THE PRETEND KEEPER

[Phil fox man]

Went down to the shoot on Saturday to put some rides and flushing points into the "game strips".what they are is an acre of bullrush and about 3 acres of mixed reeds and pampas grass.
We don't cut the bit roll them with a home made roller behind the quad.
The weather was red hot and thirsty work but I can't complain as the strips as a freebie .

 

[Phil fox man]

 

[jall55]

Nice few hours in the hide again today keeping pigeon off the wheat
Ended with 70 odd - would not decoy but great flight line shooting

 

[Bo Diddley]

My little contribution to making life easier is a cheap seed spinner, I made the top box up to increase capacity to a full sack of wheat, fitted the box and lid this morning and it works a treat..

 

[jall55]

My little contribution to making life easier is a cheap seed spinner, I made the top box up to increase capacity to a full sack of wheat, fitted the box and lid this morning and it works a treat..
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Great job !

 

[Bo Diddley]

Great job !

Thanks, I got fed up last year feeding out of a bucket with a homemade scoop as I drove around.
The seed spinner cost £125, I never fabricated the metal bracket, Mark who works on the farm did that in his spare time for us... he loves to over-engineer everything

 

[jall55]

Thanks, I got fed up last year feeding out of a bucket with a homemade scoop as I drove around.
The seed spinner cost £125, I never fabricated the metal bracket, Mark who works on the farm did that in his spare time for us... he loves to over-engineer everything

Hhahaha
That sounds like me - carrying bag after bag about

May i ask where the spinner came from - looks a great investment for that money

 

[Bo Diddley]

Hhahaha
That sounds like me - carrying bag after bag about

May i ask where the spinner came from - looks a great investment for that money

I googled seed spinners and got it sent through the post, I'll have a search later and try and provide the info

 

[Bo Diddley]

May i ask where the spinner came from - looks a great investment for that money

Looks like Amazon has a similar thing for sale for £132.
Google "Feed, Seed, Fertilizer spreader", I'm sure ours came from a place in Suffolk as I was almost tempted to drive over for a look before I bought it.

 

[jall55]

Looks like Amazon has a similar thing for sale for £132.
Google "Feed, Seed, Fertilizer spreader", I'm sure ours came from a place in Suffolk as I was almost tempted to drive over for a look before I bought it.

Thank you

 

[stavross]

Feeding early this morning and with it being a nice sunny morning they were off roost and out for a bit of sun on their backs, forestry have finished smashing the place up and they are not going around my pen now, now that forestry have finished smashing the woods up it time for the deer to start smashing up my feeders

 

[Bo Diddley]

Blasted deer... I did see a jolly good trick used by another keeper last season, four stout Hazel stakes knocked into the ground with a double Hazel rail around the sides and the feeder in the middle, a similar idea to yours, he suffered with Roe & Muntjac raiding his blue barrels. They looked rustic & natural.

 

[bumpy22]

Busy morning. Early start with 8 squirrels on the ground by the time my helpers turned up. All feeders out now with birds getting through the feed at quite a rate. Still sticking to pens apart from birds round the edges sunning themselves

 

[Squirrelbasher]

Seem to be overrun with squirrels and weasels at the moment. Weasels scuttling about all over the place.

 

[Squirrelbasher]

Another musty today..

 

[Phil fox man]

Now we all love a freebie,but over 150 acres of game cover is to much!.
How will we find our birds in this let alone shoot foxes.
Phil

 

[Bo Diddley]

A puncture in the "Keepers" Gator this morning .. so I had to use the "New Mule", a little bit of luxury with the doors, and very handy in that the screen opens enough to maybe shoot a few foxes from the comfort of the cab this winter, I think I shall be using it more than I thought .

 

[BenBhoy]

A puncture in the "Keepers" Gator this morning .. so I had to use the "New Mule", a little bit of luxury with the doors, and very handy in that the screen opens enough to maybe shoot a few foxes from the comfort of the cab this winter, I think I shall be using it more than I thought .
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Wish our screen would open that far!!

 

[Bo Diddley]

Wish our screen would open that far!!

Same as the Gator we use Ben, although we don't have doors on that, so it's dead easy to look out the sides with the thermal and slide out quickly... gotta work with the tools we have mate.

 

[Rhodesianjess]

A puncture in the "Keepers" Gator this morning .. so I had to use the "New Mule", a little bit of luxury with the doors, and very handy in that the screen opens enough to maybe shoot a few foxes from the comfort of the cab this winter, I think I shall be using it more than I thought .
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Be careful driving around with the windscreen open, mine fell out and smashed. Now only opened for the shot ,mind you good steady rest with steering wheel,grab rail and dash to use