DoubleTap Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Went to shoot a friend's Buckinghamshire pond tonight with my brother CamS-94 and dad. Dad wasn't too hopeful as the pond had been frozen for 3 days but the ducks had been fed on top of the ice. When we got there dad waded in, broke some ice and flooded more water on top of the unbroken ice to help encourage the ducks in and we hadn't been there five minutes before a small party of mallard circled at height before clearing off. Next thing dad said he could hear teal and right on cue a single drake teal whizzed in, flared and my brother knocked it down. The teal was followed by a pair of mallard. Dad shouted and my brother dropped his one but I missed mine, however it went round the field, set it's wings and came in for me to kill it this time. Proper wild mallard this one. A single teal landed on the ice, dad shouted and as it powered off into the gloom dad knocked it down as my brother knocked down another that suddenly appeared over the trees. Dad had another teal that flared over us and suddenly it was too dark to shoot and it was all over. We heard more teal and wigeon but couldn't see them and we heard a small skein of canadas pass. All that was left was to get the dogs out to pick two teal from the field and dad waded into the pond to retrieve the mallard. A fantastic sunday night. If you're wondering why one of dad's teal looks manky it was a tad close. Dad was shooting my other 20 bore and thankfully not his beloved full choked 12. That's the trouble with teal in the dark - it can be difficult judging range when you just have to react. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTap Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Here is some pond porn............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
left & right Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Treestalker Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Dad was shooting my other 20 bore and thankfully not his beloved full choked 12. Don't worry DoubleTap - I'm back on it tomorrow for 70yd high pheasants! :blink: Shame the pond was frozen tonight. I've shot that pond over the last 20 years and the teal flights can be unbelievable. Great report. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Great write up mate. What non tox do you use in the twenty? I`m having trouble finding anything at a sensible price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam-S94 Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) Great write up mate. What non tox do you use in the twenty? I`m having trouble finding anything at a sensible price. We use Eley Bismuth's in 5's, these still aren't mega cheap but they kill well. My mate once shot a box off by accident on driven pheasant and he was folding them up at 50 yards so they certainly kill well. Edited February 1, 2011 by Cam-S94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooternick Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 A fantastic saturday night did you mean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTap Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 A fantastic saturday night did you mean ? "Game for the purposes of this section means pheasant, partridge, red grouse, black grouse and hare. No game may be killed or taken in any county on Sunday or Christmas Day. Before the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 orders prohibiting the shooting of wildfowl on Sundays were made under sections 2 and 13 of the Protection of Birds Act 1954. Those still in existence are in the following counties (or parts of counties in existence before the 1974 local authority re-organisation): Anglesey, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Carmarthen, Cardigan, Cornwall, Denbigh, Devon, Doncaster, Glamorgan, Great Yarmouth County Borough, Isle of Ely, Leeds County Borough, Merioneth, Norfolk, Pembroke, Somerset, North and West Ridings of Yorkshire" BASC Its legal to shoot wildfowl in Buckinghamshire on a sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12borejimbo Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Awesome, I had a good flight last night, shot 6 in half an hour, plenty coming in, but hard to see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer-of-the-Futre Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 nice shooting just saw that there was an escort there, how does it function and what loads is it cabible of firing? im confused weather that was the 20 bore but i thnk i'd go for a 12, ive heard that they arnt great with say a number 4 goose load, not that i would be doing much fowling but are they good semis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTap Posted February 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 nice shooting just saw that there was an escort there, how does it function and what loads is it cabible of firing? im confused weather that was the 20 bore but i thnk i'd go for a 12, ive heard that they arnt great with say a number 4 goose load, not that i would be doing much fowling but are they good semis? It handles really well. It cycles from 24g to 36g goose loads but it will start jamming on any dirty cartriges that spill powder into the action. I found the 20 bore is not as reliable as the 12 bore Escort that we used to have, but they're brilliant value for money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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