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what they are teaching our children in school about fox hunting
cragman replied to timjim's topic in General Talk
I've recently picked up a copy of an interview (on CD) given by an old Anthony Chapman, ex-huntsman of the Coniston F.H. He says that on many occasions when he was a kid most of the class would run out of school if they heard the hunt approaching, to follow hounds....and the teacher would go too as he was a keen follower! -
Feckin' hell Stabs, talk about leaving it to the last minute! Like has been said, lots of fluid, little and often...Food? Start carbo loading NOW, that is pasta, spuds, bananas and wholemeal bread etc. Light meal the night before and a stonking breakfast of muesli and honey on toast a couple of hours before. On the run, jelly babies are good for a quick fix, as are jaffa cakes, a handful of raisins, bananas again and after the run, take a good milkshake or some beef jerky (packed with protein) to help repair muscles etc. Failing that, take a bible with you and money for a taxi! I'll be doin
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what they are teaching our children in school about fox hunting
cragman replied to timjim's topic in General Talk
Feckin' hell, who'd want to be a kid these days...not me . I can remenber when my school report had a section on it called "Rural Studies" and although I was pretty good with a football and at P.E. "Rural Studies" was my thing. Academically speaking, I was a waste of time, but "Rural Studies"....ahh, those were the days. Those of us that prefered the outdoors used to conduct nature walks for the rest of the class because our teacher knew feck all and she admitted it. We used to have an "Interesting Table" at the back of the class and come monday morning it used to be full of old birds nests, -
I've been telling people about these kind of places for ages now. I do one on a Pennine route and have had some good tallys. The truckers and day trippers sit there flinging out their grub and if you just watch, you'll see Mr Rattus take the food. Inner city or industrial estate burger pitches are the same.
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Ricky, there are strict guidelines from DEFRA concerning the shooting of Cormorants. I'm a named shooter on a couple of waters that have trouble with Cormorants. It goes something like this...Contact DEFRA with your complaint, seeking advice. And then something like the following will happen. The person/club having trouble with Cormorants must show their loses, fish and financial wise. They must show when and how many birds are arriving, who will be shooting, (up to six named I think according to DEFRA) etc. It goes on and on. A visit might be needed to look at the site from the landowners and
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Bryan Ferry, father of Otis. Doesn't Jeremy Paxman shoot? Zac Dingle. That guy who played Martin Platt in corrie, he fishes.
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Roger Daltrey and Roger Taylor ex-Queen drummer are both into their fieldsports.
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Robin Cook's not around anymore and Madonna "plays at it", she acts out the part of the stereotyped "lord of the manor". A few more...Ian Botham, Jack Charlton, Ann Robinson has been seen when the hunt's turned out near her home, Arctic Monkeys.
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No use what so ever for walking any distance in................. fare enough but bloody comfortable for the price and very warm. So are my £5 slippers.
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The one....The only.....FELLMESSER! Alright matey. What a cracking do' that was.
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Nice one SportingShooter06. We've had the squirrels on the bird feeders this week outside work and I bagged five with five shots from the TX200. Dropped like sacks of shit . I left a couple behind a wall on wednesday night and they were gone in the morning, so I told the local farmer that it's more than likely charlie boy. Doing the dreys soon.
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Hopefully he put it in his pocket Byron and took it home. If he didn't the fecker wants lessons in countryside etiquette. I've never seen that myself, someone knocking a can back while actually out shooting. It's almost as bad as drink driving, what with the dangers of having a loaded gun etc.
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The book's called "In The Steps Of Mighty Men" featuring the Coniston Foxhounds from 1825-1925 and will be out in the summer. You can order it from here; Neil Salisbury, Betty Fold Gallery, Hawkshead Hill, Ambleside, LA22 0PS. Cost is £25.00 plus £4.95 p&p. State clearly what name you would like inserted in the book. Last orders for name inclusion will be late february. I've posted something on smoochers about it too.
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Who has done most to publicise the Countryside to the masses?
cragman replied to The Sporting Agent's topic in General Talk
Did you read Robin Page's article on Bellamy in Shooting Times? Very interesting, talked about his fall from grace at the BBC (not PC enough)..... -
Who has done most to publicise the Countryside to the masses?
cragman replied to The Sporting Agent's topic in General Talk
Robin Page.....David Bellamy once upon a time. -
Just had a text from his agent...apparently they're speading his ashes on the local allotment...watch out for "Beadles a sprout" around autumn time!
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LL, did you give it a good drying out? By that I mean you should have got hold of one end and, with a whipping motion, took all the excess water off. Then it should have come up all "fluffy" for want of a better word. That's the time to hang it. You could have left a bit of the bones lining in, and if you have, that will cause it to go stiff. Should be ok though.
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I work for a Utility Company and like Waz has mentioned, I did the basic training first, up to using a chainsaw with a 15" bar. I've progressed now, up the tree as they say, and get asked now and then to do the odd favour. I don't do that much these days but it's nice to have the relevant ticket. Great job but hard work. The main thing is to be safe and wear all the kit. And the assessment's not easy either.
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I'll be about the area tomorrow, I'll pass on the good wishes....TAXI! I don't expect to see them tomorrow, they can't afford the fuel for two trips a week. Fu*kwits.
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Buster I have a little book here called "Studies In The Art Of Rat Catching" by H. C. Barkley, 1896. Although it's dated, it still remains a very entertaining read. It doesn't describe the typical victorian style of ratting, it's more a synopsis of the sport by an educated gentleman. Marchington, in his superb "Pugs And Drummers", 1978, offers more on Barkley and his little book. It's hard to find in it's original state, but worth the trouble. A minor classic.
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Jasper, sometimes those fleeces are "inter-active" with an outer coat. In other words they zip inside a certain style of coat. I wonder if that can effect the fleeces "feel and fit". If you think about it, a size large outer coat, without the fleece will feel looser, if you get my drift , than it would if a fleece was zipped into it! Not everyone wears the two at the same time hence the inter-active bit. A little confusing to explain I know....
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There's a report in the Mail today about an egger from Coventry getting six months! The RSPB are on a roll with this kind of thing. It seems that the wildlife are better thought of than we humans! They have far stricter protection that's enforced.
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I've an AYA SbS that's shifted some stuff over the years and missed some, (last evening for example:thumbdown: ) .
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I take mine these days if a lurcher's not available when we lamp with the gun, for finding wounded stuff. He stays in the van though until needed. Otherwise like Simo said, watch out for them disappearing down after pigs or even foxes, which won't be fun in the dark!
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My mate got bought a puppy from the place in Manchester at christmas...in good faith and with good intentions by his daughter, but he doesn't want it and they won't except it back! A Lahso Apso dog puppy, it's a bonny thing but not wanted unfortunately, and it cost a pretty penny too.