THE PRETEND KEEPER

[Jim 7]

Great thread stavross.
Sometimes my work gets black ibcs in I can get. They only have had demineralised water in. I can check when in the mora if you want

 

[Jim 7]

Or use black shrink wrap

 

[jall55]

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Or use black shrink wrap

Good idea

You need some trees out in the pen Jim

 

[Jim 7]

Good idea

You need some trees out in the pen Jim

They aren't in the pen mate they are near the road for easy filling of ibcs. Pipes feed into the pen

 

[jall55]

They aren't in the pen mate they are near the road for easy filling of ibcs. Pipes feed into the pen

Its a good platform you have them on

 

[Jim 7]

Its a good platform you have them on

Cheers. All the lads get bits and bobs along the way. Handy when it's for nowt aswell.

 

[jall55]

Cheers. All the lads get bits and bobs along the way. Handy when it's for nowt aswell.

We have just managed to build a new pen - good size too
Managed to scrape and scrounge - wire / poles / steel posts / scaffold tubes
Budgeted cost £2500
Actual less than £200 !!!

This time next year Rodders !

 

[Jim 7]

Haha now that's a saving!

 

[stavross]

Not my shoot but a commercial

I was asking if I could clear some rabbits from freshly drilled cover on a commercial pheasant and partridge shoot, well, I do like a bit of bunny bashing so had a run up tonight, met the head keeper to find out where I was going, just the cover today and Monday and then whenever I want after they have been battered here, shot 41, was asked to keep a dozen for some traps and to remove the rest off the fields, this is a lovely place and I think it will give me some good rabbit shooting over the summer looking at what was about on the fields on the way to the cover

 

[stavross]

Couple more

 

[David.evans]

Very nice stav , looks a lovely place
Watch them dodger feet with the walking lol
Atb

 

[stavross]

Very nice stav , looks a lovely place
Watch them dodger feet with the walking lol
Atb

I’ll put up with the sore feet mate when the shooting is this good

 

[David.evans]

I’m sure it won’t be long befor you get a request to come help you out
Not me

 

[stavross]

I’m sure it won’t be long befor you get a request to come help you out
Not me

Just for me and the other lad this one mate, well, at least until I get my feet well under the table, I don’t know the head keeper and my name was passed on to him so I need to keep this one sweet

 

[Squirrelbasher]

Been watching this moorhens nest on the shoot for a couple of weeks now, must be due for hatching. Also a few vermin trapped and shot, quite a few rabbits about but only taking them for the pot as they aren’t causing any damage on this land.

 

[Squirrelbasher]

Few more.

 

[stavross]

Another go at the hoppers on the cover crop, only 13 this evening, taking the total to 68, mainly a lot of small stuff but they all must go

 

[David.evans]

That’s a great photo mate

 

[stavross]

That’s a great photo mate

Cheers Mr Evans, it’s a lovely place, it’s crazy that there’s places like this and 99% of people that live in the towns don’t know it there, what am I saying that’s a good thing not a crazy thing

 

[jall55]

Cheers Mr Evans, it’s a lovely place, it’s crazy that there’s places like this and 99% of people that live in the towns don’t know it there, what am I saying that’s a good thing not a crazy thing

Isnt that the truth

I was doing the woodcock survey with the BTO last night and my "square" happened to be on the road in to our local "nature" reserve

I never saw or heard a woodcock - but it was interesting to watch the people fly in and out - radios blaring with not even a look up and no appreciation of anything around them