Jack Bell

Environmental Consultant | Onshore Ecologist | Contributing writer to the Shooting Times Magazine | Country sports enthusiast

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@JamesWallerD I’m a big fan of Victory Knives for Butchery / Skinning. Particularly the Victory Blading Knife for lambs / deer - really versatile little blade.

[Barry Stoffell @MunsterHuntster]

To celebrate the arrival of autumn I’m giving away this ‘Dunloe’ bushcraft knife - Swedish steel dressed in Finnish curly birch, it’s a real Scandi classic!

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[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@GethinJones123 Which attract large numbers of geese to small ‘managed’ grazing areas. Allowing diseases to spread very quickly. This is most apparent in areas managed for geese populations particularly around the two large RSPB reserves on the Solway.

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@GethinJones123 Should be out next Wednesday. Although, I agree (in part) that any sort of disturbance will contribute to the spread of Avian Flu, I also think scheme’s such as ‘Solway Barnacle Goose Management Scheme’ should be reviewed. In particular set aside grazing.

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@GethinJones123 As far Wildfowling being a disturbance factor, the majority of the Solway isn’t heavily shot (a few traditional hotspots will definitely get a bit more pressure). Barnacles know they are safe, they’ve never experienced any shooting pressure and it shows.

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@GethinJones123 There’s definitely a decrease in the number of carcasses being found (in comparison to number being found in the run up to Christmas).

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@wildforest_matt I use a Opticfire XG-50, throws a great tight beam.

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@wildforest_matt I specifically looked for “proper” springer - he’s a big dog at only 18 months old. Working great too.

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@wildforest_matt Hi Matt, feel free to DM me if you need any advice. Depending on how in-depth you are wanting to go, you’d probably be looking at a full suite of BBS Surveys, a Phase 1 Habitat Survey and probably a NVC.

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Issue 6346: @TrooperSnooks on Britain’s most affordable sporting destinations, Marcus Janssen on big game hunting and conservation, @Ecologist_Jack explores what rewilding would mean for our wildlife, @DiggoryHadoke on the top sporting Royals, and @Gallowaygrouse on predators

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Issue 6343: @_SimonReinhold decoys pigeons with steel shot in Norfolk, @Ecologist_Jack charts the rise of Britain’s boar, @TrooperSnooks explores the public’s feelings on rewilding, @johnmushroom forages for watercress, @TimMaddamsChef cooks trout, and why we keep deer heads 🦌

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@PaddyCGalbraith Welcome to my life!

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@ladyofthestream Miniature silver appleyard drake, with immature plumage. Domestic stock.

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@T1ggersd0g Female Sparrowhawk

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Issue 6337: @Gallowaygrouse laments the decline of Scotland’s grey partridges, @Rose_Prince cooks pheasant Holstein, @TrooperSnooks sets out to find the best mid-range binos, @Ecologist_Jack chases monster pike under a big moon, and @Jamie_Blackett says Zoom works for farmers 👨‍🌾

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@ConorLynchEsq Dumfriesshire & Stewartry Foxhounds?

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

Typical, I pitch an article for @ShootingTimes night fishing on a hill loch under a full moon and we get non-forecasted thick fog and terrible visibility! It doesn’t seem to be effecting the fishing though!
#nightfishing #pike #peasoup

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

@PaddyCGalbraith All our dogs have “human” names, we’ve yet to have a John, however we do have Allan the cairn terrier!

[Jack Bell @Ecologist_Jack]

Steak and Ale Stew for tea - this cow has never left the farm, no food miles here! We’ll be well fed for a few weeks!