Ambition in sport

George & Morgan wrote:

the bit on culling birds made me smile remember as a small lad digging a large hole in the garden after racing now many don't even finish a season racing also agree too many fanciers don't know what to look for when handling a bird the weekly shows were great you could handle the top fanciers birds in your club

One aspect of our sport George that I never liked, however, I went through several different periods regarding culling.

As a kid would not kill my pets, be they pigeons or rabbits etc; but would when a little older catch and kill and eat nearly anything I could catch.

Culling is necessary evil in many sports including ours.

No fancier could run a successful loft and keep every pigeon.

As for showing, loved it as much as racing, we had club shows every Winter and
there was always open shows in the area (still is) but the clubs do not have the membership necessary to do so now.

We used to have tea, coffee cakes etc;

Then handle a few winners and say how the judge had cocked things up (only kidding)

Gone for ever I am afraid, SAD.

Regards.

George & Morgan wrote:

the bit on culling birds made me smile remember as a small lad digging a large hole in the garden after racing now many don't even finish a season racing also agree too many fanciers don't know what to look for when handling a bird the weekly shows were great you could handle the top fanciers birds in your club

One aspect of our sport George that I never liked, however, I went through several different periods regarding culling.

As a kid would not kill my pets, be they pigeons or rabbits etc; but would when a little older catch and kill and eat nearly anything I could catch.

Culling is necessary evil in many sports including ours.

No fancier could run a successful loft and keep every pigeon.

As for showing, loved it as much as racing, we had club shows every Winter and    
there was always open shows in the area (still is) but the clubs do not have the membership necessary to do so now.

We used  to have tea, coffee cakes etc;

Then handle a few winners and say how the judge had cocked things up (only kidding)

Gone for ever I am afraid, SAD.

Regards.

may have told this story before give 2 ybs to well known fancier one for BB the other for himself he told me both lost first training toss so had friend dispose of all birds related to them 11 in total then one day i googled a ring number of the yb and found it in a olr under a different name was told must be a mistake bird disappeared then

some pigeon men not to be trusted george .........my rule of thumb for locals is "tell them nothing"

George & Morgan wrote:

may have told this story before give 2 ybs to well known fancier one for BB the other for himself he told me both lost first training toss so had friend dispose of all birds related to them 11 in total then one day i googled a ring number of the yb and found it in a olr under a different name was told must be a mistake bird disappeared then

As in all sports George you get, the good, the bad and the indifferent.

Met them all at one time or another.

Appears a very odd event George.

Silly idea basing killing all those pigeons on such a flimsy excuse.

You could have established who entered the pigeon by asking the RPRA it's background.

Not forgetting a ring can be put on another pigeon.


Choose your friends better George.

Regards.

Anybody got a good story to merry things up a bit.

Cannot be all DOOM AND GLOOM.

Regards..

go to the good morning topic 

George & Morgan wrote:

go to the good morning topic 

You misread George, said merry things up, not depress.

More cons on the internet selling options than sand on the sea shore.

If there is a method to cheat and deceive there will always be those to take advantage.

Some of them are so clever at deceiving and gaining information as to be beyond belief.

Answer, keep well clear.

Appreciate the humour.

Regards.

these were sold to another fancier Shaun bought them

Look posh traps to me

Cannot understand just what happened George

Were they sold twice ?.

Bit expensive too.

If there was a con person involved did they catch him/her ?.

Regards.
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Leon Hall set up a olr last  year £200 a bird only got 58 birds and only one from the final so he is packing in the birds and selling traps and v perches  the chap i know bought the traps and box perches this chap called Jay tried to con people into buying them and he didn't have them

George & Morgan wrote:

Leon Hall set up a olr last  year £200 a bird only got 58 birds and only one from the final so he is packing in the birds and selling traps and v perches  the chap i know bought the traps and box perches this chap called Jay tried to con people into buying them and he didn't have them

Surely the site he advertised on should prosecute him for attempted theft.

Cannot do it any good.

Think there is more to running a OL event than many think.

Regards.

you would think so misty

Jeremy has just put up a video of the loft that must be a lot of hard work he don't as yet say the numbers

George & Morgan wrote:

Jeremy has just put up a video of the loft that must be a lot of hard work he don't as yet say the numbers

Pity it is not the loft that has to do the flying George.

Regards.

it is massive

George & Morgan wrote:

it is massive

Do the RPRA own the loft George and what point is there in making it larger.?

Regards.

no Jeremy owns the lot

so who is running which one loft ...?

David wrote:

so who is running which one loft ...?

Who knows & who really cares type of thing David absolute circus scenario there I'm & a total embarrassment saga now for your RPRA I suggest.

with the Leon Hall olr think £200 a bird put one off also he only had 58 birds not a lot yet only got one from the final that's were he failed which is a pity just 15mins away from me sad part he is packing in the birds for club racing

George & Morgan wrote:

with the Leon Hall olr think £200 a bird put one off also he only had 58 birds not a lot yet only got one from the final that's were he failed which is a pity just 15mins away from me sad part he is packing in the birds for club racing

At least he had a go George.

Maybe sees the end of club racing as we knew it.

Probably a real honest guy.

Sad.

Regards.

he didnt do any worse than the rpra one loft really george, when you consider how many they started with and how many they ended up with a returns from the final ....

maybe that's why pigeons were in the auction  which should not have been

George & Morgan wrote:

maybe that's why pigeons were in the auction  which should not have been

Just how many were left George after the end of the race and there after.

Did the pigeon in the final get all the prize money?.

Seems strange.

Regards.