Neil Cooney.

Very nice indeed.

Thanks Corkonian, a friend tells me that the OPW did an Otter census in the last year or two, have you heard anything about that?

Maybe read my post again. Like I said those that did it right did no harm. The cowboys did the harm. Mr. Cooney.

I've seen field mushrooms already and this looks like being a bumper year for fungi.

Peter Sinead was a well known terrier but not because of that picture but because he was a good one. Otter hunting was outlawed because the Otter was under threat from pollution and habitat destruction and as far as I know the hunt's agreed to stop. Here in Ireland when the liscence's were took off of the Otter hunts at the time the highest population of Otters was in the area where hunting still took place. Hence hunting had no influence on Otter numbers. This was also found in England too. Badger digging was outlawed in Britain only four years after Otter hunting but unlike Otter hunting

That is some picture of the owl, daytime too. Looks like he seen you as you seen him. Brilliant.

How lucky were you to get that close to a Cuckoo? Would it be common in Britain to see a Cuckoo? Here ,to hear one is a privelage.

Great pictures. Hover fly maybe?

Made the trip over a few times in the early 90s. Used to stay in Ormskirk and met some great people from all branches of fieldsports. And what fantastic coursing, the best IMO. First year for me the winner was the little bitch "Crafty Tessie". Never liked the way some assholes cheered for the kill but my heart really does go out to the real coursing fans. Good days and happy memories.

I'd like to have seen that, never seen or heard of a melanistic hare. If you went back you'd probably get a photo. Years ago localised hare populations used to be slightly different in each area. For instance there used to be a population of yellow hares along the coast of North Co. Dublin. I know of a place in Meath where theres a few white hares every Winter. On our preserves the farmer wont let us introduce hares and as a result his hares are an unusual brown colour. A few years ago the C.C.s used to tag the hares ears so they went back to the place they were caught but Duchas has sto

Like I said thieves with big egos.

Why don't you try putting some work and money into something and then when some scum bag robs it make a comment like that. "condemning you whatever you do". He a thief ffs, nothing else. He tresspasses at night and steals someone elses hard work and investment. Simple as that, a thief, a vandal, a scumbag. And it's not done for one for the pot, IMO it's done mostly for image as he comes on here boasting and putting up pictures. Will he come on here telling us how he fills his pants and cried like a baby when he's caught because in my experiences thats what all thieves do when caught. LMAO

Incidently, does anyone remember searching the fields years ago for old buck rakes to cut up for bars. They were like gold dust and didn't even make the best bars,LOL.

Pip there's a bar or two in my van the whole time. But why after putting my terrier to ground, giving him time to settle, then getting a mark with the box and then decideing when to start digging would I sink a hole? What would it prove or how would it help? Game can bury itself, cave ins and tunnels collapse and collars fail. Then get the bar. I know of a good terrier with one eye who'd agree that the bar is over used.

Yep long enough at it to know it's the most over used piece of kit. Valuble in the right hands, used properly.