Stealth Stalker Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I'd been watching a field of spring rape after getting a heads up from the Peltman on a farm we shoot, the early rape was getting a fair old hammering from about 500 birds. The conditions were ideal the afternoon I recc'd it & I was kicking myself for not having my gun with me, although the weather the following day was set for some of the same. I planned to be set up at 2pm for the afternoon feed, with my back to a strong wind & the hide set against a small oak in the hedgeline the rotary stood out 20 yds to my left with 8 dead birds in cradles forming a U shape & a floater out on the right hand end of the U, the birds started pouring in, the minute I'd got back into the hide. After just under an hour I had 30 on the clicker, the birds were coming over some large oaks 100 yrds to my right seeing my deeks and dropping over the floater & heading for the rotary, the majority of the birds were being shot in the kill zone between the magnet & the floater. They were decoying beautifully I had them coming in in 2s & 3s all afternoon & I was letting the first bird decoy & taking the tail ender before nailing the decoyed bird as it rapidly made a retreat for safety, when they were catching the wind tailing away I reckon they were close to 50 mph, fantastic sport! The clicker was notching up rapidly & at the 2 hour point I had 75 birds down when I noticed that the stock on my semi had worked loose so I ran back to the motor to get some tools to tighten it up as birds were pouring in to the deeks 10 mins later & I was back in action taking out plenty of doubles & a few trios, the 200 carts I had were quickly diminishing so I was making every shot count. As the last cart was fired the clicker registered 123 birds down & the time was 5.15 pm Now came the long hard pick up, Molly my young black lab had been picking any runners or wounded birds, but I'd purposely not sent her for any others to avoid spoiling any flightline, she worked tirelessly for about an hour picking birds in the foot high stuff while I hoovered up the birds in the shorter rape. The count back at the truck was 110 birds & both myself & Molly were knackered, the local foxes could clear up the rest as I was concerned about damaging any more of the crop. So a personal best for me in just over 3 an 1/4 hours A tired Molly with the final bag Cheers SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgunspud Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 WEll done mate top shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q West Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Good work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Well done fella, good write up and a top afternoon out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoughton Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Nice. I'm green with envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator69 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Good bag fella well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Well done the two of you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 nice one a cracking afternoons sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 poor old molly hope she got a nice tea for all that hard work well done fella top shootin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Excellent. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Nice bag, good shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 great work mate - wish i could have been out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owdnorthener Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Nice one and a good write up ....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soreshoulder Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 ahhhh you making my finger itch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrwood Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Nice shooting and great write up. Sounds like you had a dream few hours. Im off this evening for a crack at the blacks and rabbit so hope i get on hald as well. Thanks Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 well done buddy some fine shooting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 well done fella you can always count on the spring rape to make a good bag had an 100 bird day on em meself 3 weeks ago wish farmers would grow more spring rape than they do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Well done dude....your eyes have healed then!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A bolt 22.250 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Great bit of shooting that well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holland&Holland Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Nice ! well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 good work mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 i wish we had spring rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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