Posted on July 3, 2018
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“This house believes in paying farmers for more than food.” This is the motion that we, the panel, were presented with – to argue for or against – in the Oxford Farming Conference‘s debate at the 2018 Royal Highland Show on the 21st of… Continue Reading “Royal Highland Show: Oxford Farming Conference 2018”
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Category: Crofting, Farming, Forestry, Land and Wildlife Management, Nature, UncategorizedTags: Africa, Agriculture, CAP, Cattle, Collaboration, Common Agricultural Policy, Community, Cooperation, Economic, Ecosystem Services, Environmental, EU, Farming, Fisheries, Flow Country, Food, Food Production, Forestry, High Nature Value farming, HNV, HNV farming, Hunting, Innovation, Integrated Land Management, Integration, Land management, Landbruk, Local, Norway, Oxford Farming Conference, Peatland, Perverse Incentive, Public Goods, Regenerative Grazing, Resilience, Rewilding, RHS2018, Royal Highland Show, Scottish Land Use Strategy, Sheep, Social, Soil, Soil Degredation, Soil Erosion, Subsidy, Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Intensification, Uganda, Wild
Posted on March 30, 2018
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Where to begin….? I truly don’t know where to begin talking about this study trip. I was in Uganda for just over a fortnight, and saw and learned so much in such a short time. I’m going to be processing it for months I… Continue Reading “Uganda 2018 – Visiting the “Pearl of Africa” for the First Time”
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Category: TravelTags: African Safari Masters, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Campfire, Camping, Culture, Farming, Fishing, Food, Forestry, Fruit, Hippos, Ishasha, Kampala, Lake Mburo, Leopard, Murchison Falls, National Park, Nile Perch, Pearl of Africa, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Semutundu, Travel, Uganda, Wildlife, Wildlife Management
Posted on December 9, 2017
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*Disclaimer* So I wanted to write a post about something I came across yesterday when out hunting, but before you read further, you should be aware that this post contains photographs of a shot deer, various images of the carcass, and of the postmortem… Continue Reading “Deer Health – Jaw Compaction and Body Condition”
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Category: Conservation, Deer, Land and Wildlife Management, Nature, UncategorizedTags: Biology, Biosecurity, Deer, Deer Health, Deer Management, Deer stalking, Dentition, Ecology, Food, Grazing Management, Habitat management, Health, Highlands, Hunting, Integrated Land Management, Jagd, Land management, QDMA, Red deer, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, Scottish Wildlife, Subsistence Hunting, Venison, Wildlife, Wildlife Management
Posted on December 6, 2017
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Last month, I was entered into the Field to Fork competition, run in collaboration by BASC Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage, and Scotland’s Natural Larder. The competition aims to raise awareness of game meat as a healthy and sustainable option for the dinner table. It… Continue Reading “Field to Fork 2017”
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Category: Conservation, Farming, Food, Land and Wildlife Management, Nature, UncategorizedTags: BASC, BASC Scotland, Cooking, Culling, Field to Fork, Food, Game, Game to Eat, Land management, Nature, North Highland College, Pigeon, Rabbit, Scotlands Natural Larder, SNH
Posted on January 29, 2017
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“Come and stay with us for a couple of days if you want?” the message from my friend read. Now, I don’t know about you, but when an invite to stay in the Austrian Alps comes up, you change your plans quickly in order… Continue Reading “Österreich”
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Category: Land and Wildlife Management, TravelTags: Alpine, Alps, Austria, Deer, Food, Forests, Hungary, Hunting, Mountains, Nature, Snow, Snow mobile, Spaetzle, Travel
Posted on January 29, 2017
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My first jaunt of 2017 was south and east, to Hungary, and afterwards, north west to Austria. Travel plans first formed when I worked with a great group of Hungarians early in 2016. Every year the hotel they work at closes and they can head back… Continue Reading “Land of the Magyar”
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Category: Food, TravelTags: Architechture, Art, Budapest, Cafe, Climbing, Food, History, Hungary, Lifestyle, Magyar, Restaurant, Travel
Wayfaring and Wandering 