shooting and field sports

[timberdog]

Just wondering who on the Forum goes shooting / Ferriting ..hawing etc??

I went today with the Gun and Dogs and what a cracking Autum Day..up with the Sun and bagged about fifteen Woodies and one Squirrel..

Nothing like a cold crisp morning and ya also get to see the changes in the Feilds from Green to Brown after plough has been thier etc..

Also took the Hawk and Ferrits and bagged a few Bunnies

[jeff]

i do a bit of rough shooting pigion crow magi odd game and vermin control
on a 150 acre farm when i get time
jeff

[Fettler]

Any pics of your Hawk??

[Dave-H]

Me :D [as i'm sure most know]
Into fieldsports bigtime, shoot weekly, lamping/rough etc.
Just home from shooting in fact, been clearing crows from an area we look after [and a few Woodies], then around the lakes to thin a few Canada's.

[landiemac]

This is all very nice guys, But which one of you murdered Bambi :o

[timberdog]

This one is my Gyr cross Saker Falcon..and my Son

[Landysteve1975]

This one is my Gyr cross Saker Falcon..and my Son
Must be a good falcon catching bunnies blindfolded.....lol

[Deleted]

Just wondering who on the Forum goes shooting / Ferriting ..hawing etc??


Not me...............don't agree with killing things :(

[steve@offroadin]

Do vermin shooting, mainly bunnies and rats at our barn/land. Just training up a Lab at the mo too, but she is more interested in eating my haynes manuals than anything else:rolleyes:

[theoldtrout]

Not me...............don't agree with killing things :(

You a veggie then or do you rely on the fact the supermarket does the deed for you?

I shoot pigeons with a shotgun and rabbits with a .22 rifle, in both cases to try and prevent damage to crops. I shoot some foxes as well, again because of the number of poultry they kill. Also, I, my cats or my friends eat evrything we shoot, pigeon breast is like best fillet steak. I also shoot clays but they are a bit tough :D

Angela

[Backs4more]

I was out last night bagging bunnies. An unlucky cock pheasant happened to wander by close enough to get a good head shot..so thats all plucked and gutted for tonights dinner :)

There are some 300 deer on the hill behind us making a huge din at night...I do hope one does not stray onto out land :D :D :D :D



...now where is that collar and lead..LOL

[ne jones]

Used to be well into my air rifle hunting, rabbits & rats mostly for farmers with crop damage and householders with rats in the gardens.
Dont really get time for it these days with 4x4'ing :)

[Deleted]

You a veggie then or do you rely on the fact the supermarket does the deed for you?
Angela

I'm a veggie................so no i don't rely on anyone to kill anything for me :)
Am not going to preach............each to their own, that's what I say..........I decide not to eat/kill animals...............doesn't mean to say that everyone does.

[theoldtrout]

I'm a veggie................so no i don't rely on anyone to kill anything for me :)
Am not going to preach............each to their own, that's what I say..........I decide not to eat/kill animals...............doesn't mean to say that everyone does.

'Each to their own' Well said! Shame more people don't have that philosophy.

Angela

[Watto]

I shoot, but not as often as I'd like. Mainly rough and will take anything within reason for the pot.

I have sadly lost the rights to shoot on the ground I used to hunt on as I moved away from the area so am a bit more restricted.

[Deleted]

'Each to their own' Well said! Shame more people don't have that philosophy.

Angela

Well I don't like being told what to do so why should I expect others to..............last time I picked up a gun I shot my little sister in the back :eek:
It was an accident!!! I was 18 she was 11..............it was awful! Luckily it was only an air riffle, but she was in hospital nearly a week :(

[Mendipman]

Used to as I was a gamekeeper and it was my job. Still do some vermin shooting on my father in laws Farm as and when he has a problem. I have some larsen traps down at the moment as he is having a problem with magpies attacking the feet of new born calves.

[timberdog]

Theirs a few more bod than i thought..

we could do a days clays somwere??


Garlands shooting grounds just down from me

always wanted to go Deer stalking but licence etc

[Borderterrier]

I am the shoot captain for a small (1500 birds) shoot here in Dorset. I eat what i kill. I also carry out vermin control on 7500 acres of army training area, keeps me busy. My dog loves it.

[Dustcap]

Only thing i shoot is processionary caterpillar nests high up in pine trees!

[AJC]

I use an air rifle on a Hunter Field Target course at a local club.

AJ

[adafish]

wish i could go...always wanted to do LONGBOW....had a go at a Butchers do years back and was told to take it up...

[Nick T]

I'm into shooting. Out most nights, clays at weekends. Went stalking near Wick in January. Hilight of week was seeing a wild cat. I have terriers and one Lab which is showing good promise. Should be out with him now instead of on computer!!

[Olan Giech]

I was the ferret man for my brother when he had his Redtail.

Also the lamp man for when out catching the bunnies in the eighties.

Shot clays a fair bit, and rough shooting, though I prefer rifles myself.

Currently awaiting a for shooting certificate over here.

[timberdog]

Red Tails....he he

I had one she was 3.6Oz and mean as ****!!

Good on Hares

[Fettler]

This one is my Gyr cross Saker Falcon..and my Son

Nice Falcon that, i wish i had the time available to keep one myself.

[timberdog]

Henry..yep he is nice but he was with a Display Team and they sold him to me as they said he would fly off all the time..

i dropped hes flying wieght a tad and persiverd and he has made a cracking bird now he can have his moments when he spots Crows or Magpies...

I am looking to buy a Perigrine chick next to imprint and fly at Crows

[Unhappy Disco]

Yep...driven & rough with a shotgun and vermin control (rifle)..

Wishing all a good season

[Olan Giech]

Henry..yep he is nice but he was with a Display Team and they sold him to me as they said he would fly off all the time..

i dropped hes flying wieght a tad and persiverd and he has made a cracking bird now he can have his moments when he spots Crows or Magpies...

I am looking to buy a Perigrine chick next to imprint and fly at Crows

I reckon there is a fair chance that you and my brother know of each other, where abouts are you?

[Alane]

Apparently due to the re-release of a Robin Hood series the number of kids taking an interest in archery is set to rise.

So hopefully if they start now we should have a half decent team for the 2012 olympics.

I did archery for about 4-5 years and loved it, wonder if it will lure a few of the lardy love away from their playstations?

[timberdog]

This wa the addest bird i ever owned Goshawk..

So manic they attack athig that moves:

[nickgriff]

I shoot, Game, vermin, clays.... Firearms and shotgun. Fly back to the UK during the season a lot. Took a wild boar out in France with my Def 90. Only needed a new bumper!!

[landy-lovin-Fin]

Im big into shooting. Mostly Clay and pigeon and a bit of rough shooting. I got two gun dogs, both hopeless, just like me. lol
I realy want to have a proper days phesant shooting but i dont think i could afford it at £25 per biird. 25p per clay is a bit more economic.
I find my landy invaluable for the places i shoot, usualy more so than the cartridges.

[timberdog]

DITTO

[toppa]

I used to do allot of shooting back home, still have a safe full of firearms back at my parent shouse, about 7-10 from memory, mmm that reminds me, i best get them re-registerd to my ol man as my license has expired..

But i have only ever shot clay birds here :(



Cheers

[SB76]

I used to a lot of shooting rough and vermin but then i met the misses and had kids so only get out clay shooting once in a while:(
Lost a lot of the land i use to go on aswell due to family commitments simply didnt have the time anymore but now looking to get back into it as they've grown up a little bit and i have more time for myself...... So if any of you know some land down my area let me know;)

[Emmy poo]

I have been born and bred with shooting, fishing, ferreting and also hunting:)

Am looking into learn how to hunt with a hawk as well......One thing i have always wanted to do....another dream as a kid,

I work both my jackies that i have as well........

Country girl through and through me!!!

[Dave-H]

Lets see your JRT's Emma :)

[AJC]

Lets see your JRT's Emma:eek:

[Dave-H]

Calm down grandad.....
... Jack Russell Terriers :rolleyes:



[Bet you thought i meant her ****] :D

[Emmy poo]

O you are naughty lol
Well these are my two JRT's

Conker tri coulour and bramble tan and white

Will get better ones, this after a mornings rabbiting!!!

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b209/ECourtman/100_0914.jpg

[Fettler]

This wa the addest bird i ever owned Goshawk..

So manic they attack athig that moves:

Pic too small Tim pls

[timberdog]

this one is my Gyr saker and my son

[manthing]

used to shoot alot
hand gun rifle and shotgun and still have an air rifle some place.
must get the dogs out to it soonest.

[Fettler]

this one is my Gyr saker and my son

Thanks Tim

What a great pair

[foxhunter]

Shoot rats, bunnys and pigeons in garden with my air rifle, also love my foxhunting!

[Simon90]

Last out a fortnight ago shooting feral pidgeons for one of the local farms. Hoping to get a new shoot in the next week. They are over run with rabbits.

Simon.

[ferrit]

I go Lamping after bunnies and charlie every week, shoot 120 bird sporting every Sunday, and love pigeon decoying. As it's the game season at the mo, i beat on Saturdays.

[Keg]

I rough shoot and clay shoot when I get time, luckily my best mate has a 450 acre farm so we generally shoot vermin etc, crows at lambing time.For tasty clays, marinate in wet grass for four weeks as they do at my local shoot and they melt.......just as it's your turn on the stand. Pickups, don't ya love em!

[timberdog]

450 !!! ya lucky ****** wish i had that to shoot on..

any decoying etc?

[Keg]

No, i should do really but funds were taken up with sailing, now me Landy will swallow up what little is left.Migt drop hints about decoying kit for xmas. The two older brothers on the farm are both showjumpers so most of the stuf on 4 legs is reasonably valuable ( not quite racehorse values) and rabbits are a big problem at the mo.

My mate has just got a new Disco 3 but won't take me shooting in it in case we get it dirty!!- so now i have the 90....

[JimGNR]

Grew up on a farm, so have always been into shooting. I was team captain for the clay shooting team at Agricultural College, have to say we were totally unbeaten and pretty much unbeatable for the 2 years we did it. Don't like to blow my own trumpet but I got so good that when I went rough shooting nothing flew past me, it got to the stage when I felt guilty!

What put me off was being invited to a big shoot, it was something like a 1000 bird day for 12 guns, ridiculous really. Some of the 'guests' were so bad that the organisers stood them literally at the end of the release pen and they were shooting at birds less than 12 foot off the ground. I put my gun in it's slip and complained to the keeper, it was dangerous for one thing, the keeper explained that these people paid his wages. I left at lunchtime and was never invited back!

For a few years I couldn't afford to go as often as I would liked but now I can I don't have the time:rolleyes:. I get to go rough shooting a couple of times a year, do a bit of rabbit shooting but hardly any clays. Certainly not as good as I used to be, would like to get back into it, got my own guns, trap and land so no excuses really, apart from time.

Have done some lamping with a rifle, awesome way of controlling rabbits, they just fall over and then you pick out the next one and the next, almost comical really seeing them fall over.

What annoys me is people who go shooting but are not very good shots, nothing worse than seeing winged or wounded animals scuttle off injured to die a slow death. Shoot to kill, if you cant then go and practice on some clays.

[Dave-H]

I won't attend "driven shoots" for exactly that reason [despite a few invites]
Nothing short of murder, no way is that sporting :(
I stick to pest control now, with a few "walked up yourself" rough shoot days.
Love my lamping [fox and rabbit].

Used to do clays [got two medals] :rolleyes: but don't really get too excited about it nowadays.

[Borderterrier]

Hey not all shoots are run like that. Ours is a 1000 birds for the whole season between 24 guns. No one shoots a low or early bird even the inexperienced guns. Safety is at the top of our list. Those corporate shoots are there to make money, we shoot for the love of the sport, the views and the company.

Rant over

[Unhappy Disco]

Hi Jim/Hi Dave

Jim - you did the right thing, that so called 'keeper' should hang his head in shame. I wouldn't worry about not being invited back...I'd say that you're better off out of it.

But guys - don't tar all driven shoots with the same brush. I've been on 'rough' shoots where the odd idiot has blatted low birds...even saw one shoot a bird (un*****ed) out of a tree once and another obliterate a pheasant sitting on the ground, both were asked to leave in no uncertain terms.

I've also been a gun at a 'posh' driven shoot where literally dozens of birds have sailed overhead during drives and only sporting birds have been shot (and shot at) with the rest allowed to go overhead without a gun being raised to them, including mine.

It doesn't matter a jot whether it's a full on driven day or a walkabout over rough land with a few mates - the choice of company determines the day, if they're good (and sporting) then there's no finer way to spend a day...if they're not then stick your gun in it's slip and, like Jim, walk away.

Good shooting for anyone who's out this w/e..

