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charlie b

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  1. ive got a pair of shelducks turned up on the farm itts 3miles from the river wear near chester le street so its a fair way to the sea does any one know if they would nest in such a place if anyone had said such a thing 50 years ago i would not believe it as it was all pit heaps but now its arable land surounded by woods
  2. i shot branchers as a lad first with catapults then air rifles slug guns we called them then would still do it now if needed to how ever rooks in my area have had a massive decline in the 50 years ive been shooting so i for one will leave them alone
  3. forgive me if i am wrong but i thought i could use my 22 rf on land that was approved for that calibre and an open certificate was were you could decide if it was suitable obviously wre you have permission also there are loads of threads on here saying you cant do this or that cause your fac dont state it all mine says is any legal quarry provided the calibre is suitable
  4. just shows ignorance is no excuse going to get some non leady stuff tomorrow
  5. i thought it was to be used on wetland were shot could fall into water and farm land was ok to use lead
  6. ive got a load of duck turned up on a flooded stubble field it will drain in a day or so do i have to use non toxic
  7. how do you not catch a stoat i use 10 fen traps 2 mark 6 and 8 mark4 around the farm barns ive caught around 120 rats 3 weasels 7 rabbits and1 stoat this year i use mesh covered in turf to form my tunnels how can i stop that one animal turning me into a criminal i would rather not catch it anyway as its probably sorting out a fair few rats ive done this around 4 years and caught 3 stoats in total
  8. mate of mine let his son take a home stuffed tawny to school same as yours found run over all sorts of hell broke loose vists from wildlife police this was over15 years ago got to be worse now
  9. could go the really cheap method baikai used lop half an inch of the barrel and see what your left with this is a tongue in cheek reply but i think its what they really did
  10. i got 3years out of my first muck boots then about ayear each of the next two pairs found quality way down on the original pair now on goodyear about 50 quid a pair seem to be holding up ok my wellys get worn about 90 mins a day most days as i am to lazy to lace up boots
  11. once again thanks for all the comments and advice i supose dogs are bit like humans some big some small and some like russians on an all inclusive holiday
  12. i probaly should have said she just refuses most food daughter hand fed her with raw mince today which she ate no bother going to mix with some pasta or rice tomorrow ive always been of the opinion that if a dog refuses food its just not hungry how ever this ones proved me wrong
  13. spent 40 years clock watching in factorys 28 of them at nissan retired 2 years back my old weld spattered seconda packed in after 2days it must have been the vibration off the grinders kept it going never missed it and no intension of ever owning another
  14. thanks for the advice i have tried all sorts of feed wet dry now going to try free flow mince beef it looks like ive nothing to worry about she is the first springer ive had from a different breeder the rest were all from the same breeder so were much like peas in a pod i quess this ones a bit different
  15. my springer pup is 8 months old she is long and skinny her ribs show dosnt eat a lot how ever she seems as fit as a lop is she naturaly thin will she fill out i have always had dogs that wolf there food so fed them up inwinter bit less i summer she just wont eat much any body had same thing
  16. i have never seen a harrier decompose but i have seen loads of crows rabbits pheasants etc they melt into the ground pretty sharpish they dont hang around for a detailed examination for a year or so also its always strange how these things are found after grass nettles and sutch have grown over them
  17. just been on go compare tonite and done one week insurance in greece for me and the wife £12.45 with puffin lets see how much when i take my motorcycle to france in july
  18. had one of these calls a while back when i confirmed my name as mr f off then i confirmed my name by spelling it out they then twigged onto what i had said and told me to f myself obviously no sense of humour
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