Well, I went out to my permission tonight, got there around 18:30, chatted with the owner for about an hour (all the while chatting I’m wanting to bait out and shoot: but eventually got going). It was effin’ freeeeeeeeeezin’,I baited up with liquified cat food/cooking oil/out of date marmite and a shite load of other smelly stuff in a bottle. Baited 4 areas that I normally see Roland’s in and, waited, moving my position every 15mins or so.
After 2 hours..... not a bloomin’ thing and my whole body was frozen by this time. Still, my spirits were high as I was ‘out there’. Within the next hour I took 9 shots which resulted in 7 less Roland’s and two misses due to frozen trigger finger (hey, it was cold). It was when I went to light up a fag and the flame on my lighter froze...... I decided to go home

Now sitting here with a glass of Merlot thinking..... life’s kind of OK