Month: May 2023

Irish Extra – April 2023

    Saint Patricks day heralds the end of the Gun packs season in my local area. They have a mixed pack of hounds and many of these too are mixed with hound spaniel crosses, harrier beagle crosses and many others, if it hunts its welcome! The club hunt various areas locally throughout the winter…
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Irish Extra – March 2023

It seems to be an all-too-common occurrence at this time of year and it has happened again, A river in Crumlin, County Antrim in Northern Ireland has been suspected to have been poisoned with slurry. The latest of several incidents in the area, the local angling club arrived to find over 30 dead fish on…
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Irish Extra – February 2023

  Happy New Year, 2023 is here and the season is running out fast with Game shooting already gone. On Monday past we began to get some snow which increased throughout the day and by the time the light faded that evening we were well and truly covered in. I put any plans for Tuesday…
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Irish Extra – January 2023

  The Peak of the Season     As we arrive into January and leave Christmas behind, the season is really in its peak before it reaches an end – The long spring and summer of bird rearing, dog training and the many, many other aspects of country sports that go on all year round…
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