[First outing with the ferrets]

Best thing is a small gate net a couple of days in advance clear a path in the bottom of the hedge for the net to go say ever 10 yards.

It is very rare for rabbits to run in the open from hedgerow burrows.

Always down the hedge I too have given up with purse net I only use them on the downs.

I have one area where they have a large pond with reeds I circle the pond with two 150 yard longnets then beat and flush with the dogs best bag was 32 real fun watching the dogs hunt.

Regards

[Cracking day over maize stubble]

I think you could be right les,a spot of lamping tonight with the dog me thinks.

I got some roost shooting for tommorrow afternoon in a 100 acre wood.

I got some fives ready.

[Wife's anger over soldier arrest]

As a ex sevieman cant see what he is on about he signed up that it simple as the meerkaats would say.

[6000+ woodpigeons on south coast]

Do you think they are of to the seaside for the day.

[GUTTED]

I feel for you steve but IMO you will not miss to much the famers son shoots the birds .

They walk the birds off 3 times a day all this a will do is scare the birds s*^&tless and make them pretty unshootable.

I keep telling farmer if they want to control pigeons you have got to have one maybe two regular shooters .

I have seen farms that have every shooter in area allowed to shoot still have massive pigeon problem.

All that happens is the birds become shy if distruped to much and become nearly unshootable.

So fear not I dont think you will miss too much.

Regards over the hill

[Cracking day over maize stubble]

Sounds good mate what differance does the wind make please

 

The wind makes a big diffrents the wind spooks the birds into smaller more decoyable groups which equals a larger bag.

But having said that sometimes if the wind is too strong it can make the birds sit tight .

Regards

[Cracking day over maize stubble]

Started early today first light the birds sat in the large woods a couple of clicks away for the first half hour.

Then started to move in large flocks tracking across in perhaps 50s the sport was fast in the first two hours knocked over approx 100 .

Eased off and then middayish started again finnished with 231 and two crows .

Bring on the gales for latter in the week I think it would have been double with a breeze.

Regards

[New to forum]

About 9 miles from me! I am now officially intrigued!

 

Hi dave what intrigues you .

[ferreting]

Ferretting a funny game there is no rigid answer to any questions, sure making a alot of noise setting up does sometimes keep them from bolting ,but in my time I have netted rabbits while setting the nets crashing about in thick brambles.

The worst time is when you find a qiute place and rabbits are use to peace and quiet .

My best ferretting has always been in roadside banks where the rabbits are use to noise so you setting nets talkng etc dont effect them.

But be very careful that the buries dont go under the road path or worst still to the other side though drains etc.

 

But be patient trust your ferrets it will happen with time .

 

Regards

[Good day on the pigeons]

Combined maize is one the best bits of shooting you get 3 years back shoot over a 1000 in one week .

We have still got 100 acres to cut this year the birds have been hammering it 100 last saturday.

Bit more spooked at the moment ,but well done.

[New to forum]

No problem dave have a fair bit around south cerney

I will keep you mind.

[New to forum]

I am new to the forum but not new to pigeon shooting but I have joined the forum after some very intresting delvolpments in my shooting rights, which I will tell you all once you all know me better and know I am geninue guy .

As my story is in regards to one of the biggest pigeon shooting guides in the uk and you dont have to be sherlock to work out who it is .Just look where I based and put two and two together.

I am based on the wiltshire oxon boarder have alot of access due to my job I am very lucky with time and can shoot 5 days a week in peak times.

I also like ferreting and lamping with lurchers flying fishing I am a real fan of draycote .

Birds are very hit and miss in are area at the moment over 100 last saturday and then but the end of the week birds have move on gleaning the stubbles.

 

Over the hill