SuperGoose75

It is indeed. A proper scrap 👍

Not much to separate the teams at half time! England's defence is looking pretty solid. Ireland failed to make hay with an extra man for ten minutes. All to play for in the 2nd half

You think correctly 😀 😆

Love the 6 Nations - Doesn't get much bigger than England at home to get the blood up! Come on Ireland 🇮🇪

+1 A good thick cut of shin beef.

Bought myself a ''cold plunge tub today'' I have signed up for 12 cold dips during the month of December, for a mental health charity. I live on the coast and most dips will be done in the sea. Although the hide tide times are not always convenient, so this is were the plunge tub will come in handy. Usual working day - Alarm set for 6.30, snoozed till around 7am. Breakfast, dog fed, teeth and face washed, wake my son for his morning shower, shop around the corner for a caramel late and 20 mins drive to site.

Thank's for the info Gent's 👍

On my walk back,from a fruit less morning goose flight a few weeks back. A large mallard decoy caught my eye amongst the flotsam on the marsh. It was squashed up but I took it home with me. I managed to get it pushed out back into shape again. On inspection it turns out to ne a GH oversized Mallard with a motion cup. Now in the process of trying to get the decoy pushed back into shape, I managed to push through the screw that was holding the ''motion cup'' in place. The scew head was rusted and it wouldnt turn for me. I soent part of my lunchtime at work yesterday and bored out the rusted screw and I found there was a small Bolt on the underside. I have put a new bigger screw and washer in place. My question is - How did this originally work? Was there a pole that screwed into the motion cup and what were the elastic string on the legs for? View pictures below.

A friend of mine shoots one also! It has pretty open chokes though for fowling. Although we can still shoot the toxic stuff. Look forward to seeing a video with your new gun. I wont ask what it is, but hopefully you will give us an over view of it in one of your videos.

Yeah the estuariane mud is an all together different story. I was lucky enough to go out on a flight out on the Wash with a well known guide/warden and he carried a seat. It was the type with a long štake he stuck into the salt marsh that seemed to work well for him and he was a burly enough fellow. (Then sitting stil and clothing matching the surroudings was his game) rather tham laying down out of sight.

Watched this on the T.V last night as I subscribed to you a month back or so. A nice easy to watch and listen and great to see a S/S being used. What make is your gun? Do you get many geese on your patch?

Thank's for the replies folk's! Interesting that some do and some dont. Back in the day a pair of waterproof over trousers kept your clothes reasonably clean and dry. I think we are spoilt nowadays with neoprene waders etc..! The game bag stuffed with grass is a good idea MM, as you are carrying it anyway. The small fold up seat seems a good idea also. I think I just wont bother for the forseeable future anyhow. 👍

Do many bother with taking something to sit on when fowling? When I was fowling on a regular basis, it is not something I bothered much about. I usually plonked myself down on the edge of the marsh and usually kneeled at fight time. Back in the day, sometimes and old bit of flotsam like a milk crate or bucket would be took advantage of! I see a lot of des-res ''wildfowling'' taken place on online platforms, with fowlers basically shooting from inside sheltered roof covered platforms around loughs ect..! Surely that bit of discomfort is part of the appeal of wildfowling.I know the old saying (Any fool can be uncomfortable) I appreciate the older one gets, the more comfort becomes an important factor. I'm talking morning and evening flights on the coast and even tide flights. Do you use a seat?

OK, this is probably an age old question,, however does anyone use these and what is their preference - 8 × 42 or 10 x 42 ? I will be using them for Bird Watching. I have a small pair of Bino's that I carry when fowling, but want a decent pair for birdwatching. Is there any advantage in the 10's over the 8's? I have read that the 10's can give a bit of a shaky vision when hand held. Thank's in advance.

Yeah it's pretty special for sure! Most of them fella's will be back at work today or tomorrow. The inter-county season is now finished and the club season starts next week, where a lot of players who played for their county in the same team will be battling against each other for their clubs. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/BQK4bqARY6pseHu1/