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    I thought I’d present you with my interpretation of “Benbhoy and the love of his life”. I just let my imagination run wild and really let my creative juices flow , I was very happy with he results. ……. I’ve got an exhibition next month , im sharing a gallery with Hunter Biden . This is an original art work . I did it on my notes and screen shot it . I’m going to make sure that nobody tries to copy if for financial gain .
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    Your Mrs has a talent , that’s incredible. I’ve been following James Moir AkA Vic Reeves on Instagram . He is a very talented watercolour artist and certainly worth a look at . Who would of thought that the guy who showed Christine Bleakley his soiled undergarments was capable of producing such well observed pieces of art . It makes me wonder what a talented artist like your wife sees in a sheep botherer. I wish I could paint like that .
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    Oh I see . I’d be interested to see how you resolve it . Good luck locating pad . If all else fails you won’t have any problem finding a replacement stock .?
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    I’ve had a kickeeze pad fitted to a shotgun and plastic butt pads fitted and you can definitely get them to fit using a belt sander . I’m no gunsmith and haven’t used them myself, but I’ve a mate who is and that’s how he gets synthetic pads into shape . If it was me I wouldn’t be too worried about it looking perfect , as long as it functioned.
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    I would try one of the generic pads you can find on eBay ( guntuff ) or similar. And get someone with a belt sander to make it fit .
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    I don’t really believe in luck , you make your own luck . If you didn’t put the effort in that you do it wouldn’t have been as good . I know some shoots that happen to be near or in between large commercial shoots that put little to no effort in and have fantastic results but they are the exception. I’m sure that if it wasn’t for your diligence and hard work the syndicate members would have very little to shoot at .
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    I went out on the shoot before I finished in January to shoot my last fox as a gamekeeper. The mission was to get a nice head and give it to the local taxidermist ( Mark Ball) and have it mounted for posterity . I shot two and gave him both capes and said take your pick of the best one . I think he did a good job .
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    Proper “ stud muffin “ you mate , got to fight them off with a shitty stick . ?
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    Dead man’s shoes them jobs . I’m sure you will get asked , we have a great laugh , your mate Whaley has us in stitches. The thing is you have made yourself invaluable in the beating line . You are just too good with a flag . Speak soon mate ?
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    Cheers Stav , How’s things ? Are you guys putting any birds out this year ? It’s a rich man’s game this season . I think I picked a good time to slide out of the back door . The shoots near me have struggled with their cover crops because of the dry weather , no chicks , the chicks they did get were not very good , insane gas prices , fuel prices , feed and wheat prices , in short the costs have gone through the roof . I don’t know about the nonsense that’s been going on , this section of THL was always friendly and light hearted , long may it continue.
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    Cheers pal, The wife’s sister has had a tumour removed and some glands and so far so good . But something like that makes you think about life and your priorities. I hope that the pyjama wearing sniper is still bursting with health and exuberance? Here are some memories of my last shoot day and then a picture of the team on beaters day .
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    Thanks Dave ?
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    Apologies for my absence, I was busy and got out of the THL “ habit”. I’ve missed looking in and seeing what’s been going on with all your shooting escapades. I’ve had a lot going on , last shooting season I retired from Gamekeeping, I’d been doing the same shoot for 15 years and my wife wanted her husband back , instead of just this guy who turned up to be fed , have his washing done and then out all day and night . Also we planned to move to Cornwall, we had buyers for our house and an offer accepted on a nice little cottage near St Columb . Then my wife had a bombshell , her
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    Disaster struck on Friday, i trod on two rusty nails . A post and rail fence had been repaired , but part of the old rail with two nails sticking up had been trodden into the ground by cattle leaving the two nails sticking up . Jesus Christ it hurt , and bled . Then when I got home it started to throb , but didn’t swell up too much . All I could think of was how am I going to shoot at My mate Tim’s . It’s a great little shoot and one of the highlights of my sporting year . But my mum didn’t bring up a pussy . I somehow managed to get a wellie on . And once I got going it wasn’t
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    Looks like a great day Stavross . I do like the look of that pork and apple pie, I am reaching through the interweb and nicking a virtual slice , and my word , it’s tastes as good as it looks !!!
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    I recommend “ cardboard gangsters “ if you haven’t seen it on Netflix yet , it’s very good . Also watched Dr sleep last night , which is a follow up of The Shining, and enjoyed it .
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    I hear the argument for a £6 knife over a more expensive/ custom counterpart. They do the same job , they cut , what more do you want ? For what it’s worth, here is my opinion . I have had every knife on the market and use knives every day working as a gamekeeper and deer manager . The knife that I use on all my deer now was made by THL member Riohog. It is of simple design with an orange handle . I keep it razor sharp ( you could literally shave with it ) . It’s not a pride of ownership thing as really it’s nothing to look at , it’s pure functionality , it’s all about the quality of the steel
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    Worms have a three week life cycle , so I treat mine in the pen with flubenvet which i get added to the feed . They get treated at 9 weeks and then the last pellets that they get at 12 weeks also has flubenvet , then they are on wheat . If it’s a new pen and small numbers , you may not have to bother . Or just treat them if they start to “ snick “ . If you have a water system in your pen you can treat with panacur 10% , but in my experience you tend to see gapes during wet weather , so poults will probably be taking water from puddles so pellets will be the best option.
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    Totally agree. KG12 copper solvent or something similar will do the trick . I keep my barrels spotless and don’t have any problems. On the other hand I rarely clean my 22lr barrel until I start to notice the accuracy dropping off a bit , then I use a lead solvent cleaner and then put a few shots down range to get things back on track .
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    Perfect ?.
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    I have just got back from the pub . I’ve had a great day . Started off with feeding , really early. Then onto Gloucester services for breakfast. If you want a breakfast off the M5 , between Bristol and he midlands , look no further. Proper sausage , good bacon, black pudding and bubble and squeak, and filter coffee, no espresso. I was invited to shoot Frampton court estate as a guest . Me and my arch enemy/ friend Tim were both invited. This is the same estate that has the Frampton country fair/show , and I’ve helped out and been a part of the scene for years , b
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    I agreed, couldn’t do with the Poppy’s , even though I love the sentiment and I am a patriotic person who supports our armed forces .
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    I love the shot placement…. Pretty much perfect.?
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    It’s even got a name ………” Jim “ as in Jim Reeves . It’s kind of sad , but if I do shoot it , I will be wearing the tail feathers in my hat , ( think chicken George out of Roots or Johnny kingdom) ??
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