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Theres always the front door, if things get too bad, Sorry old mate, just could'nt resist that one. Best regards, Feather.

Attention Elma Fud, Greetings, First, thank you for allowing me to post your picture of "caught in the act"on a forum here in Canada. I was hoping to gain some support from Canadians to the effort you and other sportsmen are doing to stop the slaughter of piglets by foxes. However I feel my efforts were a waste of time, as the majority were of the opinion your pictures were politically motivated, with the questionable ban on fox hunting etc. May I add at this time, in no way am I in agreement with their thinking, I guess I just picked on the wrong forum to express my views. Keep up the good work. Best regards, Feather.

I for one would be very interested in your findings, also at the same time how about over all length, (nose to tail bone). There may just be something about pig farms and foxes. Best regards, Feather.

Its strange how this talk of air rifles has brought back memories of Christmas 1938 to me, that was a very big Christmas indeed, for there at the foot of the bed was a brand spanking new Diana airgun, and boys don't think I wasn't some big headed with that. Dad gave me a big lecture about how to carry it, never load it in the house, never point it at anyone, and don't shoot the chickens. Best regards, Feather.

Sorry about that Game Boy, got you mixed up with dibbz2000. :thumbs: feather.

Good sense of humour there Game Boy :thumbs: That's just about sum's up how I feel some mornings when its time to get out of bed. Best regards Feather.

Anyone shooting over my old grounds? pigeons that is. I was last on these grounds in 1947 Docking(Hall farm), Stanhoe(Church farm), Fring area, Black Harne wood, all in the north norfolk area. Lots of pigeons in those days, in fact an abundance of all game. I would love to hear from someone up that way. Best regards, Feather.

:o My shotgun is a double barrel 12 bore, hammer less made by Darlows of Norwich, owned it since I was a teenager, wouldn't part with it for the world, must be pre-war manufacture. Best regards. Feather

I'm in Haliburton Ontario. Feather.

Dave, I was at the Army Apprentice School Arborfield, 48/49. Craftsman in the REME, D Coy: staff. Are we talking about the same place? Best regards, Feather.

My best ever (LUCKY) shot came in 1948 while I was in the army at Arborfield, Berkshire. I was doing some carpentry work on the 30yrd outdoor range when a sgt:and a corp: showed up with a .45 service revolver, some ammo and an empty beer bottle,which they stood up in the sand as a target. To make a long story short, they were hitting every thing except the bottle, much to my amusement, when the sgt: turned to me and said, "'spose you can do better lad, here its loaded". The first shot must have hit dead centre, as it left the neck of the bottle unbroken, so I fired again and smashed the neck to pieces. That was the first and last time I ever fired a .45 service revolver. Talk about luck. Best regards, Feather.

I must say I totally agree with Fisherman Mike, to shoot a rabbit that distant is quite a shot indeed, but the risk of shooting over a hill should have presented second thought. Best regards, Feather.

Thanks very much for all the replies, I'm slowly catching up on pigeon shooting in the good old UK again after being out of it for so long. No pigeons around these of Ontario Canada, certainly not at -30 cel: and two feet of snow. Good shooting lads. Best regards, Feather,

Posting that is, have no idea what happened to it, done all the right things and there it was gone, so here's a repeat. The last time I bought cartridges in the Uk was 1950,so what would I have to pay now for a box of 25,6 shot? and no forfeit and arm and a leg, as the saying goes. Best regards, Feather.

Hi Folks, This may to some sound a silly question, put here goes, is there a market for your pigeons these days? I remember back in the early forties I got four shillings each for my "Woodies" when I sent them to Pettits of Reedham (Norfolk). Best regards, Feather.

As far as I can remember, when my Father first showed me how to set a dead pigeon with a stick in its gullet they were called "Dows", and that's from the north end of Norfolk near Wisbech, in the winter of 1940. Many thanks for the welcome to this forum, I am sure its going to be enjoyable. Best regards, Feather.

This is my first time on this forum, having just surfed in, plus the fact some sixty years have pasted since I first tied my newly acquired double barreled 12 bore on the side of my old bike and headed for Black Hearn wood near Docking north Norfolk on a pigeon shooting trip, But that's a whole story on its own, My question is, What on earth is a "Pigeon Magnet"???other than its some form of decoy. I can visualise some massive electrical device out of Star Trek, which has developed a technique for trapping the pigeon whenever the bird come within its range, however please excuse my attempt at humour and bare in mind I have been in Canada this last 49 years, and completely out of contact with pigeon shooting. Best regards, Feather.