February 4, 2012 – 10:30 am
Having had so many great guinea pig trips, you can forgive me my audacity when I planned an expedition to explore wildfowling a la francaise and invited a journalist to join me. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Also posted in Events, Press, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged bag, british style, decoys, ducks, ducks and geese, evening flight, France, French, geese, grey partridge, hutte, journalist, partridge, snipe, Sporting, Walked, Walked-up, wetlands
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December 27, 2011 – 3:31 pm
I have a reputation for offering great (if unconventional) sport in obscure locations. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
October 19, 2011 – 9:05 pm
The glorious 12th came racing up on me like a steam train, leaving disarray in its wake as I tackled Yorkshire, Croatia, the 19th century and the Sussex downs in rapid succession. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Also posted in Driven Shooting, Stalking, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged black powder, flintlock, grouse, isle of lewis, Mini-driven, partridge, pheasant, quail, Shoot, Shooting, woodcock, Yorkshire
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While quail shooting, I stumbled across a stretch of Bosnian water and, enticed by its clarity and general troutiness, proposed it as a guinea pig trip. A group of old friends took the gamble, using flicking the fluff as an excuse to convene from their homes across Europe for a long weekend in backwoods Bosnia. [...]
Six months ago a stranger from Spain posted a comment on one of my blogs telling me that where he fished, they caught barbel on the dryfly in numbers. Never one to miss the opportunity to try something new, I packed my bags, guinea pig and tame fishing journalist for the first experiment of the [...]
By Howard
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Also posted in Fishing
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Tagged barbel, Dryfly, Fishing, fly fishing, guinea pig, reservoir, sand flats, short trip, Spain, weekend trip, white sand
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April 26, 2011 – 10:36 am
Every once in a while, I stumble across a blog post that makes me laugh out loud. Fred Telleen, Alaskan fly fishing guide, T-shirt entrepreneur and master storyteller provided me with just such a happy moment, and he was kind enough to agree to my sharing the story with you. RSS news feed Newsletter / [...]
By Howard
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Also posted in Fishing
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Tagged Alaska, Dolly Varden, fish, Fishing, fishing lodge, fishing lodges, fly, fly fishing guide, Fred Telleen, kenai river, rainbow, salmon, salmon fishing, sockeye
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There’s no question we’re stressed – just take a look at my follicularly-challenged bonce. Then there are all the statistics on strokes, unfitness and depression: all rising with my blood pressure. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Also posted in Fishing
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Tagged fish, fish wish, Fishing, fluff, fly, fly fishing, River, stress reduction, tight line, UK, uncharted waters, wish fulfilment
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February 20, 2011 – 7:47 pm
One of the things we pride ourselves on here at Outside Days is customer service. Okay, I hear you chortle, it often comes with a measured dose of my humour, soup and a sausage roll. But as we’ve grown, wherever possible, its come with me. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Also posted in Corporate Entertainment, Driven Shooting, Events, Misc, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged barbecue, jenson, mcnab, Morgy, nick morgan, Outside Days, pigeon, sidekick
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February 17, 2011 – 10:35 am
I make no apologies for dusting off this old chestnut and republishing. When the loonies, kooks and crazies stop asking questions that would require the publication of numerous volumes to answer, I’ll leave this one in the archive. Until then… Subtitle: The Things I Really Need to Know to Make Your Day Work We start [...]
By Howard
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Also posted in Driven Shooting, Events, Uncategorized, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged booking agent, Driven, driven pheasant, grouse, Hebrides, outer hebrides, pheasant, Shooting, sporting agent, woodcock
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January 30, 2011 – 9:47 pm
Before you start shaking your head about the cost of foreign travel (never mind sporting holidays) and cleaning your weapons in preparation for mothballing, have a look at Outside Days out of season sporting breaks. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
By Howard
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Also posted in Driven Shooting, Fishing, Misc, Stalking, Walked Up Shooting
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Tagged antelope, Argentina, Croatia, decoying, Doves, Flyfishing, Gemsbok, Mongolia, Outside Days, partridge, pointers and setters, quail, River, Sea Trout, Shooting, South Africa, stalker, Texas, trout, wildebeast, woodcock
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