Ah yes.... spring traps are illegal except those specificly stated in law (like the fenn and the magnum traps)..... and you need a licenses to hunt/trap game and use nets etc...
Ed
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Ah yes.... spring traps are illegal except those specificly stated in law (like the fenn and the magnum traps)..... and you need a licenses to hunt/trap game and use nets etc...
Ed
Toddy said:Yes, Go on then, set a date and we'll all try to fit in with it.The first one might turn out to be bit of a muddle but if you repeat it again I think it'll grow, besides the seasons will catch us out too.
Cheers,
Toddy
p.s. those who can get to the moot could really have a good go at it.
I have to agree with Ed the coast would be ideal as there is so much to gather with relative ease compared with other environments (and I absolutely love seafood
) There are also some plant edibles that you only get on estuaries or near the sea but I've no venue ideas. 
Like I suggested earlier if we want to just do it in our own environments and post what we've been eating so others can see it may be of interest. I'd be up for a weekend too if anyones got any venue ideas either coast or otherwise. I originally thought of just doing it 'from home' as it were, to keep it simple but if someone has somewhere in mind and wants to suggest a date that'd be great.
Yes... as long as you are not likely to catch a non target (ie protected) species. You can snare grey squirrels for example as long as you are not in an area where you my take a red by mistake..... the trick is to know your area and know what is there.
Also the land must be private.... if it has public access then its a no no... you don't want to be trapping a dog out with its owner for a walk.
Check you local bylaws with the council... as some place have rules like not attaching a snare to fences or setting them on a burrow.
Ed
Well I live next to the coast in Cornwall, and I would be happy to arrange a mini meet/camp somewhere down here. We would have access to sea, cliff paths (rabbits, brambleberries, nuts etc) and there are tidal river near by too.
Depending on numbers the camp would probably be on a campsite.
I really want to learn about coastal foraging so any 'experts' would be more than welcome!
I'm off to the Wilderness Gathering begining of Sept so anytime after that would be fab
Depending on numbers the camp would probably be on a campsite.
I really want to learn about coastal foraging so any 'experts' would be more than welcome!
I'm off to the Wilderness Gathering begining of Sept so anytime after that would be fab
Well i wouldn't class myself as an expert compared to the poachers and gamekeepers that taught me, but I've baged a few hundred rabbits in my time, and I'd be up for it... my coastal foraging aint bad either (ask those that have been out with me)..... and I love Cornwall and always up for a trip away
Ed
After the 15th of august it would be great for me as the hunting season opens here. Not that I am a great hunter yet but the "wildfood week" could make me hunting better. 
Ed; about the rabbits. Dont they bite you when they are trapped and you grab them to nick off their neck?
cheers
Abbe
Ed; about the rabbits. Dont they bite you when they are trapped and you grab them to nick off their neck?
cheers
Abbe
Sounds good to me. It's best to name a date that's convenient to you and then people can either make it or they can't. But I'd be interested in coming along dependant on dates and will carry on eating wildfood for the rest of the week back here in Oxford. Some days will be more meagre than others I'm sure, but the worst that can happen is I go a bit hungry.
They do try.... I guess its just practice..... you get bit if you try to take them out of the net.... so dispatch them while they are still entangled. I've never owned a gun or rifle and have always dispatch prey by hand so I guess I'm just used to it.
Ed
Aha!
Madron or the Autumn Equinox is on Thursday 21st of September, so if we met the weekend before, those who were doing the full week could be out and about for that, nice eh?!?
(hmmm, may have to take time off work now !)
The weekend before is 16th/17th september.
j
Madron or the Autumn Equinox is on Thursday 21st of September, so if we met the weekend before, those who were doing the full week could be out and about for that, nice eh?!?
(hmmm, may have to take time off work now
!)The weekend before is 16th/17th september.
j
Toddy, I bow down to your knowledge,
is 16/17 September a prime weekend in the hedge munching diary or is it a bit late in the season??
j
is 16/17 September a prime weekend in the hedge munching diary or is it a bit late in the season??
j
Well this is going to be scary for me, but go on then put my name down, I need to lose a bit of weight.............Can I bring condiments ?
That should be fine.... there is usualy load of wild grub about in sep-oct.... as long as we dont have any weird late seasons it should be great. Early autumn is much better for gathering wild food than the summer.... lots more about.
Ed
It's a wee bit late up here, but there'll still be brambles, lots of fungi, hazelnuts and the like. Late ripening haws too. I don't find much in the way of greenery that'll be worth munching though. If you're a carnivore however the food ought to be good. No eggs, but there should be lots of youngish rabbit available as well as all the usual suspects. It'll be fine, might even find some late cereal and root crops
Cornwall ought to be good for foraging then.
August 9th is the next Harvest Moon, it's midweek though, maybe next time around.
Cheers,
Toddy
Cornwall ought to be good for foraging then.
August 9th is the next Harvest Moon, it's midweek though, maybe next time around.
Cheers,
Toddy
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this is an excellent thread, it ties in (ok pretty loosely) with what ive been doing this week, not buying any bread, so ive "had" to make it myself, what a chore eh
(a bit random but i had nothing else to do with the pic lol, enjoy)
i wish i could include myself in the meet up, but its a bit far for me. i intend to try it in my area though.
John
(a bit random but i had nothing else to do with the pic lol, enjoy)
i wish i could include myself in the meet up, but its a bit far for me. i intend to try it in my area though.
John
16th and 17th September are fine with me too. I've nothing planned and all being well with work I'll be there. Shouldn't be any problems though. Have you got any details about campsites yet and should we book etc.
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