danccooke

didn't read the above thread, and was making the same point, don't know how to delete my post. but highly recommend the Black pud addition

Breast them and eat them give them table ready to friends. Pies, burgers, roasted, salad just a few ways to eat them. hmmmmm yummy. Really good if you get some Rabbits to make a nice pie with.

I've never had that red letter day bag to date. My farmer asks us to keep a tally of numbers and dates. then when I apply for my permission to be renewed each year i tell them when and what i go. I am not scared to put the blanks on there or the 3's and 4's. i'd like to think that my honesty means he doesn't doubt any big bags. i've been renewed twice now so pretty sure he believes what i say. I don't think i've ever been on the land shooting without seeing him or his farm manager. They are always about somewhere. Stick to the truth, let others tell all the porkies they like.

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The hardest bit is allowing for the delay between trigger pull, pan flash, ignition and shoot. maybe only a few miliseconds but so so strange. We had a lot of fun even only having a couple of shots each. I enjoyed trying to get the pic too.

My Old Man and I had a go with the Bath Muzzle Loaders and I took a few snaps. I was quite happy with this picture. The guys on the stand were fantastic and the demonstration in the main shooting arena was really good too. Looking forward to seeing them next year. See if i can actually hit anything other than air with a flint lock. The rest of the pictures I took of the Black Powder stuff can been seen at Bath Muzzle Loaders

In the field when pigeon shooting, combat boots (I live in my boots, so comfy. I wear them to work,pub,walking hound etc etc) and green trousers. cammo top and face mask. At the game fair if it's hot shorts and t shirt of no particular desciption. At the clay club, sometimes my work gear Trousers and Shirt, some times Jeans and T shirt. Another thing for me, is being a slightly seasonally plump chap, Surplus stuff does come in nice sizes

My brother shoots a simmilar gun, we get funny looks when we go up the clay club, but no one ever says anything (it is pretty relaxed up there) I've always been of the I don't care what other people think school, let us know how you get on though.

my neighbour signed for mine and my other neighbours today. ironically i was in the field (blanked) and i think the other neighour was out shooting too. could have done with them. I'll see what they are really like later when i get home.

Let them off they replied to an email apologising asking what i bought and said they were stupidly busy. Hopefully not busy shredding invoices but dispatching waiting goods.

Ordered mine two weeks ago from ############## still not arrived, phone goes to a full mailbox and emails left unaswered. getting worried. i've used them for lots before so not sure what is going on. I hope they have just gone on holiday or something

Islam extremists, Animal rights extremists, scientology extremists, Church of England Extremists, even Gun totting extremists..... there is a pattern forming here. ban extrementalism (If thats a word) then the problem is solved. as for live and let live etc. look at nature. It doesn't work like that. Never has, never will.

i guess a 32g #6 isn't going to cover that isn't it?

I was brought up a religeous kid, church, sunday school, CofE school. All it did was arm me with enough information to not believe in anything. I'd like to say I am agnostic but then that is even a frankly poor answer. For surely to prove he exists disproves his existence as it is all based on belief without proof so i am Athiest 100%. however I am pretty certain that this wonderous albeit non existant all knowing omnipresent being said in one of his many books that he put animals on the earth for us to eat... depending on what book you read he then tells you which animals you can and cant' eat. but either way if you read the various books for various religions they pretty much all cover the fact that you can eat meat and if you can eat it you've got to kill it.

I wrote a massive reply. then decided to not bother. People will read and believe what they want to believe.

I have worked every day since the 2nd from 0500hrs - 1500hrs this december so far. I've not had a chance of a drink as I can't and won't risk driving in the morning after a few jars. I get Christmas day off and will spend it with my brother in his place of work. (my local) he is working 1100-1500hrs then stagger to my folks for Goose Pheasant and Forerib of Beef Christmas lunch. I will eat to excess try and match it with the drink, then walk home with the hound at the end of it. Boxing day off then back to the grind stone again. however next year i am not doing a 24day straight Merry Christmas everyone and I hope those of you who are working Christmas day are well compensated in some way or another.

I hope everybody has a very very merry Christmas. Those who are not celebrating if they could just carry on with thier normal work and day to day life that will be fine and we'll cover them whenever thier particular religion/belief has a holiday. Seriously though have a great time wherever whatever you do. Don't spare a thought for me as I will be thinking of me anyway.

as above cook long and slow until it will just flake off the bones. then add to whatever hmmmmmm. flake it all off the bone and chuck in a tupperware box in the fridge with olive and use as required will sit like that for a few days happily. when i do that i use it as I would chicken in Fajita wraps, or fried up with a curry sauce (prefer to home make mine as they are not as salty but jars are ok if you haven't the time or inclination) you'll find it tender and yummy. <- technical term

I don't want to get in an argument but...... In a domestic kitchen you stand more chance of spreading bacteria by washing your Turkey. Not all kitchens have a seperate washing/ prep area like a commercial kitchen ONLY HEAT KILLS THE BACTERIA. wash it as much as you like BBC News Food Standards Agency No point in having a perfectly clean turkey that is cooked to perfection then still end up needing to be in dashing distance of the latrines because you have spread bacteria around the kitchen.

So many people say they don't like rabbit and pull faces, "i've tried it before it's horrible" i really want to find whoever it was that has cooked the rabbit for these people before as clearly they had no idea. There are so many ways of cooking a rabbit that yes one way might be **** but other ways are divine. it's almost like having a Phaal Curry and then saying I don't like indian food as that is what you are basing it on. anyway. I always take the four legs and soak overnight, boil with an onion and carrots and bay for about 2 1/2 hours. then just flake the flesh off and use it as chicken for whatever i am cooking, be it Fajitas, a pie or whatever. yummy.

Just remember that the germs/bacteria in poulty are only killed by heat, Washing it will do nothing but splash raw poulty juice around the work tops due to the size of the things. Lots of people insist on washing thier turkeys and chickens etc. it does nothing but increase the chance of food poisoning by contact with other things. Sorry if i sound like a public warning anouncment but so many times i've known people do this and then use utensils that were next to the sink I'll get back in my box now :look: However a fresh turkey sounds nice.

were they boned out birds? how do you work out cooking time on that or is it a cook it until it is done jobby :look: would loved to have seen the cooked result

Driving home on sunday from work, I have to go down a small single track road which i knew was icy from the drive into work. luckily I was doing about 10mph and the van towards me about 10 mph we both slid and slid and slid, both looking at each other with that ffffffffffffff look on our faces. Stopped literally about 6" from each other, both a visable look of relief. i also like you chose ditch rather than car but sadly the sheet ice was having none of it, I was going where the camber took me i truly had no choice. It is a brand new car ABS the works. If it is proper sheet ice you are mostly a passenger. Glad you got yours sorted though. Might be worth getting your tracking checked now. Rather than shred the shoulder of the tyre off

Whilst on pies, Tesco really annoys me, the deli counter sells Gala pie OR Gala Pie WITH EGG. *** either it is a Gala Pie or a Pork Pie. A gala pie without egg is just a Square Pork Pie. Don't get me started on Pear Cider and Perry. grrrrrrrr. Anyway I love pork pies, any pork pie some are marvelous and some are just about ok but meat in a pie is always good. I tried a load at the CLA this year and there were some truly amazing ones, sadly I can't remember what they were called. Damn I will just have to go again this coming year.

2000 - Represented GB at the World Kickboxing association world Championships, came home ranked 3rd in World 2004 - Got Married, came home a broken man 2007 - Bought my first house, finally came home to my own home 2009 - Got my first permission