[Keg]

Most Landies I see seem to have either a BASC or Countryside Aliiance sticker in one of the windows.

[Dave-H]

Most Landies I see seem to have either a BASC or Countryside Aliiance sticker in one of the windows.

Mine has BASC and NFU stickers ;)

I'm not knocking all driven shoots [although they are not my "cup of tea"] but alas the few i have been to are just out to make money, all they see is £25 every time you shoot a bird :(
Can't condone rearing birds just to take someone's money to shoot them, doesn't sit comfortably with me.

[Borderterrier]

Hi Jim/Hi Dave

Jim - you did the right thing, that so called 'keeper' should hang his head in shame. I wouldn't worry about not being invited back...I'd say that you're better off out of it.

But guys - don't tar all driven shoots with the same brush. I've been on 'rough' shoots where the odd idiot has blatted low birds...even saw one shoot a bird (un*****ed) out of a tree once and another obliterate a pheasant sitting on the ground, both were asked to leave in no uncertain terms.

I've also been a gun at a 'posh' driven shoot where literally dozens of birds have sailed overhead during drives and only sporting birds have been shot (and shot at) with the rest allowed to go overhead without a gun being raised to them, including mine.

It doesn't matter a jot whether it's a full on driven day or a walkabout over rough land with a few mates - the choice of company determines the day, if they're good (and sporting) then there's no finer way to spend a day...if they're not then stick your gun in it's slip and, like Jim, walk away.

Good shooting for anyone who's out this w/e..


Thought I said that;)

[Unhappy Disco]

Aye ;)

[timberdog]

Rang the Famer to tell him i was off to a bit of rough shooting on his Land and he gave me another 250 acres o shoot on at one of his other Farms :)

Its was like Christmas ..new Grounds..Heart pounding as i walk the new Grounds wondering what would be on he Land..

It was brill ..the Grounds are not worked by him so nice and wild..a mini Gorge with stream at the bottom running the lenth of the 250 Acres ..Ideal as uit is lined wiht Trees which makes good Hides for shooting Woodies..
It was loaded with Pigeions as he had Rape on the fields..got me 32 in total and nearley ran out of Cartridges..

Then i walked the Ground to see what Flights were where etc..and it was teaming with phesants of which i bagged a couple for the Table.

Really enjoyed myslef despite the wind etc..and having worked loads doing heavy work of late it was nice..Me the Gun the Dogs and Ferrits and NO KIDS OR MISSES !

[manthing]

What annoys me is people who go shooting but are not very good shots, nothing worse than seeing winged or wounded animals scuttle off injured to die a slow death. Shoot to kill, if you cant then go and practice on some clays.

I'm all in favour of some sort of skill test b4 being allowed to shoot at owt thats got a pulse.

been so long since I have had the air rifle out that I will have a day with the targets and spinners b4 I even consider shooting live,
wouldn't consider anything other than a clean kill. there's no skill or achievement in wounding what should be a kill.
and i only take vermin or for the pot.

hmmm radit an pigin pie.:rolleyes:

[timberdog]

I'm all in favour of some sort of skill test b4 being allowed to shoot at owt thats got a pulse.

been so long since I have had the air rifle out that I will have a day with the targets and spinners b4 I even consider shooting live,
wouldn't consider anything other than a clean kill. there's no skill or achievement in wounding what should be a kill.
and i only take vermin or for the pot.

hmmm radit an pigin pie.:rolleyes:

Thats a must as you say to kill on first shot but as we all know somtimes it dont happen :(..but then it is only fair to dispatch the Quarry at once.

You can be the worlds best shot and still not kill outright but some people take great pleasure from winged sport but then they should nver be allowed to hold an gun;)

[Roz]

I'm a Gamkeeper/deerstalker, so you could say I'm quite into it! done it all my life, as did my father, been in my current job 14 years, and look after 30,000 acres of hill ground.....

[timberdog]

I'm a Gamkeeper/deerstalker, so you could say I'm quite into it! done it all my life, as did my father, been in my current job 14 years, and look after 30,000 acres of hill ground.....

You lucky chap..i allways wanted to do your Job ...

Do you fly any BOP ...I do ...Gyr x Saker and also a Perry x Saker..

whats you daily list of jobs out of interest?

[Unhappy Disco]

I'm a Gamkeeper/deerstalker, so you could say I'm quite into it! done it all my life, as did my father, been in my current job 14 years, and look after 30,000 acres of hill ground.....


As a shooter I tip my hat to you - respect for doing a grand job, seldom recognised.

[Roz]

Don't fly any Birdies, though there are a couple of estates that let the hwking close by.
At the moment my job list is mostly shooting Hinds..... today I have mostly been butchering venison to make up Christmas parcels for the estate staff. Still use hill ponies to retrieve deer carcases, so first job in the morning is to feed them and sort them out, then check snares/traps, followed by a day's stalking, and finally feed the deer. We have a small pheasant/Partridge shoot on the ground which we shoot 5 or 6 days a year, which will average around 50 head per day with 6 guns..... which in my opinion is much more fun and relaxed than the bigger comecial days, though I'm lucky to work for a landowner that has no interest in trying to make money from it. One of the other lads looks after the pheasat/partridge feeds.

I have been in this job all my life, and in my current position for 14 years.

Looking forward to the weekend as I'm going to be a gun at a walked-up rough shoot which will be mostly woodcock shooting, which makes a change from providing it for others..... and have the opportunity to shoot a small driven/walked rough shoot on the 30th if can get away for that too!
Thanks for the kind words Unhappy Disco!

[Unhappy Disco]

Good shooting this weekend (I'm out too). Love woodcock...always seem to be in the right place at the right time on our little shoot.

Would rather shoot one woodcock than 20 pheasants - cracking little birds and good eating too.

Happy christmas to you sir !

[Roz]

Absolutely! Anything shot will be eaten by the (3)people that will be there, I haven't had woodcock since this time last year so I'm hopefull we can get a few! Just found out that there are a few pinkfoot and Greylag geese knocking aroud the area at the moment too, so might well have goose for xmas dinner!

