adam f Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) It's a toss up between walked up rough game and decoying pigeon for me... Why? I love the surprise and adrenaline that hits you when a bird breaks cover from close by when walking up - and the surge of panic as you shoulder the gun to get a shot in before it too late, I love the effort involved to find and flush a bird even before you shoot it - in fact the shooting is often the easy bit! I love the wlaking and changing scenery and weather, and fianlly I like the mixed bags it produces. Decoying - well, as hard as it is on winter rape, summer stubbles retore the balance! I love the sheer number of oppertunities - it's seldom easy - field craft and good shooting still play there part, but that feelin as a group head in to the deeks wings back - and you see that at the last second before making your move... fantastic! What's yours? Edited January 30, 2011 by adam f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustem Dave Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Got to be flighting ducks at evening flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Decoyed Pigeon as it offers every type of shot you can think of and then some walked up to see the dogs work Then you have the rifles on a summers evening waiting for the bunny's to appear , winter foxing the list could go on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa taf Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 It's a toss up between walked up rough game and decoying pigeon for me... Why? I love the surprise and adrenaline that hits you when a bird breaks cover from close by when walking up - and the surge of panic as you shoulder the gun to get a shot in before it too late, I love the effort involved to find and flush a bird even before you shoot it - in fact the shooting is often the easy bit! I love the wlaking and changing scenery and weather, and fianlly I like the mixed bags it produces. Decoying - well, as hard as it is on winter rape, summer stubbles retore the balance! I love the sheer number of oppertunities - it's seldom easy - field craft and good shooting still play there part, but that feelin as a group head in to the deeks wings back - and you see that at the last second before making your move... fantastic! What's yours? By a long shot, walking up rough game with the help of a good Pointer dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Bolting bunnies to guns is a favourite,as is sitting in the hedge and decoying corvids.Roost shooting starts this week which is always good and duck flighting at dusk is a good rush.I don't know!I just love shooting....big walked-up day tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Late afternoon to dusk shooting rabbits in summer. Awesome. Having said that, I am really looking forward to my first Woodpigeon shoot with the 12ga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popgun Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Shooting woodcock over my Cocker with my 28 bore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Decoying decoy shy pigeons to about 100 yards out in the field then popping them off with a silenced .22-teaches the feathered fiends who,s da man.Otherwise its got to be stalking bunnies with an airgun-so much more challenging than a shotgun or rimfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland's Finest! Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Rough shooting with a German short-haired pointer followed closely by an evening flight of ducks(despite the fact I shoot very few but I suppose that why its so good, I could go out 3 or 4 times not fire a shot and then one evening I might get a mallard or some teal, thats what its all about for me ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Bunnies on the golf course on a late summer evening just before sunset with my trusty old weihrauch air rifle .Even though i enjoy the birds in winter with my 12 bore theres just something about using an air rifle thats deeply satisfying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Rabbits over spaniels for me along with evening flights of duck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar fudd Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 rough/walked up game closely followed by decoyed pigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin lad Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Late afternoon to dusk shooting rabbits in summer. Awesome. Having said that, I am really looking forward to my first Woodpigeon shoot with the 12ga. next monday feb 7th if you fancy it Duncan, Bakerboy is coming over for a bash meet round mine for a bacon buttie first about 9am colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 As Adam said walked up game for me. On our rough shoot you have to be really fit because of the terrain so it makes it more rewarding when you do bag a few birds. Watching the dog working and taking immense pride knowing that you trained that dog and that it's doing exactly what you want. I have to say if my springer works well, flushes a few birds and has a couple of blinding retrieves then it doesn't matter to me how many birds I shoot. I must admit shooting bolting rabbits over ferrets and roost shooting pigeons I really enjoy as it is some of the most challenging shooting ever. If you are standing on the middle of a flight line in a wood with tall trees there is very little which can beat the pigeon dead in the air and coming down through the canopy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 From all the different types of shooting that I do, ie, stalking, vermin control, my all time favourite is Crow shooting. I absolutely hate them with a passion! I must have been pecked to death in a previous life! If I had to chose just one, and give up the rest, then crow is #1 Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 pigeon shooting, and bolting rabbits over shotguns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colster Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 For me, laying up along a hedge in the summer evenings with my rimmies after the bunnies although now my labrador is trained up, lamping and walked up game (especially if you count squirrels) come pretty close. It's a joy to see him work the ground or leap out the back of the 4x4 to retrieve/find a rabbit. I've had some good days decoying but get a bit bored doing it on my own. I persevere because I think wood pigeon is so tasty. All that said, having bought a .243 now, the deer may change all that this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Has to be punt gunning. The ultimate stalking sport. The build up to the shot, whether you take it or not, has to be the most excitement you can possibly get with all your clothes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 From all the different types of shooting that I do, ie, stalking, vermin control, my all time favourite is Crow shooting. I absolutely hate them with a passion! I must have been pecked to death in a previous life! If I had to chose just one, and give up the rest, then crow is #1 Steve Same here.With me i like the challenge of decoying something which is on par with our intelligence and crows are very very smart! I also enjoy shooting bolting rabbits,pigeon decoying and target shooting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Another vote for rabbits over spaniels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Pigeon and rabbits,squirrells,crows and maggies and just the sheer delight of being in that special place called heaven....Ohh yes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 rabbits with rifle around dusk is my favorite, but enjoy just about everything else too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 for me out of all the shooting that i do , for me it has to be wildfowling .. there is no better sight or sound you get from waders, ducks , geese lifting at first light in their thousands off the water or mud flats and then you get the sun rising with that all put together nothing beats it...... ONLY...... the sight and sound of geese flighting under the moon .... all this makes me feel proud to call myself a wildfowler and being part of it ... sad i know..... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW80 Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Shooting rabbits over a hard hunting spaniel is hard to beat, i don't get to do enough of it as my land is lacking a good supply of rabbits. But a close second is woodcock and snipe in the bogs around home!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 bit of everything really from rough shooting... duck flighting...bit of crow bashing but my favourite is decoying and flighting pigeons probably because thats what i do more of than anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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