yickdaz Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 and boy was it windy we went to a shooting friend of ours place today; to look at some spring rape stubble;same field we got 100 off in june;and loads of birds about flying all over the place on the near gale force wind;decided on a spot and shot 4 but no hurry to come in so decided to look at another place not to far away and birds again flighting across the stubbles;set up shot 5 and again birds dissapeared;we had 1 last go across the road with birds here as well;they decoyed better we got 23 between us ; and in between pigeons me dad got 2 mallard that come wafting across;but other flightlines started;so i moved to another spot;200 yards away just put a net in front of me and a pigeon on a floater as time was getting on;and i enjoyed a decent 45 mins flighting em got 8 pigeons 2 crows and another mallard that came scorching over at a good hieght and dropped it dead;so a eventfull day and nice mixed bag.40 woodies.. 2 crows 1 lost...3 mallard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Another good day mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 and another mallard that came scorching over at a good hieght and dropped it dead; I suppose at this time of year that could be a good argument for using steel on the pigeons ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elby Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I suppose at this time of year that could be a good argument for using steel on the pigeons ... Or lead on wildfowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 He may have none toxic shot in another pocket , so why the negative Well done mate on the bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted September 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 (edited) ducks were shot over the same stubbles as the pigeon;away from any flightponds so whats the difference.so you can shoot pigeon over stubble with lead but can;t shoot duck over same field with lead i know you have to use non toxic but a bit contradicting do you not think. :sorry i may have started something here. Edited September 15, 2010 by yickdaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NICK76 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 ducks were shot over the same stubbles as the pigeon;away from any flightponds so whats the difference.so you can shoot pigeon over stubble with lead but can;t shoot duck over same field with lead i know you have to use non toxic but a bit contradicting do you not think. :sorry i may have started something here. Well done mate. very strong winds around these parts too, so good shooting in tricky conditions!! keep it going mate and enjoy your duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Good Shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 (edited) so you can shoot pigeon over stubble with lead but can;t shoot duck over same field with lead i know you have to use non toxic but a bit contradicting do you not think. Yep the law is an *** as they say. However, just to clarify, my point was genuine. There have been lots of arguments about the pros and cons of shooting pigeons with steel. Using steel if expecting duck to come along might have been mentioned before but I didn't see it. You could keep non-toxic in another pocket, which I sometimes do. However, if the duck comes screaming in from no where some of us would not have time to swap over and still get the shot on target. Especially when the non-toxic turn out to still be in their box at the bottom of your bag hidden under that extra sandwhich I think the best bit of your post is showing that it pays to move around when things aren't working. Edit to add: the forum net nanny is an ***, because *** is not a profanity. It is a beast of burden (from the Old English assa and... Since ancient Greek times, in fables and parables, the animal typifies clumsiness and stupidity Edited September 15, 2010 by HW682 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I must admit you've pulled yet another good bag together! Those ducks are a nice added bonus mate, well done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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yickdaz Posted September 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Yep the law is an *** as they say.However, just to clarify, my point was genuine. There have been lots of arguments about the pros and cons of shooting pigeons with steel. Using steel if expecting duck to come along might have been mentioned before but I didn't see it. You could keep non-toxic in another pocket, which I sometimes do. However, if the duck comes screaming in from no where some of us would not have time to swap over and still get the shot on target. Especially when the non-toxic turn out to still be in their box at the bottom of your bag hidden under that extra sandwhich I think the best bit of your post is showing that it pays to move around when things aren't working. here what your saying and good point you don;t always have time to swap your shells;and i always carry a few non toxic when out in season in case geese head my way..and today we had no expectations of shooting duck we were out after the pigeons;so the duck were a bonus;but what would most of you do in that situation your in a hide shooting woodies and a shot at a duck presents itself with no time at all to swap shells ;would you leave it or shoot it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonsterandmerlin. Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 Good bag I have struggled to get out due to work but dad has had a couple of very good days in the last week. And who cares lead or no lead we as humans are doing more damage to enviroment worldwide than me or you shootin a bit of lead over wetlands or stubbles crack on IMO. Kind regards OTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted September 15, 2010 Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 great bag yickdaz as for the duck eh i would shoot them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 a shot at a duck presents itself with no time at all to swap shells ;would you leave it or shoot it I'd leave it. It's illegal, and I wouldn't want to risk my licence for a duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 its nice when you have Game and vermin rights on land, as for the lead argument we all know its illegal but if they aren't going to a game dealer the odds on anyone knowing are miniscule. Even when they go to a dealer i believe some of the work done before the LAG comparing levels in meat by one organisation found a fair amount of lead in ducks bought off the shelf which shouldn't be there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Well done mate sounded like a great day and good write up as usual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 (edited) its nice when you have Game and vermin rights on land, as for the lead argument we all know its illegal but if they aren't going to a game dealer the odds on anyone knowing are miniscule. Even when they go to a dealer i believe some of the work done before the LAG comparing levels in meat by one organisation found a fair amount of lead in ducks bought off the shelf which shouldn't be there So it's ok to break the law as long as we're not caught? What next? Shooting out of season, using illegal calibres etc. are all fine as long as we're not found out? I'm really not sure your argument stands up to scrutiny. Edited September 17, 2010 by poontang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 (edited) personally not done it but under the circumstances it is pretty illogical. Certainly when over water or marshland but changing cartridges purely due to species over the same field does have an element of nonsense about it. Not that its right or i condone it but I could understand if anyone did it with birds for their own consumption Edited September 17, 2010 by al4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 whether or not it's nonsense is irrelevant, it's still illegal. not only have you done something illegal, but to then publish the fact is idiocy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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