All the best for xmas to you too, and enjoy your shooting (safely!) at the weekend:D :)

[trefilrover]

i went shooting today only to find where i shoot the rabbits have myxy:(

[timberdog]

Don't fly any Birdies, though there are a couple of estates that let the hwking close by.
At the moment my job list is mostly shooting Hinds..... today I have mostly been butchering venison to make up Christmas parcels for the estate staff. Still use hill ponies to retrieve deer carcases, so first job in the morning is to feed them and sort them out, then check snares/traps, followed by a day's stalking, and finally feed the deer. We have a small pheasant/Partridge shoot on the ground which we shoot 5 or 6 days a year, which will average around 50 head per day with 6 guns..... which in my opinion is much more fun and relaxed than the bigger comecial days, though I'm lucky to work for a landowner that has no interest in trying to make money from it. One of the other lads looks after the pheasat/partridge feeds.

I have been in this job all my life, and in my current position for 14 years.

Looking forward to the weekend as I'm going to be a gun at a walked-up rough shoot which will be mostly woodcock shooting, which makes a change from providing it for others..... and have the opportunity to shoot a small driven/walked rough shoot on the 30th if can get away for that too!
Thanks for the kind words Unhappy Disco!

Y lucky chap..Deer Stalkimng for a Job...Loven it mate..

What a life ;)

[manthing]

i went shooting today only to find where i shoot the rabbits have myxy:(

AFAIK they are still safe to eat as connot be passed to humans.but check with some one who knows for sure.

[Unhappy Disco]

Yep that's right but can't say I'd fancy it much....beside there are so many around that I'd just give it a miss to be honest !

[theoldtrout]

i went shooting today only to find where i shoot the rabbits have myxy:(

They are OK to eat but I cook 'em up and feed them to my cats - they love it! If the mxy is very bad [look at the liver for spots] I leave for them the Raptors & foxes. The nice young bunnys I eat myself.

Angela

[hodghog]

for many years untill i got caught by the misus i lived alone out in the country. as a result i used to be out on a ragular basis hunting. as i was always hunting for the pot as soon as id got enough for the next 2 or 3 days id turn and go home. beat the day lights out of going to the suppermarket for food. nice and fresh. the misus is from the big city though and if i sugested babi bangers or thumper stew shed go of the deep end
(bambi bangers= venison susages
thumper stew= rabit stew)

[MPi-KMS-72]

It is good to see that hunting appears to be alive and well over there. It would come as a shock to most Americans! I'll admit though reading through some of these posts it was as though you speak another language. ;) I'll have to read up on some of it- the terminology here is almost entirely different apparently. :eek:

Falconry is unheard of here. We used to hunt rabbits here but in recent years their numbers are way down- they've been controlled by the large population of coyotes and Lynx/Bobcats. Game around here is changing as well. In my youth there were no rifles allowed for hunting in this area and to get a doe permit was VERY rare. Now the deer population has increased and doe permits are common(every hunter with a deer license can shoot at least one buck the doe is additional.) This fall they opened a black bear season here for the first time in probably 80 years. Someone near here shot a nice 350 pounder. A few years ago the nearest bear was >50 miles away IF that close.

Better game management, the demise of farming, and the decline of hunting and trapping have all contributed to the influx of predator species- it has been interesting to live through the transition. I'm not sure it is for the best- when the Mountain Lions return to an area as densely populated as NY there will be problems. :(

[MPi-KMS-72]

Well here are a few who made it through the hunting season this fall, looks like there will be plenty more for next year. They are still jumpyfrom being chased around for a month or so, the sound my camera made from ~200 yds away on a windowsill spooked them out of the field. Most of the year I could easily walk outside and they'd stay put.

[Airbrush]

I've just got my FAC after years of air rifle shooting.:D It's the main reason for getting a landie tbh.

I love getting out in the country side,not really bothered if I don't get anything in the bag,but I do feel alive when hunting.;) :)

Andy.

[shaunpalmer]

Well I only bought my landrover for shooting - initially anyway - but now I'm hooked on that as well. My wife doesn't like my carrying dead deer in the back of the CRV :o - the ladrover can be hosed out :)

I have air rifle, .22lr, .17hmr, .243 and 12g.

I have 5 farms and a golf club to shoot over, mainly acquired through word of mouth/recommendation. I shoot rabbits, grey squirrels, magpies, rooks, pigeon, fox for pest control and I stalk deer, managing their health and numbers.

I eat rabbit, squirrel, pigeon and deer.

I can't say that I fancy magpie, rook or fox - I only eat vegetarians :)

I prefer to eat meat from animals I have shot, but also eat meat from local farms - but not supermarkets.

I know some people may think it strange but this is because of animal welfare - I don't agree with factory style farming and shipping live animals all over the country to be killed and butchered.

I like to know where my meat has come from, how the animal was cared for and how it died. Which is why I prefer to eat things that I've shot. I know the animal led a good life, free range :), and it died in a humane manner with no suffering.

Killing an animal is very hard to do at first, and very emotional, I was in tears when I shot my first deer, but now I like to take pride in a shot.

When a deer falls to the ground with grass in its teeth, where it didn't even know I was there, it was at risk, or it was dead - it was instant with no suffering - now that is how animals should go - and that is how I'd like to go.

Shooting also gets me out in the countryside, after spending a day in the office, and helps me relax, sometimes just watching the wildlife, and not taking a shot.

[SB76]

When a deer falls to the ground with grass in its teeth, where it didn't even know I was there, it was at risk, or it was dead - it was instant with no suffering - now that is how animals should go - and that is how I'd like to go.
.
What with grass in ya teeth:p Takeing vegy to the next level:D :D :D

[shaunpalmer]

What with grass in ya teeth:p Takeing vegy to the next level:D :D :D
ok maybe venison in my teeth :D

[educationalist]

I shoot clay Pigeon / Skeet if that Counts, I own a Beretta 12 bore over and under shotgun. But I would not shoot a Bird or a Rabbit or any other living creature, this my personal choice, I have no problem with others who do though, nevertheless I find the killing of animals who are not in the food chain or who are not a pest or vermin a strange sport.

[Airbrush]

Well I only bought my landrover for shooting - initially anyway - but now I'm hooked on that as well. My wife doesn't like my carrying dead deer in the back of the CRV :o - the ladrover can be hosed out :)

I have air rifle, .22lr, .17hmr, .243 and 12g.

I have 5 farms and a golf club to shoot over, mainly acquired through word of mouth/recommendation. I shoot rabbits, grey squirrels, magpies, rooks, pigeon, fox for pest control and I stalk deer, managing their health and numbers.

I eat rabbit, squirrel, pigeon and deer.

I can't say that I fancy magpie, rook or fox - I only eat vegetarians :)

I prefer to eat meat from animals I have shot, but also eat meat from local farms - but not supermarkets.

