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Friday 19 February 2016
Monday 25 February 2013
Silver Gilded Deer Heads
A while back I had an idea to Silver Leaf some Deer Heads.
After doing some research and purchased the necessary products I got underway.
It is not easy....... Very fiddly and time consuming but rather therapeutic!
Needless to say I am very please with the finished results.
They are all done in genuine Silver, Gold or Bronze leaf and can be mounted on either an oak shield or a hand painted one. I have been using Farrow & Ball and they can be painted to compliment your decor.
I can also do commissions so if you had a medal head it could be done in the matching leaf for the medal. If you did not want the antlers done and just the skull or vice versa that is fine.
Please contact me for more details.
Monday 17 September 2012
Fly Tying Equipment
Have a large (very large) amount of Fly-tying equipment for sale.
This includes vices, scissors. Tails, feathers, wings, thread etc
In fact everything you would need to either start tying your own flies or to add to a collection.
Will get the camera out and take some photos but in the meantime if you are interested please let me know and I will also produce a list. It is basically a full kitchen cupboard of stuff.
Monday 11 June 2012
DOG KENNEL FOR SALE
HAVE A DOG KENNEL AND COVERED RUN FOR SALE.
8' X 4' X 5'3" (APPROX)
SOLID TREATED WOOD WITH GALVANISED MESH
SEPARATE SLEEPING AREA (WITH DROP DOWN DOOR)WOULD HOLD 2 DOGS COMFORTABLE.
BOTH DOORS CAN TAKE A PADLOCK.
ROOF FELT IN GOOD CONDITION.
£300 ONO - BUYER TO COLLECT FROM BB7 AREA LANCASHIRE
ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO ASK.
Sunday 1 January 2012
Flying Toad In The Hole!
Came across a recipe by HFW a few weeks ago and did my own take on it.
The recipe basically uses Pheasant breast rather that sausages. HFW does a mixture of both.
For the batter:
4oz flour
2 eggs
4 fl oz milk
Salt & Pepper
Flying Toads:
4 Pheasant Breast
1/2lb Streaky bacon
Prunes
Preheat oven to 220.
Lay the pheasant breast down (inside up) and place a prune in the flap of the breast.
Wrap tightly in the bacon. Repeat for all the breasts.
Put flour in a large bowl and make a well, add the eggs and gradually mix incorporating the flour. Slowly add the milk until mixture is smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
Put a large non-stick, deep tray into the oven with some oil in it.
When hot 5 mins or so add the pheasant and return to the oven for a further 5 mins.
Add the batter mixture pouring over the pheasant and around. Return to the oven and cook for about 30 Mins or until the batter has risen and is crisp and golden.
Serve with an onion gravy......... Delicious!
The recipe basically uses Pheasant breast rather that sausages. HFW does a mixture of both.
For the batter:
4oz flour
2 eggs
4 fl oz milk
Salt & Pepper
Flying Toads:
4 Pheasant Breast
1/2lb Streaky bacon
Prunes
Preheat oven to 220.
Lay the pheasant breast down (inside up) and place a prune in the flap of the breast.
Wrap tightly in the bacon. Repeat for all the breasts.
Put flour in a large bowl and make a well, add the eggs and gradually mix incorporating the flour. Slowly add the milk until mixture is smooth and creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
Put a large non-stick, deep tray into the oven with some oil in it.
When hot 5 mins or so add the pheasant and return to the oven for a further 5 mins.
Add the batter mixture pouring over the pheasant and around. Return to the oven and cook for about 30 Mins or until the batter has risen and is crisp and golden.
Serve with an onion gravy......... Delicious!
Tuesday 29 November 2011
Our shoot!
Phil and his brother manage a local syndicate shoot in the beautiful Ribble Valley where we live. The small shoot is run on a DIY basis with no paid gamekeeper. They shoot on a stand and beat basis, whereby they take it in turns to shoot. We also have a few paid beaters who are mainly young lads.
It takes a lot of time and effort to manage a successful pheasant shoot effectively and no sooner than the guns are cleaned and put away at the end of the season are we thinking about catching the hen pheasants.
This is done primarily to help reduce costs for the shoot as they are taken to a local game breeder where we get 2 ½ poults back per hen pheasant. Special pens are placed out and wheat is put in to them, they are left open for a good few days to get the pheasants used to going in them to feed. The doors to the catchers are then shut and the birds can get in but not out. These are then checked 3 or more times a day with the hens being put in sacks and the cocks released. It is a time consuming operation but is beneficial to the shoot. We try to catch as many hens as possible and average about 60 hens in total. The hens are then taken to the game breeder to meet up with their new ‘boyfriends’ and spend the rest of the summer laying eggs.
