running on Sika can take some punnishment, had one go 150 meters with both lungs holed and the heart touched; that was in forrestry and finding it could have been another story (withour a dog) if the conditions wern't as good as they were.
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    Here you go - good luck http://www.thehuntinglife.com/professional-rabbit-snaring-for-beginners-amateurs/ http://www.thehuntinglife.com/34/
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    There's some right dicks on this site arn't there Martin - hope the chiller comes good
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    Over a day to foister cramped up in a game bag with its paunch still in and you considering eating it... you must be mad? Also 45 minutes to do one rabbit is something else, you missing a set of thumbs or something?
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    Minox might be worth a look for the money... They can certainly take some punishment as mine have found out. You can tell the difference comparing them against a top end make but think the priority is a scope. Remember with a scope you're not only looking for brightness & clarity of picture but accurate adjustment, holding zero against knocks, fogging etc and its the scope is going to help more putting the animal on the floor. No point seeing it if you can't bloody shoot it - especially if last light when you want to drop it no the spot and not be looking roung the scrub with a torch o
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