sharpeyhunt Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 anybody from montrose scotland would like to keep in touch as i go once a year after the pinkfoots,ive never been anywhere in the uk like it before just to see all them pinkys in that basin is amazing never mind decoying them totally awsome,cant wait till october Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 Give Daz2381 a pm mate,i reckon he could be interested BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK fowler Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 hell of a place to go for a newbie good look to ya lad nice to see a young wildfowler in the making Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 ive got 3days decoying booked with a local guide up there at the end of oct,says there could be up to 65k of pinks coming off,i will be taking my video camera aswell as my gun,cant wait. duck flights aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 ive got 3days decoying booked with a local guide up there at the end of oct,says there could be up to 65k of pinks coming off,i will be taking my video camera aswell as my gun,cant wait. duck flights aswell. Who says "guides" can embelish a story 11/10/09 - The pink-footed geese numbers have risen to 51,000 - a record for the Basin! 15/10/06 - 13 021 pink footed geese Best of luck, as it can vary wildly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-max Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 anybody from montrose scotland would like to keep in touch as i go once a year after the pinkfoots,ive never been anywhere in the uk like it before just to see all them pinkys in that basin is amazing never mind decoying them totally awsome,cant wait till october Im 5mins fae the basin & i doubt theres 65tho geese here as 51thou was the record count last year for the basin so i think the goose guide is a bit o a hayver. Yes we have thousands come through the basin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 i mabie caught him wrong,he might of been talking about a bit further up north. but never mind 51k is still alot of birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 i mabie caught him wrong,he might of been talking about a bit further up north. but never mind 51k is still alot of birds Yes, but they are only there for a short spell, usually until they get wary of the "guides" going out and feeding fields and then getting shot at all day long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchie the white hunter Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Yes, but they are only there for a short spell, usually until they get wary of the "guides" going out and feeding fields and then getting shot at all day long. hmmmm :blink: feeding fields thats not right thats against the law Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Shooting geese on their feeding fields is not against the law , even in Scotland , but its poor shooting pratice. better to shoot them on their flight lines. More sporting shots and disturbes the geese less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Shooting geese on their feeding fields is not against the law , even in Scotland , but its poor shooting pratice. better to shoot them on their flight lines. More sporting shots and disturbes the geese less. That does happen, and there is a local wildfowlers club that does just that. Unfortunately, there are also numerous farmers who have plenty of vast stubbles and are happy to make a fast buck. Some mornings sound like WW3 has started. The number and timing of the bangs suggest multiple semi-autos at the feeding grounds. So far, thankfully the shooting has stopped after a short while and the geese are left to feed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo57 Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Contact this man - he lives within a few minutes of Montrose and is one of the wardens on the basin: info@scottish-wildfowling.org.uk Jimbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTap Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 I went to scotland with my dad and brother last october, were ment to be going to montrose but instead were shooting on fields around loch leven with 2-3 other groups on the same field Good luck anyway mate, enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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