Before the poults arrive in early August there is plenty to do! The feed hoppers and release pens have to be checked and maintained, we strim round the pens and put down electric fencing to try and keep ‘Charlie’ away.
When the 6 week old poults arrive they are released into the large pens and fed on special pellets. They are checked, fed and watered a minimum of twice a day to ensure their health and wellbeing. Any that have managed to get out of the pen have to be carefully walked back in (this tends to be my job and they are not the brightest of creatures!) We hope that all survive but inevitably we do loose a few to birds of prey and the odd fox.
We release about 600 birds, which is not a lot in comparison to most, these are put in to 4 release pens spread around the shoot.
Currently the poults are now 10-12 weeks old, have grown an awful lot and are feathering up (getting their adult feathers) you can now tell the difference between male and female and are now being switched over to being fed wheat. They are checked on a twice daily basis to make sure they have sufficient feed and water.
Whist very time consuming, it is fulfilling to see them arrive as 6 week olds and to mature into the beautiful birds that they become.
Feed hoppers are now being placed strategically (lots of discussion by the brothers on this one!) around the shoot and the outside of the pens as the birds are now more mobile. There are 62 feeders on the shoot which all have to be filled and checked regularly.
We also have a duck pond which they flight and they had their first day of the season there last week, it is not for me though sitting around in the wet and semi-dark waiting for them to show. The fruits of their 1st day were enjoyed in the way of: Duck breast on mash with Onion Marmalade and Red Wine reduction, simple but delicious.
It takes a lot of time and effort to manage a successful pheasant shoot effectively and no sooner than the guns are cleaned and put away at the end of the season are we thinking about catching the hen pheasants.
This is done primarily to help reduce costs for the shoot as they are taken to a local game breeder where we get 2 ½ poults back per hen pheasant. Special pens are placed out and wheat is put in to them, they are left open for a good few days to get the pheasants used to going in them to feed. The doors to the catchers are then shut and the birds can get in but not out. These are then checked 3 or more times a day with the hens being put in sacks and the cocks released. It is a time consuming operation but is beneficial to the shoot. We try to catch as many hens as possible and average about 60 hens in total. The hens are then taken to the game breeder to meet up with their new ‘boyfriends’ and spend the rest of the summer laying eggs.
Before the poults arrive in early August there is plenty to do! The feed hoppers and release pens have to be checked and maintained, we strim round the pens and put down electric fencing to try and keep ‘Charlie’ away.
When the 6 week old poults arrive they are released into the large pens and fed on special pellets. They are checked, fed and watered a minimum of twice a day to ensure their health and wellbeing. Any that have managed to get out of the pen have to be carefully walked back in (this tends to be my job and they are not the brightest of creatures!) We hope that all survive but inevitably we do loose a few to birds of prey and the odd fox.
We release about 600 birds, which is not a lot in comparison to most, these are put in to 4 release pens spread around the shoot.
Currently the poults are now 10-12 weeks old, have grown an awful lot and are feathering up (getting their adult feathers) you can now tell the difference between male and female and are now being switched over to being fed wheat. They are checked on a twice daily basis to make sure they have sufficient feed and water.
Whist very time consuming, it is fulfilling to see them arrive as 6 week olds and to mature into the beautiful birds that they become.
Feed hoppers are now being placed strategically (lots of discussion by the brothers on this one!) around the shoot and the outside of the pens as the birds are now more mobile. There are 62 feeders on the shoot which all have to be filled and checked regularly.
We also have a duck pond which they flight and they had their first day of the season there last week, it is not for me though sitting around in the wet and semi-dark waiting for them to show. The fruits of their 1st day were enjoyed in the way of: Duck breast on mash with Onion Marmalade and Red Wine reduction, simple but delicious.
Wednesday 7 September 2011
He has made it!
We received notification last week that our son has made it onto the Lancashire Team for Sporting Clay Shooting.
Needless to say we are all made up!
Seen as he has only been shooting for less than 12 months and only gets chance to practice once a week he has done very well. The first shoot is at Manchester Shooting Ground on the 18th September so we will be keeping our fingers crossed. Especially as he is now back at school and that game shooting season is upon us.......
Will keep you all posted as to how he progresses.
Needless to say we are all made up!
Seen as he has only been shooting for less than 12 months and only gets chance to practice once a week he has done very well. The first shoot is at Manchester Shooting Ground on the 18th September so we will be keeping our fingers crossed. Especially as he is now back at school and that game shooting season is upon us.......
Will keep you all posted as to how he progresses.
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