I know some people may think it strange but this is because of animal welfare - I don't agree with factory style farming and shipping live animals all over the country to be killed and butchered.

I like to know where my meat has come from, how the animal was cared for and how it died. Which is why I prefer to eat things that I've shot. I know the animal led a good life, free range :), and it died in a humane manner with no suffering.

Killing an animal is very hard to do at first, and very emotional, I was in tears when I shot my first deer, but now I like to take pride in a shot.

When a deer falls to the ground with grass in its teeth, where it didn't even know I was there, it was at risk, or it was dead - it was instant with no suffering - now that is how animals should go - and that is how I'd like to go.

Shooting also gets me out in the countryside, after spending a day in the office, and helps me relax, sometimes just watching the wildlife, and not taking a shot.

Shaun,you must be Farmer Palmer on the airgunbbs.;)

Funny how the 2 hobbies merge.:D

Andy.

[Dave-H]

Shaun,you must be Farmer Palmer on the airgunbbs.;)

Funny how the 2 hobbies merge.:D

Andy.

Aye............ plenty of us on both forums ;)

[Bobski]

Since moving to NZ 3years ago I have taken up shooting big time. Hunt bunnie with a .22 (shot 1500 in central Otago over a weekend), wild goats and deer with a .243 and .270 and use 4 hunting dogs and an old 1942 Lee Enfield .303 to hunt pigs. When you shoot something with a 150 grain 303 it stays dead. The best things are the wild pigs in NZ, large, mean, powerfull and you have to use a pack of dogs to find and stop them (well apart from a large knife to the heart). Oh and I have just bought a 1972 series III Landrover for hunting.

[shaunpalmer]

Shaun,you must be Farmer Palmer on the airgunbbs.;)

Funny how the 2 hobbies merge.:D

Andy.

Yep - FarmerPalmer was already taken over here.
Yep - buys guns then need landrover - damn :D

Cheers

Shaun

[Airbrush]

Yep - FarmerPalmer was already taken over here.
Yep - buys guns then need landrover - damn :D

Cheers

Shaun

I used to have some savings.:rolleyes: :D

Andy.

[shaunpalmer]

I used to have some savings.:rolleyes: :D

Andy.

yep - those were the days :rolleyes:

[200tdisthedaddy]

i shoot ft airguns plus odd fox when they take my chickins

[bvudzichena]

I have been known to go for a wander with a shotgun or a rifle and bring the odd bird or antelope back, but things are starting to get interesting in South Africa. Unlike the UK, each firearm requires it's own licence, it takes about a year to get said licence, said licence is only valid for five years and you have to be in posession of a valid certificate of profeciency prior to applying for the licence / renewal of the licence.

Last year I invested in a Mathews Switchback XT bow. I haven't touched a firearm since. Again, you need an ABO certificate of profeciency before you can hunt anything, but this is much more exciting that stalking / shooting. Getting a bow hunting licence was a lot more difficult than getting a rifle licence.

Bow hunting is very different to rifle hunting / stalking and I get a greater thrill dropping a guinnea fowl or a pidgeon with my bow that I do when dropping an eland with a 375.

Talking about once having had savings...

Shotguns:

Winchester 1300 pump gun with 18" and 28" barrels.
Mossberg 500 - it's nackered - shot out - beyond economic repair, but there's no provision in the current firearms act for destroying a gun.
Beretta 300 semi auto
Beretta 686 o/u
Holland and Holland 12 bore side by side. (3rd generation on our family and kicks like a donkey)

Rifles:

BSA "No 2" air rifle. This thing shoots through doors.
Brno .22LR
BSA .22LR
Brno .222
BSA .303 Sporterised - Left behind by Allies after WWII.
Custom .375 - I like this gun. With the right bullet and powder combo it drops anything from an impala to a Buffalo.
Custom .404 - Crocodile gun, but now I use the bow.
Custom .458 - Buffalo gun, again superceded by the bow.

I'm 6'6" with long arms. It's cheaper to have guns custom made based on the Mauser 98 action than to buy a Brno, Winchester or whatever and then have the stock butchered.

Armalite .223
FN FAL .308

Toys you can't have in the UK

Browing 9mm HiPower
Glock 19
Glock 21

[Bobski]

Hi Guys,
I was wondering what spotlight setup people are using for hunting. Im looking for a setup which will be used by the driver and probably roof mounted so you can open the door to take a shot and the light doesnt swing away.

Rob

[bvudzichena]

Lamping is not entirely legal here.

We hunt leopard with lamps, but that usually involves a 12v bulb connected to a rheostat and a battery.

Once the leopard has settled on the bait you slowly turn the light up so the leopard thinks the sun's coming up, then you shoot it from your hide.

Very dangerous stuff. The first time I did it I was 17 and I almost ended up being eaten.

Safari operators taking clients on night game drives use those big Coleman 5,000,000 candle power 12V lamps running from the 4x4's lighter socket.

[hippi]

that would have been me about 3 months ago still got some of it in the freezer he he or was that the sex pistols

[hippi]

i shoot as much as i can when i can now have about 20,000 acres of land to play on all around the where i live it took a few years to get it all and its hard work to keep, it all

[Airbrush]

Lamping is not entirely legal here.

We hunt leopard with lamps, but that usually involves a 12v bulb connected to a rheostat and a battery.

Once the leopard has settled on the bait you slowly turn the light up so the leopard thinks the sun's coming up, then you shoot it from your hide.

Very dangerous stuff. The first time I did it I was 17 and I almost ended up being eaten.

Safari operators taking clients on night game drives use those big Coleman 5,000,000 candle power 12V lamps running from the 4x4's lighter socket.

C'mon spill the beans,the leopard story sounds scary.:eek::cool9: Last night I nearly got mauled to death by a rabbit.:rolleyes: :D :p

Andy.

[bvudzichena]

C'mon spill the beans,the leopard story sounds scary.:eek::cool9: Last night I nearly got mauled to death by a rabbit.:rolleyes: :D :p

Andy.

This morning I nearly got slobbered to death by a spaniel :D It's just not the same as having a leopard stop three feet away from you.

Not much to tell really.

Traditionally leopards love eating baboons, but as they get old, they start going for easy prey. This is when Beefmaster calves become tasty snacks. That has a negative effect on your bank balance if you are a cattle farmer.

Old leopards are normally SCI trophy animals, so once they start nibbling your calves, you call a safari operator and sell the leopard as a hunt to some American or German who then pays you enough money for you to buy a small apartment - really.

