Hubertus Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 bloody good wildfowling on the estate of a friend of mine. Got 39 with two guns. And we even missed a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Nice shooting Hubertus, But that isn't really what we call wildfowling, It's duck shooting, big difference. Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Either way Hubertus, nice bag mate LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 they are really wild. No released birds. Thats why i thought thats wildfowling. It was on the evening flight. It was the first shooting on the pond that season. The pond is in a small valley where is no disturbance all the time. Best wishes, Hubertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted December 17, 2005 Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 great bag Hurbertus. Well done. How many did you miss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 oh i dont know really. I didnt counted them... It was difficult to shoot because of a lot of wind and the darkness. The flight started very late. But that was really a superb evening. It was the best bag in one evening with two guns since some years. Hubertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted December 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2005 (edited) that is the bag from another day. It was from two seasons. Morning and evening flight. The morning we shot the same pond as on the picture above and the evening we shot a smaller pond. Some good work of the two dogs while retrieving. HUbertus Edited December 17, 2005 by Hubertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Nice shooting Hubertus, But that isn't really what we call wildfowling, It's duck shooting, big difference. Cheers, Mark. Hubertus, nice duck flight, hope they are all for the table You ever had a bag like that Wildfowling Mark? we seldom get more than 4 birds a flight on our river or marsh this time of year, can get a few more over the deeks when the weather pulls in and they get hungry, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Pavman, We tend to stop shooting after 5 or 6 birds which only happens half a dozen times a season, on the odd occasion I dare say we could shoot well into double figures if we wanted. I guess it's different for us as we're out quite often, I very rarely shoot ponds either, it's all on the foreshore. Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Pavman,We tend to stop shooting after 5 or 6 birds Mark same here, we get some good flight's of mallard in sept over the marsh if we get a flood, but many are young birds which we try to avoid at all times, I have been in a postion to shoot big bags at odd times but dont out of choice, once I have a few for the pot its gun away and just watch for flight lines etc for next trip. pavman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted December 19, 2005 Report Share Posted December 19, 2005 Guys Even on flight ponds we stop after 4 or 5 each, and make sure the remainder of the flight gets in in peace. No point feeding a pond and then blasting hell out of it. Hubertus Wildfowling is duck and goose shooting here in the UK,but done on the shore between the high and low water mark (tide line), there is not a big opportunity usually to shoot a lot and if there was it's frowned upon to take too many.... All the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted December 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Hubertus, nice duck flight, hope they are all for the table Hi Pavman, they will be eaten and some we need for the local dog course and for the examination (retrieving from reet in the water and on the land). We never throw away any game apart from foxes. The friend of mine who ownes the estate havent been out for ducks for a longer time. Last season he havent been out at all! So there are really many ducks. So there is no need for a limit. Up to now we have been out 3 times. And got the first time 39, the second time 4, last time 11. There are 3 ponds and some kilometers of river. Hubertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted December 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 @big red fox: thanks for the explanation about the expression wildfowling. I thought, wildfowling is called any wild duck and goose shooting. We are far away from the coast. Hubertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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