COUNTRYnews TRIED & TESTED
WHAT IS IT: It’s a pair of natty new ear defenders from Auritech for shooting and stalking. £19.95 per pair.
I WANT IT BECAUSE: They’re small, comfortable, re-usable and the ceramic fi ltration system works a treat.
USEFUL FOR: All shooting but particularly for stalking as they’re light.
HIGH POINT: It’s surprisingly easy to hold a conversation with them in place.
LOW POINT: None really, although the otherwise handy canister is cartridge- sized and weighs the same as an empty, so I could throw it away by accident.
WHAT IS IT: Merrell Women’s Natalya Waterproof. They cost £165
I WANT IT BECAUSE: These just looked so stylish and warm and, being waterproof, very practical for an outdoor girl like me
USEFUL FOR: Equally useful for walking the dogs in winter or heading to the shops. Side zip makes them easy to take on and off and they clean up easily.
HIGH POINT: Amazingly warm and comfy and I have never had so many strangers compliment me on my footwear!
LOW POINT: Small point but the zip leaks if you step in a deeper puddle.
www.merrell.com/UK/en Tel: 02033 762738
Mountains of love The Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival has moved away from its old October slot and is
set to woo audiences from Friday 14-Sunday 16 February 2014. Headlining the festival is extreme alpinist, Ueli Steck. Known as ‘The Swiss Machine’, Steck is best known for his incredible solo speed ascents of the world’s great mountains. Other speakers include Alastair Humphreys, who was named National Geographic’s Adventurer of the Year in 2012; climber Nick Bullock who quit his job in a prison to become a full-time climber and has lived out of the back of his van ever since; and Edinburgh ultra-runner and adventurer, Dr Andrew Murray.
www.emff.co.uk
POISONED EAGLE IN ANGUS GLENS RSPB Scotland has condemned those responsible for the killing of a satellite-tagged golden eagle, found poisoned on the hills above Glen Lethnot in Angus. The bird was discovered after Roy Dennis of the Highland Foundation for Wildlife, who was monitoring the eagle’s movements, became suspicious when the satellite signal remained static for several days. He immediately alerted the police and RSPB Scotland investigations staff. After a search of the area – which is intensively managed for grouse shooting – the dead bird was recovered. The eagle, named ‘Fearnan’, was ringed as a chick in a nest near Loch Tay in Perthshire in June 2011 and had spent much of its life in Badenoch, before moving to the Angus glens in early November 2013.
Let’s stalk A new website designed to bring together deer stalking
providers with recreational stalkers has been launched.
GoStalking.com provides information to prospective stalkers on prices, dates and the types of deer on each estate.
www.gostalking.com
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