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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1294  
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I'm supposed to go for first beating of the season this coming Saturday, but it just seems too early to me.
I don't like the feel of beating in the "summer" so I might give it a miss until October.
I don't need to go abroad to achieve that ^, it is easy enough to do in England, if you want to. I don't let these gizmos dominate my life, I just switch 'em off.  |
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7th Sep 2017 9:40am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978 
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Easier said than done Slideywindows! I work for myself, clients in different countries / timezones. However my Nexus6p is about to die, so it could be a very peaceful trip!
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7th Sep 2017 9:50am |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Personally I cant wait for the 1st of Oct the 12th just doesn't do it for me any more especially after loosing Kiera this year
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8th Sep 2017 3:38pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8171  
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Bodo i havent been to, the rest i knew quite well! Cheers James 110 2010 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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8th Sep 2017 5:35pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978
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Great trip to Norway - 4 days of hunting grouse in the mountains above Myrtal. My companions had two setters and an elderly overweight brittany spaniel. No prizes for guessing the most useful dog on the trip, the little brittany knew the job inside out and made her way at her pace from one patch of cover to the next, flushing the birds on command and dropping to flush. Fantastic to work with. The setters had gps units on which alerted the handler if the dog was on point and provided directions to the dog. One dog covered 150km in 3 days!! On foot we covered about 20km per day and 1km of climbing. Anyway, a picture tells a thousand words etc....
Freda:  Click image to enlarge Landscape: Click image to enlarge |
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13th Sep 2017 11:11am |
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| Doc P Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Midlands Posts: 565 
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Wow.
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18th Oct 2017 5:02pm |
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| Lightningtweeds Member Since: 16 May 2017 Location: Fintry Posts: 461  
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19th Oct 2017 11:17am |
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| AJC Member Since: 30 Nov 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 1366
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my 2nd day of the season this Saturday, I will take some pictures
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19th Oct 2017 1:35pm |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1978
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It the charity day at our shoot on Saturday, 60-70 birds but a few novice guns, one of which I'm looking after. We start properly on Thursday and then it is every Thursday through to the end of the season. Tomorrow morning I'm off to Ian Coleys for a lesson (lesson no.1, don't put the gun down in Feb and expect to shoot well in Oct....)!
Have a good season everyone. |
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19th Oct 2017 1:40pm |
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| sako243 Member Since: 08 Jul 2014 Location: Wales Posts: 1233  
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Not a great photo but saw an Albino fallow doe this morning whilst sat in a high seat.
Click image to enlarge Ed 82 Hotspur Sandringham 6x6 95 Defender 110 300Tdi |
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21st Oct 2017 10:25pm |
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| Doc P Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Midlands Posts: 565
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Both of us thoroughly knackered after the last drive yesterday (beating on one of our let days).
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31st Oct 2017 6:18am |
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| legin Member Since: 22 Jul 2017 Location: Chelmsford Essex Posts: 1004 
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Slideywindows I used to beat in Galleywood just out side Chelmsford years ago really enjoyed the day but due to work had to give up,now I,m retire I wouldn't mind starting again ,do you know of a local shoot wanting beaters ? The last time I was out it was 1989 I had just bought a brand new VW caddy pick-up ,and the last brand new car I will ever buy.
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31st Oct 2017 7:47am |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1294
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I'll pm you.
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1st Nov 2017 7:58pm |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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Had our shoot ruined today by a bunch of hunt saboteurs - difficult to tell as they were wearing 'black kit' including balaclavas but seemed to be mainly youngsters with a few adults chucked in. They were being co-ordinated by radio by a couple of guys in a white 110 hardtop with radios. Police everywhere - wonder if they nicked the guy driving the 110...
Click image to enlarge Could just be coincidence but during the week one of our pens was trashed & a message mentioning murdering scum left |
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4th Nov 2017 6:20pm |
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