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243deer

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  1. I think a lot of folk have switched to a smaller seed such as wheat the squirrels will still come for it but have to stay at the feeder longer to fill up pouches and so more chance of intercepting them.
  2. Seeing the peregrine and its antics - priceless
  3. I responded to the review quoting the evidence that is currently being used in New Zealand as I had absolutely no faith in our shooting organisations also using this evidence. From you response https://basc.org.uk/basc-response-to-uk-reach-lead-ammunition-consultation/ 'There is clear evidence of risk of primary poisoning of birds from lead shot and of the human health risk from exposure to lead in game meat. As above. I searched for .410 hoping against hope that you would have listened to your members who use this calibre for pest control and proposed a possible exemption. .410 does not appear in BASC's response despite me personally giving you links to the evidence from NZ several years ago. Then later in the response we get 7. Thoroughly explore the uncertainty in the evidence in relation to secondary poisoning of birds from lead ammunition. But you have written 'Firstly, lead shot poses a risk for birds where it is available for them to pick up as grit.' And in the BASC response 'There is clear evidence of risk of primary poisoning of birds from lead shot' it will not just be me that queries the inconsistency of BASC's position, it simply looks unprofessional, as though the response has been created without recourse to legal opinion. Overall I am simply disappointed. I expected BASC to be more professional.
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    Claim culture

    Thank goodness all this mainstream tv has passed me by
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    Rabbit

