Hello King, hope all is well. The point I was making about the fishing thing was not as a comparison but to show what can be done with a bit of initiative. I was not necessarily referring to kids coming into the sport but other targets - maybe newly retired ppl.? I agree, we will never get back to t...

Thanks Albert, so in someways you are thinking along the same lines as me.....? But the main thing is you are not telling me I am a muppet for thinking about it. Murrays' post also 'suggested' it could be a good opportunity. Where I got my birds from, they sent their young birds to 430 miles so I am...

There is no initiative from the RPRA to even attempt a recruitment drive and there never has been. I have aslked this question before -What happened to the 'future of the sport' committee? What did it achieve, where are the results of the monies spent? It didn't and there aren't any - just another '...

Ha - ha love the disclaimer Murray but thanks for still pitching in. It must seem that I don't take advice very well, but I do take on board everything that everyone says. My philosophy is the more ideas you have in the pot - the more chance you have of getting the right decision. The final decision...

My yearlings have been over the water 3 times this season and every one is telling me to 'stop them now' or 'keep them for next year' or 'don't flog them as yearlings' - but I'm not sure that it is the right advice. ( been here before ha -ha) But, after seeing the yearlings from Agen, I am now wonde...

Just looking at the Bicc Agen race this w.end and noticed there are quite a few yearlings home in another hard race. Remembering that this is an international race, I can't see that it is 'experience' that helps the birds home as these ylngs wouldn't have much. On the contrary, the bird I got home f...

Welcome Back Anthony.
Good to see you posting on here again mate
Hope you are well and will stay on for a while.
I migrated to here a little after you from the old chat and always enjoyed the banter n craick along with your authoritive comments99

Not all the distance races Murray - I believe it is only Pau and Barcelona. I could be wrong on that and I'm sure someone will soon correct me if I am. I don't know why this is the case but in any case I would rather send a bird with some experience in a race like that.....but having said that, it i...

Are they likely to be a different kind of pigeon Murray? I would agree with the principle of what you are saying but when the race organisers ban even yearlings from these distance races it is likely to be because they have experienced so many losses in the past. Could the terrain or the conditions ...

When working with a small team, no matter when you time at these distances, it's exciting. The goal is to make the result, to be among the winners is a bonus Absolutely right Albert. To me it was just about getting something in the clock. I have been trying for some years now but never had the same...