I began my day at the foot of the mountain accompanied by a Lurcher and a Teckel. I had a small bag over my shoulder with a flask inside and a shotgun with me. This was the third or fourth day I had did this since October and while not in the habit of mixing…
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2020 is gone! Happy New Year. I do not think many of us, least of all the country sports community will be sad to see the end of a frustrating year to say the least. It seemed shooting sports in particular were on and off like a light switch and there were at times…
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For me there can be little more satisfying than a good nights netting, even should that night only amount to one mere rabbit in the bag, or even none! It matters little because getting out and dropping a few nets regardless of the bag is most important. I have enjoyed some nights that we…
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November saw the celebration of 2 notable days for the country sports fraternity, the first being St Huberts Day on 3rd November & secondly World Falconry Day on 16th November. The eldest son of Bertrans, the Duke of Aquitaine, Hubert was born in 638 AD. A prince of the House of Aquitaine in France, when…
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My new German puppy “Remy” arrived safe and well on Sunday past. He bound from a large van with his tail wagging and looking no worse for wear after his three-day journey. My daughter had blown up balloons and bought “Doggy” cupcakes to welcome him to Ireland and the pair spent the afternoon becoming acquainted.…
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I walked a local duck spot on September 1st with my Harris Hawk, in most circumstances he wouldn’t have the speed for a duck or teal, but the cover surrounding this area would give him a chance and should we get in reasonably close I would be fairly confident of one in…
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August is like New Years Eve for the sporting person, it’s the end of a long summer and 2020 has been particularly long all things considered! I am certainly looking forward to a bit of Autumn, maybe a duck or two and two new arrivals. Firstly, my good lady wife will hopefully have given…
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Its been a long summer for country sports and we have all felt it. No large events, field trials, point to point meetings etc. Now as we enter August we are all looking forward that little bit more to getting back to what we love and seeing the darkness close in a little bit…
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Frosty mornings seem to be less frequent these days than they used to be. Perhaps it is through rose tinted glasses that I look back and seem to recall so many Saturday mornings over a winter when a ferreter could hardly get a spade into the ground to recover a determined ferret. I feel over…
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I was exercising my Teckels and Lurchers on a Tuesday evening a couple of weeks back, we were on the same route we usually take each evening and it consists of the field out the back, through a gate, down a rough track and along the river through a field we call…
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