Recent content by bogtrotter

No Swallows yet but saw four House .Martins swooping around the houses this afternoon.

Was going to mention the £1000 allowance but as usual I'm at the dogs tail.

Youngsters the lot of you! .76 years young life long keeper and stalker still working though admittedly not full time any longer. Heart attack 16 years ago, and a stroke at Christmas last year almost fully recovered foot drags a bit if I get tired and speech can be a bit garbled just need to...

That would work for me ,just need someone to carry it.

This mirrors my experience

Trigger pull would be the first thing I would have looked at, but you say you have looked at the trigger maybe a worn sear just a thought hopefully someone more knowledgeable will come along soon.

Me too.

I always split down the centre , I have seen it done with a knife off centre it just doesn't look right usually done by those that don't have a saw to hand. Splitting the chest can be done back in the larder or if you feel you need to do it at time of gralloch you can get a small hand saw that...

A fantastic place indeed, and an impressive result.

Last day on the hill my a@@e you will be back next year,once the bug bites you just can't stop it's been my last year for the past 15 years at this rate I will die on the hill.Actually that is quite a pleasant thought much better than a nursing home now. that is a fate worse than death.

So sorry to hear your sad news, wish the very best for you and your partner.

Frost a couple of mornings last week again yesterday and today ice on the windscreens , Aye Autumn again, there were still swallow here at the weekend but don't see any now.

Sad news; Sincere condolences to family and friends.

I was at a partridge shoot when word was passed down the line, one of the guns partners had called him and word spread round the shoot in minutes, the shoot did carry on that day , but it all came to standstill when word went round , don't know how long we stopped for half an hour maybe more...

Never seen a completely white one have seen one with white feathers.