In this specific case my dad suggested that I take the hunt myself as I'd never hunted a leopard. I used his .375 and set off with a goat and a "shooter boy" - our version of a gamekeeper. We didn't build a hide, instead deciding to tie the goat to a tree, set the light up above it and wait in some bushes downwind.

Anyway, the goat started bleating the way they do and it wasn't long before the leopard appeared. Problem is we were between the leopard and the goat and we only realised what was going on when we smelt his very distinct odour - about five yards behind us. I shot him, but it was a very close call.

I was young and stupid.

Now I put my own safety first and only use proper Realtree canvas hides, or hides made from thorn tree branches that can keep predators out.

The last leopard I harvested was taken with a bow from about 12 yards. Rotting meat is better bait than bleating goats. We hung the three day old impala carcas from a thick branch where it would be out of the way of scavengers, settled in and waited. It wasn't long before Mr Leopard rocked up and the "sun" started rising. I used the Switchback XT set to 70 pounds with an Easton ST Epic 300 arrow and a Muzzy Phantom SS 220gr broadhead with two extra bleeder blades. That arrow hit him so hard he dropped from the branch like a stone and didn't even get up to run. He was dead in seconds.

[Airbrush]

This morning I nearly got slobbered to death by a spaniel :D It's just not the same as having a leopard stop three feet away from you.

Not much to tell really.

Traditionally leopards love eating baboons, but as they get old, they start going for easy prey. This is when Beefmaster calves become tasty snacks. That has a negative effect on your bank balance if you are a cattle farmer.

Old leopards are normally SCI trophy animals, so once they start nibbling your calves, you call a safari operator and sell the leopard as a hunt to some American or German who then pays you enough money for you to buy a small apartment - really.

In this specific case my dad suggested that I take the hunt myself as I'd never hunted a leopard. I used his .375 and set off with a goat and a "shooter boy" - our version of a gamekeeper. We didn't build a hide, instead deciding to tie the goat to a tree, set the light up above it and wait in some bushes downwind.

Anyway, the goat started bleating the way they do and it wasn't long before the leopard appeared. Problem is we were between the leopard and the goat and we only realised what was going on when we smelt his very distinct odour - about five yards behind us. I shot him, but it was a very close call.

I was young and stupid.

Now I put my own safety first and only use proper Realtree canvas hides, or hides made from thorn tree branches that can keep predators out.

The last leopard I harvested was taken with a bow from about 12 yards. Rotting meat is better bait than bleating goats. We hung the three day old impala carcas from a thick branch where it would be out of the way of scavengers, settled in and waited. It wasn't long before Mr Leopard rocked up and the "sun" started rising. I used the Switchback XT set to 70 pounds with an Easton ST Epic 300 arrow and a Muzzy Phantom SS 220gr broadhead with two extra bleeder blades. That arrow hit him so hard he dropped from the branch like a stone and didn't even get up to run. He was dead in seconds.

Bloody hell.:eek: Thanks for that.:D I suppose being downwind in the same direction as a predator will approach from could get a bit tricky.:D I like the hide made from thorns tip,might try that made from Hawthorn to stop the killer rabbits from ambushing me.;) :rolleyes: :D

Andy.

[Dave-H]

I like the hide made from thorns tip,might try that made from Hawthorn to stop the killer rabbits from ambushing me.;) :rolleyes: :D


You fairy !!
Wait until a wounded fox decides he's gonna try and take your leg off!! :eek:
You'll see why i have a stroppy terrier! :D

[Airbrush]

You fairy !!
Wait until a wounded fox decides he's gonna try and take your leg off!! :eek:
You'll see why i have a stroppy terrier! :D

You wait mate,Berkshire bunnies are alot harder than those stockbroker belt Surrey ones your used to.You might need to bring a big gun.;) :D :p

Andy.

[shaunpalmer]

Hi Guys,
I was wondering what spotlight setup people are using for hunting. Im looking for a setup which will be used by the driver and probably roof mounted so you can open the door to take a shot and the light doesnt swing away.

Rob

I have a 'work lamp' attached to a roll cage in the back of my series III
The roll cage has pipe insulation on it - so guess what its used for.

though normally I use a gun/scope mounted lamp anyway.

especially on the golf course - I don't think the groundsman would like me ripping up his fairways :D

Lamping here in the UK is only allowed on 'pest species' i.e. rabbits and fox, you can't shoot birds or deer using lamps - they are protected by law (well against lamping anyway ;))

[shaunpalmer]

You wait mate,Berkshire bunnies are alot harder than those stockbroker belt Surrey ones your used to.You might need to bring a big gun.;) :D :p

Andy.

.50BMG - just the thing for those were-rabbits ;)

[bvudzichena]

The roll cage has pipe insulation on it - so guess what its used for.


"Bakkie butchering" is also illegal here.

17th Commandment: Thou shalt not shoot from the back of your bakkie.

Bakkie => pickup / truck cab.

[Airbrush]

.50BMG - just the thing for those were-rabbits ;)

I bet Daves got one as well.:eek: :D

Andy.

[shaunpalmer]

"Bakkie butchering" is also illegal here.

17th Commandment: Thou shalt not shoot from the back of your bakkie.

Bakkie => pickup / truck cab.

We are not allowed to shoot deer from a vehicle, even if its stationary, which is a shame because it would make a great portable high-seat :D

[Dave-H]

I bet Daves got one as well.:eek: :D

Andy.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh :rolleyes:

[shaunpalmer]

now if I could convince my FEO that I really need one of these for rabbits

http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/003538.html (http://www.defensereview.com/stories/milkor/IMGP0432.JPG)

:D

[bvudzichena]

now if I could convince my FEO that I really need one of these for rabbits

http://www.murdoconline.net/archives/003538.html (http://www.defensereview.com/stories/milkor/IMGP0432.JPG)

:D

I have had to opportunity to use one of those street sweepers.

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D

The smiles say it all.

That thing makes my Winchester 1300 with extended tube and 18" barrel feel like a toy.

[oldboy]

Hi
I do a bit of shooting,and Fishing.
Just got the rights to shoot on 1000 acres of ground with the father in law, Loads of Crows at present with the odd Woodie..just waiting to get back up there and have another go for the farmer.

Already seen a couple of Hares but no rabbits as yet.

I also mainly go Beating during the Winter months and at present training up my ESS Bitch.

