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243deer

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  1. Just stick a 12kva generator in the back that runs on the same fuel as your truck and you will be able to generate your own electricity in remote places ............ What no one likes saying (and those influencers that do get gagged) is that we need a gradual reduction in world population by 90% .........
  2. lovely, we are just finishing decorating then my wildlife pictures can go on the wall again.
  3. Check everything is still tight, including the stock. Check if the barrel is still free floating - no grunge lodged between barrel and stock when he fell. If all is well then possibly the scope is faulty. Re zero then give the scope a couple of gentle taps with a rubber mallet (obviously not battering the hell out of it) and see if it holds zero. Hawke scopes are usually reasonably tough so unlucky if it is faulty. In addition you can do the square test on the scope fire 3 then 10 clicks up, fire 3 shots, 10 right, fire 3, 10 down, fire 3, 10 left, fire 3 and you should be back on zero
  4. Had 2 x small (plenty big enough) haddock and chips from the Brilliant f & c shop in Caister yesterday afternoon - £16 and well worth every penny as both the batter and the chips were piping hot and crispy as - a good job as the wind was lazy to say the least. The chips this time of year will be earlies as there will be few, if any, English chipping spud main crop varieties left from storage. Earlies are always more expensive.
  5. If the grave/memorial were to be desecrated we would all be asking why was this not thought of and action taken to prevent it. I feel for the folk of Lincolnshire in losing this important piece of history but they should know that it will be well taken care of in Norfolk where we have a fair number of publicly accessible memorials that are well respected. I feel that as soon as it is attempted to ban a word as being offensive it immediately gives the word far more gravitas and publicity than it deserves. It also makes it far more attractive for kids to use and so perpetuates its use. Educating folk as to why any word can be offensive if used in certain ways is far more challenging but leaves personal choice and avoids the censorship that we should carry on fighting for. I just wonder when male, female, ginger, fat etc. etc. etc. are going to be added to the swear filter on here as all can be equally offensive. It is just as offensive to me that we cannot call a dog by its given name. It is not the dog's fault nor should history be manipulated in this way.
  6. If it is a short run and everything is really well insulated and your have really good earthing (a sort of electric fence utopia rarely achieved in real life) then it might be sufficient if your energiser is also efficient - personally to overcome the less than perfect conditions that usually occur I would do as above and stick a car battery on the system
  7. I would add to the above that if you can identify a bit of wood that birds like to go and sit and digest in after feeding or a strong flight line then you can shoot pigeons without any kit apart from a gun and cartridges. Setting up for decoying under either of these circumstances will at least result in you getting some shooting even if you have not quite got the decoying bit right. Some of my most enjoyable days have been setting off with just a gun and 25 cartridges and seeing how many birds I can take. I use natural cover and set dead birds up on sticks. Keep very still and only move your eyes as the birds come in until you are ready to shoot.
  8. I have always considered myself part vegan as I quite like some vegetables as a side accompaniment to my meat
  9. there is a very easy option available without the need to over think https://www.nationalgamekeepers.org.uk/ngo-insurance The NGO's £45 Membership Subscription includes public liability insurance for up to £10 million whilst taking part in any listed gamekeeping or shooting activity for recreational purposes, as well as covering you whilst earning no more than £5,000 per annum through shooting, this figure includes any monies obtained from carcass sales.
  10. the one reason that could cause your issue is if your barrel is not fully floated or there is enough give in the forend of the stock to cause barrel touching when putting down on the bipod, worth checking with a fag paper. So this is where you find out how good Bushnell are as a company. Contact them and ask their advice. Hopefully, if they value their reputation and can see that a happy customer is worth far more in sales than an unhappy one (Hawke get this hence their excellent service) they will ask for the scope back, check it and replace it or offer a good deal on a new one. I had an issue with an MTC and they flat refused to help at all which I never fail to repeat whenever I get the chance.
  11. Complimenting them just boosts their egos ....
  12. Couple of bags of sand as a backstop (easy to clear up) and a fat ball pinned to the ground just in front will give you a shooting option or else bait in an approved bait station
  13. Stubble probably comes from Scandanavia where Norwegian and Swedish use the word stubbe - a completely useless piece of information I think I learned when studying vikings at school but then my head is full of useless stuff.
  14. First thing to check if it is hunting is the air filter
  15. Always worth checking on Honest John https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/ford/kuga/2013/
  16. Call me somewhat obsessed with ammunition but I have been known to roll pellets on a piece of glass looking for the 10 out of 500 that are not quite right or possibly, like any of us can have, you had a day where you just did not squeeze as well as you usually would?
  17. That is the plan. I try and mentor one person a year and do not charge, unlike many these days. I have received some modest value pressies from some with each pressie bringing back priceless memories of each first deer. Always good to be out with someone who's company you enjoy. As I turn into an older generation person I do believe that it is my duty to try and pass on some of the knowledge gained, often from folk who were equally generous when I started out. We saw other deer that we cold have shot today but they will keep.
