For the upcoming Haggis hunting season... - Aircraft of World War II

Lucky13 · 08-01-2009, 01:30 PM

Hope that you all are as eager and prepared as me....

They're fast and clever those wee creatures!

GrauGeist · 08-01-2009, 01:40 PM

Oh my God, man...haggis is about the most disgusting stuff on the face of this planet... lol

Airframes · 08-01-2009, 02:28 PM

What!!?? It's gorgeous, especially with tatties and neeps! And, it's even better if you've stalked and shot it yourself, although it is a tricky business. As Jan stated, they're fast liitle blighters, and difficult to spot in time to draw a bead, seeing as they only venture out at dusk or dawn. Of course, the light at these hours, the gloming as it's called in the Highlands, not only makes spotting the little creatures a chore, but also makes it a tad difficul to judge range - and you must drop the thing with the first shot, as you won't get a second chance!
Where are you going to stalk this year Jan? Royal Deeside again, or up near Fort William ?

Geedee · 08-01-2009, 02:37 PM

If its any help, the Mountain Haggis is the easiest to bag.

Centuries of breeding have resulted in the Mountain Haggis (MH) developing shorter legs on one side, so it can run around the mountain faster than the hunters. Only problem is tho', all the hunter has to do is sit down and face the other way and bag the little blighter when it comes pelting around the mountain

And yes,, iether the mountain or lowland breed are pretty good eating !

Njaco · 08-01-2009, 02:44 PM

and don't forget the traditional lighting of the Jackalope when the first haggis is shot!!

Oh the sight, oh the smell. Like grandma washed her under things in pickle juice. hhhmmmmmmm.

vikingBerserker · 08-01-2009, 02:49 PM

All I'm saying is that whenever I've ate haggis, scotch was always heavily involved. Is that part of the prep course before you go hunting them?????

Airframes · 08-01-2009, 02:54 PM

I agree Gary, but the problem is, knowing which way the male MH goes, and which way the female goes! As I'm sure you know, the male MH is the better catch, and it (he?) has the shorter legs on the starboard side, or certainly those in the northern Highlands. The female normally, but not always, has the shorter legs on the port side, which, of course, means that they can't both take the same route around the hills, or they'd be unbalanced. This isn't a major problem in steeply inclined areas of the glenns, but can cause problems in gentler terrain, as both of the little creatures could possibly meander along the same routes, making a positive identification rather tricky.
Of course, it's much easier if you're after the Grey Haggis as, being somewhat larger then the Brown Haggis, they're easier to identify, male or female.
But, I had heard that those darned Red Haggis have now started breeding on Speyside. Have you heard anything about them? I missed last season, which was just about the time I joined the forum, as I was a bit imobile, and it looks like I'll miss the beginning of this season too, as I'm off to the Czech Republic to meet up with Roman on the 27th.

Lucky13 · 08-01-2009, 03:37 PM

This year I've got a splendid spot for the hunting. Let's just say that it's somewhat of the "beaten track" and you do have to keep an avid on the local fuzz! Think that I'll leave the dogs at home, learned it the hard way last season, only got left with bags of fur and bones, not very tasty! Still hoping to lay my bead on the General....he's a legend among us hunters!

One day!

GrauGeist · 08-01-2009, 03:58 PM

dang duplicate posts

GrauGeist · 08-01-2009, 03:59 PM

I think you all got into a batch of bad liquor...

Seriously

Lucky13 · 08-01-2009, 04:04 PM

Poker in the rear, liqour in the front.....

Geedee · 08-01-2009, 04:17 PM

Yeah baby !!!

All this talk about hunting Haggis reminds me of a story my dad used to relate. Back in the War, where he was stationed was a searchlight battery ....and they used to go rabbit hunting with a sten !!!. Never did eat much rabbit apparently !.

