Sidebar - Marsh Fen and Town - Ethics of Wildfowling
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Today's post is a sidebar to my book Marsh Fen and Town, South Lincolnshire and Beyond - in this case a consideration of the ethics of...
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Marsh Fen & Town Sidebar - Otters.
It is possibly one of the indicators of a river's health is the thriving of an apex predator like the otter. In the 2020's the otter is...
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Marsh Fen & Town Sidebar - "Life of a Fenman"
Every so often I will share bits from my notes and research that did not make it into my book "Marsh Fen and Town South Lincolnshire and...
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Wildfowlers Observations, Tails and Tall Stories - Part 5
A Day on the Marsh (Or never trust a stranger if he lets you buy the ale). There I sat quietly drinking my ale When this fellow Wells...
- Jun 14
- 4 min
Wildfowlers Observations, Tails and Tall Stories - Part 4
Joining a wildfowling club around the Wash could be a challenging experience. All had limited memberships and certainly up to the 1990’s...
- Jun 10
- 6 min
Wildfowlers Observations, Tails and Tall Stories - Part 3
It is not often that wildfowlers get a second chance when making a mistake with water, the elements, dogs and guns all providing their...
- Jun 7
- 7 min
Wildfowlers Observations, Tails and Tall Stories - Part 2
Anyone visiting Ken Burton's house would turn into a driveway made up of stone and broken clay pigeons that had been picked up from the...
- May 31
- 11 min
Men of Marsh and Mud Part 3 - More Local Wildfowlers
The mallard duck is now a common site in Spalding, yet this may not have been the case if it wasn’t for the likes of Tony Creasey his...
- May 27
- 6 min
Men of Marsh and Mud Part 2 - Tony Creasey and the early days of Spalding Wildfowling Club
In 1986 I joined Spalding and District Wildfowlers Association, initially to provide a legitimate purpose for me obtaining a shot gun...
- May 24
- 8 min
Men of Marsh and Mud The Foreshore Wildfowler -Part 1 Kenzie Thorpe
In 1986 I experienced my first trip down the marsh with a gun. Whilst young and enthusiastic I was a rubbish wildfowler. I shot nothing...
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