SuperGoose75

(Donegal is a very beautiful place, apparently it was mentioned in a report about the Laurentic on rte1 and bbc1 tonight!) Now your ******* talking Yes as you probably are aware it is the 100th anniversary this month of the sinking of the SS Laurentic. There was a photo of the Crew and survivors having dinner and being entertained in the Guildhall in Derry/Londonderry in 1907 and they reenacted that the other evening with many relatives of the victims attending the event. The Victim's of the sinking are buried in two graveyards only a couple of miles from me. I thought Frank Carson died in 2012, it seems he is alive and well in The Sperrin's

Nice one. A brace of birds is plenty.Your guide looks to be well clued up as that is a classic decoy pattern. With no wind or anythng to go by he has set out two sets of decoys with a space in the middle for incoming birds to land. It is not Wildfowling by any stretch of the imagination as Anser2 has put but there is still magic to be had on them types of mornings as is in your photo's. I dont need to ask did you enjoy it as your photo say's it all.

I had Santa Cruz for the first fight but also said it wouldnt be a surprise if Frampton beat him. I also said Frampton would need to do his work early as he has a tendency to tire later in the fight.I appreciate the fact that people score fights differently and I have already made my feelings clear about the first fight so will leave it at that. I'm going for a Santa-Cruz win in this rematch. I expect Cruz to approach this fight differently. I think he will use his reach to his advantage this time around and box more on the outside. Frampton is a powerful puncher at this weight and he says he is gonna knock Cruz out this time. Know doubt about he has power in his left hooks and right uppercuts and will want this fight in the 'Pocket'. But I think Santa Cruz is gonna use his reach and hand speed to avoid this. Cruz is no shrinking violet himself and is well able to mix it up in the 'pocket' aswell. Frampton can hurt Cruz but I think he is gonna find it hard to get near him and Cruz is going to box him at range and with clean shots. To summerize I think Santa Cruz will win in decisive fashion but it will not bother me if i'm wrong and I'l give Frampton the dues he deserves if he wins it. Other Boxing- There has been some dodgy decisions at the back end of last year and the start of this one. How BJ Saunders is still in possession of the WBO belt is just beyond me. I feel 'Badou Jack' (What a great name for a boxer) was hard done by against Degale.I and many others thought he done enough to get the win. It was a great fight and Jack surprised a lot of people with his performance and it was far from the one-sided fight many thought it would be. thats another rematch i'd like to see happening. And of Course many were not happy with the Ward v Kovalev decision and Andre ward is not covering himself in any glory with talk of retirement and not giving Sergey a rematch which he totally deserves. I feel as a fan of Andre Ward that it will taint his career achievements if he fails to do so. Anyway roll on Saturday night/Sunday Morning. She is wanting to out on Saturday night which will mean I'd miss the fight. Time to pull a sickie me thinks

Thanks for the reminder for the much anticipated and eagerly awaited WBA featherweight title rematch. I'm sure it escaped the memory of alot of "Boxing Fans". Should be a good fight alright. So any thoughts on how the rematch will go.?

We get Pilot Whale's beaching themselves from time to time.It certainly looks to be the shape and size of one but I wouldn't be 100% sure.

Pilot whale.?

Not long started on Channel 4 just now.

Where did them 20yrs go eh.? Anyone else excited about this Movie..? Cant wait to see it myself and especially looking forward to seeing what materilise's when Renton bump's into Begbie after all the years. Has Begbie mellowed out and forgot all about the dirty deed.? I very much doubt it .

Cheers for the advice Alan. It is all to easy to blame the equipment when in reality it is down to my incompetence. Keep your great vid's coming. Always a joy to watch.

Nice one Alan, fair play to you. I think you hit the nail on the head there with regards shooting geese on a regular basis, You would not feel that excitment every time as it would become monntonous after awhile. Again well done' Geninely happy for you. As for me and the Gopro' it nearly got bashed of a wall earlier these year. I shot a nice Right and left at very hard won Greys and will probably be the last Deny's will ever retrieve and thought I had it all om Camera but when I checked I had a blurry photo instead. It seems to go right for me when nothing is actually happening and then when something does It doesnt work out. Not the first time its happemed and also the sound quality is **** with the waterproof cover on as I was trying to do some talking on a few clips but when played back I could not hear it. Again well done on your Goose .

Its been awhile since I was up through the North but I drove to Belfast at the weekend and going through a Sperrin town a big sign caught my eye. I get it now charlie boy' I get it now lol.

That is just amazing. Almost looks otherworldly. I have seen alot of beautiful Sunset's and Sunrises over the years but didnt always have a camera. I have a few nice winter sunsets on my phone taken from the back window but for conveniece here is a couple of favourites from a trip to Canada about 10yrs go. First is setting up for a Morning at the geese is a massive stubble field and the other is a dawn flight for ducks at a slough.

Funny that I found the complete opposite to that. I have the double reed call from when they first came on the market. For me the Pink sound was very easy to get the hang of but not so the Greylag. I cant comment on the one soley dedicated for greylag but they would need to be a very good call to better the Greylag Hammer both in sound and ease of use.!

Well I called them two fights well Garbrandt really Surprised everyone with his near Flawless performance and Cruz simply had no answers. Totally deserved to get his hand raised. I wasnt to keen on him to begin with but Im pretty impressed with how he handled his Victory. Should be set up for another Spicey fight now with Dillashaw as the challenger Ronda didnt do aswell as I thought she would. She showed some Heart trying to stay on her feet when she was basically gone but Nunes as a striker is just something else.I think she would do alright in the Mens division. Thanks for the links lads. I watched a couple of his vid's.He sure puts a different spin on things and is very funny in well put together Videos.Will certainly be watching some more of his stuff.

I tried searching for the Chanel but could not find it. A link would be good if you can put one up. Rousey looked in amazing shape at the weigh in, Very Strong.I have a feeling it could be a short night and a short reign as champion for Nunes.Could be wrongbut I fancy Ronda to regain her Belt.Not long now to we find out. Yeah I think you are correct about 'Cowboy' being on that card an he finished the fight with a leg kick to the neck as I recall. I didnt know much about Swanson either despite him being a veteran of the sport. I did see Choi fighting a few times though.

As ever its each to their own but I'm not buying this steak over the sauce 'All you can taste is the sauce malarkey. I love a good steak and could happily eat a well seasoned steak wothout any accompaniments. How is dipping a piece of meat into a sauce any different than having a sauce over your meat..? There are many ways of Cooking Steak and one of the most recognised is to sear in a very hot pan therefore creating a Crust on your Steak. A cooked Steak is not like a sponge therefore it doesnt soak up any sauce the way an uncooked piece of meat that is left for a period of time in a marinade would. It all sounds very grand having a dipping sauce at the side for dipping but in all reality it doesnt change a thing and anyone that says different I would put down to hearsay or having poor taste buds.

Yes I have been looking forward to this. More so for the Cruz v Garbrandt Fight. Ronda gets a lot of hate and I can understand this because of her Bitcheness. But the UFC fan's seem to be a fickle lot.! It wasnt that long ago she was the UfC's mega Star and many loved her. But like McGregor' once she got defeated many turned against her. I like her and think and also hope she can come back and reclaim her belt. Has Nunes been really tested..? She took the belt from a Miesha Tate who I said looked liked she had lost her passion and drive for Fighting which she later confirmed to be correct. The Miesha Tate that Rousey beat twice was a very different hungry Animal than the the Meisha Tate that Nunes beat. Like yourself DM i wouldnt be overly confident in making a predication but I hope Rousey Wins. Cruz v Garbrandt. I can only see one Winner here and I think Cruz will give the upstart that is Cody Garbrandt a real lesson in MMA fighting. As you say a bit of spice to this one as Garbrandt is one of Fabers Boy's. I couldnt bet against anyman that beat 'Mighty Mouse". Thanks for the heads up on the youtube Chanel' I will be checking that out. PS Did you watch the Doo ho Choi v Cub Swanson fight..? What an unbelievable Scrap that turned out to be. I have to say I loved seeing Swanson wipe the smile of Choi's face, Choi came into the Octagon smiling and thinking he was gonna get another handy Big left Win. Boy did he get a big wake up call and had a look on his face after the fight of *** just happened there. He may think twice about who he calls out in future. Was really impressed with Swanson's fighting style in an Amazing fight.

