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Hmm,...The problem I have found with the early reference books, is that the information offered, is frequently nothing more than hearsay, and is often woefully inaccurate... Whilst I am no scholar and have received scant formal education,..(which makes me a tad on the thicko side)..I was raised on a sheep and cattle farm,.. and saw many types of herding dogs. Very few were pure bred,. .indeed, amongst the bare -skinned Border Collie/Welsh Collie litters, there was often a Bearded collie throwback kinda critter.. These occasional hairy ones, made me think that the Border and Beardie , ar

Dont come on here too much anymore so no doubt that most of you I don't know but a happy new year to you anyway, in particular the ones that I have made friends with over the years or those that have helped/advised me along the way. I won't be staying up to see it in, I will be up early and out with the dogs and then back sorting the pigs.....thankfully that's nearly over!!!! All the best to you all.

That's ridiculous, how could you possibly fit inside my knickers?

Yes, dear friend ,..I was possibly being a bit pedantic,..in as much as,. very few antique books (if any) especially on the subject of Poaching,.. have been penned by actual Poachers,...and,.. it stands out a country mile

Toad in da hole last night

They are getting there now can’t wait to get them up the mountains on a good hike.Ive had them out mooching so they are getting a few scents into them

Lasagna tonight, always tastes better than it looks

Gammon Joint tonight. Cheers Arry

Well,, be having my ritual jan/feb jaunt,free camping in me camper.(don't do sites) will be working my way from lincolnshire coast/north norfolk..fancy winding my way into suffolk .anyone of you good south folk people put me on to out the way area's/places I may be interested in.i only stay one,maybe two nights then move on.just me/dog/canary lol.. Thanks.all the best..

Everything that's been mentioned above,is the Main Factor,in why I'm doing my damnedest to sell off everything and move us onto a boat to live full-time...it's a step away from the Control and Restrictions of living in a house,in a town/village and being surrounded by people you absolutely detest...

Yes, Ted's dogs were lovely Norfolk Lurcher style animals,. .they definitely had the film star looks, as did many other's that were around at the time. Ted was very coursing orientated,.. he had little use for a Moucher's type of animal My own thinking was a bit different,. .I demanded that my Smithfield 'look-a-likes' acted and behaved, in the manner of their original Herding ancestor....for,. if they were not tractable and easily schooled,.. then for me,.. the entire project would have been a waste of fecking time.... I freely admit,.. I failed abysmally on several occasions, and some

Had another walk around this place this morning apparently the contaminated water from the old mine workings are getting into the water table. A few roe deer i bumped into Sunday don't know if there the same 3 i keep seeing.

Same two dickheads ruining another post

Well only a matter of a few hours to go and we let in 2025 so while I am both sober and on the laptop I will take the opportunity to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR and lets hope it is a good one for shooting, stay safe guys and have a good one. Phil

Missus is already in bed, I’ve got the remote control and a very nice Sauvignon for staters before moving on to the Woodford

Yes l noticed the Pycoumbe crook,hmmm. Mind , they did get copied and sold all over the country. This one was (crudely)made in my back garden. I agree with you about the supposed demarcation of working breeds . A bit like lurcher breeding l bet the old shepherds thought "Cor, that's a good worker. I'll stick it over my favourite bitch." With racial purity being irrelevant. Reading the "old books" l get a certain feeling that the writers in an effort to appear thorough in their research (Victorians especially ) had a need to categorise everything neatly. A local variation of a p

Village fireworks, I've just lit the BBQ praying my new fence withstands...

I don’t think so; I reckon Prime Minister would be his ultimate dream. I prefer him to all the other lying b*****ds, agree or disagree with him, at least he gives an answer not a swerve… and he supports hunting , shooting and fishing….he gets my vote ! Cheers.

The Mrs and girls aren't very keen on walking, so i drove 3/4 of the way up to the highest carpark. The whole walk was only 1.4 miles including mincing about on the top! They got rewarded big time once we broke through the clag onto the top. It's only a hill really, but gave the feel of being on a mountain top!

Some cracking pictures, and locations. I get it big time, i love waiting for dark on a favourite sea trout pool, wildfowling or rough shooting with my dog Celt.

