Well, its like this. I was bored, the sun was shining, my friend had left his lab with me for the weekend, and sitting in the shed was the portable hide I purchased on my trip to Texas. So how better to occupy everybody than with an hour or two at the pigeons?
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Family-friendly Meon Springs provided the perfect setting for Orvis’ Cast and Blast, and the powers that be provided unbelievable weather despite the best efforts of the meteorologists to convice us otherwise.
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By Howard
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Posted in Events, Fishing
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Also tagged bass, blog, Britain, British, Brown Trout, fish, Fishing, Howard Day, instruction, Itchen, largemouth, novices, Orvis, photography, Press, rainbow trout, Rivers, riverside, salmon, Shoot, sport, sportspeople, stream, Test, trout, UK
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Over a beer or three in Texas, I confessed to headkeeper Martin Broad that I’d never shot Britain’s smallest deer, the non-native Muntjac.
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By Howard
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Posted in Stalking
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Also tagged blog, Country, Fallow, Howard Day, Hunting, Muntjac, quarry, Red, Roe, Sika, sport, Stalking, UK
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Orvis hosted its annual Open Day on the River Test at Kimbridge.
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Also tagged accommodation, bass, Fishing, freshwater, Howard Day, individuals, instruction, largemouth, novices, Orvis, Press, Rivers, Southern Counties, sport, stream, Test, 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.
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By Howard
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Also tagged accommodation, bass, boat, Cabelas, ESPN, fish, fishery, Fishing, fluff, fly, Flyfishing, Helios, journalist, lake, Lake Fork, largemouth, lunch, Lynn Burkhead, Orvis, record, 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.
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By Howard
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Also 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, 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.
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By Howard
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Posted in Packages, Stalking, Walked Up Shooting
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Also tagged Adventures, British, fly, gun, highseat, Howard Day, largemouth, Press, quail, Safari, Shooting, Sporting, Stalk, 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.
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By Howard
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Posted in Fishing, Packages, Stalking, Walked Up Shooting
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Also 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, vermin, year
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March 26, 2008 – 10:27 am
From high seat to belly, the stalker’s view takes in Scottish moors, Home County tree tops, Canadian mountains and New Zealand slopes.
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By Christopher
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Also tagged Alberta, alpine, arapawa, boar, British, buck, Canada, Canadian, Christchurch, elk, Game, goat, gun, highseat, hog, Hunt, Hunting, London, moose, mule, Muntjac, New Zealand, novices, package, quarry, ram, red stag, Scottish, Shoot, South Island, Stalk, tahr, trophy, UK, USA, varmint, whitetail
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March 26, 2008 – 10:24 am
The Lone Star State is almost three times the size of the United Kingdom’s landmass. A fiercely independent state spirit and vibrant culture have resulted in an intriguing blend of contrasts ripe for the intrepid adventurer to explore.
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Also tagged bass, fish, fly, hog, Hunt, largemouth, quail, the Gulf, tunny, turkey, USA, varmint, waterfowl, whitetail
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