Aussie Finch Forum

Gary and I visited Ray whilst Gary was staying at my place. It was a terrific hour or so. Whether or not you agree with his views on wildlife management there is no doubt he has thought through his stance and has extensive practical examples to back up all he says. He is an intelligent well-spoken man with an amazing amount of knowledge. I think Gary would agree that many areas he mentioned in passing we both would have liked to explore for many hours. He's not on the net but I will send him DVDs of Gary's presentations.

Gary's Smithfield FSA presentation is up and running on our YouTube channel. See first post in this thread...

There's no sprout a doubt ya Sam, Craig

Finalising Kevin Devnie's November 2014 presentation now. Here's a teaser image... (Issued 25th August 1978)

7,300 birds,did they all come at one time or dribs and drabs. Craig

Over up to 15 shipments. That permit lasted 3 months but another could be obtained if the numbers were filled within the date range. I think they only trapped 3 months each year during that period. Here's the number of shipments and dates...

Looking forward to the video Sam Craig

Kevin had a whole stack of these licenses. I only photographed a few.

Kevin's Smithfield FSA presentation is up and running on our YouTube channel. See first post in this thread...

Great to see Kevin looking so well, and sad to hear that Barbara is not enjoying the best of times

His presentation did not disappoint, and a great history lesson for those new and not so new to the game

A bit sad that two of the constants that continue to plague the hobby are the 'shonks' and the harrassment by the 'authorities'

Again a big to Sam and his club