al4x Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 The other answer is he is experienced and counting the birds so he can ensure they are all picked. I have to say on the larger shoots I beat on the runners get picked straight away and the dead birds left to the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted December 18, 2014 Report Share Posted December 18, 2014 Unless in a tall crop of say Rape where all birds want picking fast especially if scent is bad I want my boys at least 100 yards back and preferably a bit further. Runners need picking asap, but leave dead birds behind the pegs especially if the guns have dogs. (Why is it that if you have 3 guns in a line with dogs they always seem to draw together!!). Once the guns have picked then have a sweep behind the line for anything they have missed. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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