Recent content by badbob

One of those good days to remember. Good interesting write up. Sharp knife too, you needed it. Even had a hand extracting.

I`ll `send it tomorrow.

Long time since I shot my Enfield , now long gone, still got a Lee. .575, 472gr mould no 575_472 M. If its of any use your welcome.

Over the years I've grown to dislike summer stalking more and more. I've sworn never to go to Scotland for the Roe Rut again. Kill a buck,approach it, and a million creatures attack you mercilessly. Deet helps a little but you need to gralloch in v short time. I leave the muntjac till autumn...

Spray the inside and outside with a permethrin based spray. Then your coat and trousers.

To be successful you need to look after them on release as much as poults but for longer. You will get 6 times as many hens as cocks. You will get an embarassing number of eggs laid in the pen. Eating wise they may be old tough and dry. They may survive predation from buzzards sparrow hawks...

You should travel within the speed limits and according to the road and traffic conditions . 70 mph on a dark wet night with a herd of Fallow about to cross.....too fast. Similarly 30 mph past a school with toddlers and kiddies on scooters .....again too fast.

Roe bucks in July. A thousand flies and a million midges eating you alive. I don't really like summer stalking. ... Wait til September. A 175 litre black tub with a lid and ice bottles for transporting, a larder fridge for chilling, a freezer for storing, a dedicated cook.. All pretty...

Your welcome from the Lone Star State. Lots of wild deer over here.Red ,Sika,Fallow,Roe, Muntjac. The land is privately owned so you need permission off the owner. Could be free or you pay a lease, or get a guide to take you out. Rifle permits are are difficult to get unless you have good...

"The Animals Abroad Bill is expected to include a ban on the trade in hunting trophies and the sale and promotion of travel experiences which are cruel to animals." Will be interesting to see how this works out. The thin edge of the wedge.

Red dot for close range. You need to practice mounting your rifle like a shotgun. So it needs to fit. Both eyes open looking at the target. Get out ,practice practice, with rifle unloaded, mount, point, swing. The red dot should be where you are looking. The rifle should be snug in your...

:rofl::rofl: like it 200 metres circumference minimum as a starting point for 200 to 400 birds. A smaller pen with no cover or roosting will fail. The most important thing is to have plenty of cover, grass ,bushes, medium trees ,taller trees, sunny spots, dry ground. The birds need to be...

Absolutely, this bureaucratic nonsense and the constant legal challenges by wild justice can be cast aside. Everyone will be clear what they can or cannot shoot.

I would suggest 50 metres by 50 metres situated in a dry area with ground cover, small bushes and taller trees , some evergreens if possible. Any smaller pen or a pen lacking in cover will mean the birds will feel insecure and will easily fly out. This could hold 200 300 or even 400. The birds...