#norfolk #january

Well, that was a first for me - had a pheasant retrieved by my friend’s gorgeous new Italian Spinone

Family; friends; 3 generations of 3 different families out; vintage guns; modest bag; big smiles; and beautiful dogs … back home for game stew in front of the fire All kinds of ‘yes’

This gun has gold washed internals - not because they look pretty, but because its resists corrosion Joseph Harkom’s commitment to quality in a boxlock was second to none (I’ll keep boring on about quality guns if you keep reading it …)

Not quite deepest Scotland … but nearly

There is something about being near a mighty river - knowing it’s been flowing since the end of the ice age when the glaciers retreated…

Scudding Scottish skies ….

#crapphoto Eurasian Cranes from the road side - paired up and breeding in Norfolk

It’s been a while #norfolkskies

#norfolkskies One for you @ilporticolondon

Very used to people this little man … he’s a regular near the village

191 comments… “HERE’S MY OPINION ” … you haven’t read the article have you? … it is interesting to watch people feeding off their emotions Despite the ‘harrumphing’ there remains no logical argument against shootinguk.co.uk/guns/semi-auto…

… anyone else have a covey of 10 black grouse fly over them this morning? Just me then (I’m still grinning now 😁)

Just finished recording a podcast with these two Reid Bryant and Jonny Carter - this time the subject “What is a sporting shot?” Out soon on The Orvis Hunting and Shooting Podcast

Pants on Fire

Non-binary pheasant. Pronouns are a minefield … so I’ll just call it ‘supper’

How’s your day been? This Kenyan Ridgeback has been balls to the wall guarding us … 😂

Shooting Times contributor, Simon Reinhold, showing us how it’s done at the Atlantic Salmon Trust clay shoot

6454: Simon Reinhold on the need to show different stakeholders biodiversity on grouse moors, Mike Swan heads out for trout and pigeons, @TimMaddamsChef cooks pigeons with mushrooms, and a curious story about a rare tracking dog

New issue: Bill Harriman on the consultation on gun ownership, Simon Reinhold on the best British gunmakers you've never heard of and Ellena Swift on why the best dogs are a master of all trades #gundog Subscribe here trib.al/1xattkG