Biddy

2hrs 15 wash 3hrs 15 north wales If you 'live in the midlands you have to travel

I have shot both upper and lower moors on Raby , it's the same beaters -pickers up working both and you see quite a few of these dogs, They are wired hair pointers - Labradors cross, Ian Alexandra the keeper on the lower moor has one it worked well, he said they breed the cross as its the perfect dog for the moor and will go all day.

I shot a Widgeon on the wash a few years ago with the same thing , it didn't look like a old injury and in perfect health . The mate who I was with also has one leg so there was some Micky taking and we named the duck after him presented it to him.

Totally agree

Yes it is addictive ! I went for a small day last year , I've been another small day this year a walked up day and a day after ptarmigan going after grouse again Thursday. It's the next best thing to fowling! The walked up day was quiet hard going in the waist high patches of heather that wanted to hang on to you. I spent my allocated money I normally spend on partridge and pheasant on grouse and it is so much more fun being on the moor after wild birds. You will love it!

I saw a flock of about ten two weeks ago in Teesdale on the moor.

Pmd

Not going to argue with you, you always know best. Top key board warrior.

Lot of rubbish being spouted on here by people reading **** news papers, Newcastle fans don't expect the team to play like Barcelona every week (as mentioned in the sun) they expect there to try to win and were cheered off recently for spirited loss. Mike Ashley's interest free lone fails to mention the millions of pounds of advertising he gets for free . The club transfer policy has been to buy cheap young foreign players keep them a couple seasons and sell them on ,this isn't a disillusional statement it is a fact the club haven't tried to hide. The MD Charnley appointed mclaren at the start of the season after him being fired for not being able to manage Derby in the championship. Under Alan Pardew we had the worst run of results in the last 30 years something he is repeating with palace.

Pardew would have kept them up! Palace have won one match in the last 18 , he would be sacked if they weren't in the final.

Walk round the syndicate shoot Saturday 14 killed

Good to see you again yesterday Dwayne, I thought that it was better this year too , interesting topics. Very brave lady from natural England returning again and putting her self in the firing line on the topic of wildfowling consents, you had to have some sympathy for her although, I didn't agree with her. Didn't bag anything in WHT auction but made a couple people dig deep into their pockets.

Any one have 8bore cartridge resizing tool they not using and are willing to sell? Regards Biddy

We have had Ravens on our shoot and around where I live in Leamington for about 3 years and numbers increasing, never saw them around here before that!

No the stamp you buy for your permitt is from the WHT (Wildlife and habitat trust) where all the money raised goes into conservation and loans to help clubs purchase marsh land. Not connected to the WWT.

Yes was going to go the trading standards route but couldn't return them as I had worn them as they arrived late and I had nothing else, should have gone Vass as had a Prologic neoprene pair once that only did a season.

My name and shame I had a trip planed where I have to cross some fairly deep water and as my old chesties leak thought I would buy a cheap pair as I only wear chesties when I have too. I was looking at Vass but opted for prologic nylon as they were advertised with 3 mm fully lined boots good for cold feet I thought. They were advertised fast delivery approx two days but took four, they arrived the day of the trip so threw them in the van and off, when I put them on I found they had no lining at all,when I returned I contacted seller Danson angling on eBay and suggested as I had worn them and couldn't return them he could possibly send me some boot liners as I thought he had miss sold me the waders, I was told even though the advert said they were lined and weren't I should take it up with Prologic as his advert was the same as on the box I emailed Prologic and they ignored me. I contacted Danson again and they said he had spoken to Prologic and they and he thought nothing was wrong with their advert even though the boots are not lined. eBay didn't want to know, Needless to say I won't be buying Prologic waders again or using Danson angling.

There was a similar thread on here last season with a few wash guys saying they thought the guys who travel a distance to the wash were responsible for the high shooting not the locals, it happens every where you go and isn't just the visitors!

When sitting in a hide on the edge of the Alaw I watched a dog walker on the other side with a terrier charging about course a Hare for a couple of fields the Hare then ran down to the shore and dived straight into the water with a pushing tide and swam to my side within feet of my hide.

I've watched the sun rise on seven different marshes around the country ,watched geese in the hundreds lift over my head watched waders display feet away a hen harrier nearly take my head off , for me it's not a numbers game it's being there the bag is a bonus.

I have one of these a short piece of standard 2.5inch rain water down pipe areldited in to the body where the can used to sit, it will then fire tennis balls which fit tight in the pipe a very long distance for dog training.

Well said that man totally agree!

Pmd

Done

I don't think from what I've seen its just the people who travel a lot of miles to the wash who do the high shooting , I always comment if I see it, which is most mornings in Wigtown and get a lot of aggro back. I think you should always tell them so they know they are being watched, and maybe they will think twice next time.