F150

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Hi Many thanks for all of your advice - most appreciated! Kind regards F150

Hi I am thinking of applying for a firearms certifcate so that I can kill rabbits and vermin on my land, as I cannot get close enough with my shotgun (60 to 70 yards). Can anyone advised me which rifle would be suitable for the purpose of killing rabbits and vermin? Many thanks F150

Nice one pepe! Glad to see you are slottering the corvids. Kind regards F150

Many thanks KHB, much appreciated! F150

You dont need communication - just listen to who is firing the most shots and then move!

Can anyone tell me what make of decoy Peter Theobald uses? I think they are some sort of rubber or flexible deek. Many thanks F150

My brother in law is a medic and worked in Tikrit for an american company. He did this for nearly 6 months until his escort to Baghdad airport came under fire from insurgents. Unfortunately, the two front armoured cars were knocked out killing two american soldiers. He realised that his family came first before money since no body armour and side-arm would save him from any fanatical insurgent. I beg you to consider your job offer wisely. Kind regards F150

My dad was in the RAF and served as a Senior Aircraftsman. He enjoyed every minute of his service. I am sure, pavman, your lad will enjoy just as well and a career that will point him the right direction in life. I would have loved to join the RAF but my eyesight let me down, instead a I have boring life as an heating engineer - should have been an electrician instead! F150

Yep, you're right Pavman. The Mrs will be the first to go!

Always take your gun with you when picking birds. The number of times when I left the hide and go to pick a bird (particularly headshots) it suddenly springs and flys. Apart from that, on red letter days, I had to join my lab to retrieve birds. On several occasions I have actually laid down in or next to my deeks as I did not have time to get back to the hide and shot birds landing adjacent to me. Great! F150

The woodie solely uses his tail feathers as an airbrake, rudder (and what a fantastic rudder it is!), and balancing. I would fail to see how the tail feathers would act as warning system to other woodies. The only warning system I have seen on a woodie is that outstreched neck and frozen stance. This posture really does grab the attention of other birds. On a different note, I was on a pea field on Tuesday and a bird caught me by surprise. He was stood in the middle of my pattern and then began to dust himself. I watched him in awe for about a minute when he realised that no one else in the pattern had the energy to move! I simply watched him take to the sky and could not raise my barrells - (soft side coming out). Fantastic! F150

Hi My last bitch died last year (out of 3 labs I had) and I sadly miss them all. I am now looking for a new labrador pup from a litter within the Lincolnshire area, preferably from the Drakeshead line. Please contact me if you can fill this empty space in my heart! Many thanks F150

4 fields together suggests large acreage. Try and get under the birds flightline otherwise they will be having dinner and you wont be!

Good going plexer! Its a great feeling seeing two birds drop to two shots - well done!