I spent a couple of hours looking at the compartments of forest planted in several different years
I spent a couple of hours looking at the compartments of forest planted in several different years

Thormaid hare shooting and Thurso shopping as I trace my fuel loss to a corroded Range Rover fuel tank

Disappointingly, another day of chilling wind that led to a blank couple of sessions fishing the White Loch. Better luck on arrival at Thormaid when I shot a hare with a single .22 bullet. We met Liz and Duncan from Fountain Forestry at the estate at 10.00am and spent a couple of hours looking at the compartments of forest planted in several different years, finishing with the hardwoods that were planted on the hillsides since we were last here. They had been seriously curtailed by the hares and I am now under instructions to shoot as many as possible, Into Thurso over lunchtime where I had my petrol tank looked at.

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The petrol had been dripping out for some time and I now discovered that the tank was corroded and they had to order a new petrol tank for fitting later tomorrow. We bought some more .243 ammunition and rifle slings from Alan Brookes as well as some small earplugs and other accessories. To the "Caithness Livestock Breeders" for some more Breeks and a bright lamp for us to use after dark on the hares. Lunch in town and then back to Thormaid for that ill-fated third fishing session. The chill wind and our illness (which had turned to bronchitis) was a poor combination. We still turned out for the evening hare cull and managed to shoot more than a dozen hares between us! Sam was very good today and is growing up nicely.