Christmas eve shoot

[welsh1]

Popped out,ok the wife threw me out as in her words "your getting in my bloody way",took Jake and the shotgun and went to one of my permissions with three large fields,and the hedges are good old fashioned deep bushes.

 

Walked down the first hedge line and a couple of Snipe went up but i left them,then as i was approaching a gate on the second hedgeline,Jake went to point,and was very intent,this usually means a Pheasant,so i moved out a bit to cover as many angles as possible,then told Jake to find,he stuck his head in to the hedge and a hen Pheasant took flight,it was going from my right to left and at an angle away from me,i let it get up a bit of speed,and as it jinked to get over the other hedge about 35-40yds i fired,it was dead in the air,and Jake retrieved it,a good size.

There was little else about,apart from at least 50 Mallard on the river,who took flight just because i looked their way

As we came up the last hedge,Jake disturbed a Woodcock it was going like the clappers,and cleared the hedge just as i got a bead on it,and down it came into the only bramble bush in the field ,Jake wormed his way in and came out with the bird in his mouth.

 

We had a wander round the woods but i missed a woodie and another woodcock and then noticed my bead was missing off the shotgun so called it a day.

The Pheasant was breasted using the stand on the wings and pull the legs method(still amazes me)and the Woodcock was plucked,both will be lovingly cooked over Christmas.

Edited December 24, 2010 by welsh1

[angrymallard]

well done, are there any videos of this debreasting method on the internet? sounds useful

Edited December 24, 2010 by angrymallard

[Cranfield]

well done, are there any videos of this debreasting method on the internet? sounds useful

 

There is a video link on post No 2 on this thread, http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/83885-skinning-a-pheasant/

[welsh1]

well done, are there any videos of this debreasting method on the internet? sounds useful

 

Here's one,if you look around you tube there are plenty,its best done in the first few hours after being shot.Just snip off the wings at the end,and the jobs done.

[Tam]

Don't try it with a Duck :blink: :no:

[welsh1]

Don't try it with a Duck :blink: :no:

 

Try this

[bullet boy]

Well done!

[sitsinhedges]

Don't try it with a Duck :blink: :no:

 

 

Did that today

 

The Missus said 'anyone for a drumstick?'

[TomV]

:good:

[kermitpwee]

Popped out,ok the wife threw me out as in her words "your getting in my bloody way",took Jake and the shotgun and went to one of my permissions with three large fields,and the hedges are good old fashioned deep bushes.

 

Walked down the first hedge line and a couple of Snipe went up but i left them,then as i was approaching a gate on the second hedgeline,Jake went to point,and was very intent,this usually means a Pheasant,so i moved out a bit to cover as many angles as possible,then told Jake to find,he stuck his head in to the hedge and a hen Pheasant took flight,it was going from my right to left and at an angle away from me,i let it get up a bit of speed,and as it jinked to get over the other hedge about 35-40yds i fired,it was dead in the air,and Jake retrieved it,a good size.

There was little else about,apart from at least 50 Mallard on the river,who took flight just because i looked their way

As we came up the last hedge,Jake disturbed a Woodcock it was going like the clappers,and cleared the hedge just as i got a bead on it,and down it came into the only bramble bush in the field ,Jake wormed his way in and came out with the bird in his mouth.

 

We had a wander round the woods but i missed a woodie and another woodcock and then noticed my bead was missing off the shotgun so called it a day.

The Pheasant was breasted using the stand on the wings and pull the legs method(sill amazes me)and the Woodcock was plucked,both will be lovingly cooked over Christmas.

Lovely brittany there, do you find them good?

[welsh1]

Lovely brittany there, do you find them good?

 

He is a very good dog,has a great nose on him, and will work all day,can be very headstrong,you have to keep him interested when working,or he will become bored and start hunting for himself,but a great all rounder,he amazes me with his ability to find things i shoot,and think they are lost in the woods/rough,he goes in and pops out a few minutes later with it in his mouth.

I looked at a lot of breeds before i got a brittany,and i think i made the right choice for me.