    Some great ideas for cooking rabbit. I still have them on one farm I shoot but we are careful not to shoot too many, just enough to keep the population density fairly stable.
  6. Useful local match results https://www.youtube.com/@pondpetefishing9976
  7. Simple solution, bring his permanent transgender op forward and remove the offending articles.
  8. For squirrels/rabbits I have a lump of 3x2 that fits between the passenger seat headrest and the front dash, rice sock on top of wood and rifles are so well balanced almost hands off so accuracy assured. I see no problem these days with sitting in comfort waiting. Anyone who has not tried rice in an old sock as a rifle support should have a go, you will be surprised. Great vid as always Simon
  9. I was reminded on another thread by Marsh Man of an incident that happened in the late '70s that nearly ended in tragedy.... We were beating at Sissinghurst Castle and were tasked with trying to get extremely reluctant ducks to fly off a large frozen pond/lake. One young gentleman had a fairly young Labrador that was as keen as mustard. As we approached the pond the dog clearly wanted to go out after the ducks and the owner shouted 'no' several times which nearly stopped the dog but not quite. As the dog went onto the ice some wag called out 'yes' which was received by some merriment which was very quickly subdued as the dog broke through the ice. Very fortunately this was not far out and the dog managed to hang on long enough for a ladder to be brought and the dog rescued. Another time I recall is when I was out winter roost shooting. There was a bitter North East wind and the birds I shot were dropping on the other side of a dyke full of water, probably only 6ft across. My lab had done about 6 retrieves, so 12 dunkings, when I noticed she came back a little slower. This was my cue, a pat on the head, well done girl, let's go home. This might have been childs play for a dog used the the marshes but she did not do much work in water and there is always another day. I still remember the day very fondly. Look after your dogs folks.
  10. I think your speed of change will depend on how ambidextrous you are but as you have said you can already shoot left handed things look very promising, as JKD says - go for it 100%
  11. I recently saw a set of Global? knives in a briefcase for sale on Gumtree - I think best avoided I use the Sabatier knives I bought in 1990 when a local shop had them on sale at half price - they have turned out to be an absolute bargain, sharpen easily and are a joy to use.
  12. Errrrmmmm - not quite it seems https://www.carscoops.com/2023/01/norwegian-shipping-company-bans-electrified-vehicles-over-fire-fears/
  13. Unlike you I do not see the roads as a racetrack. I have no experience of driving and EV car and will likely never be able to afford one but you can tell me exactly how much your depreciation was in a year. You very conveniently avoid answering my direct questions and I see no reference to new cars above.
  14. How can they possibly compete with my £1500 15 year old diesel that I get the absolute maximum number of miles from before it goes to the scrapyard? Let us have the figures please, most importantly including the annual depreciation which in itself will disprove your statement. Just as importantly the total amount of energy used per mile including the amount of energy used to create all the components. I realise that actually I am asking the impossible as these figures cannot be found yet as we have not had a meaningful number of electric cars running in all possible areas and conditions until such time as they are ready for scrapping. What I am saying is that you are spouting the unprovable propaganda you have been fed just as much as the folk who disbelieve some of the facts about electric cars.
  15. I think we all know that the doctors are very over subscribed now. The receptionists at my practice have had 'training' so you now have to tell them what medical condition you are asking for an appointment for. That smacks of the blind leading the blind to me. I rarely have to see a doctor but following an operation I developed a nasty eye infection. I was referred to a chemist by a receptionist, went to the chemist who promptly rang the surgery and told them in no uncertain terms that I needed to see a doctor. Lo and behold a doctor was able to see me shortly afterwards. A complete waste of everyone's time, clearly part of their training is not to take note that folk who ring rarely probably having more need than folk who ring everyday because they have a sniffle. I think that possibly our NHS system has unwittingly created its own dependency and a sickening population rather than a tough one.
  16. Those that know it all about electric vehicles can maybe answer these questions for me. Each year 2.6 million new cars are registered, that will be 13 million electric cars (unless some far better alternative is developed in the meantime) years 2030 - 2035. Will we be able to generate enough electricity considering that 5 out of our 6 nuclear power plants are due to be decommissioned by 2028 and we cannot generate enough for the UK now? The world demand for copper is estimated to rise by 600% by 2030 with an inevitable rise in price, electric cars use 3 times as much copper as our current cars, will the cost not put electric cars out of the reach of low paid rural workers who do not have viable public transport alternatives? Is 2030 really a realistic date for stopping all new sales of petrol and diesel engined vehicles? Are electric vehicles really only going to be viable in terms of charging and cost for higher paid households with their own driveways, what would be your plan for the other 20 million households.
  17. I could show you more than that in the forests near me (as long as you swore to tell no one where as we have enough idiots in roads trying to get themselves run over). A very good friend of mine in a bird protection organisation is very pro the shooting world and gamekeepers in general because of the increase in the bird of prey population in my area. He told me a classic quote from a local keeper a couple of years ago was '20 years ago I would have been sacked for having this many Goshawks around, today I would be sacked if I shot one'. So things have changed for the better but as usual some idiots just cannot help themselves. Whilst I take on board the possibility of a set up, it was not very long ago that a shot buzzard was hung up in a tree by a young 'keeper'? who was successfully prosecuted. If you want real stupidity then this is a classic. A reasonably local estate to me rung up a bird protection organisation and asked them if they wanted their tracker back from a bird of prey that had been found dead. Yes, of course, replied the organisation and can we have the body for a post mortem. The estate replied that the body had been incinerated because it was rotten. The organisation replied that that was strange as it had been tracked flying around the day before! So whilst things have improved without doubt we still have too many of these incidents every year from amongst shooting folk who should know better.
  18. swedish or creedmore? Whichever, these rifles have a good and growing reputation, especially with ex-military. Good luck with the sale.
  19. I suspect that sales of binos in January might be a bit slow in which case they might have a bit of time for a natter if you ring Cley Spy 01263 740088 - they have really good knowledge of which binos for birding and as an aside if ever anyone wants a spotting scope for target shooting it is always worth asking whet they have in their back room for cash.
  20. The conquest replaced the duralyt but in any case that is a fantastic scope for the price you are asking. When you buy a second hand zeiss all you really do is tie some money up for a while as they usually sell for what you have paid - if you ever sell them that is. Good luck with your sale
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    Watch strap?

    Pop down to your nearest leather smith and ask how much to make a replacement, https://www.mackenzieleatheredinburgh.com/?
  22. https://www.countryside-alliance.org/our-work/campaign-for-shooting/firearms-licensing/laws-on-borrowing-shot-guns-and-firearms
  23. I can see perfectly well thanks, maybe it is constant practice at dawn and dusk
  24. Before NV, I shot thousands of rats with a torch with a red filter and a red dot sight on an AA s200 with the 10 shot kit - considerably cheaper than even a yukon
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