wildfowler.250 Posted November 30, 2012 Report Share Posted November 30, 2012 master beater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 They have a little estate of some 38,000 acres in Berkshire, the lady runs the household and has a husband with outspoken views usually a pace or two behind her, a very large house virtually on the banks of the Thames in Windsor, but raised up very high so no chance of flooding, they have 4 children, (one of which now lives in the "garden" in a house the ladies mother used to live in, he previously had his own house built in another part of the garden which everyone said looked like a supermarket, but things didn't work out with the other half), and several other Estates around the country. I shoot and beat on 100% the most prestigeous shoot in the UK. :yes: I went to college with a chap whose farm backed onto that little patch in Berkshire and whilst staying with him one weekend we decided to have a walk round after the odd pheasant. As there seemed to be far more of the little blighters on her side of the boundary fence we thought we would chance our luck. That little foray cost me a day in court, a £10 fine for poaching and my name in the local paper. Suprisingly I've never been invited back !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 just not sporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 I went to college with a chap whose farm backed onto that little patch in Berkshire and whilst staying with him one weekend we decided to have a walk round after the odd pheasant. As there seemed to be far more of the little blighters on her side of the boundary fence we thought we would chance our luck. That little foray cost me a day in court, a £10 fine for poaching and my name in the local paper. Suprisingly I've never been invited back !! But I bet it was worth it Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 Maybe he meant 'peasants' Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Ha Ha, I shoot and beat on 100% the most prestigeous shoot in the UK, no money will ever get you a place, you need an invite, I said some, as always some birds are tricky. And I hold with my original statement...."some of the easiest targets possible in Sport!" First load of the day! surely shooting non target species on a "prestigious" driven day is frightfully bad form.....or was that crow coming out of the sun and just unlucky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Not really some shoots even prestigious ones have people keen on conservation involved hence the addition of some vermin. Is this the same shoot dekers that had the head keeper sacked recently mid season by the boss's husband? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 Not really some shoots even prestigious ones have people keen on conservation involved hence the addition of some vermin. Is this the same shoot dekers that had the head keeper sacked recently mid season by the boss's husband? OK, I'm curious, where did you hear that? And I'm confirming nothing, he was suspended prior to the first shoot, but shortly after the start of the season, and about 3 or 4 weeks ago he "left of his own accord"! Nobody has been "sacked"! "IF" this is the same shoot of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 I'm sure it is, obviously the rumour mill varies but this had links with the replacement and was being discussed on saturday while we were out as a few of our beaters are from down your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 That blummin Duke is a notorious gossip isn't he..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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