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My Hunting Life... In A Blog.

When I say "I shoot my own food" not many people take me seriously. Can you blame them?

Over the last 15 years of pigeon shooting and crop protection in the UK, I've learnt a lot about hunting and growing my own food, which has brought me much closer to my hunter gatherer roots, and given me a deeper understanding of food, nature and the science that goes hand in hand with it.

I have of course, made many mistakes along the way, and these mistakes - as well as my own personal tips - are what I'm ready to share with you all.

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I'm not always hunting. Sometimes I'm climbing mountains...

Ok this wasn't a mountain, it was a very big hill in the Peak District. On my birthday a couple weeks ago I took myself off to climb for a couple hours, and stuff my face with cake at the top. It followed a couple of tough weeks and it was a great way to clear my mind - and exercise! My high blood pressure diagnosis can p**s off 😂

I then took myself off to @fiocchiuk to collect some birthday cartridges and a lovely card - thank you Fiocchi family 🥰 it was a lovely end to a rough week.

Now I'm just waiting for the rain for the recent drillings to start growing, so I can get out on pigeons again in a few weeks 🙏🏾💥

Remember - not all that glitters is gold, and not all of us are always golden. Sometimes, we're going through our own s**t too. Make sure you talk about it, a problem shared is ALWAYS a problem halved 💪🏾 🥰

#climb #climbmountains #countryside #countrylife #wildandfree #britishcountryside #nationalpark #nationaltrust #getoutside

Successful muntjac stalk, but lessons were learned...

This was my first female muntjac, and my first pregnant deer. Great for managing the population, not so great to deal with 🤢😅

I realised how stressed I had been and had almost forgotten how much of a reset being out in the countryside is for me. This stalk lasted 3 hours, I saw 2 roe, and 3 other muntjac (and a zillion hares!) before taking her at last light, at around 80 yards.

And to see a long eared owl in the wild was a first for me too, what a treat! 😍 (in my stories)

Now time to get home so the hunter can become the butcher - and the chef!

#muntjac #countrylife
#huntress #jager #hikmicro #thermalimaging #eatwild #sustainablefood

New month, new toys 🤩

After taking out other people as a hunting guide, only to realise their equipment was better than mine, I knew it was time to sort it out!

I kinda want it to rain - just so I can show you how good this Condor thermal imager is - but there's plenty of time for that...

In the meantime, I'm looking forward to stalking later this month with the new equipment and sharing the imagery and experiences with you - but not the food, that's mine - and Rigby's!

Should probably read the instructions first though 😂

#thermalimaging #daynight #hikmicro #scope #condor
#alpex #huntress #jäger #countrylife

This one time, on muntjac... when I remembered to take enough ammo but forgot to put one in the chamber - you could say I was being overly safety conscious 😂

Looking forward to getting out for more venison next month and maybe a nice roe head if I'm lucky - it's April 1st sooooon!! 🤩

#eatwild #sustainablefood #roedeer #muntjac #outdoorslife #britishcountryside #jager #eatgame #tbt #venison

A very interesting weekend...!

Attending this show was a first for the Fiocchi team and for me, it was wonderful to see so many 'outdoorsy' people coming over to have a go on the @gaimitg simulator and discussing clay pigeons with us!

From Boy Scouts to retired RAF and everything in between, every conversation was a chance to educate about fieldsports - and educate we did!

My only request for next year would be for Ray Mears to be running a workshop not talking on stage where I CAN'T REACH HIM 😂

It was wonderful to see old friends and other fieldsports brands there too and I'm already looking forward to next year 🙌🏾

#getoutdoors #backtonature #outdoorsgirl #claypigeon #cadets #scouts #countrylife #britishcountryside #bushcraft #bushcrafting #fieldcraft #adventure

A 3-1 ratio makes me happy even though it's not as good as recent weeks, it's due to me pushing myself further, taking further and faster birds, and having the confidence in the cartridge to do so. It also resulted in a higher bird count than usual 💪🏾

As for the second image; nothing makes me happier than seeing the food in the crop of a pigeon, reminding myself just how much they can destroy - even better if that food is the very crop I've been protecting 💥

#cropprotection #farminguk #pigeons #farmlife #countrylife #fieldsports #fieldtofork #jager

What sunny breezy spring mornings are made for 😎💥

#countrylife #farminguk #cropprotection #eatwild #sustainablefood #tips #fyp

Harvested, prepped, cooked, all by my own hand. And now Rigby is going to enjoy it 😂

Did you know:

- There are over five million breeding pairs of woodpigeon across the UK (as of 2019)

- pigeon meat is good for heart health

- it is very high in alllll the B vitamins, iron, and phosphorus (which promotes normal growth in children).

- BASC estimates that these bird pests cause £115 million damage to UK oilseed, brassica and pea crops annually

Soooo given the above information - I think I'll be back out filling my freezer again next week 💥

Sources:

https://www.checkyourfood.com/ingredients/ingredient/782/pigeon-whole

https://basc.org.uk/basc-highlights-importance-of-woodpigeon-control-to-natural-england/

#pigeons #harvest #wildmeat #hearthealth #winterfood #wildfood #sustainability

2-1 ratio on the pigeons yesterday, my best in a long while...

Fiocchi bio wad 32g 6's bringing them down even at 80 yards, Fortis clothing keeping me warm head to toe, Hatsan didn't jam today (and I remembered to load all 3 cartridges!) And Jack Pyke hide netting keeping me hidden, so much so they were landing before I finished setting up!

Farmer couldn't believe I was out in the cold again but he's happy, dinner for me and Rigby sorted for a couple weeks - not bad for a couple hours work (that feels like rest)!!

And yes - I had Maccy D breakfast with no shame 😂

#pestcontrol #farminguk #farmtotable #countrylife #fieldtofork #huntress #huntergatherer #cropprotection #eatwild #wildmeat #sustainable

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