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Collecting the last of the gunstand markers
A bit of pipe makes a handy marker For the last few days I have been collecting up the last remaining gunstand markers from the remoter parts of the farm. Having fun I can incorporate little trainin… more →
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Sika, This Man’s Best Friend.
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Where do I start, I guess with the birth date of one of my best friends 6th of November 1998. I didn … more →
Instrument of Death
wrote 3 weeks ago: Last weekend I was appalled to find someone had placed a bird trap between a sycamore tree and the b … more →
Recent Outdoor Portraits
wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been enjoying taking lifestyle portraits recently, in my hometown of the Yorkshire Dales. … more →
Cockadoodlestew
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wrote 7 months ago: Three or four years ago, I woke my older brother with a short phone call which went along the lines … more →
A Practical Guide to Modern Gamekeeping – J C Jeremy Hobson
wrote 8 months ago: This brand new book is written to introduce newcomers to the ever changing world of gamekeeping. Gam … more →
Collecting the last of the gunstand markers
wrote 1 year ago: A bit of pipe makes a handy marker For the last few days I have been collecting up the last remainin … more →
Fourth driven shoot
wrote 1 year ago: A blanket of early morning mist soon gave way to a lovely autumn day, as we set off on our fourth dr … more →
One week to go!
wrote 1 year ago: Just a week to go now until our first shoot. Ploughing is almost complete and so we can set about … more →
Protecting the pheasant poults from raptors
wrote 1 year ago: We have plenty of raptors on the shoot, and the pheasant poults need to be protected from these dea … more →
Pheasant drinkers
wrote 1 year ago: Pheasant drinkers rapidly become coated with algae, and contaminated with other debris. Cleaning … more →
Steadiness around the Ex Layers
wrote 1 year ago: Walking the pens is great practice for young gundogs. We introduce our young dogs to game this way, … more →
>'The Living Voice'
wrote 2 years ago: > This is the title of Michael Robson’s brilliant essay in ‘Togail Tir ‘, the 1 … more →
Back to life in the country
wrote 2 years ago: Last night I got a real fright. Our agoraphobic chickens had actually ventured out and flown over t … more →
Scottish Game keeper walking in the snow with dog at heel
wrote 2 years ago: Gamekeeper in tweeds with dog at heel carrying birds This is one of my favourite photographs from Sa … more →
Gamekeepers of Harris
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wrote 3 years ago: These are all the Gamekeepers found in the census returns for Harris.I have separated them into Sout … more →
A Victorian Gamekeeping 'Dynasty'
wrote 3 years ago: My great, great grandfather, George Ashby, was born circa 1813 in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire. E … more →
