aga man

Disgusting! Sadly a common sight in many areas these days☹

Yes he has messaged me. Thanks👍

Anyone selling a shotkam? Please pm with price etc if so. Cheers aga man

Forrester is a great car but not cheap to run (mpg wise) Have a look at Mitsubishi outlander. I have a mk2 warrior and I'm more than happy with it!

Great result, well done👍

I don't personally use a flapper for pigeons, only an old one for crows. I have seen others use flapper to good effect & it seems you can buy all manner of types of flapper these days. For me the Magnet is a great all round tool and can often be the difference in making a bag or not. A fair bit of my shooting is drawing birds off a flightline, either going out to feed or returning after a feed. The magnet is very useful for this and helps attract the birds in my General direction. I don't believe a single flapper would have the same effect. I have shot a fair few pigeons on laid Barley of late and found the only decoys i have needed is 2 dead birds on a magnet. I'm sure the flapper is a great tool, but for me if I had to choose it would be the simple magnet. Not a magic tool by any means but a very useful one in many different situations.

Great talent, fair play👍

Looks a lovely place to shoot pigeons. Nice report👍

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A nice account of your memorable day. A strong flightline like that is pleasure to see let alone get under and have fine sport.

Tried clay & game? I don't reload but a friend that does gets all his bits from them https://www.claygame.co.uk/

Nice Report & pictures J 👍

Wait till Autumn to fish with dead baits for the bigger fish would be my advice. Great sport can be had fishing lures on the surface in the summer months. As for end tackle a wire trace is a must. Plenty of vids on YouTube etc👍

Great stuff👍

Lots on grass here (sports pitches & the like) till gone 8pm on an evening. Not sure what they are eating but they are finding something & prefering it to growing peas a few miles away!

Top bag Dave, an excellent result for both you and the pea grower! 👍

Great bag Daz, no doubt left you wanting more☺ Well shot👍

Hahaha, not so many years ago, I was put to stud regularly with no complaints. My hip scores are no good these days and there is no doubt far better out there. As for the dog, I was thinking more along the pet dog owners but it seems it is becoming a minefield. No wonder pups of all breeds are fetching so much money these days!

It's a gamebore blue diamond. Local clay ground will probably have a few if you get stuck👍

Thanks again Dave and point taken. The reason for asking the questions is to help me gain info and give it all some careful thought. I appreciate your input👍

Thanks for the reply Dave at Kelton. I hadn't thought about hip/eye tests etc. I do have some paperwork relating to hip scores on his parents but will have a read through and check it out. My main reason for considering him for stud, is I would possibly like a pup from him & castration may becoming a possibility.

Good evening gang, hope all is well. I am currently thinking of offering my Labrador for stud. Something I have never done before. So I wondered if anyone can offer advice on how to start the ball rolling, (where to offer him) and any other useful info I should know. We are not talking a field trial champion but he is kc registered and has good pedigree. He has made a fairly steady reasonable gundog so far and is 5 years old. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Good result, those old eyes are obviously still working perfectly to spot the line👍

The screwfix stuff works well enough. Just put plenty on & give it time to do its thing.

Sorry to read it JDog. These type of gentlemen are sadly a dying breed never to be replaced. I'm sure you made an impression on him same as you do to everyone lucky enough to chat with you.