Ira Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 My previous best from last year was 24 over clover, Today with a bit of luck I picked up 46 and one crow, shooting over drilled beans. I followed much advice from you fellas, used the whirlie for the first time it worked a treat, used dead birds out the freezer for deeks plus a few shells which I took in as I shot. A tip I would give, a year or so ago I took my son out and on collecting a few birds he mixed the old frozen ones with the fresh ones, my fault for not telling him, so now I cut the feet of the frozen deeks so I know which ones to breast and which not to..... well it makes sense to me. My lab is 2 now and she is working a treat, steady to the gun she holds back and waits for the command, takes direction out in the field for retrieving. I am am a very happy chappy tonight. and a freezer topped up!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionforangling Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Sounds like everything went right today. Good idea about cutting off the feet of the birds no good for cooking, saves a bit of time when collecting up at the end of the session. Congrats also on what sounds like a well behaved dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 (edited) My previous best from last year was 24 over clover, Today with a bit of luck I picked up 46 and one crow, shooting over drilled beans. I followed much advice from you fellas, used the whirlie for the first time it worked a treat, used dead birds out the freezer for deeks plus a few shells which I took in as I shot. A tip I would give, a year or so ago I took my son out and on collecting a few birds he mixed the old frozen ones with the fresh ones, my fault for not telling him, so now I cut the feet of the frozen deeks so I know which ones to breast and which not to..... well it makes sense to me. My lab is 2 now and she is working a treat, steady to the gun she holds back and waits for the command, takes direction out in the field for retrieving. I am am a very happy chappy tonight. and a freezer topped up!!!!! You will find any fresh birds you have shot will be quite stiff at the end of the day , ones from the freezer will not be as the freezing takes them past the rigamortis stage. Well done on your new PB Edited April 15, 2015 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Well done on the new PB. I hope to beat mine this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Well done on the new PB. I hope to beat mine this year. I reckon you have more of a challenge than me , the only 46 on your tally had a one in front if it. lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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