Whilst out stalking this morning came across a hot spot for butterflies along one hedgerow. The pictures do not show how many there were. Lets just say have not seen a gathering of such before.
Made the morning!
Saturday, 18 July 2009
Monday, 13 July 2009
Hundreds Of New Pets!
The poults are in.....so here starts the feeding season. All went smoothly eventually after one of the electric fencing units went tits up with a cable that had come loose therefore no anti vermin device. It was fixed rapidly and installed just in time. The weather was not at its best first thing this morning although by 11am the sun was out ensuring the little blighters had a warm welcome into their new surroundings.
Still it's a nervy time when they go in hoping that everything has been done to enhance the well being and protection. Back up to the shoot over the next two days just to make sure then it's some one else's turn on the rota.
Monday, 6 July 2009
4th July Work Day
The two pictures here show the game farm where the poults are coming from this year. The batch that our birds are being selected from looked fit and strong even at 6 weeks old.
The delivery date will in less than ten days time so Saturday's work party was a hectic number of hours trying to get as much done and I was pleased with the work that was achieved. There are a few jobs to finish off but all should be good by the time the little blighters are installed in the release pens.
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
The Waiting Game!
Sorry folks but no pictures or video's to upload at present, so you will just have to do some reading instead.
It feels like stuck in a doctors waiting room, you know your appointment was at 10 but you are still sat there at 10.45 trying to read a magazine that has no interest to you what so ever. It must be at least two months since we have floored a fox which is due to the crops reaching a level where you can not see the blighters. Only the fleeting glimpse of an eye then gone if we got lucky.
Plus the bucks are making themselves invisible in day light hours.....so the wait has slowly ticked away.
Just one day away from July, actually less then 12 hours away which is bloody good news. The crops have turned golden meaning (crossed fingers) that the combine should be out within the next two to three weeks and hey presto we have our play ground back again. Must stock up on the pro plus as a few all nighters are on the cards to whittle down the charlie's.Plus, just maybe with this current hot weather the bucks just might start the rut a little earlier than usual.
It is also approx two weeks before the poults will arrive which starts the feed rota over again for this year. The pens still need some work doing with a work party planned for this Saturday plus the collection of the feed to store. I will be glad when that's done and the birds are in.
All in all July will be a busy month on all fronts concerning the shoot, thank christ for that, the trigger finger has nearly turned blue for lack of exercise.
It feels like stuck in a doctors waiting room, you know your appointment was at 10 but you are still sat there at 10.45 trying to read a magazine that has no interest to you what so ever. It must be at least two months since we have floored a fox which is due to the crops reaching a level where you can not see the blighters. Only the fleeting glimpse of an eye then gone if we got lucky.
Plus the bucks are making themselves invisible in day light hours.....so the wait has slowly ticked away.
Just one day away from July, actually less then 12 hours away which is bloody good news. The crops have turned golden meaning (crossed fingers) that the combine should be out within the next two to three weeks and hey presto we have our play ground back again. Must stock up on the pro plus as a few all nighters are on the cards to whittle down the charlie's.Plus, just maybe with this current hot weather the bucks just might start the rut a little earlier than usual.
It is also approx two weeks before the poults will arrive which starts the feed rota over again for this year. The pens still need some work doing with a work party planned for this Saturday plus the collection of the feed to store. I will be glad when that's done and the birds are in.
All in all July will be a busy month on all fronts concerning the shoot, thank christ for that, the trigger finger has nearly turned blue for lack of exercise.
Monday, 15 June 2009
Another youtube vid to watch
As not out hunting myself due to the high crops this is another vid found on youtube to keep the viewers entertained.
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Monday, 1 June 2009
If Only
Last Thursday saw a decent mayfly hatch with this one staying long enough on the car for its picture to be taken. I have never fished during mayfly hatch, hopefully one day will be able to do so.
There is nothing to report on the rifle front, the crops are too high to be able to see Mr Charlie and the bucks are tucked away apart from one good sized beast which I see on the way home from work most days. Crossed fingers he doesn't come a cropper on the road.
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