Njaco · 08-01-2009, 04:26 PM

same here when I went fishing with grenades. Not much to eat and a phone ring you can't answer.

vikingBerserker · 08-01-2009, 04:32 PM

pbfoot · 08-01-2009, 07:10 PM

We have a haggis tree

08-01-2009, 01:30 PM	#1
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,331	For the upcoming Haggis hunting season... Hope that you all are as eager and prepared as me.... They're fast and clever those wee creatures! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

08-01-2009, 01:40 PM	#2
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,982	Oh my God, man...haggis is about the most disgusting stuff on the face of this planet... lol __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

08-01-2009, 02:28 PM	#3
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,553	What!!?? It's gorgeous, especially with tatties and neeps! And, it's even better if you've stalked and shot it yourself, although it is a tricky business. As Jan stated, they're fast liitle blighters, and difficult to spot in time to draw a bead, seeing as they only venture out at dusk or dawn. Of course, the light at these hours, the gloming as it's called in the Highlands, not only makes spotting the little creatures a chore, but also makes it a tad difficul to judge range - and you must drop the thing with the first shot, as you won't get a second chance! Where are you going to stalk this year Jan? Royal Deeside again, or up near Fort William ? __________________

08-01-2009, 02:37 PM	#4
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 896	If its any help, the Mountain Haggis is the easiest to bag. Centuries of breeding have resulted in the Mountain Haggis (MH) developing shorter legs on one side, so it can run around the mountain faster than the hunters. Only problem is tho', all the hunter has to do is sit down and face the other way and bag the little blighter when it comes pelting around the mountain And yes,, iether the mountain or lowland breed are pretty good eating ! __________________ Cheers Gary My P-51D Cockpit Project http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

08-01-2009, 02:44 PM	#5
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 11,823	and don't forget the traditional lighting of the Jackalope when the first haggis is shot!! Oh the sight, oh the smell. Like grandma washed her under things in pickle juice. hhhmmmmmmm. __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

08-01-2009, 02:49 PM	#6
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6,195	All I'm saying is that whenever I've ate haggis, scotch was always heavily involved. Is that part of the prep course before you go hunting them????? __________________ Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. - Samurai maxim

08-01-2009, 02:54 PM	#7
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,553	I agree Gary, but the problem is, knowing which way the male MH goes, and which way the female goes! As I'm sure you know, the male MH is the better catch, and it (he?) has the shorter legs on the starboard side, or certainly those in the northern Highlands. The female normally, but not always, has the shorter legs on the port side, which, of course, means that they can't both take the same route around the hills, or they'd be unbalanced. This isn't a major problem in steeply inclined areas of the glenns, but can cause problems in gentler terrain, as both of the little creatures could possibly meander along the same routes, making a positive identification rather tricky. Of course, it's much easier if you're after the Grey Haggis as, being somewhat larger then the Brown Haggis, they're easier to identify, male or female. But, I had heard that those darned Red Haggis have now started breeding on Speyside. Have you heard anything about them? I missed last season, which was just about the time I joined the forum, as I was a bit imobile, and it looks like I'll miss the beginning of this season too, as I'm off to the Czech Republic to meet up with Roman on the 27th. __________________

08-01-2009, 03:37 PM	#8
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,331	This year I've got a splendid spot for the hunting. Let's just say that it's somewhat of the "beaten track" and you do have to keep an avid on the local fuzz! Think that I'll leave the dogs at home, learned it the hard way last season, only got left with bags of fur and bones, not very tasty! Still hoping to lay my bead on the General....he's a legend among us hunters! One day! __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

08-01-2009, 03:58 PM	#9
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,982	dang duplicate posts __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis < Last edited by GrauGeist; 08-01-2009 at 04:07 PM.

08-01-2009, 03:59 PM	#10
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,982	I think you all got into a batch of bad liquor... Seriously __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

08-01-2009, 04:04 PM	#11
Lucky13 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 17,331	Poker in the rear, liqour in the front..... __________________ JAN "Felicis Tredecim" "I´m going back to the front to relax" "THE BLACK CATS FLIES TONIGHT" "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant!" "When you're out of F-8's... You're out of fighters!"

08-01-2009, 04:17 PM	#12
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 896	Yeah baby !!! All this talk about hunting Haggis reminds me of a story my dad used to relate. Back in the War, where he was stationed was a searchlight battery ....and they used to go rabbit hunting with a sten !!!. Never did eat much rabbit apparently !. __________________ Cheers Gary My P-51D Cockpit Project http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls

08-01-2009, 04:26 PM	#13
Njaco The Pop-Tart Whisperer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States Posts: 11,823	same here when I went fishing with grenades. Not much to eat and a phone ring you can't answer. __________________ "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/

08-01-2009, 04:32 PM	#14
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 6,195	__________________ Take arrows in your forehead, but never in your back. - Samurai maxim

08-01-2009, 07:10 PM	#15
pbfoot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: niagara falls Posts: 5,961	We have a haggis tree

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