Well I got spoiled rotten as usual. Amongst all the usual stuff Smellies,boxers ect I got a beard trimmer and beard grooming kit.I have been sporting a 'Mountain Man'type beard this past couple of months but got it trimmed down a week ago so need need to go to the barbers now as I can trim it myself anytime. As I'm a Foodie I got loads of cheese's and chutneys ect plus lots of dark chocolate and if they wernt enough my Missus won a M&S hamper worth a couple of hundred quid at her work. I also got tickets to a Comedy show with one of my favourite Comedians. And best of all I got a nice little New Stihl MS 231 with a 16" bar.

And the very same to Yourself Marsh Man. You are one of the Best posters on this sight and it is always a pleasure reading your posts. Merry Christamas Sir

Not trying to stir things up here' however how is this thread not getting the flak that the guy in the Video awhile back took.! I appreciate the fact that the OP is new to shooting but to leave a Duck until later on only to find it was still alive is not good practice. Surely without the use of a dog to retrieve the birds immediately it was up to the Shooter to go and do so as soon as they were shot. Anyway I'l leave it at that. Lightly pricked Geese and Ducks can present dfficulties at times to despatch cleanly.They are certainly tougher birds than pheasants,pigeons ect. There are a number of acceptable ways of despatching birds and each man has his own way. When I was a young boy and out with my Father I remember him despatching Duck's similar to the way you would a rabbit with a karate type chop to the back of the head and on a few occasions I remember the head coming clean off. I wasnt a fan of this as I felt it spoiled the prize for taking home. I have used the grab the neck and Spin the body on fowl, and also strecthed their necks by hand and also a couple of times with Canada geese put my foot on their neck and then grapping their paddles and arm around the body and stretch until the neck broke. Of all the methods I much prefer a priest. I have made several different size 'In thickness" Wading staff's and I have peared them down so as 8 inches of Copper pipe of different sizes can be squeezed 'Actually hammered onto and up the bottom end of the stick. I then hammer on a washer screw to the end of the stick. I used copper roof slate tacks and the finished job looks like a big bore cartridge. The one I use for fowling is 1/2 but any of them even the thiner ones would be sufficent. One slap on the head and that is all she wrote.!

Turkey,Ham and Rib of beef also. The beef I cooked last year was a fine fat marbled piece from the butchers but it was bonless. I love the Cold cuts the next day in a roll or baguette with some pickles,mustard and horseadish sauce. The usual Stuffing, veg and roasties and proper gravy made fro the meat juices. I regulary make Yorkshire puddings or 'Donegalshire puddings' I like to call them as my son loves them even midweek with Sausages and mash but wont bother for christmas dinner. Homemade fruit pavlova for dessert and will get some of my Mums 'Grannies recipe' Christmas pudding at a later date. On the Yorkshire pudding's I used to follow a well known Yorkshire Celeb Chefs recipe but now have one that gets a better seal of approval from the family. I dont mind them when they are well risen and slightly under cooked and Ive heard people say thats how they should be however the recipe i now use they are cooked nice and crisp on the outside and lovely and fluffy in the centres

That Sir is a fine piece of beef.

Marshman and Moongeese' That is some serious Bling you both have. If you both threaded up your call lanyard's with them you would put some of them Yank's you see in the dvd's to shame. Didnt Old Kenzie have quite an interesting collection he liked to show off.? I've shot a lot more ducks than I have geese but only have a been lucky with one goose being ringed. I also check any dead Swans or other birds and last year I came across one with its paddles cut off so someone had found it before me and took the jewellery.

Fads is what they are. And this 'Al dente' **** gets on my goat. I listened to this phrase at the outlaws dinner table being used over and over ' all said with an air of some kind of vast knowledge and superiority until one day I couldnt take it anymore and piped up and said to a table full of Urbinites and which got a muted response. Aye thats the phrase the Italians use for it.! We have one we use in the country and that is 'Their as hard as a goats Knee". Didnt go down to well at all. The thing with any Kind of Meat that is cooked pink in the middle is to let it rest and any of the juices that runs are then put into the sauce/gravy. I personally like my steak's medium/medium well. same with duck or venision..pink in the middle but well rested. I used to have a habit picked up from my Father and that was eating a few bit's of Good quality minced beef from the butchers whilst prepping it for a meal delicious. [/url]

I am Liking this. Pretty basic but looks so hearty and appetising. Good honest food is hard to beat.