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After our last few trips out on the farm we spied a good flock of pigeons on the neighbouring farms oilseed.

So we made a plan to get down and see if we couldn't bag a few for the pot. We were up at 5a.m this morning On the farm by 6:15a.m set up
WE MUST'VE BEEN ABSOLUTELY BONKERS !!!!!!!!!
It was -7deg yeah thats right MINUS 7 !!!!!
We froze our nads off but....

It looked promising from the start but how appearances can be deceiving We only ...

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Well the weather has been dry lately and the moon was covered so me and Rhys(Spitfire) decided that after our recent shooting hibernation we'd pop off out with the lamp for charlie.

We'd managed to get out early last Tuesday morning for some bunnies and while we were out around the farm we spotted the recently killed half eaten carcass of a new born lamb so that was it, a decision was made to get out and see if we could nab the fox or foxes.

Well as it was, luck was on ...

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Another "What you're days out turn into" Blog.

Here we have a nice de-boned 4kg haunch of venison with stuffing with added pinch of garlic to pep it up a bit.

Preheated the oven to 190C and in its gone for approx 3 - 3.5hrs and it will be served with baby potatoes, parsnips, peas, carrots and a thick beef gravy

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Got home this morning and thought I'd put up a few photos of the stock so far. The true oil is now finished. I hope you can see just how much grain has come out. The inside of the thumb hole was completely black when I got her from hand oils and usage. I am not too sure on the true oil finish. Its seriously reflective and is glass like. Looks like its been vanished rather than oiled. I have the conditioner and also wax to go on yet so that should tone it down but keep the grain. I have to wait 48-72 ...

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Well, got it sanded back and am pretty happy with it. So, it was all dusty so I dampened a sponger and gave it a wipe over. Grain looked much better. Now I've gone back to it and most has dried out. BUT!!

Every single area has shown up not just bits I've missed but also some areas that I knew would be difficult as listed earlier. I am NOT gonna get this stock back to its initial glory

I expected that especially in the thumb hole and inner of the hand grip. BUT not ...