brooktrout Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Has anyone witnessed a buzzard droppingonto their decoys? I actually had this happen to me twice in the same year,andnever before or since. On both occasions it hit the decoy with a loud "clink"of talonson plastic,landed a yard from the upturneddecoy then flew disgustedly away. To get a shot like that on a video camera would be superb, but a chance in a million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergame Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 I've had Buzzards circle my decoys on a few occasions, but never attack. On numerous occasions I've had Sparrowhawks hit decoys and on one occasion one hit the magnet ripping the pigeons wing clean off. Last winter a female Peregrine swooped through my decoy pattern and almost through the hide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.223 Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 on two seperate occasions last year on the same farm i had a sparrowhawk chase the pigeon on the magnet round both occasions witnessed by my dad. i have also had sparrow hawks on loads of occasions drop down onto shot pigeons when roost shooting i think they where trying to get a last meal before it got to dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flightline Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Last year, late Spring, I had a buzzard hover motionless 100 ft above the hide, then descend downwind, turn back in towards the deeks and clap its talons onto a full-bodied. It then went for another, so I fired in the air to scare it away. I`ve also pulled a sparrowhawk from 1/2 ml away to the magnet. Came in low, fast and straight out of the sun but missed the magnet and pushed off. The buzard attack was an amazing site and one I`ll never forget. In full morning sun too, on unflocked deeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flightline Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Errrrr, it was so exciting it messsed up my spelling. Sight. :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGhost Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Quite often I get sparrow hawks hitting the dead birds in the pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJ Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 A lot of my shooting is in Red Kite country, and they will often glide over to take a peek at the decoys. I've never had one try to take a deek , or a dead bird, but as they are predominantly carrion I wouldn't be amazed to witness a "strike" on a dead bird. One thing I have noticed about the kites is that they take very little notice of gun shots. It's no wonder they were made extinct. If I were a nineteenth century gamekeeper I would have several on the gibbet by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 I have heard "gibbet" before but i am not sure what it is. Could you enlighting me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Oh and yes i have had birds of prey comming into my deeks, not too sure what they were though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryhawk Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 A gibbert was a line of the gamekeepers spoils from his trapping line and gun. He would hang the bodies(crows, stoats, sparrowhawks etc etc) along a fence line, his employer or if he was a underkeeper his boss would see how effective a war he was wageing on the vermin. Very popular in the past but with the amount of ramblers and mountain bikers with there beady eyes about it's frowned upon now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted March 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Good info on the gibbet Harryhawk, but your signature needs amending! Get yourselfa Welsh Springerpup from a good working line and Im sure you,d change your mind. Cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everygoodnamewastaken Posted March 8, 2003 Report Share Posted March 8, 2003 Cheers Harryhawk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted March 9, 2003 Report Share Posted March 9, 2003 A gibbert was a line of the gamekeepers spoils from his trapping line and gun. He would hang the bodies(crows, stoats, sparrowhawks etc etc) along a fence line, his employer or if he was a underkeeper his boss would see how effective a war he was wageing on the vermin. and, of course, the maggots that dropped to the ground were good food for growing game birds. Just think how a dead charlie could be rearing young pheasants. Ironic, don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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