The Arbalk morning register!

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Good Morning. 

[Big J]

A beautiful and chilly cycle to work this morning. A big, chunky wild boar was by the road, 7km in. Yesterday it was a moose, just a few metres from the road. It's like playing wildlife bingo. 

 

Sadly, they are next to impossible to photograph as by the time you get your phone out, they've slunk off back into the forest.

 

You'll have to settle for a sunrise photo instead.

 

 

[Stephen Blair]

Morning, 2nd night in the caravan.  My new digs for work.  The simple life! 
 

got some digging to do today, after breakfast though!

 

enjoy!

[topchippyles]

5 hours ago, Big J said:

A beautiful and chilly cycle to work this morning. A big, chunky wild boar was by the road, 7km in. Yesterday it was a moose, just a few metres from the road. It's like playing wildlife bingo. 

 

Sadly, they are next to impossible to photograph as by the time you get your phone out, they've slunk off back into the forest.

 

You'll have to settle for a sunrise photo instead.

 

 

You need to take a gun to work with you J free food is that 😁

[Big J]

2 hours ago, topchippyles said:

You need to take a gun to work with you J free food is that 😁

 

Haha! I've butchered deer, rabbits and pheasant before, but I don't much enjoy the process.

I have a hunter in the village from whom I buy beautiful cuts of boar in bulk for 50kr (£3.80) a kilo. It's not worth doing it yourself when it's that price!

[topchippyles]

16 minutes ago, Big J said:

 

Haha! I've butchered deer, rabbits and pheasant before, but I don't much enjoy the process.

I have a hunter in the village from whom I buy beautiful cuts of boar in bulk for 50kr (£3.80) a kilo. It's not worth doing it yourself when it's that price!

Moose steak is lush to 😛

[Stubby]

38 minutes ago, Big J said:

 

Haha! I've butchered deer, rabbits and pheasant before, but I don't much enjoy the process.

I have a hunter in the village from whom I buy beautiful cuts of boar in bulk for 50kr (£3.80) a kilo. It's not worth doing it yourself when it's that price!

I can just see you pedaling along with your beard ice and a .308 over your shoulder 😃

[Big J]

3 hours ago, topchippyles said:

Moose steak is lush to 😛

 

I'm not a massive fan. I tend to find it a bit dry.

Also, there aren't that many moose really. The wild boar are a pest and dig everything up, and there are thousands of them. I prefer to see the moose alive in the forest than eat them. I've seen 35 moose in 33 months of living here.

[sime42]

I'm impressed that you've kept such an accurate Moose tally!

[Big J]

7 hours ago, sime42 said:

I'm impressed that you've kept such an accurate Moose tally!

 

I've actually seen fewer boar, but for some reason never counted them. I guess once you start counting, it just sticks in your head. They really are deeply impressive beasts - just enormous, and move in a perculiar way compared to other large mammals.