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Not been happy living where we are,for a few yrs now,been looking at options to free up some cash,and have a change of lifestyle/pace....Just accepted an offer on the first house,when it's sold,we will be purchasing our first narrow boat,moving onto the water fulltime...got a few jobs to do,next few months before selling the second property to a cash buyer... money will be cleared in 28 days...with that cash we plan to buy a wide beam for the Mrs and Myself to live aboard...my 3 teenagers will have the narrow boat to live on...we will both still be going out to work for at least the next 5 yr

Just had our old terrier PTS. She had started having mini strokes and it was getting to hard to see her struggling. She was taken off someone who wasn't looking after her and had been knocking her about. She ended up with a lad who did the terriers for one of the fell packs and did a season there. The lad retired and the old dog was sat on his yard, being well looked after but he had to many dogs without work.....so she came to us. She did a bit of ratting with me, but really, she became a spoilt fat lap dog. She would cower and shake if you moved a hand over her for the first year,

6hr 30 drive back to the house. Wife made me promise id stop and take more then one break. Well got over the bridge and into Louisiana and saw a sign for these rest stop so said why not . Pull in and was just gonna sit in the car but saw this old timer out fishing. Noticed his rod was a bit different. Really long , whippy lil spinny reel near the bottom. Remembered being told and asked about older black people liking to use fly rods with spinning reels for general fishing. Never seen it in my area but apparently it was one of those things that's kinda ...well exclusive isn't the word bu

I had intended to watch the fight. Had some daft hope that Iron Mike still had 1 last great fight left in him and would show some of the devastating power and controlled aggression that he used to have. But apparently not. I say apparently as I fell asleep on the sofa before the fight started. I don't know what time I nodded off but when waking up 6ish discovered that my glasses had fallen from my face and onto the floor, only realising when I stepped on them. Also before falling asleep had taken delivery of an Indian takeaway. Mutton tikka starter, chicken vindaloo, plain pilau ric

As we are all hunting hunting men your immediate reaction is to defend other hunting men, unfortunately the old school poacher is not the current type, "walk the land and leave no trace" was how many of us were taught... These lads don't give a f**k imo, if the video is real then they are acting like c**ts and bring it on top for everyone... It's nothing new though, lads like this fuel the fire that is already lit against us... I can't defend them, it's not my way of doing things and the blokes I'll walk out with wouldn't have them in their company either...

Final push left home at 5.30 am arrived at the destination for 6.30 load the customers van and returned to the boat set off at 730 and arrived at drop off for 530pm did the lapworth flight in 2.5 hrs will put the final few on tomorrow I’m knackered

Cheers Arry

A proper dog with an owner who ain't scared of the dark don't even need a motor.

Sorry mate I don't agree.. How you behave and conduct yourself is what makes you a man imo... Regardless of ban or not the video shows a bunch of c**ts acting like a bunch of c**ts, if we want to align ourselves with that type of behaviour as "we have no choice" is a poor show all round imo.. None of us are whiter than white and I'm sure have all been in many places/many acts we shouldn't be many times... I can defend to myself that I've not done much wrong and affected no one else in how I've conducted myself in the field, along with the lads I keep in my company ...

What would you have done in his situation mc ? , if a gang of blokes in 4x4 were tearing up your freshly drilled fields ?. The top and bottom of it , is that they aren't just a bloke out with a dog , taking a rabbit for the pot . They're, thieves , vandals , and , violent thugs , that were happy to laugh at a terrified woman. Like I've already said . Most farmers are quite happy to have a bloke with a dog , taking a couple for the pot . He wouldn't call the police or make a big deal over it , and everyone could just go about their business, but idiots like in the video , just get e

I lamp and course and 90% of the time I’m poaching and 99% of the time no one knows I’ve been. Cheers.

Lost count of the amount of kingfishers I saw, sika and roe just peering out the bankside foliage buzzards ,herons ,four sparrow hawks hunting the tow paths it has been great I done this one as a favour and for the experience but doing my calculations I am looking at doing it as a profession if you can get the work I could travel for about 3months of the year and bank around 20k at the current rates they charge, I have the tickets I need so only expense would be insurance, I see opportunities everywhere I go lol

Part of one of my Oxford Down x Hampshire hoggets about go in the oven . Then a bit later....

Went for this 1 for the bubble and squeak

Well something you guys don’t seem to bother with. Good old fashioned faggots. It must be one of our oldest dishes. I do my own herb mix which goes down well with the locals. Not only that but apple pies with my own pastry. Very nice guys.jok.

