A week down at Andy Crow's farm

A week down at Andy Crow's farm.

Hi blog readers!
Hope you are all well !

I feel so lucky to have had the great experience of going down to Andy's farm this summer, words cannot describe how thankful I am to both Andy and Michelle. We went deer stalking, lamping for fox and rabbits and I shot in the hide with Andy shooting pigeons and jackdaws.

I already know how to gut and prepare rabbits, gamebirds, etc... but I never have experienced how to gut a deer. It had a very unusual smell, but I learnt if you burst the intestines the smell intensifies. It was fascinating watching Andy gut the deer and show me how its done and eventually they go to a game dealer after cooling off for a set period. I can take this experience for future deer stalking! We saw some bucks, fallow deer and roe deer but we left the female so they could reproduce offspring. We shot all fallow deer and we even got a black one, which I never knew existed. We got 8 altogether, which I never thought I'd experience at 12 years old.

We saw several rabbits using the red lamp and we also saw a few fox also using the same technique with Andy's fox call he made himself, which is quite simple, a piece of glass, which has to be wet to work properly and a piece of polystyrene.

I also shot in the hide with Andy. We made a hide out of hay bales, Jack pyke hide poles and camouflage netting and foliage. We came across jack daws and pigeons, although there was more jackdaws than pigeons. I've not shot crows before and I didn't realise how hardy they were to bring down. Again, it was fascinating to be in the hide and see how Andy shoots and I took away some great advice. It was a fantastic experience as I have seen him on Field Sports Channel and I got to experience watching him in real life. I used the Gamebore Regal-20 gauge- diamond shot.
Afterwards, I cleaned my gun with my Bisley gun cleaning products.

I couldn't've asked for a better week and keeping my six week holidays entertained. I can't thank Andy and Michelle enough for all their support and I didn't want to leave. They are very supportive and have became the bestest of friends. 

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