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The list of UKIP candidates for each county county can be found under the following link:
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Congratulations Richy that's some result
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Crumbs that's impressive and cracking photos
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Good effort whitey that's a nice bag
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Thanks TT that's most reassuring. I shall definitely ask to amend the application.
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Thanks BM and totally agree. I tried a friends .22 and .17 both with moderators. The .22 is virtually silent and the .17 considerably louder. One shot with the .17 and the field of bunny's will empty. If I have to choose between the two then the .22 will have it, but ideally I will apply for both and hence the question of this thread.
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Thanks gents that's extremely helpful.
They don't even come within range (closest ~150m). I suspect the hide standing out like the bulldogs proverbials since there is no leaf on the hedges is the greatest issue. I will have to look at placing better. I've only shot the particular field twice, but the farmers Brother In Law has served as a Crow scarer in the general area almost every weekend for over a year (without hitting hardly anything).
I don't know where they roost (but not anywhere on my permission), not least as I have only shot towards the end of the day so far. Will recce better and try shooting at first light
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Great work TEH, another fine result
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I would abstain in such circumstances. Better to stand by what you believe in than support that which you don't. If UKIP don't field any candidates in my constituency I shall do the same (despite having voted Conservative my entire voting life to date).
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Many thanks indeed gents, much appreciated. I shall ask for the .17 also
Tim
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Thanks Dave, I was going to ask what your secret was, I'm having a dickens of a job getting near the corvids on my permission (and the farmer has specifically asked for them to be thinned). I have been putting my decoys out quite close together. I shall have to try spacing them wider. Many thanks for sharing the benefit of your experience
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Great job
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A pleasant outing much enjoyed by the sounds of things and nice bag to boot
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It's clearly hard work for most at the moment, but great effort duly rewarded
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I think I know what happend all the Midland birds went down to the Cotswolds for a holiday to see uncle Jdog !!!!!!
If they did it must be the upper end, there were virtually none either on the deck or flighting in a 20-mile block I drove round in South Cotswolds today
You certainly had to work hard for those bags PC, but cracking result, hearty congrats, the effort was certainly worth it
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The kids being a little older I've finally been able to return to my first love of shooting after quite a break. I've held a SGC for 25-years and have a good measure of small and full bore experience from 6-years in the Army Cadet and 14-Years in the reserve forces. I only presently have one 450 acre permission in my immediate area (the other 1,000 acres being 60-miles away, so I don't get there very often).
Three people including myself have permission on the land and are able to shoot on a first come first served basis. The deer are looked after by one person who pays for the privilege. There are a modest number of rabbits and foxes, lots of corvids which the farmer really wants thinned but are extremely hard to get anywhere near, and the odd pigeon (he's mainly dairy with two fields of barley - all he could get in this year given how wet it's been).
Decoying and walking round with the shotgun tends to serve little purpose than 'crow scaring' (rather effectively). To be able to go after the rabbits and foxes I put in for my FAC a few weeks back. I pondered long and hard over .17 HMR vs .22, but also wanting .223 for the foxes thought I had better choose between the two RF calibres. The rabbits being quite spooky, best shot lamping and noise being an issue in the main area they frequent, I opted for .22 LR. However, the more I read I'm regretting not putting in for .17 as well, particularly for the long-range (150-200m) corvids (the only way to get 'near' them). As I forgot to include a moderator for the .223 on the application I phoned the FEO to ask what to do. He was very friendly, arranged the interview visit for Monday on the spot and advised it was no issue "we could amend the application during the interview".
The question is would I really be 'pushing it' asking for the third slot from the outset?
Assuming the ticket is approved, I plan to get some business card done and cast the net wider for more permissions.
Thanks for any advice / perspectives.
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Congratulations, great result. The .17 HMR certainly does the job, that's quite a hole.
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Arrived safely earlier this week and christened this evening. Blanked for Pigeon's and just a single crow shot (very satisfyingly folded up clean and dropped like a stone at ~40-yds), but lovely and comfortable in the hide for 3-hours with no sign of the horrific back ache from the last time (with a different chair). The design is simply genius, so easy to put together, lightweight for carrying and with it's own bag that has the added benefit of fitting eight Pro-Decoy's in as well. The adjustable legs also meant a properly flat seat this time, no doubt helping avoid the back ache. Delighted, thanks chaps
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BRILLIANT!! The perfect solution for a field full of bunny's and the crack of the .17 HMR - get em all with one belt 
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Outstanding, hearty congratulations JDog!!
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Thanks delburt, as I'm already using the Hull 27g 7 1/2's, I think I'd prefer to try the 30g 6's before any others, particularly if sub £5 a box
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Thanks again gents, I'm going to stick with the present choke config for now (not least to save changing between clays and rough shooting) and just move to 6-shot in the top barrel.
I use Hull Super Fast Fibre 27g 7 1/2 shot for clays. Are these generally also ok for pigeons over decoys (for the bottom barrel - 1/4 choke) or would it be better to upgrade the load to ~30g+, as well as moving to 6-shot in the top barrel (1/2 choke)?
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Perfect, thanks Phil!
In what capacity is it legal to use a vehicle to shoot the likes of cr
in General Shooting Matters
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Had my interview with the FEO today and asked this question (amongst others). He commented that this particular law is frequently misinterpreted by shooter and police alike. So long as "not causing a danger or annoyance to passers by", it is perfectly acceptable to shoot from the roadside. I also asked about shooting from vehicles and he stated "so long as stationary". A particularly nice and most reasonable individual (he added the .223 moderator I had forgotten to include and also a .17 HMR I had not originally requested but since wanted to include) who is a former police firearms officer/instructor and shoots privately.