Monthly Archives: April 2011

• Posted on April 24, 2011

  Catching that moment

  For ages I have been wanting to take that one, very specific photograph, where you see the bird, right as it flushes, and you see the pointing dog's face at the same time. Usually, you try to work the pointer into the wi..
• Posted on April 2, 2011

  Counting Grouse Pairs on the Moor.

  As I work my pointers on the grouse moors together with my fantastic friend, Anne Johnson, we are involved in the grouse counting from time to time. Early in the year, February-March-April, the grouse is pairing up ready..
• Posted on April 2, 2011

  The last part of the HPR season

  The shooting season finishes on 1st February. Apart from working on "rough shoots", the HPR is often used for picking up on driven shoots. I don't do much of this any more as I find driven shoots too un-natural. However,..