I was at my friend's engagement party year or two ago and out in the beer garden chatting to some old mates and one of them asked me if I wanted a puff on his weed vape .I hadn't smoke weed for over a decade but used to be able to handle it well. I had 2 or 3 drags on it and it blew my head off got knows what was in there. Whole night was a right off, I was bouncing off walls all over the place . Ended up offering a young local kid a job labouring for me . He messaged me next day " I know you were pretty f****d last night when you offered me a job but I'm definitely interested if you were ge

Fox lads would do plenty of road siding over here but never heard of anyone actually driving the land unless your out with the landowner, probably because we have small fields but that isn't the case everywhere. I'd never of dreamt of driving over ground I hadn't permission on but some cnuts have respect for f**k all.

Makes you wonder how lurchermen ever caught anything before driving all over farmers fields became the fashion.

Good luck mate in your new upcoming lifestyle I’ve Been living on the narrow boat 14 months now, I can honestly say it’s the best decision I’ve made, it’s bloody great, and all the clutter has gone from my life, I’m in a marina in staffs so everything is on hand and plenty fields to roam all around, the peace and tranquility is fecking ace. I'm sure you’ll all adapt fine. but remember BOAT generally means Bring out another thousand lol all the best

Another f***ing forginer on boat......

Wee Monday off and away down the A1 to meet a couple of boys with their mutts, bit of a disaster I lost 2 Jill’s as they managed to escape the carrier and had about an hour to evade spent a bit time looking for them even with the thermal but to no avail, gutted, but lesson learned… the hard way. ended the day with 29 rabbits a few digs but most bolted to the long nets and dogs

Cottage Pie tonight. Cheers Arry

Been saying for years now whats the point in having governing bodies if not to protect the sport from shit like this.....these nonsensical,embarrassing pantomime bouts are destroying the competitive sport.... Tyson should be ashamed of himself demeaning the sport that gave him everything,i remember him saying after he lost to that Mcbride geezer 20 odd years ago " im not going to continue disrespecting the sport by losing to this calibre of opponent ".....shows the character of the man really.

Well that went better than expected, got a start for Monday....

Thank you folks,I will keep you updated with our progress

Guests round today, still went for the roast beef

So proud of my youth nephew competing in this 3 day pool comp in Mansfield. I thought he was facing kids his age but he's up against young adults. Lost his first single game but came back to win 3. Back tomorrow an Sunday. Proud of him. All the other kids walk the streets an my sisters put loads of time into him achieving something. The krusher on his shirt love it.

Good to get a bit of sun on the job today.

Rib Eye with peppercorn sauce. Cheers Arry

Friday fryup I went for mega there eggs and bacon under the saute spuds, too much tbh lol.

Great to see and I know it revolves around hounds but it’s a start

Not a tap all day...then 4 chub in 30 mins when it got dark off the same line/rod...no sign of a barbel yet

Few more pics from the Stratford narrow canal to our current location interesting bridges with slits through for the rope to go through in the horse drawn days and my first aqueduct off again at 5 am for the last big push

Pub burger and an IPA tonight. Decent .

They should do what the French farmers have done in the past and bring the country to a standstill. Trouble is those who live in towns and cities and urban environments who never set foot in the countryside don't realise how it will impact our country when more farmland is sold for house building and solar farms as there quite happy to live in their concrete jungles.

We would sometimes drive around the lanes shining out across fields or if we had permission would sometimes drive around headlands but I much preferred walking as a lot of the time we could get multiple runs in a decent field but all this racing round fields chasing gear and chucking dogs out of motors is just an excuse for poor fieldcraft and shite dogs or a lot of the time both imo

Dug out, stoned up and put some Aco’s in because the levels are to steep to take the water away from the house, just been told the paving won’t be here until the first week in December, bugger, so much for rapping in for the year

Left over Lamb and Chicken curry and fried rice. Taste a lot better that it looks lol. Cheers Arry

Seriously mate, if I was as disillusioned with this country as you are, I’d be off somewhere better ! You seem a handy lad that can turn his hand to most things, you love hunting, you have a young family; somewhere like Australia, New Zealand or Canada would be perfect for you . I did it when I was 24 and loved it, I retired and came home when my circumstances changed. This country is ok for old farts like me, but holds no future for you young’uns, especially with a Labour government. Cheers.

Leg of Lamb today. Cheers Arry

That's the problem wilf . They didn't just move off . They stayed , and terrorised the farmer and his wife , for nothing more than their own amusement, and to show off on Facebook . Nobody I know would behave in such a cowardly and thuggish way. I'd be f***ing ashamed for anyone to see me behaving like that.

How, by going out to see whats going on on HIS land and getting attacked, your bloody attitude over this sums up why people are pissed off with those who live in no fixed abode who think that laws and just plain morality don`t apply to them. Fecking pikeys and travellers are quick to threaten fights and torching property if they are not allowed to do as they want MAYBEit`s time they were treated the same back, shoot the dogs, ram the pickups with tractors and nick their vans!

dry fried tandorri chicken with stuff...and lime ofcoarse

Got another one to take to London from brum met them on route newbies just bought it anyways last few from yesterday final destination

need bull x like father like son aye black