  18. I think that rifle primers are designed to withstand higher pressures than pistol primers. 'Giving it a go' in reloading terms is not to be recommended if there is any danger of exceeding pressure limits on any component.
  19. Agreed in the pub last night to take a friend out as an observer on a morning outing after Muntjac. Well we picked a good day weather wise for our excursion with just a very gentle breeze blowing, a little tricky as the wrong way for where we needed to park so a circuitous route was planned around the edge of the perm to start our stalk properly from the far end. Folk were out early this morning on the rooks, I think on some drilled peas and we heard several volleys which pushed a couple of young roe over on to our perm - all good as the owner and his wife like to see a few around. Whilst my friend was concentrating on watching a young roe buck moving through the wood in front of us I had the rifle up on the sticks concentrating on a muntjac doe that was moving a little behind the roe buck. The shot was well within range but I had tree branches hanging down 2m in front, a bunch of herbage 25m away and the shot would have been towards the village houses. So not a shot opportunity but we had now seen 2 deer of 2 different species, always a bonus when you take someone out as there is always a little pressure to avoid a complete blank. Another 50m along the path to get to the side of the wood and start moving directly downwind to our planned starting point. Always keeping an eye ahead and even though we were not in complete stealth stalking mode we were still moving quietly and steadily, I spotted a munty doe that was probably the same one around 200m away looking at us through the edge of the wood. She had undoubtedly winded us as as she was clearly not quite sure and unusually moved off out of the wood alongside a field of winter wheat. The next few hundred metres alongside the wood were uneventful deer wise but were none the less a joy, getting told off by the jay for a few moments and enjoying the cacophony of spring bird song. We are ruthless controlling the squirrels even though it seems to be impossible to eradicate them completely and note has been taken of the jay! After waiting 10 minutes for the wood to calm down we started our stalk for real going into proper stealth mode moving only a few slow paces at a time then stopping and scanning. The first movement seen was from a hare about 30m, not quite sure about us but not overly concerned and it moved off unhurriedly. We had covered about 100m in 20 minutes and a muntjac doe appeared as if by magic just 90m away. Rifle up on the sticks, good backstop, good direction of shot, nothing in the way, safety off, target acquired, target moves a few steps as usual, swing around on the quad sticks hoping that she stays put for a moment, target acquired again, hold breath, squeeze, watch for shot reaction, hear the solid thud of a good shoulder shot, reload quickly, watch for movement, feel the adrenaline rush that I always get even after many repeat experiences. After waiting a couple of minutes (I know some books/courses say wait longer but I do not necessarily agree when I am confident that the shot was good, any possible misery needs to be ended swiftly) we approached and it was obvious that the job was done. A check on eye reaction with the end of the sticks and I look round for a suitable branch. My friend now tells me that he has never seen a gralloch done before so a bit of pressure on again, quickly forgotten as when you go into a process you have repeated many times it is second nature. The doe was a young animal, 3/4 of the way through term and, as I explained to my friend, if you are going to control muntjac numbers you need to be shooting the does and as they are nearly always pregnant all year round you just have to deal with this. She will eat very well with only a small amount of shoulder meat lost. Kit used was a set of home made monkey quad sticks, Sako 75 6.5x55SE, 8 x 56 Schmidt and Bender scope, Federal soft point 140gr ammo, vanguard Endeavour ED 8 x 42 binos.
  20. Thank you for the replies folks all duly noted.
  21. That list was not bad but missed the annual 'the seas are going to rise by 10m when the ice caps melt' The sentences were a tad light in my opinion when you consider that lives that were put at risk.
  22. Thank goodness that is fixed as there was a real disturbance in the force in Norfolk
  23. I tested copper thru my Howa .243 when non-lead started to rear its head a few years ago. It was difficult to even find a box to start with. When I did find some Federal the POI was not bad at all - about 1 inch high at 100m and stabilisation must have been pretty good as the group was an inch and the holes circular. I did, however, start to hear anecdotal evidence of copper not working as well as lead for standard heart/lung shots on the bigger species so when an opportunity for lovely 6.5x55 arose I took the chance to change up. I asked local professionals and they have switched to .308 where they were using smaller calibres. I think it would be a real shame if folk were not able to carry on using lead for meat for their personal use. I also think it unwise to ask for a specific timescale extension as that brings a finality into the situation, rather the extension should be until such time as viable non-lead is available in affected calibres.
  24. I am refurbing a notice board made of oak. It was last done 5 or 6 years ago with danish oil which I have not used before. It appears that there is no specific recipe for Danish oil and I read a lot of negative reviews about some brands and it appears that you get what you pay for. Anyone regularly use a brand of Danish oil on oak that they can recommend please? I was planning to prep with fine wire wool, is this the right approach? Any advice appreciated. TIA
  25. I think the dealer is wrong and I would crack on. Always having a trailer rated for exactly the weight you are towing would be ludicrous in the extreme. You have everything right using a trailer with a greater than needed capacity and being 200kg below your max towing weight.
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