[Northern lights]

Just some of the pics. Taken from Knockbrack Hill, highest hill in North County Dublin, first time ever seen the Northern lights. Knockbrack has an ancient history, going back to the neolithic. I'll definitely chase a view of em again at different historical sites, something awe inspiring about em tbh.

[What you drinking.]

Good beer ...makes me feel good and makes all me problems go away 

[River flounder]

A couple of lil flounder I took from a local river. This spot bout 1/2 mile up from a local estuary, well away from the sea water. Get small brownies here too. Hardly think there be any fish in it, not much of a river. Garden worms for bait. These lads went back not a bother on em.

[What's cooking?]

On 06/05/2024 at 00:09, terryd said:

Yes mate 

Always thought mullet wasn't edible but that looks very very edible!

[What's cooking?]

Fish stew. Half a salmon, and bag of sea food bits in the mix. Done in slow cooker with spuds and some veg. 

[What's cooking?]

4 hours ago, terryd said:

Mullet. Hot smoke in the Weber kettle. Never used barbecue in all me life bit of a knack it seems. Thin ends dried out bit but grand daughter loved it so I am doing it again apparently. Going add tray of water in next time seems to be the thing on YouTube 

 

Is that same mullet we get  that swims in harbours?

[Season's over.... plenty of this for next few months.]

 

[Next generation of moochers.]

Says you can't get messages. Pups are in Dublin Ireland.

[Next generation of moochers.]

Bitch left.

[Next generation of moochers.]

Beagle X terrier (Patterdale X Border Russell) my lad is the sire 

[Next generation of moochers.]

One still for sale. Lads keeping 3 back for mooching. Two gone to family as pets but one of them will do an odd days mooching.

[Next generation of moochers.]

 

[What's cooking?]

Can't claim any credit for this, a neighbour sent it over cos I always throw him over a few pints of Guinness when I've got a keg in.... everything inc pepper sauce and bread made from scratch by his wife......

As good as any restaurant.

[Season over]

Been good season. Dogs did very well. Worked well. Flushed everything fur and feather, goofy and sharp tooth, accounted for dozens of rats and few rabbits.....

All in all very happy. 

Time now for coastal walks, swims in sea and road work.

[3rd March mooch]

Nice mooch through fields today. Got 3 marks at long tails. Two marks got kills and another mark  two bolted and gave us slip into a stream and up a ditch. Flushed plenty of birds and three big ears. Got good races for the auld lurcher, but game never in any real danger. 

 

[Good day, plenty of action]

First real spring day today, lambs in the fields, noticeable rise in temp, flowers starting to bloom, saw bees about... Season be over in few weeks for me, I stop Sunday hunting around Patricks Day.

Got 4 mixy rabbits in the cover, five rats from 3 marks and flushed lots of rabbits and birds. Tired dogs now at home in the kitchen. Terrier was going non stop, flushing catching bunnies and marking/digging/killing rats. Mixy is wiping out big numbers around this land but I did see a good few young uns so hopefully they've got immunity and still a good few about. Auld lurcher really showing his age and wear and tear but I'll bring him along til he can't walk fields no more . 

 

 

[Good mooch today .]

Good mooch today. Got 2 mice in a mark that took a bit of digging. Plenty of marks some gave us the slip but got 4 rats from 3 marks. Flushed red lads, big ears and birds. Terrier went well all day, covered some ground trailing scent.

 

 

[Bushing weekend]

Nice cover.

[Good mark and catch.]

Went out all day yesterday but never really got one good hunt. On the land I went too all the cover, ditches, dykes had been cleared out and wiped out with a mulcher so nothing left to hold game at all, on top of that the terrier got a bad wallop off an electric fence so went all weird for rest of the day so yesterday was a shitty day out. Got an hr to spare this evening so threw does in van for a spin to the estuary for a swim in the sea and a mooch along the rocks. Got this mark in the fields right at the edge of the estuary just above the water. I've actually got a few rats off this dyke over the yrs. Good end to the weekend.

 

 

[Ferrerting on a historic level]

Ancient Irish place names of certain areas in Ireland reference rabbits long before the Normans or Romans.

[Ferrerting on a historic level]

Initially it was thought Romans brought rabbits to Ireland but recently it's been discovered that rabbits were brought here long before the Romans. Rabbits been in Ireland since the bronze Age at least.

[Ferrerting on a historic level]

Ferreting been around since at least the Roman age 

[Ferrerting on a historic level]

Rabbits been harvested and kept deliberately in certain areas and looked after by warreners since the bronze Age.

[What's cooking?]

Ciabatta steak sambo and boneless ribs. Good feed and refreshing drink after a long unsuccessful day in the fields. 

[What's cooking?]

Dublin coddle.....if ya know, ya know!