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Ben , I have a nephew who is gay , and when I say gay , he is gay and then add a bit more gay . He is into the drag queen thing and when he goes out ( it takes him hours to get ready ) everyone is staring at him . He has always been the same , he has been this “exotic Peacock “all his life. He is an extrovert, extraordinary, over the top life and soul type . Even from being a small boy it was very obvious that he was different and wanted to do girl things . And he had a shit time at school with bully’s . It was no good trying to teach him to fight , because that wasn’t in him ,
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This time of year they are scrapping . I watched a couple of foxes through my thermal the other night , hey we’re having a right ding dong . I’m sure I saw fur flying.
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I reckon you got the culprit. Are you going to go back for the others ?
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Missed this thread somehow. I’ve had a Brno and it was excellent, but I replaced it with a Tikka because all my other rifles are tikka and the safety catch and set up are familiar. I also handled and liked the Wierauch 22lr with thumb hole stock . I challenge you to pick one up and not want it in preference to a CZ .
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I would just carry on as normal Stavross. You haven’t got bird flu yet , you are relatively low numbers . It seems to be hitting the bigger shoots with shitty feed rides . I know you can never say never but if it was me I wouldn’t go for the big day , as one or two of the guns won’t be there and miss out and be pissed off or someone would be pegged badly and miss out . You can be philosophical if you get a good stand next week but if it’s all about one day , someone will be unhappy. -
Had an invite to a driven day as a guest on a shoot a friend keepers . It was their first shoot and I felt very privileged to be standing all day with a gun . A rare treat , as I’m usually watching others missing birds and muttering how useless they are . So today I had the opportunity to miss my own birds for a change. I hit some “ screamer’s “ and missed some easy ones , but hey that’s driven shooting. We ended the day on 48 pheasant, a pigeon and a Jay which I shot . Then it was back to the Tithe barn for a meal and a glass or two . Then a drink in the Bell on the way home
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That’s about typical . A whole email ? Probably took a whole department a week to come up with that .
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DEFRA are only interested if you are picking up 1000 plus birds per day . Any less and if is deemed insignificant. I don’t want to be the “ profit of doom”. But it’s not good news anywhere. I’m sure it will be the end of a lot of shoots . I think that where there is a high stocking density it spreads rapidly. As it spreads through shit . So the more birds picking up food on a feed ride covered in crap the faster it spreads . They also seem to be dying at roost .
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I loved phoenix nights , but not bothered about his stand up . Frankie Boyle for me . I hate the guys politics. But his audience put downs are quality. I am probably the only person on here who liked Tramadol nights . Having been attached to a Scottish regiment years ago , I speak fluent Glaswegian and for some reason I like the way Billy Connelly and Kevin Bridges and Frankie Boyle deliver humour .
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DEFRA aren’t interested. They are more concerned with the white meat industry. Pigeons don’t seem to get it , but are probably vectors. Along with migratory wildfowl. There aren’t any restrictions selling or putting your birds into the food chain . So as long as you have birds ,do your best with bio security, foot dips wheel washes etc, and keep shooting seems to be the best advice .
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Nice write up Stavross. Looks like you had a great day . Can I come up just for elevens’es ? Shame about the dark hen bird . I had one like that , I called her Hazel. I will never forget seeing her lifeless form hanging , braced up on the game cart . I never allowed myself to single another bird out again . I’ve been very busy loading. It’s going alright so far. It looks like we have bird flu here , so we will see what happens.
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Good luck on your first day , I hope everything goes well . People used to ask me if I was nervous on the first day . I never was . I used to say ask me in December and January. That’s when I used to sweat . ?
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I got stuck in traffic in Cheltenham the other day and took a detour past a hotel that I know . I was a guest at a wedding there a few years ago and very nice it was . Not anymore. There must have been 100 bicycles lent against the front and lots of bearded brown faces on mobile phones out there too . The place looks an utter shit tip now . The thing is there are few enough hotels in Cheltenham as it is . Ask anyone trying to book race week . And the Irish visitors are bringing money into Cheltenham. What a bunch of mugs we are .
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An old friend of mine and when is say old he is nearly 90 has a squirrel problem. They have ring barked some Beech trees on his property. I showed him pictures of the multi catch squirrel boxes that I use and he set about ordering some Fen mk 4s and he also made a box . The traps came but he isn’t strong enough to set them . Any ideas of an alternative that may work for him ? I’ve set them for him now , and all he has to do lift the hook off when he wants to set them . But it’s not ideal and I can’t keep going over and setting them .
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When I was a youngster out with my Lurcher , I had an old motorbike battery and car headlight torch . I used to spot a pair of eyes , lamp off , check the wind and make off over the field to close the gap . Lurcher running the beam and a woodcock gets up . I wish I had a pound for every time that happened. ?
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You are right . This year the full moon is the 8th , you must of been checking your moon phase app . I always used to start either seeing them in my ATV headlights or the dogs would start moving them on shoot days on the Saturday after or near November 5th approximately .
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Two of the Goldie mules from this year!
shovel leaner replied to ianm's topic in Cage and Aviary Birds
I used to catch goldfinches when I was a teenager for my grandad who was a prolific bird breeder . He used to breed mules from them . He made what he called “ birdlime “ . It was made with resin and linseed oil . I used to put hazel perches above patches of thistle. I then daubed birdlime on the perch . The sticky substance then held the birds until I could collect them . Probably highly illegal, but then a lot of what I got up to in the field was .? -
Whenever you see a vehicle in a gateway , it’s usually “ smoking or poking “. I used to leave them alone , except when there were two vehicles and the occupants were in one . I then suspected infidelity, and being old fashioned, I took pleasure in ruining their evening . It’s called in Latin “ coitus interruptus “ .??
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It won’t be long until we see the migratory ones drop in . I always reckon about bonfire night . My favourite sporting bird .
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It’s called “ Sod’s law” over here . It’s why I always used to carry two rifles or a rifle and shotgun . But if you are on foot it’s not possible. And I could guarantee the day I went out without a gun I would see a fox standing broadside at perfect range.
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Can you imagine a THL “ jolly boys” safari? We could string Benbhoy up for leopard bait . Sausage dog would shoot a charging bull elephant with his muzzle loader , David Evans wouldn’t make it . And you and Foxdropper could single handed wipe out a few endangered species, in one night .Stavross would miss a Hippo at 10 meters . I think I will stay at home
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I think it might of been him I’ve just spoken to . He was really helpful and friendly. All I had to do was give him all my personal information and bank details. Now all I’ve got to do is sit back and wait for that big fat cheque. It’s been nice knowing you all . But now I’m filthy rich I’m going to broaden my social circle. I’m afraid that you “ little people” are dead to me now .
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Well it looks like I’ve hit the jackpot. Can you imagine my delight when I found out that I have just won £825,000.00 in a lottery that I didn’t even enter . Fortune is shining down on me today . So I’m already booking a holiday . So long suckers .
