arjimlad

I can't believe it - I managed to post a picture first time !!

Hopefully piccy attached. Collareds are smaller, have a black/grey collar, are more uniform in their colour and are a different colour, lighter than the grey of a woodie. They have a faster wingbeat and look different in the air.

When I were a lad, my Dad used to knock the odd fox over at 10 yards with a 20bore (cos that was what he had) when it was after our chickens. We lived in a fairly built up area although had woods at the rear and no-one batted an eyelid. I think we can be too timid sometimes about our shooting and that the odd bang here & there often gets written down to a car backfiring or somesuch by neighbours. On the other hand what about trying to find someone with a Hushpower 12b ?

How well hidden are you ? If you aren't already doing this, you should make sure that your face is covered up well :thumbs: - balaclava or scrim will do nicely - and that you are wearing gloves too - your hands are almost as big as your face - See other posts - keeping still until the last minute, standing with a tree behind you - if you are ambushing a normal flight line the pigeons will spot you unless you are very well camouflaged. Good luck & keep it up.

Sorry to read about that Lander, hope everything goes as well as it can. When I was very young I remember that I had a Great-Uncle who always wore an eye-patch - he'd lost an eye in a shooting accident many years earlier. I don't think it stopped him shooting though. As others say, it's amazing what can be done. Best of British to you.

Give John Knibbs a call 0121 782 3391 - he does have a website too. He is the BSA king.

In my experience, the squabs commonly fall out of nests in trees, and are eaten by the cat. So they come out of trees ! B) The nests are usually very haphazard affairs of just a few loose twigs. B)

Thanks Jim, I'll give that a go. I usually paunch the rabbit in the field.

Can someone help me with what to do to get the blood out of the meat. I clean the skinned carcass under a tap but this still leaves blood. I have tried soaking it in salty water which does draw the blood out, but the meat absorbs a lot of water. When in a freezer bag the bones can puncture the bag and that can lead to bloody water dripping out everywhere ! This is embarrassing when bringing meat into work for colleagues for example. What's the best way of getting all the blood out & drying the meat before freezing it ? Thanks

I help clients, who are individuals or businesses, avoid or resolve disputes. I'm a litigation solicitor. A lot of my work is career-related or shareholder/director type issues. I also do appeals against revocations/refusals etc for certificate holders, as a special interest area of work, and usually manage to negotiate something decent with the Police.

The wood box bit is actually for black powder storage. The person at the force in question obviously can't tell the difference !

Watch it. I knew an old boy who replied that "he would not go unless he could take his gun with him", when the police asked him to approach some youths who were kicking 7 bells out of his car, and politely ask them to desist. The police attended - and revoked his certificate. Unreasonable ? This chap was over 70.

What a great achievement and a lovely piece to remember him by. I'm sure that will be a brilliant family heirloom. My Dad makes beautiful ash furniture for us and has made the cot that both my sons used when they were born. Things like this are so special when so much is mass produced.

I should imagine you could get a few pence per squeeze on a Saturday night in Newcastle town centre.

I've heard that drinking too much whisky can make your chest grow but that's ridiculous. When's the other part of the op then millomite ? !

I would say that some of the most exciting pigeon shooting I have ever had has been under a flightline whilst well hidden in a hedge or wood edge, when the wind has been very strong. I don't know whether decoys would be any good though and an artificial hide is a pain in the wind. The pigeons really seem to revel in aerobatics and fly at twice normal speed (that's my excuse for the cartridges/kills ratio anyway). They seem to be having such a good time that they don't spot me - seems a shame to spoil their fun almost !

I especially enjoyed the three-way action in June. :thumbs: