New ground

tfox

Got chatting to a fella that's supplied some scaffolding at work today.

He was asking why I was only turning up at 12 o'clock and when I explained I'd been stalking down in Wicklow he got very interested.

Turns out his brother has bought over 1,000 acres of hill and forestry which is full of deer, one phonecall later and I now have permission to go shoot what I want when I like ( season dependant of course )

Not bad for a casual chat

kildare.17hmr

Productive day in work so!!! 2 of my permissions came in a similar way through customers(farmers who bought cars off me), glad to be sellin cars in the sticks:D

Tackleberrywho

tfox wrote: »

Got chatting to a fella that's supplied some scaffolding at work today.

He was asking why I was only turning up at 12 o'clock and when I explained I'd been stalking down in Wicklow he got very interested.

Turns out his brother has bought over 1,000 acres of hill and forestry which is full of deer, one phonecall later and I now have permission to go shoot what I want when I like ( season dependant of course )

Not bad for a casual chat

The best things in this life are free

tfox

On another bit of ground this evening saw 3 animals on way home, too dark and too far away to make out what sex but all sightings are good news in my book

booom

nice surprise.

tfox

Well went for a walk this morning. In the mist and rain saw load of does, saw few bucks but none on my ground.

God I hate wearing glasses in weather like that, spent all morning cleaning the mist off them !! Think I'm gonna have to fight with the contacts again :rolleyes:

Nice bit of ground with lots of open field and clearfell aswell with nice roads through it all

Birdnuts

tfox wrote: »

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God I hate wearing glasses in weather like that, spent all morning cleaning the mist off them !! Think I'm gonna have to fight with the contacts again :rolleyes:

Nice bit of ground with lots of open field and clearfell aswell with nice roads through it all

I know how you feel - I wish mine came with a set of wipers:(

PS: That new spot you've found sounds class:)

johngalway

:cool:

We must all be half blind on here, explains a lot of things

Was out for a while last night after a chicken thief, in the rain, forgot contacts. Needless to say, no sightings :rolleyes:

Tackleberrywho

twas the reason i got a 32 mag scope!

tfox

it's a right pain in the a$$ wearing glasses, would almost consider the laser surgery route !! Normal sighted people dont know how easy they have it, no mist or rain covering there lenses, heafrom your chest fogging them up, constantly trying find piece of dry clothing to wipe them off :mad: Tried contacts but took me half hour at times to get them in, which means getting up at 4am not half past

Yeah new bit of ground looks promising all right, just might give it a go on a clear day next

tfox

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

twas the reason i got a 32 mag scope!

Which would just magnify the rain and mist by 32 times .....?;)

Tackleberrywho

tfox wrote: »

Which would just magnify the rain and mist by 32 times .....?;)

i'm Blind in one eye and can't see in the Other

Fair balls to lads who shoot open sight!

i don't need glasses to see, but I have reading glasses

Birdnuts

johngalway wrote: »

. Needless to say, no sightings :rolleyes:

Wow:eek: - that must be a first!!;)

PS: Wouldn't go down the laser route myself - I've heard of too many horror stories:(

johngalway

Birdnuts wrote: »

PS: Wouldn't go down the laser route myself - I've heard of too many horror stories:(

Me neither, the only person I know had it done is back wearing spectaculars again. Technology is too new for me and I wouldn't particularly like anyone messing with my eyes in the first place.

tfox

Yeah well not rushing into surgery, still on the fence, know good few who have had it done, all worked ok !!

Just have to fight with the contacts again !!

Steyr243Hunter

Glasses are disaster let along clearing the rain and mist i lost two pairs out lamping fox, between hurling and hunting wouldnt stand a chance with out em, at start it stung the sh1te out of my eyes but changed brand and happy days, have em in and out in couple of seconds.

tfox

I had them for 5 day trial, fine when I had them in, just getting them in was the hard part !!

On the 5th day I was meant go back into the opticians with last pair in, spent 45 mins trying get them in and just gave up :mad: