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by hext
Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:40 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: Free Meat
Replies: 12
Views: 11304

Re: Free Meat

Excellent post!!

Permission / land are an excellent resource so look after them well when you get them, I got into shooting by starting "beating" for another local shoot ( after watching it on river cottage) might be a good way for someone else to get into also..
by hext
Mon Jun 21, 2010 7:06 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: We caught our dinner!
Replies: 8
Views: 2468

Re: We caught our dinner!

Well Done!

i'm sure its the first of many!

very jelous :thumbright:
by hext
Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:16 am
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: Anyone here hunt?
Replies: 49
Views: 19856

Re: Anyone here hunt?

great pics pete! no need to worry where the turkey is coming from at christmas eh?
by hext
Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:09 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: Anyone here hunt?
Replies: 49
Views: 19856

Re: Anyone here hunt?

ha, interesting technique, not sure I fancy usin my arm as bait tho!

I hate waste too, just made pheasant soup out of a couple roasted birds, love the new season so much FREE pheasant..
by hext
Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:19 pm
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: if you want sloes
Replies: 2
Views: 1307

Re: if you want sloes

Its an swesome year for sloes!...

I even found some at a school I do some work for!
by hext
Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:31 am
Forum: Wild Foods and Foraging
Topic: Anyone here hunt?
Replies: 49
Views: 19856

Re: Anyone here hunt?

Yep, hunting with bow and arrow, or crossbow with pointed darts or spear hunting is illegal in the UK. I think that it might still be possible to hunt with a crossbow and - this may sound daft - hard, round rubber-headed crossbow darts (that are designed to smash and stun/kill rather than penetrate...
by hext
Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:17 am
Forum: Livestock
Topic: Free
Replies: 2
Views: 1572

Free

Hi Guys A school I do some work for has offered me some chicks - all cocks there are about 9, I've taken them the last two years but don't have any more room as I've now got 9 laying hens from last year..and the smallhodling that normally has the cocks them can't take them either :banghead: Not enti...
by hext
Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:21 am
Forum: Welcome New People Say Hello
Topic: Hi from Portsmouth
Replies: 8
Views: 1981

Hi from Portsmouth

Hi ish I live in a flat in hampshire outside of Portsmouth, where my girlfriend and I grew veg and keep chickens, the garden (communal) is very large and two other flats (that also grew veg) and us, decided to keep chickens and now have 9 hens. I also go hunting, of which I eat 100% of what I shoot/...