I believe I have .. I bought some roller skates
Should have use of a car that weekend too!
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I believe I have .. I bought some roller skates
Should have use of a car that weekend too!
Chaps (& chapesses??)
On my hols I managed to clobber a grouse as it ran out in front of the car. I was going to grab it for the pot (it being the glorious 12th) but then I realised that I didnt have a clue how to clean and prepare it.
The farm where I keep my caravan (working sheep farm near Orpington) has some extensive and quite secluded woodlands and a catering butcher with a game license on the site. Ive asked if we could do an overnighter there and I'm trying to talk the guy that runs the butchery if he would do some demos of cleaning and preparing game fowl etc (Im thinking duck phesant chicken rabbit that sort of thing).
Dont know the cost or anything yet - I guess we'd have to buy the meat when we'd finished maybe have a world record stew that night or something, and I dont know yet if we'd have to pay for the camping.
Who is interested? - in principle - probably be october-ish Id imagine
just give me an idea of numbers - no commitment as yet
Cheers
Nick
On my hols I managed to clobber a grouse as it ran out in front of the car. I was going to grab it for the pot (it being the glorious 12th) but then I realised that I didnt have a clue how to clean and prepare it.
The farm where I keep my caravan (working sheep farm near Orpington) has some extensive and quite secluded woodlands and a catering butcher with a game license on the site. Ive asked if we could do an overnighter there and I'm trying to talk the guy that runs the butchery if he would do some demos of cleaning and preparing game fowl etc (Im thinking duck phesant chicken rabbit that sort of thing).
Dont know the cost or anything yet - I guess we'd have to buy the meat when we'd finished maybe have a world record stew that night or something, and I dont know yet if we'd have to pay for the camping.
Who is interested? - in principle - probably be october-ish Id imagine
just give me an idea of numbers - no commitment as yet
Cheers
Nick
Me too Nick, would be interested in seeing that. And if he can't do the demo then I'll still be up for it anyway just for the night out
I can't say for absolute definite at the mo though - work commitments may foul things up for me again
Ok boys n girls
I contacted the butcher and he's up for it. He says he will do the demo or class or whatever where we're camped - i think there might be a problem with us clumping into a butchery straight from the woods etc. He says he knows a few local gamekeepers who could bag some birds for us. He didnt mention any kind of payment so I think well pass the hat round amongst us an give him a 'drink' if thats the case.
Just waiting on the landowner to come back about using the woods and we'll be away. Date in Oct still to be decided.
Cheers
Nick
I contacted the butcher and he's up for it. He says he will do the demo or class or whatever where we're camped - i think there might be a problem with us clumping into a butchery straight from the woods etc. He says he knows a few local gamekeepers who could bag some birds for us. He didnt mention any kind of payment so I think well pass the hat round amongst us an give him a 'drink' if thats the case.
Just waiting on the landowner to come back about using the woods and we'll be away. Date in Oct still to be decided.
Cheers
Nick
How many of us going this weekend? I was just thinking about food and if there aren't too many of us I was going to offer to make a lamb curry from scratch Sat night for everyone. Waddya think?
Thanks for a great weekend guys - an amazing spot you have there!
I promised a bit of info to a few folk, but can't remember who! So i'll post it all here.
Spoon carving book - Swedish Carving Techniques" by Wille Sundqvist (Taunton Press, 1990, ISBN 0-942391-45-4).
Tilley lamp spares etc. - http://www.base-camp.co.uk/default.html
I promised a bit of info to a few folk, but can't remember who! So i'll post it all here.
Spoon carving book - Swedish Carving Techniques" by Wille Sundqvist (Taunton Press, 1990, ISBN 0-942391-45-4).
Tilley lamp spares etc. - http://www.base-camp.co.uk/default.html
Folks the game dressing day is moving forward
Giles (the Farmer)(No No really REAAAALLLY) who owns the land says he has 2 acres of woods that are partially cleared that we can use for the night. The ground is a caravan club Certified field (well the field next to it is) which means it holds various public liability insurances etc so he says that we can use it for the standard rate of £10 per head per night. There are also proper toilets and a clean water supply. Also he has no problems with us having a cooking fire which is also good news.
All remains is to settle the date with Tony the butcher and we are away. Ill have to limit numbers to six ish so it will be first come first served who can make the date, Ill consider all who have already stated an interest in first.
So list is
Twoflower
Bardster
Shep
3Please
Switch
Weekend Warrior
Cheers
Nick
Giles (the Farmer)(No No really REAAAALLLY) who owns the land says he has 2 acres of woods that are partially cleared that we can use for the night. The ground is a caravan club Certified field (well the field next to it is) which means it holds various public liability insurances etc so he says that we can use it for the standard rate of £10 per head per night. There are also proper toilets and a clean water supply. Also he has no problems with us having a cooking fire which is also good news.
All remains is to settle the date with Tony the butcher and we are away. Ill have to limit numbers to six ish so it will be first come first served who can make the date, Ill consider all who have already stated an interest in first.
So list is
Twoflower
Bardster
Shep
3Please
Switch
Weekend Warrior
Cheers
Nick
Cheers Nick. I'm a definate for that, date dependant of course.
Any idea what date it will be yet?
Any idea what date it will be yet?
on a different subject there may be a place going on the norway course in january if anybody is interested
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18215
Cheers
Nick
http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18215
Cheers
Nick
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