Ian's Country

Ecologist, game shot, wildfowler, forager, and veg. poultry grower.

[Ian's Country @BoTerrier]

@BirdWatchIE @GethinJones123 Greylag

[Simon Reinhold @_SimonReinhold]

Well if they’re going to put it in @TheFieldmag I’m going to start talking about it.

This is what we’ve been working towards:

Standard steel

#biodegradable wad

Effective at normal ranges

Low recoil

Suitable for 2.5” chambers

#halfchokeisenough

[BASC North @BASCNorth]

The mighty Bretherton’s #bascbirdbox

[Michael Stinson @mstinson1871]

WHCT financial support from the shooting community is an integral component of @LoughErneWaders & our sister project on Upper #LoughErne.

Demonstrates vital role shooting can play in #conservation. Check out the link below.

#Curlew #Lapwing #partnership #Fermanagh

[Gareth Wyn Jones @1GarethWynJones]

When you see a sheep on its back , just roll it back over .

[Rob Yorke @blackgull]

Intensifying ancient farmland habitat

https://t.co/FxN1ixvM3m

[Simon Reinhold @_SimonReinhold]

A clarification on the guidance on the use of standard steel through ordinary nitro proof shotguns came from the Deputy Proof Master yesterday.

Good to see much need simplification of High Performance steel proof marks too
👇

[Ian's Country @BoTerrier]

@_SimonReinhold I did wonder, but considering his knowledge of vintage guns, I thought perhaps he was right, so long as appropriate adjustment to chamber length and reproof had been done. I will go with the proof house.

[Ian's Country @BoTerrier]

Clarity for English gun users and standard steel shot. https://t.co/8beOmvKuG6

[Ian's Country @BoTerrier]

@_SimonReinhold Thanks for posting, that clarifies things for me. This needs to be in shooting press.

[Ian's Country @BoTerrier]

@GethinJones123 @EleyHawk If I remember correctly, Super Game were introduced in about 1977/8. They were great cartridges, but I stopped using them because i didn't like leaving the plaswads about the place.

[Ian's Country @BoTerrier]

@_SimonReinhold My game gun is a lovely Powell made in 1947, and my wildfowler a GE Lewis made in 1936, both as good as the day they were made. I had a brief spree on O/U a few years back that didn't last long. I have everything I need in a SxS, I wish more would give them a go.

[BASC East @BASCEast]

For more information contact [email protected] #basc #bascevent #youngshots

[English Country Life @engcountrylife]

Ever dreamed of living the good life?

In tonight's video, @TheFloofLady talks about the financial realities of our smallholder life 💸💷

ReTweets always appreciated 😉

https://t.co/x3qqNg2Up8

[James Robinson @JRfromStrickley]

The piece that was cut out of last night’s show about global meat production!

Rotational grazing on grasslands, just like most UK farming, actually captures and stores carbon.

Please retweet so that everyone can see the whole picture and make an informed choice about their diet

[Ian's Country @BoTerrier]

Pity we can't offer Canada goose for sale nationally too.

[NatureScot @NatureScot]

The sale of greylag goose meat on Orkney has been extended to 31 January 2020, to encourage the use of fresh, seasonal, wild goose meat and help boost local business. More info at https://t.co/iMx2MGab8W

[Mid Ribble @MidRibble]

We have six continuous miles of fishing on the River Hodder and River Ribble around Hurst Green, almost a mile of the Ribble at Hothersall, a great stretch of the Ribble at Long Preston and a stretch on the River Calder below Whalley.
Application is now open for 2020 membership

[shepherd jo @shepherd__jo]

For those people that wanted a clip of righting a cast sheep. Roll her away from you,as you can see she is quite wobbly. Sometimes they are much worse and keep falling over so please stay with them even if you have to hold them for a bit. Thank you
#sheep365

[Ian's Country @BoTerrier]

@JamesWallerD I have kept Ixworth and Poulet de Bresse for free range table birds, eaten lots of light Sussex x Ixworth too. Best by far is the Bresse x Ixworth (bressix). Keep cocks away from hens as they mature as they will run flesh off.

[Andrew Gilruth @AndrewGilruth]

Those opposed to pheasant shooting might consider the rights of farmland birds...