Cosd Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Took a newbie (yodi from the forum) today on his first day decoying. Got to a farm I haven't been to in ages over in Cambridge, bit far from home so no reccy. Found the farm with 1" barley and nothing in the air. Last time I went there was probably a 1000 birds throughout the farm and we only managed two shots for the day. Set up he decoy pattern into the right to left crossing wind, in a u shape with the outer leg much longer to get the birds to come in left to right into the kill zone. Showed him how to build a hide and having covered gun safety on the way up there we settled into our hide. Within three minutes a single bird flew in and landed two trees away, so I stepped out the hide to take it down with the first shot of the day. Yodi impressed, we sat and waited for the first bird to come in as planned from left to righ; I queued Yodi to stand and take his first shot and he downed it stone dead. A big grin on his faced and he was hooked. It wasn't busy but they pretty much spaced their interval of arrivals evenly. We finished the day shooting 11 and picking up 9 with 2 lost. I took 8 whilst Yodi hit 3 very respectable shots with to stone dead in the air. Wasn't a red letter day but just as enjoyable never the less, Yodi went home happy with 4 birds to take to his dad and a fond memory of his first day on the woodies. I did make one mistake and that was not tKing any pictures! Sorry guys..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Nice 1 buddy well done on taking out a newbie aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YODI Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Cos Thanks mate fantastic day Shame about the pics btu doesn't matter, next time eh The Mrs has just asked me why I'm on ebay looking at all the Camo gear lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Nice one Cos takeing a newbie out and congratulations on your first birds Yodi, i took a newbie out from here very rewarding when they get hooked and progress with enthusiasm. Now he gives me tips, Trouble, flak, sarcasm, P take but hes now a mate and shooting buddy so exspected and part of it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YODI Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hooked, me never!! Already buying loads of bits off ebay lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted January 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Nice one Cos takeing a newbie out and congratulations on your first birds Yodi, i took a newbie out from here very rewarding when they get hooked and progress with enthusiasm. Now he gives me tips, Trouble, flak, sarcasm, P take but hes now a mate and shooting buddy so exspected and part of it all Yodi Meet my mentor Mr Essex. I admit he took me under his wing, but not everything he says about me is true! "a mate"..... who said we were mates? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YODI Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Ah he is the Legend you were talking about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunner Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 eBay & guntrader I still can't stop myself now ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 Well done cosd, and welcome yodi. The first bird is always the best, you can never forget the smile and the feeling. Enjoy the sport now and for ever, even on the days when you are out and the birds stay at home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YODI Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 I was quite lucky, my first pull of the trigger = a bird dropping out the sky stone dead, from there on I couldn't of had a bad day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hoTshoT-16 Posted January 12, 2011 Report Share Posted January 12, 2011 well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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