Dervburner 2,548 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 That’s what it’s all about, a good time had by all, brilliant 3 Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 Yorkshire pheasant stew! 7 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 19 minutes ago, BenBhoy said: Yorkshire pheasant stew! I'll raise you Ben. North Staffs pheasant soup! 3 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,714 Posted January 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 26 minutes ago, BenBhoy said: Yorkshire pheasant stew! Did you do that all by yourself? 1 Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted January 16, 2022 Report Share Posted January 16, 2022 34 minutes ago, Stavross said: Did you do that all by yourself? I bloody did! You know I'm not the cook in this house but just followed recipe (apart from swapping apple juice for cider!) dead easy. And it all got scoffed so must have been alright! Good ol' Mary berry! 2 3 Quote Link to post
Dervburner 2,548 Posted January 17, 2022 Report Share Posted January 17, 2022 14 hours ago, Sausagedog said: I'll raise you Ben. North Staffs pheasant soup! Is that Baxter’s ? 4 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,714 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Up to feed this morning as they have decided they want to shoot on Saturday, to be honest I didn’t want to, I wanted to leave it until the 29th giving me a bit more time to bring a few more back into the feed areas, there wasn’t a lot about but it’s up to them, it will be just two small days to finish the season off, there’s still a fair few woodcock about and if they manage 15/20 bird day they will of done ok, there will definitely be a few more about by Saturday but some of the members seem to think they’ll still be getting 50/60 bird days into January, there’s a fox over the piggeries doing a great job at the minute clearing up any birds not found, I’ll let them carry on over lambing before I put the effort in up there to keep on top of the numbers 6 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 14 minutes ago, Stavross said: Up to feed this morning as they have decided they want to shoot on Saturday, to be honest I didn’t want to, I wanted to leave it until the 29th giving me a bit more time to bring a few more back into the feed areas, there wasn’t a lot about but it’s up to them, it will be just two small days to finish the season off, there’s still a fair few woodcock about and if they manage 15/20 bird day they will of done ok, there will definitely be a few more about by Saturday but some of the members seem to think they’ll still be getting 50/60 bird days into January, there’s a fox over the piggeries doing a great job at the minute clearing up any birds not found, I’ll let them carry on over lambing before I put the effort in up there to keep on top of the numbers A fox on your watch! Disgusting!! 4 Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 Seeing as it was a lovely frosty morning I had a mooch about for squirrels. Sadly they all stayed in bed as I never saw a single one Place was very quiet with very little about. 6 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,714 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Sausagedog said: A fox on your watch! Disgusting!! I don’t mind one or two about this time of year, they keep the place tidy 3 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Stavross said: I don’t mind one or two about this time of year, they keep the place tidy Can't get them all anyway Stav. 2 Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 1 minute ago, Sausagedog said: Can't get them all anyway Stav. And wouldnt want to either 5 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,714 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Sausagedog said: Can't get them all anyway Stav. I like to see them up there in late spring/ early summer when the cubs are with them, although I like to watch them on a warm light evening, what I really mean is I like to know where they are, now I’ve said I’ll keeper it again next season I’ll put some proper effort in this year 2 2 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted January 18, 2022 Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 44 minutes ago, Stavross said: I like to see them up there in late spring/ early summer when the cubs are with them, although I like to watch them on a warm light evening, what I really mean is I like to know where they are, now I’ve said I’ll keeper it again next season I’ll put some proper effort in this year Lol, all I remember when I was on a big shoot is that if I told the keeper I had had a lovely evening watching a vixen bringing sitting hens to her cubs I would of been royally kicked up my arse! Mind you, I was impressed once whilst waiting for a vixen to return to the cubs, in she came with a rabbit and a hen pheasant in her mouth at once! She had job to keep her back feet on the ground! 3 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,714 Posted January 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2022 A few years back I had been watching some cubs over a couple of days and waiting for the vixen to come back to deal with her first, when she did she arrived with 2 hen pheasants in her mouth, it couldn’t see where it was going and had no idea I was about 60 yards away, the .17 did the job perfectly 5 Quote Link to post
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