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No way is steph better looking and the minuite she speaks nahhhhhhh just nasty lol

Any guess at optimum barrel length does not take into account either subsonic or sonic load, burn rate of powder,bullet weight,type/amount of lubricant, temperature even altitude but truth be known it doesn't really mater the bunnies won't care one jot how long your rifle is

Why is it nonsense to claim that moderators are for hearing protection? We had a hse inspection on the estate 2 years ago and I was specifically asked if my rifles where moderated or if I was supplied hearing protection if I remember right it was because at work you cant legally be exposed to sound levels over 140db

The 1m rule is complete nonsense 1 of my pens takes 3000 birds on the 1 bird to 1m of fence rule it would need to be 3 kilometers round wouldn't want to walk that back in 5 times a day let alone my other pens as well lol

Not legal i.e. illegal as the pdf shows

It is definatly not legal to release reeves http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/file/1220047

Without proof you aren't very credible though are you? Show us some proof that shoots dump shot game or name a shoot that does I'm sure any reasonable sportsman would like to know so that shoot could be avoided or maybe if you had any idea you would realise that demand for game is at an all time high and provides a valuable source of income to any shoot.

Why not name them if your prepared to accuse shoots of poor practice then you should back up your statement though as I suggested I doubt you ever will cause the chances are its hearsay/nonsense and you don't know for fact.

It always interests me when some one says they know of a shoot that has dumped pheasants yet there is never any proof and the accuser never names and shames the shoot. I used to have to sell over 15000 head of shot game per season (only 6000 head a year now)and have never struggled to sell them infact the dealer is regularly waiting for our birds at the end of the day

Collins nets sell proper pegs for holding down pen wire they aren't cheap but they worked well on our flinty ground.

Didnt mean too sound all doom and gloom but the reality is that if your asking on a forum what the job entails with the intention of doing a course then you really need to think long and hard as to whether its right for you and given the already saturated and limited job market for keepers what exactly is going to make you stand out from the crowd. I don't say any of this lightly I am a 3rd gen keeper with 25 years full time experience and before I went single handed had 4 underkeepers I've had to read many a cv and believe me there are some cracking lads out there already waiting there chance, I'm afraid the hardest question any prospective keeper should ask is not about the whys and wherefores of the job but simply why should they employ me instead of the hundreds of others if you cant answer that then reconsider your choice.

Not wishing to be a nay sayer but I would think long and hard as to whether you want to waste time on what will probably lead to disappointment knowing that hundereds of well qualified and experienced lads are really struggling to get a job at the minute it should be ringing alarm bells to you take note from the lads who used to be keepers (there are a lot of them)and how much they want to get back into it if they cant with experience what chance do you have.

I wonder if say basc etc insurance still covers you should you be receiving reward/payment for shooting I would hazard at guess at no

Seems so strange to me that people moan about immigration yet would happpily be an immigrant, I wonder how the other countries veiw the british immigrants

Going by the near farcical way in which my cert renewal was handled it could well be an omission on their part unfortunately I don't have my old cert to compare it to