The best days are unplanned, and one Friday recently I had one of those unplanned days. I’m not a person for changing things, I tend to push anything I own on until its expired, vehicles being one of them. I owned a small Citroen van I bought very cheaply as a second vehicle…
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First published in ICS&CL 2016 The lamp light up a rabbit that was squatting very tight, his ears folded tight over his head and he wriggled tighter into the grass as the light moved in the wind. I gave the slip lead to David and whispered to him not to release the dog…
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It was with great disappointment and sadness that I heard the news of the end of the Countrymans Weekly as we all knew it. For decades it was the publication for the roustabout country sports person. Terrier man, lurcher enthusiast or rough or Grouse shooter alike. Originally beginning life as the Shooting…
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“Another year gone, but so many more to look forward to” was a phrase often used by my grandmother. Christmas and the new year came and went as quickly as it always does but I enjoyed every bit of it with the Teckels and my lurcher “Sadie”. Old “Fudge” who has been with me…
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My good lady was putting up the Christmas tree as I wrote this evening. I stay out of the way but have to admit I love to see the trees and decorations going up every year. Christmas is a fantastic time and I feel really made all the better by sporting activities. It…
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My first duck excursion wasn’t on September the first, but only a little over a week ago. I felt no urge to go out as the weather had been so mild and warm. I had a free day one Tuesday and left home in what began as a cold morning, a little dew…
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By the time you read this, the duck season will be open. It’s a duck season a little different in Ireland this year what with a few changes in legislation that have caused some discontent within the shooting community. A ban on lead shot on wetlands is now in force, with a steel shot…
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I have often liked the proverb of the Chinese Farmer and it came to mind a few weeks back when I had a situation that the story applied to very well. The point of the story (you can look it up online) is that nothing is either good or bad luck. What initially appears bad…
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There are people in our lives who come and go, some leave a mark and others leave a rather large imprint and memories that we carry forever. Mr Philip Lawton who was a man who left a rather large imprint on me. We first met through the Irish Game Fair some 13 or…
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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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