Also got a couple of guns...SP3 M/C 30inch (Clays and Pheasants) and a Escort Semi Auto (Rough Shooting ) in Camo.

So at the present i am Shooting, Dog Training, Getting the house ready as Baby (4) due in Aug, (Bloody plastering is hard work) and waiting for a spare weekend to start work on my SWB 88 which I have wanted for years, im a busy bloke

Cheers

[Backs4more]

I sneaked a few pigeon the other day. Got to say, I would have paid a lot of money in a resturant for those birds. The breasts were lightly fried, left pink in the midle and served on a warm salad. stunningly simple and tasty!

[Airbrush]

I sneaked a few pigeon the other day. Got to say, I would have paid a lot of money in a resturant for those birds. The breasts were lightly fried, left pink in the midle and served on a warm salad. stunningly simple and tasty!

Yep,that's how I do mine,but with some streaky bacon & black pudding.;) :)

Andy.

[tinyone]

You wait mate,Berkshire bunnies are alot harder than those stockbroker belt Surrey ones your used to.You might need to bring a big gun.;) :D :p

Andy.

and as for squirrels round ere they are as big as adult rabbits!!!
and the bunnies need something bigger than a .22,
.223 55grain does the job nicely but no bunny left!!!:rolleyes::D:D:D
it has been known to find a pigeon with 5 shots fired at close range (legal limit 12lb/ft) with a air rifle to fly away!!!
tough buggas:eek:

[Keeper_of_Tess]

Good heavens. There are quite a few of us...

This is a corner of the forum that I hardly ever visit - which is why I've only just replied...

Stalking, rough shooting, plinking with a .22, an odd bit of clay pigeon shooting.

I'm also in a little local shoot (pheasant & duck) but it's more of a dining club where we build up our appetites with some brisk morning walks and then walk off the fumes in the afternoon. (Don't anyone tell The Shoot Captain that I said this, please!)

[hodghog]

well now ive just aqiered 20 acres of my own theres rabit dear fox and birds of a number of species but......

[TBM]

Patiently waiting for my shotgun license to pop through the door. Applied about 10 weeks ago, passed my home visit 3 weeks ago, so should be here any day now fingers crossed.

Got a s/h 'Teagued' Beretta 686 waiting for me in my local gun shop when the important piece of paper arrives.

Strictly Clays for me though......

[landy-lovin-Fin]

thats a long wait. Mine was all sorted in 4 weeks

[TBM]

Apparently northants have a bit of a backlog (understatement......)

[bvudzichena]

Get a bow...

Much more fun :D

[TBM]

already got one of those (55lb Recurve) :)

[bvudzichena]

already got one of those (55lb Recurve) :)

70lb Mathews Switchback XT :D :D :D

The biggest thing I've dropped with it was an eland late last year. The smallest was my neighbours cat.

[Dave-H]

Get a bow...

Much more fun :D

Illegal to hunt with a bow in the UK

[bvudzichena]

Illegal to hunt with a bow in the UK

Even on your own land?

[Dave-H]

Even on your own land?
Yep, falls foul of wildlife and countryside act 1981.
A criminal offence to kill ANY creature using bow/crossbow in UK.

[Spanner110]

Just wondering who on the Forum goes shooting / Ferriting ..hawing etc??

I went today with the Gun and Dogs and what a cracking Autum Day..up with the Sun and bagged about fifteen Woodies and one Squirrel..

Nothing like a cold crisp morning and ya also get to see the changes in the Feilds from Green to Brown after plough has been thier etc..

Also took the Hawk and Ferrits and bagged a few Bunnies

I always bag a few bunnies for the pot, saving the rest for the cats and dogs.
Have shotgun s/s (call me old fashioned) .22 Brno, and .223 sabatti. rumour has it that roe deer have been spotted on the land i shoot over, hhmmmm! don't think the cats will be getting a look in.

[Miserableolgit]

Yes I shoot and have done for years, game and vermin. I'm an ex 'keeper so also trap, snare etc. I have dogs and work them too, oh yes and ferrets.

[Dave_243]

Should be getting my shotgun/firearms licence soon. I've been going to shoots since I was 6. Don't do as much of it as I'd like but my Dad's a pest controller so I'll be taking over the a lot of the night shooting from him (he reckons he's getting too old). Regularly shoot bunnies and foxes, hoping to do a bit of deer stalking soon :). I'll join a pheasent shoot as soon as I don't have to rely on a weekend job for money

[TBM]

Should be getting my shotgun/firearms licence soon.

Just be thankful you're not looked after by Northants Constabulary - 12 weeks and still no licence......

[Dave_243]

Just be thankful you're not looked after by Northants Constabulary - 12 weeks and still no licence......

It's like that all over the country. The police are changing their national computer system, or something, so there's a 3 month delay. Also if you have a firearm's/shotgun licence it will automatically appear on your record, so say, for example, you're an innocent suspect in a crime and the police do an 'on the spot' check of your record, you'll be blacklisted because you own a gun!

[Miserableolgit]

That is correct, they are currently shifting from local constabulary based databases to an integrated and standardised national one and it is this which is causing delays in applications and renewals. My recent renewal took a fair bit longer than normal but I have always been treated with courtesy by the various constabularies I have dealt with over the years.

[TBM]

Rang again today, and it's being typed and signed on Thursday.

Should be with me by the weekend or early next week.

Not heard about the new national database, past procedure is to check PNC, then contact the constabularies where the applicant lives/has lived to check their individual systems (three in my case). If these return clear, they get passed to a Firearms licencing officer, who makes the home visit and authorises the application.

It does make sense to consolidate these regional databases. Once this has been set up it should speed up such things (and CRB checks). However, knowing the police systems, it could take several years and have to pass many many committees before it all works properly!

[secretsquirrel]

I must have been lucky.
Got my renewal through in July and it took about 4 weeks. It would have been quicker but I had to put the FAO off his home visit as I was on holiday for a week.

Mr Secret Squirel

[Dave_243]

knowing the police systems, it could take several years and have to pass many many committees before it all works properly!

I think they've been updating it for about a year now already! :rolleyes:

[Dave-H]

I think they've been updating it for about a year now already! :rolleyes:

LOL...... try THREE !! :rolleyes:

[Dave_243]

LOL...... try THREE !! :rolleyes:

Ha ha, don't surprise me

[TBM]

at last! arrived yesterday, so today bought myself an early xmas present - teagued beretta 686.

