wildfowling question

[raymondo]

Hi all,

 

I am a newbie to this forum so hello!!! I have a question with wildfowling and hopefully someone with more experience than me can help out.

 

I have the opportunity to go and shoot some duck over some marshland. The best time to shoot is just before the high tide and my problem is that the tide is running at around 4 knots.

The question is... How do i get the duck back without putting my dog in any danger of being swept away or drowning??

 

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

[anser2]

Provided you do not drop ducks too far out your dog should be able to retrieve ok. I used to shoot the River Wavenly close to where it flows into Breydon Water. The tides there are very strong , but by walking along the bank the dog could retreve fine swimming across and not against the tide. Once experianced all my dogs have learnt not to fight the tide , but swim with it , land down stream and then run back along the bank. Perhaps it would be a good idea to give the dog some dummy work first to get them used to retrieving across or with , rather than against the tide.

 

Before you try it though make sure your dog is a strong swimmer and avoid spots where the tide runs straight out to sea.

[markbivvy]

sort of dog please, and a clue as to where the deed may be done.

a good few fowlers on here may know the place and any dangers that may crop up.

[raymondo]

sort of dog please, and a clue as to where the deed may be done.

a good few fowlers on here may know the place and any dangers that may crop up.

 

Hi,

thanks for your replies. Jed's a Labrador and deed is to be done in Lancashire on the River Wyre