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    plants and fungi around at this time of year?

    is ther none? i thought i saw some real tiny stinging nettles and goose grass x
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    plants and fungi around at this time of year?

    what sorts of plants of fungi are around at this time of year? i currently posses the collins gem food for free book. it suggests: -chickweed -velvet shank -oyster mushroom -blewit -chanterelle -fairy ring champignon -honey fungus does anyone know of any other (preferably) fairly...
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    Leather Sheath for custom bushcraft from TLIM (C445 bushcraft 2 FG) - pics heavy

    some beautiful work! just a few questions out of interest; sorry if some of them a bit silly. -do you process your own leather or buy it? -how do you prevent the knife from cutting through the sheath? -how do you get the picture on the sheath -do you machine stitch or hand stitch...
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    Red Deer Calf

    wow , red nice photo. did you take it? some times you just need that cuteness. i've never really seen that many deer. i occasionaly see them wild when im driving to horse riding but there normally a good distance away. saw them once in a fenced wood don't know what this was lol.
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    book recommendation

    just want to second that.the earth's children (or children of the earth) books are amazing, i have read them over and over again, so much that i had to invest in my own copy. ( i don't many books (apart from reference) as i read them too quick) i know people pof all ages who have enjoyed these...
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    Is lilac wood toxic?

    what it says up there ^ to touch? to burn? To eat? okay maybe not but tell me what you KnoW about lilac.
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    whats making holes in horse poo?

    I'll keep an eye out never seen a dung beetle. When is the best time to see them?
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    whats making holes in horse poo?

    holes about 1.5 - 2 cm diameter sound about right?
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    whats making holes in horse poo?

    i work at my local stables, and we poo pick the fields. there are holes under a lot of the piles of poo. any idea what caused them?
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    I'm being stalked... by a cat.

    i have my own cat but shes old an i used to help her protect her terrotory (eg my garden) as i worryed about her getting hurt. shes a soft little thing and never leaves my garden. i do chase and hiss at this cat when it gets to close to the house but its damn scary when the first thing in the...
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    So exited i forgot to say HI!

    made some willow bark cordage but it was not neat and i found adding in the lengths really difficult. thinking about making a bull roarer to take into my physics class as we are doing the dopper(sp?) effect. got some willow and birch drying out to make a bow drill set ( not sure if thats the...
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    So exited i forgot to say HI!

    sometimes i do wonder if the world is too gender orintated, yes i like bushcraft. haven't done that much, when i asked for a spoon knive for my birthday my grandparents told me i'd be fed up of it in a few days! so im trying my best with a blunt pen knife and a stanly knife.
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    So exited i forgot to say HI!

    thanks for the welcome guys, this really is a fab site and resource to have!
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    I'm being stalked... by a cat.

    I've recently moved to a new area, new beginnings and all that. But I'm being stalked! A jet black cat, slim but not skinny, not young not old cat is watching me. Every time I look out the window, I see it. It sits on the car, but i haven't seen it on any other cars. It sits on our door mat...
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    So exited i forgot to say HI!

    HI! Sorry it's a bit late guys but i was just so exited at the chance to talk with people who have the same interests I forgot! just wanted everyone to know that though i'm not that knowlageable, in general or specialised area. I'm open to questions, comments and criticisms. so just personal...
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    using a bow for (victimless) sport.

    how about if you have permission of the land owner?
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    giant wasp like thing.

    i think i put my finger on it the dark parts were more brown than black. i think it was a hornet. thanks for all your help. especially Southey and British red.
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    giant wasp like thing.

    Is the only defining factor size. do they look the same? because when I saw it I didn't think what a big wasp, i thought what is that. so I conclude that their must have been something about it for me to think, that must be a creature I don't know. if you get my drift. when my brain saw it...
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    giant wasp like thing.

    i don't think it was a bee fly as in all the photos I've seen it looks furry. the creature i saw didn't. I've always known hornets to be the same as hover flies, I'm getting the feeling they are different.
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    using a bow for (victimless) sport.

    is it legal to use a bow you have ade for sport not hunting? do you need a special liscence?