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MIK

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  1. The wife isnt up for it she would miss her family too much ...after coming back from oz ....It was a cracking morning the first bit of heat and signs of spring w'ed had I was on the river salmon fishing ..then was on the hill with the dogs ...and went digging on the sunday and I had one of those moments when I thought you know what I would miss all this
  2. There more I travel the world the more I come to realise that Scotland is the place for me I can be up for first light stalking then have a cast for a salmon in the morning then pheasant ,patridge pigeon goose duck etc shooting depending on time of year or ,out hunting ,digging etc ...I can be sitting in grouse butt loading for some gentry then out for a shine at night ,I can see black cock (wilfs favourite ) caper ,king fisher, eagles, ospreys, crossbills, red deer rutting ,otters pine martins wild cats etc I can be right on the coast then right in the highlands all 1/2 an hour from my h
  3. I want to STAY with TOMO
  4. very few people in the same mind set as you lad
  5. Hopefully the 2 horrible c@nts Bill Oddie and John Craven were involved as well
  6. is the river still flowing because I can gurentee you they will just float down stream
  7. From looking at the type of tykes I saw at shows the members kept of late its maybe not a bad thing
  8. In theory it should be good craic ...but its been done and not worth the hassle for the lads that organised it ,put up land and prizes
  9. I know a few lads that have regreted leaving it too late .....I honestly dont think I would line a bitch at that age unless I really needed to
  10. Im in Scotland but im in Brunei just now ...I will give you a shout when im back .
  11. But you only use the electric crow caller like the rest of us to bring them in to take photgraphs
  12. The golden era of these sites is long gone met some decent lads and made some lifelong friends over the years of the hunting sites
  13. Spot on Penny I feed mine meat from game that has been caght or shot I also buy various minced meat pre packed in bulk and I throw a handfull of a good quality dry dog food in with it .....but in the winter when they are working I also add lard . When I was a stalker many years a go I fed my dogs on a dry meal through out the summer then when we started the stags and hinds the dogs were fed the tripe the legs and heads of the beasts we shot then back onto dry food after the season had finished ...the differance in the dogs whole wellbeing when they were on the meat was enough to convince my
  14. He tore all the tendons on his mid right front toe the end off last year I had it operated on but it has not been successfull...so he is having it removed next week ....he might manage the odd easy do as he will have all summer to heal but I will have to see ....I will have to give him something to do as he is going a bit mad as its not been easy for me or him seeing the other dogs getting out ..From what ive seen with the bull blood the bitches have throwen very racey and the dogs a bit heavy for me ....the pup I have is coming up for 9 months ....he has some power about him ...I like his
  15. Do not go near the hatsan I bought one a few years ago just to have a cheap gun to throw about first time out in the mud I had ducks and geese all around 3 miss shots and 5 jams the last jam was that bad I had to cut the catridge out the breech ... if you want a semi better buy a second hand beretta or benelli ...I have a beretta 302 sitting there I could sell you for 300
  16. Well Tested along with his sire ,dam grandsires granddams etc etc but finished after a career stopping injury ,,,,,produced one or two decent animals ....Not good seeing a dog like this not grafting anymore ....but enjoying a well deserved retirement inside .
  17. MIK

    Songbird Shoot

    It doesnt matter if its tradition if its wrong its wrong
  18. how did sea gulls know to run on the spot to attract worms
  19. imo there is no other fish pound for pound in uk waters that fights like a sea trout and also the best eating ....
  20. Thast what I used to do Tc but with the method I use now theres no need for doing that ...it works a treat
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