Cyffyllog Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Car loaded with hide / decoys / case of Cartridges / Banger ropes / ready for the off early tomorrow, venturing over the border from Wales to a new permission gained over some wheat, watched for a period this afternoon, some hundreds there, in an out, ..... wow.... look out, exited in the extreme, I'm relatively new to this, really, but will report on the outing tomorrow evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Good luck buddy I live in north Wales & hoping to hit my fields soon wanted to go today but ******* it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harwoodandy Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Good luck - looking forward to a detailed report Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyffyllog Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 (edited) Good luck - looking forward to a detailed report WOW !! Got there about 9.30am after setting up two bangers 1/2 a mile either side of the chosen field point. There were a few about when I got there, set up some decoys on long sticks so they could be seen above the wheat and the rest on the flattened stuff, five also in the tree above the hide. It was humid but with a cooler wind now and again from the back of the hide out over the patterned decoy's. Some responded and came in which gave some nice shots. Fortunate for me I had set up on a downwind flightpath and every so often would get quite a few passing 25 to 30 yards up. Now I did waste some cartridges on those , but also got some great shots out of a few of them. Ended up with 47, Buddy my faithful Spaniel obliged with the picking up from the wheat field and accounted for 45 of them.( Ross the Lab is still in training and too soon to show him the real thing ) it took me and my wife an hour to remove the sticky 'Goose Gogs' from Buddy this evening though, now first job tomorrow is breasting ready for Pate / Burgers / Stewing bits ..... Edited July 19, 2011 by Cyffyllog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 Great stuff. You can't beat a day coming up to expectations and that was an excellent bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodyPopper Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Well done! But I'm confused. What are the rules about shooting over standing crops? I thought you had to wait until the crops were cut - or else get a ********** from the farmer. Is it acceptable as long as you've got a dog to pick up for you? I'd hate not being able to go out after wounded birds. Someone told me recently that you don't need to worry too much about flattening a few bits as the combine harvester picks it all up anyway. I find that difficult to believe. Obviously, I could ask my farmer myself - but I'd rather look dumb here than face to face with the man who lets me shoot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 WOW !! Got there about 9.30am after setting up two bangers 1/2 a mile either side of the chosen field point. There were a few about when I got there, set up some decoys on long sticks so they could be seen above the wheat and the rest on the flattened stuff, five also in the tree above the hide. It was humid but with a cooler wind now and again from the back of the hide out over the patterned decoy's. Some responded and came in which gave some nice shots. Fortunate for me I had set up on a downwind flightpath and every so often would get quite a few passing 25 to 30 yards up. Now I did waste some cartridges on those , but also got some great shots out of a few of them. Ended up with 47, Buddy my faithful Spaniel obliged with the picking up from the wheat field and accounted for 45 of them.( Ross the Lab is still in training and too soon to show him the real thing ) it took me and my wife an hour to remove the sticky 'Goose Gogs' from Buddy this evening though, now first job tomorrow is breasting ready for Pate / Burgers / Stewing bits ..... nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyffyllog Posted July 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Woody Popper, Hi, not sure if there are rules governing this. The place was being hit by the Pigeons and the farmer asked me to sort them for him. It is right that the combine picks laid stuff up. I personally think that what i knocked off the stalks or flattened yesterday is far less than the Pigeons were eating, so , there are 47 less of them eating today ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Great report. Well if you're relatively new to this , you've done a fine job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harwoodandy Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Nice one Sounds like you and the dogs had a good day! Good write up and thanks for sharing Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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