linny Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 went roost shooting this afternoon i was stood just on the outside of one of the woods talking to the farmer who was shooting with us wating for another shooter to get there when we so some thing big fly up some distance away so off we went as we got closer we saw it fly up even higher it was a peacock and the there was two peahens that flew up into the trees as well all three went high in the trees and stayed but dident seem bothered at all by gun shoot some of the pigeons did seem to veer off as they got close to the peacoks in that part of the wood i suppose they are not used to seeing peacocks in the wood as we left the wood is was just about dark and you could see them just perched there cheeky **** we have pheasent feeders in that wood no sign of them when we had the last shoot they are a small group of peacocks at a center about a mile and a half away mayby the cockbird as just got some hens and off he went new ground do we let them stay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtelfo Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I can tell you one thing for free! They taste horrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 I can tell you one thing for free! They taste horrible! peacock pies off the menu then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 As they are worth quite a bit of money, it would be worth asking around and see who has lost them, there might be a "reward" on offer. A wood I use to roost shoot had guinea fowl in residence and they use to sit up in the trees and squawk at us while we were shooting, but didn't seem bothered by the shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldfinger Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 I have also seen 3 peacocks with 5 peacock hens going up to roost in a local wood,they have been around for some years now and I presume that they are a breeding wild,they are on game shooting keepered land and obviously being left to do there thing.I was told that they are about £80 to buy,makes you think eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 As they are worth quite a bit of money, it would be worth asking around and see who has lost them, there might be a "reward" on offer. A wood I use to roost shoot had guinea fowl in residence and they use to sit up in the trees and squawk at us while we were shooting, but didn't seem bothered by the shots. there is a place about 1 1/2 miles away and they have been breeding there for quite some years now i think they have just gone to new grounds as they would in the wild we will have to see if they stay and breed we wondered if they will compeate with the pheasents for food from the feeders in that wood if they do i think they will have to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 (edited) It's a shame they taste 'fowl' If you went by appearance alone, you'd think they would be delicious and exotic! Duncan Edited February 26, 2011 by The Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 a few around us, they have a few at a big stately house down the road, they seem to wander a fair way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 cool customer's just sat there one of the dogs just keept looking up and watching them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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