Orvis hosted its annual Open Day on the River Test at Kimbridge. Read More »
By Howard
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Posted in Events, Fishing
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Tagged accommodation, bass, Fishing, freshwater, Howard Day, individuals, instruction, largemouth, novices, Orvis, Press, Rivers, Southern Counties, sport, stream, Test, Texas, UK, USA, wilderness
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On our last full day in Texas, we joined guides Steve and Rob and ESPN journalist Lynn Burkhead in a pair of bass boats on Lake Fork. At an impressive 27,264 acres, Lake Fork is in three counties. Read More »
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Tagged accommodation, bass, boat, Cabelas, ESPN, fish, fishery, Fishing, fluff, fly, Flyfishing, Helios, journalist, lake, Lake Fork, largemouth, lunch, Lynn Burkhead, Orvis, record, Texas, USA, water
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After a hectic few days shopping and pursuing hogs and quail, the pace slowed when we arrived in Golden, TX to stay with our friend Chris Wiesinger of Southern Bulbs at his little red cabin by the lake. The ‘lake’ is a 6 acre pond populated in equal number by turtles and largemouth bass. Read More »
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages
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Tagged accommodation, Adventures, bass, boar, boat, Britain, British, Cabelas, Country, fishery, Fishing, fluff, Flyfishing, Game, gun, hog, Howard Day, individuals, lake, largemouth, Orvis, package, Rivers, Safari, Shooting, stream, Texas, USA, Walked-up, water, Wild
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Despite the perception of Texas being populated by longhorn cattle, cowboys and cacti, when we arrived East Texas was just drying out from a flood. Ranch manager cum wildlife biologist Zach Willeford and Mike, a Texas Parks and Wildlife ranger, awaited us with weapons at the ready. Read More »
By Howard
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Posted in Packages, Stalking, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged Adventures, British, fly, gun, highseat, Howard Day, largemouth, Press, quail, Safari, Shooting, Sporting, Stalk, Texas, turkey, UK, USA, Walked-up, woodland
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Every year I try to add at least one new package to our repetoire. With the exchange rate in our favour, and the welcome mat out at friends’, it seemed only right to sample Texas. Read More »
By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages, Stalking, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged America, bass, Cabellas, camo, Dallas, David Hillier, Elliot, exchange, Jeremy Mason, Martin, Mongolia, nothing, Outer, package, Peru, Pigs, RealTree, sale, Shooting, Sporting, stalker, taiman, Texas, vermin, year
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For the more technically literate among our friends and clients, you may feel this addition to our website long overdue. Over the season, many of you express interest in what I do with the rest of my time (aside from attempting to appease my wife). Read More »
By Howard
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Posted in Driven Shooting, Events, Fishing, Packages, Stalking, Uncategorized, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged Alberta, alpine, arapawa, Bird, boar, British, buck, clumber spaniel, cocker spaniel, Driven, elk, field, fishery, Fishing, fluff, fly, Flyfishing, French, Gascogne, gastronomy, goat, grouse, gun, Gun Dog, Hebrides, Howard Day, Hunting, Itchen, Lake Fork, Orvis, Outside Days, partridge, photographer, quail, record, red stag, Rivers, Rough-shooting, salmon, Scottish, Shoot, Shooting, Southern Counties, Sporting, Springer spaniel, Stalk, Stalking, stream, tahr, Test, Texas, UK, waterfowl, woodland
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We had the pleasure of Ian Mason’s company on several days last season, and he was kind enough to write about Outside Days in the Sporting Gun. In case you missed it, here’s another chance to read it:Wake Up to Walked Up!
By Jennifer
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Posted in Press, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged clumber spaniel, cocker spaniel, field, gun, Howard Day, Hunting, partridge, pheasant, Press, quarry, rabbit, Shooting, snipe, Sporting, Springer spaniel, team, Walked, Walked-up, Wild, woodcock, woodland
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October 29, 2007 – 3:39 pm
Journalist Jan Menzies dropped our name in an article on rough shooting (walked up) in The Field, Gun Dog Class: Rough-shooting.
By Jennifer
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Posted in Press, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged article, British, clumber spaniel, cocker spaniel, countrywide, duck, field, grouse, gun, Gun Dog, hill, Howard Day, Hunting, Jan Menzies, journalist, moor, Outside Days, partridge, pheasant, Press, quarry, rabbit, Rough-shooting, Scottish, Shoot, Shooting, spaniel, Springer spaniel, UK, Walked, Walked-up, woodcock
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August 13, 2007 – 2:35 pm
The folks at Sporting Shooter were kind enough to publish an article I wrote on my adventures in New Zealand last May. For those of you who missed it, here’s another opportunity: Prize of a Lifetime
By Howard
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Posted in Packages, Press, Stalking
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Tagged Adventures, alpine, arapawa, article, Bird, boar, Christchurch, Fallow, Game, gun, hill, Howard Day, Hunt, Hunting, London, New Zealand, opportunity, Press, ram, Red, red stag, Shooting, South Island, Sporting, stag, Stalk, Stalking, tahr, trophy, UK
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