Sidebar - Marsh Fen and Town - Ethics of Wildfowling
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...
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Jul 32 min read
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 301 min read
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 172 min read
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 144 min read
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 106 min read
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 77 min read
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 3111 min read
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 276 min read
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 248 min read
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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