Some pals went ferreting today and got 10 decent rabbits, dogs marked well and ferrets worked hard in some old deep warrens, A fair bit of digging and some young rabbits about again, all in all they had a good day out

Was there ever a more ridiculous statement than: ”Well, it’s better than (insert place here)” when speaking about decimated towns and communities in the U.K. ? I just had a flying visit back to my old town, 2 years since I was there and oh my word !!!! The town used to have every little shop going, fishmonger, sports shop and shoe repairs, hardware/ironmonger, fruit and veg, clothes, butchers, florists….everything. It was very working class but British, locals and ex Londoners displaced after the war. But it was well kept, decent folks, access to countryside….just ordi

Tidy job that mate If I had my time again,then I would build something similar..kennel blocks inside a building are the way forward...the less people see,what you got,the better

Making a Thai sweet chili with left over pork. Later on we’re smashing cockles, mussels, clams, anchovies, pickled herring/onions etc, caviar, Gorgonzola, rockefort… local cava and I’ve got myself a bottle of dog (practically impossible to get where I live).

Isn’t it indicative of the terminal decline of the UK that New Years celebrations have been cancelled because of the weather ? I can see the Tyne from my house and live a couple of miles from the quayside. I’ve been out for a walk with the dog and yes it’s a bit windy and raining but nothing serious. Im guessing countries like Canada, Norway , Finland, Iceland will all have firework displays and celebrations with far more inclement weather than we have ! Cheers.

I predict a Fury win and a triumphant THL return for Max.

Gone 70. Aching like fxck.its what it is.ya gotta keep going..the good times have gone..glad I was born when I was.wouldn't want to be young again..

Just seen on news asylum seekers going home for Xmas how the feck is our country granting asylum as their country is so bad they have to come here yet they can fly home for Xmas this country is becoming more and more the biggest joke in the world can't wait to get out

I turned 29 in November, and not particularly looking forward to the imminent pain and misery i have ahead according to some of you old codgers . In all seriousness, Happy new year and best wishes to you all keep on keeping on.

So today is frozen buffet stuff as my lot like all that, I've got two crispy ducks from lidls with pancakes, and I'm off to the butchers shortly for some ribyes for beer snacks / supper. Definitely a good day.

The mountains, fields and streams is the cliche, I would add derelict neglected industrial wastelands. Those were/are the places that I've always been happiest in. I used to think that it was because I was out in pursuit of game, and it was/is. But not until I stopped going the those place that I realised that it was not so much the hunting that I missed but the places themselves. Ironically these days areas of outstanding natural beauty are fairly easily accessible, the neglected industrial wastelands seem to have gone and those were the places that were the happiest places to hunt. Wit

I know it well , nice castle, I worked in the Middle East for 26 years and travelled the world but I’m a home bird now, settled with my dogs and poultry, but I guess I’ll be back in the Middle East in march for our grandsons tenth birthday, can’t miss that. Hopefully a trip to Ireland to hunt with some pals over there, but taking it easy and enjoying life just now. Stay lucky! Cheers

Poverty caused by tory austerity. A deliberate assault on UK citizens. The UK spends a fifth less on health when compared to similar countries like Germany ,Spain and France. That adds up to a sicker, population who die earlier and whose babies weigh less and have a shorter life expectancy than other comparative countries. The average UK citizen spends around 32% of their income on housing . It's 20% in the rest of the EU. UK Workers have f**k all in the way off sickness benefits and employment protection. Our economic model..rampant, f**k the weak and damn the poor c

Wok out tonight for a Chinese style meal. Chicken in a sort of Arry Chinese sauce Lol with Egg Fried rice. Cheers Arry

Just love it ,and know I can stop when ever I want

I remember the Brococks, just before PCP tech got perfected. Seemed a good idea at the time. Best/worst that I seen was a converted .303 SMLE. A travesty.

Manchester United 0 — Newcastle United 2. How can I not go to bed anything but ecstatic? LOL ! Cheers.

That’s fine, I can handle it and even see the funny side, but don’t let having a bit gentle fun at someone else’s expense turn into abuse or bullying… I think you’re better than than that. Cheers.

Here is a picture of a "Norfolk shepherd with his Smithfield" from the 1920s . I looked up wire haired "Smithfield" ACDs . They look exactly as you would expect an ACD crossed with one of the old hairy breeds to look!

I used to love that,moreso when you could actually hear salmon jumping and knew fish were on the move.

Taste similar to barn owl

At my happy place today, quickly fed the birds, put the bike away and went for a walk, no rifle, just walking and watching. Watched 7 fallow just browsing through a forestry block and a cock pheasant and a squirrel having a scrap, didn’t see a soul for over 3 hours

Iv been thinking of using a ACD stud on one of my Greyhound bitches ( first blood yesterday) iv got a choice of many good working border collie studs but know little about ACD only what iv seen on internet anyone compare the two from experience

We called in at Cleethorpes recently and my daughter got this in her happy meal.. place gone down shitter big time..