Sten Ch Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) 31 January marks the end of the Pheasant season here in Sweden. Left my desk around noon and took my two year old cocker plus my AYA 20 bore out for a last hunt before the season closed. Very windy, so all the birds were in the wood (Salix plantation for energy production), where it is almost impossibel to flush them and even more difficult to shoot. It's like standing in a dense bamboo forest - impossible to swing the gun. But this big old cock had stayed out of the wood and Bris flushed him from a ditch, sat down obediently to see me kill him and made an excellent retrieve. On Saturday I'll start her in the last field trial for the season (a rabbit trial), so I was very pleased with her performance. We call these green cocks with their peculiar white undersides of their feet for "English green pheasants". Do you call them the same in UK or maybe they do not have anything at all to dowith England ? Edited January 31, 2008 by Sten Ch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new to the flock Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Sounds you had an enjoyable day out, and a great end to the season. NTTF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 What a superb photograph, that looks like a very clean dog. That cock bird look a bit too green to be a classic English pheasant, but I'm sure someone will identify it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasbeaton Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 What a superb photograph, that looks like a very clean dog. That cock bird look a bit too green to be a classic English pheasant, but I'm sure someone will identify it. thinks it a black pheasant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yonic Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 In the UK I think that would be what is know as a mellinstic ( Dark in colour) , there are 3 main colour variants in the UK the mellinstic, bohemian ( Very Light in colour and what we would class as a normal pheasant . Spelling may be worng for mellinstic. Cheers Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 In the UK I think that would be what is know as a mellinstic ( Dark in colour) , there are 3 main colour variants in the UK the mellinstic, bohemian ( Very Light in colour and what we would class as a normal pheasant . Spelling may be worng for mellinstic. Cheers Jon and i can't spell mell...? either WGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodmedod.one Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Great photo Sten. Well done bagging a Melanistic on the last day of your season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonna Shoot a Wabbit Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 well done and that is a very nice photo indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogh shooter Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 nice one buddy nice one buddy : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastSussexLad Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Thats a cracking looking bird. Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sten Ch Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 So you call it is a melanistic bird. Yes, he was quite black, but most of all green. That's why we call them "Green" or "English green". They are bred here by some breeders and the hens are dark chocolate. But they all are white under their feet. This particular bird was an old cock with long sharp spurs. A real trophy bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 well done and what a pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Dog Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Great photo that. Fine looking wee dog as well. :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sten Ch Posted January 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 (edited) Great photo that. Fine looking wee dog as well. :unsure: Thanks, yes she's my pride and joy. Her name is Bris (breeze), but she should be named Hurricane. Small as a weasel, but fast as lightning. Really stylish and hell of a game finder. Good mouth, good marking ability and rock steady. Just one problem; she is too hot on trailing running birds. In heavy cover, when I can't see and stop her, she might trail a bird for 50 meter and flush it out there. Has costed my awards in two trials this season. Anybody knowing of a good cure for that? Here she is in action a few days ago. Edited January 31, 2008 by Sten Ch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white fox Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 Great pictures - lovely bird - lovely dog. We had a terrible lab on our last shoot on Saturday, dog totally destroyed at least 5 of our 48 birds. He was formally banned at lunchtime - never to return. WF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 31, 2008 Report Share Posted January 31, 2008 A local shoot has these birds and the type is called "Obscura" by the breeder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogh shooter Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 well done we were told not to shoot those types of pheasant tey wre rare on the farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 31 January marks the end of the Pheasant season here in Sweden. Left my desk around noon and took my two year old cocker plus my AYA 20 bore out for a last hunt before the season closed. Very windy, so all the birds were in the wood (Salix plantation for energy production), where it is almost impossibel to flush them and even more difficult to shoot. It's like standing in a dense bamboo forest - impossible to swing the gun. But this big old cock had stayed out of the wood and Bris flushed him from a ditch, sat down obediently to see me kill him and made an excellent retrieve. On Saturday I'll start her in the last field trial for the season (a rabbit trial), so I was very pleased with her performance. We call these green cocks with their peculiar white undersides of their feet for "English green pheasants". Do you call them the same in UK or maybe they do not have anything at all to dowith England ? Cracking little bitch :blink: Where is she from and what are her lines? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 In the UK I think that would be what is know as a mellinstic ( Dark in colour) , there are 3 main colour variants in the UK the mellinstic, bohemian ( Very Light in colour and what we would class as a normal pheasant . Spelling may be worng for mellinstic. Cheers Jon No way, mellas are way darker than the one in the pic and have very little colour, maybe it's a regional thing? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 2, 2008 Report Share Posted February 2, 2008 Great photo that. Fine looking wee dog as well. :blink: Thanks, yes she's my pride and joy. Her name is Bris (breeze), but she should be named Hurricane. Small as a weasel, but fast as lightning. Really stylish and hell of a game finder. Good mouth, good marking ability and rock steady. Just one problem; she is too hot on trailing running birds. In heavy cover, when I can't see and stop her, she might trail a bird for 50 meter and flush it out there. Has costed my awards in two trials this season. Anybody knowing of a good cure for that? Here she is in action a few days ago. NTTF will be able to help you with the bitch hunting up. Send him a PM :blink: LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 nice two see you post from sweden ,nice dog nice shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad al Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Why has my reply to this thread been removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Why has my reply to this thread been removed? >>THIS ONE ??<< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdunc Posted February 3, 2008 Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Good looking cocker you have there. The little ones always amaze with the size of birds they can pick up with relative ease - even if it is by the wing occasionally! Curing the running in whilst out of sight in cover is a tricky one, maybe need to try and recreate the situation away from the field but this would be difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sten Ch Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 Cracking little bitch Where is she from and what are her lines? LB She's bred in Sweden by a friend of mine. I imported her maternal great grandfather from Wales in the eighties. His name was Skenchall Mark and Keith Erlandson recommended him. Her paternal grandfather, Shelderton Sam, is imported too. Sam's father was FTCH Parkbreck Jefferson. Sam won the Swedish Championship about ten years ago. Also in her pedigree, three generations back, is FTCH Wernffrwd Siarl. I took her to this season's last trial today (only rabbits and hares were shot, pheasants out of season) and won! It was her tird victory in the elite stake, which made her a Swedish FTCH. We have to win an open stake to qualify for the elite stake and then win three elite stakes to get the title. So I'm especially proud of her tonight and have had a few glasses of Laphroig to celebrate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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