Fred J Taylor
Thu, 15 May 2008 21:31:01 +0100
Fred J Taylor, who died 7 May 2008 aged 89, became one of Britain's
best-known countrymen as the author of a stream of books and articles on
fishing, rabbiting and other aspects of rural life; for more than half a
century he informed, educated and amused successive generations of
lovers of the great outdoors.
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Test please ignore
Fri, 9 May 2008 16:01:52 +0100
Just testing to see if this is correctly set up (alleg Virgin media have
just changed there news-server!!!)
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stone fishing weights
Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:17:49 -0000
not sure if you have these been around for a while, how do they drill the
hole to insert the swivel ?
http://fishingtreats.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/stone-weight.JPG
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More RSPB shooting reserves.avv
Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:13:00 +0000
I am still waiting for an answer to my letter to the RSPB regarding
the licensing of shoots on lands we, the public paid for to protect
wildlife.
av
Many RSPB employees have been working overtime since the recent press
coverage claiming "some reserves have inherited shooting rights"!!
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Stop the barbaric killing of Spanish hunting dogs
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:29:15 +0000
Stop the barbaric killing of Spanish hunting dogs
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/f/ACTIVE/actionalert//1//
With the end of the Spanish hunting season fast approaching, the fate
of the country?s hunting dogs ? or galgos ? remain in the balance.
Viewed by many hunters as disposable assets, as many as 8,000 dogs may
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First we have RSPB led slaughter of UK hedgehogs endangering a species. Now ducks are heading the same way.
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:24:20 +0000
The recent revelations that the RSPB are in fact a pro hunt group who
licence duck shooting and other shooting on it's reserves come on top
of the fact it's pushing through the SNH slaughter of hedgehogs
despite concerns the species was in grave danger. We now find our
common ducks are endangered, whilst the RSPB ...
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Re: Don't pay protection rackets, they abandon you when the heat is on
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:59:28 +0000
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:53:01 -0000, "Pat Gardiner"
<patgardiner@btinternet.com> wrote:
>Pat's Notes; This article is probably the big news of the week, perhaps the
>month. It was a response to this and an attempt to pre-empt it, that was
>published yesterday by the National Pig Association and then quickly
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Livestock impacts on the environment
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:31:45 +0000
Livestock impacts on the environment
http://www.fao.org/ag/magazine/0612sp1.htm
The challenge is to reconcile two conflicting demands: for animal food
products and environmental services...
A new report from FAO says livestock production is one of the major
causes of the world's most pressing environmental probl ...
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The UN advises us to go veggie if we want to save the planet: Livestock?s long shadow Environmental issues and options
Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:28:16 +0000
Livestock?s long shadow
Environmental issues and options
By H. Steinfeld, P. Gerber, T. Wassenaar, V. Castel, M. Rosales, C. de
Haan - 2006, 390 pp
Summary: This report aims to assess the full impact of the livestock
sector on environmental problems, along with potential technical and
policy approaches ...
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Pontsticill/Dolygaer Reservoir
Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:05:47 GMT
I am thinking of fishing this resevoir next month ~ mainly for carp and
silverfish.
Does anyone have any advise on the best areas to fish on it and what
tactics/methods are working down there ?
T.I.A
Lee
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