[Spanner110]

at last! arrived yesterday, so today bought myself an early xmas present - teagued beretta 686.

How much did that set you back?
My last purchase, Well, the wife's actually, early birthday present, was a 12g Kestrel s/s and only cost €270 with a slab of cartridges thrown in, cos it was ma birfday!!!!
The Irish way of gun ownership is fairly relaxed; firstly you go to the gun shop and buy the gun of your choice. Then you pop along to the garda siochana and tell them youv'e bought the gun, and if they like you then they give you the licence, and if they don,t like you, they still give you a licence. Must be true cos they gave me one, and even i don't like me.;)

[TBM]

How much did that set you back?
My last purchase, Well, the wife's actually, early birthday present, was a 12g Kestrel s/s and only cost €270 with a slab of cartridges thrown in, cos it was ma birfday!!!!
The Irish way of gun ownership is fairly relaxed; firstly you go to the gun shop and buy the gun of your choice. Then you pop along to the garda siochana and tell them youv'e bought the gun, and if they like you then they give you the licence, and if they don,t like you, they still give you a licence. Must be true cos they gave me one, and even i don't like me.;)

£599 with a spare stock, a free slip and two boxes of cartridges. From research I've done, I'm pretty pleased with the price.

[Spanner110]

So you flipping well should be, that' a really cool deal, you lucky sod. Was yer man having a closing down sale 686's usually retail at about £650, well done.

[TBM]

http://www.thegun-cupboard.co.uk/

This place - I think I owe him a good plug.....

[bvudzichena]

£599 with a spare stock, a free slip and two boxes of cartridges. From research I've done, I'm pretty pleased with the price.

That's a very good price. Got mine back in the day from a shop down Essex way. It was the cheapest one I could find and was about £50 more than you paid - just for the gun :D

But it's nice having the same model gun in the UK, SA and Zim. Shooting them is line coming home. You know exactly where everything is.

[jcat4short]

yep a shooting man here too in deepest essex,not far from deepest suffolk miserablolegit lol.been shooting most of my life,well 49 years of it.been a keeper and a poacher,well cmon there aint much difference is there.got 2 dogs,an ess 5 months old and coming along nicely and a jack russell 3 months old.i am intending to work both of them just need some land nearer to me in north essex.i have an over and under baikel,single barrell baikel and a norbert bolt action 3 shot 410.i never use the 410 may sell it if i get the right offer lol.cheers maurice

ps:I NEED LAND.

[ukshooter]

Im a fanatical shooter, any sort of countrysport and fishing keeps me out of trouble.

[mossy]

I shoot clays most weekends, have been on vermin shoots (invited to make up the numbers)
Having fun training my lab at the moment, his progress seems to be two steps forward and one step back, but its fun and we'll get there in the end :)

[redhand]

http://www.thegun-cupboard.co.uk/

This place - I think I owe him a good plug.....

Ok I'm sure it's just me. But he hasn't got any guns advertised just clothing & accessories???

[Dave-H]

Ok I'm sure it's just me. But he hasn't got any guns advertised just clothing & accessories???

Your right... not a weapon to be seen :rolleyes:

[SIDEEZ]

I grew up on small holding in the middle of a large farm use to shoot bunnies squirel fox pigion ect evry day moved from my rent to a house in town and dont get the chanse my old dog (13 years old) has got fat and my new jack russel is stupid ( as if the other one wasn't but at least she is crossed with a spaniel so she brings game back quite happily. got a 12 bore aya yoeman which i have had since the age of 14 and still works and a 22 bsa super sport rimfire whic h i have had bunnies at 150 yards is last time i went out was about 12 month ago to shoot some bunnies in my old mans gargen need to get out more often.

[TBM]

Your right... not a weapon to be seen :rolleyes:

No, he doesn't sell guns by mail order...;)

The clue's in the name of the shop, but you have to go and visit!

[Philsurrey]

I'm very keen on air rifle shooting. I really enjoy the vermin control side of things ... especially rabbit / pigeon! I used to do a lot of rough shooting in cheshire, but since moving down to surrey ive not been able to find a place to shoot... does anyone know of anywhere suitable? I'm happy to pay/work in exchange. Anyone looking for such a service feel free to give me a call on 07846786434

Thanks
Phil.

[White Fox]

I'm very keen on air rifle shooting. I really enjoy the vermin control side of things ... especially rabbit / pigeon! I used to do a lot of rough shooting in cheshire, but since moving down to surrey ive not been able to find a place to shoot... does anyone know of anywhere suitable? I'm happy to pay/work in exchange. Anyone looking for such a service feel free to give me a call on 07846786434

Thanks
Phil.
This is a very common request on other shooting forums, to the point that the posts often get deleted straight away. The only way to succeed is to get known in the area, then permissions will start to come in.

Any shooting rights are cherished, and I doubt you will find anyone willing to share their rights. Try writing to all the local farmers, you really need to spend effort and time getting yourself known.

Sorry.

WF

[bogtrotter]

Great to see so many people in to fieldsports on the site.
I am a professional deerstalker I also look after a rough shoot
Geese Ducks Woodcock and Snipe and a few wild Pheasants.

Jim

[GAV.DOL]

Hi All,

Fairly new to the forum and only got my first Landrover 2 weeks ago.

I bought it for shooting, don't get chance during the week but at weekends mainly just do rough shooting.

Nothing like wondering round on a crisp autumn morning with a shotgun and a flask!

Hello to all you fellow shooters. :biggrin:

Gav

[discotec]

me too rough shooting and hawking carnt beat it!!!!

carnt stand driven shooting its not sport!!

[purp751]

Must have missed this thread in the past lol, been shooting since we moved to the farm when I was eleven, used to be out everyday, and been a gamekeeper and pest controller used to keep me busy, dont do either now and slowed down on the shooting mostly because I've lost alot of permission over the years due to lack of time from other work commitments, find as much sport to be had knocking off rats by torchlight with a .410 as anything else and I've recently introduced Mrs Purp to the world of shooting ;) also got a young whippet and two ferrets who need some more work, have to start reorganising my schedule as I havent had time to go beating yet this season :rolleyes:

[edwardsilcock]

Anyone who has a vermin problem...wood pigeon, grey squirrel, magpies, crows, rabbitts etc... please eamil me at silcocktw@yahoo.co.uk. I am fully insured, responsible, farm minded and shoot for the pot if edible quarry taken. No charge. I also use a .22 air rifle. Very safe and very quiet. Will travel most places in Essex. Thanks.