henry d Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) Spent a nice two days with Nick & my mate Jim, starting with a 1/2 day at the woodpigeon. However they weren`t too co-operative as they weren`t keen on coming into the decoys, so we spent time in the wood, rotating who and where we were and ended with 9 between 3 of us, not brills but not bad, but better than working Then we went to the Tay and hope of a duck or two........ not when someone had parked a landie and boat trailer in the spot I had in mind So we moved further upstream as we would be pushing it for time if we went to another area. I was with Nick and we were there for a short while and the tide was starting to back off and there was a lot of flotsam coming down from the recent floods, when I saw what I thought was a decoy, or at least a pice of wood that looked like a duck, floating down on the tide. I said to Nick that I would see if Jimmy would shoot it and I hissed at him "There`s a duck !" and at that both me and Nick saw it seem to change direction across the flow :blink: Turns out it was a Tuftie and we saw lots of them float past us as the tide dropped further, we also saw Teal, and I stress, SAW ! They flitted out of the dark and past us with hardly a gun raised let alone fired. Jimmy was working this morning and I picked Nick up at silly O`clock and we headed out to the fields we saw a lot of Greys in the previous day. It was hard getting the stakes into the ground at times and there was a nice wind to move them slightly. I had to set a semi horseshoe as there was a burn for us to hide in and some power cables at an angle through the field, I prefer either small(ish) clumps, like family groups and tried to set a few to either side like they had landed and were walking to the main group. First goose was a single and wouldn`t even look at us and the next few groups went to a field about 2-300 yds away However we soon had a nice group come in and as they back pedalled their wings, I yelled to Nick "Go !" and I aimed through a goose backing away, hoping Nick would get a shot at the group landing in the decoys. I connected but Nick was in an awkward position and fluffed the shot. A group came in from our left and Nick neatly dropped the first bird and then we both emptied our barrels at a departing goose, which wheeled around with a load of others and dropped back into the other field ! The birds then continued to either skirt us or drop into the real geese, however late on we had a group come in nicely and Nick was on the ball and dropped a screamer and I shot a pair of holes in fresh air ! With 3 in the bag and as it was a couple of hours after sunrise, we called it a day. Nick may put up a pic of the bag later, here`s one of the decoy set. May have a few beverages this evening Edited January 22, 2011 by henry d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 aah i didn't know you took any pics! in which case..... The view from the woods. In the woods - very different from anything near me - moss covered floor. Here's our view over the Tay last night My generous host tucked up against the burn just down from me this morning A large skein of Pinkfoots high overhead as we were packing up And yours truly with Henry's little one and my two biggies I would just like to say a very large and heartfelt public thank you to Henry D, his generosity matches his warmth of character. You couldn't hope to hang out with a nicer guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Well done Nick and H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynergy jason Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 You couldn't hope to hang out of a nicer guy. :blink: Looks a lovely place, and well shot both of you Nice motor too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Good pics mate well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 And yours truly with Henry's little one and my two biggies ....and perhaps there should have been one or two more if it wasn`t for Postman "Pat" Cheers bud, first pint is on me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 That was unfortunate timing, oh well. See you later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 well done guys look like you had a great morning flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Well done Lads!Nice pics too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) H, Nick Are those full body decoys you were using ? How many do you put out when decoying a field Cheers Ian Edited January 22, 2011 by Spaniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 the small group were a mix - the larger group in horseshoe were half shells, i think we had about 20 out in total (H is the man to ask as they are his) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 H, Nick Are those full body decoys you were using ? How many do you put out when decoying a field Cheers Ian No not full bodied, but shells and there are a mix 28 sportplast with 4 head up and the rest feeding and a further 7 that are removable head shells. Like I say, I don`t tend to set them out in horseshoe shapes, just in a group or groups, just like the real birds. I use 35+ everytime I go out and I recently bought a dozen+ sillosocks, but we`ve never had the wind to try them out......yet :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Nice darts and nice photos. Incidentally, the particularly "panoramic" photos ("the view from the woods") - was that a special setting, lense or a particular camera? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 It was a quick and dirty stitch of 3 separate shots (Camera was my pocket compact - Canon Ixus 960is). Most of the newer Sony cameras do that automatically in camera now - you just press the button and pan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Most of the newer Sony cameras do that automatically in camera now - you just press the button and pan. Got any links? It look very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Got any links? It look very good. Try - http://lmgtfy.com/?q=sony+cameras+with+panoramic+sweep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoaty Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Looks like a lovely spot lads - well done. Nick, your large field just off the roundabout (A5) was Blue with Woodies yesterday, you missed some good sport there I suspect, although I know where I'd rather have been given the choice - good piccies too! Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 damn! no chance of shooting it at the mo - but thanks for letting me know - i've moved now as well so don't go past it much, please do keep me informed if it's worth a shoot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Well done chaps good pics and write up That decoy pattern looks very convincing BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Nice darts and nice photos. Incidentally, the particularly "panoramic" photos ("the view from the woods") - was that a special setting, lense or a particular camera? Sony phones have it as well Top work kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoaty Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 They were piling in there again today Nick! Are you still local? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 i'm still local but in Scotland at the mo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Nice write up Mr H, and nice pictures too guys! Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted January 26, 2011 Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 Well done chaps, lovely scenery Is the Mrs aware your out enjoying yourself Woodhall 2moro mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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