elmar fudd Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 a while ago i got a small shoot about 50 acres with loads of rough patches. we were planning on just feeding it and trying to pull in wild birds but in the end my mate offered to buy birds if i fed so we put 50 down, this morning we braved the wind and rain and had an hour on it, no dogs just me and him walking guns, well we walked it all and out up some very nice birds as my mate paid for them i let him take some of the easier shots (thats my excuse for missing my "harder" shots ) in the end he had 4 and i had three, two cocks and a hen, unfortunatley the hen was lost in a fern bank and we couldnt for the life of us find it so i left wth these two birds, all for just 4 shots fudd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Nice wee bag fella and a good walk by the sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samyw Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larp Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 glad you had a good day its a pitty the birds havent matured enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar fudd Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 larp i did think that actually id have preffered the birds to have full full tails but my mate was adamant that they would be fine, and when dressed this afternoon they were large birds, as big as, or the same size as the full grown cock i shot last week, so they just werent fully feathered is all fudd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larp Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 larp i did think that actually id have preffered the birds to have full full tails but my mate was adamant that they would be fine, and when dressed this afternoon they were large birds, as big as, or the same size as the full grown cock i shot last week, so they just werent fully feathered is all fudd lack of cold weather on them good to see they are not going to waste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlander Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Nice work, they will look even nicer in a roasting tin! Outlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluestem Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Interesting pheasants (from an American perspective). We only have what are refered to as "chinese" pheasant in the states. They have longer tails and gaudier plumage. Very cool to see a different variety. Thanks and well done, especially with no dog! Bluestem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Awwwwww baby pheasants....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar fudd Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 id hardly class them as babies to be honest mate fudd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 id hardly class them as babies to be honest mate fudd its ok mate i got the same **** lastweek but they went well on our dinners today.well done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar fudd Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 its ok mate i got the same **** lastweek but they went well on our dinners today.well done mate cheers mate i had one for tea just and it went down very well indeed and they flew as good birds too so if i hadn't shot these my mate would have thanks again for agreeing with me though fudd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Hard to say without 'zooming' in but the birds do seem to have a bit of a spur on them? In which case they wouldn't be that young,(depending on length). Either way they look fairly big; just missing a tail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar fudd Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 to tell the truth they did have an average spur on them, they really werent that young, we decided after flushing the few two or three they were definatly ok to shoot, you can see a spur on the bird on the right, back leg i think and half inch to three qaurter inch long fudd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 to tell the truth they did have an average spur on them, they really werent that young, we decided after flushing the few two or three they were definatly ok to shoot, you can see a spur on the bird on the right, back leg i think and half inch to three qaurter inch long fudd Aye that's what I was getting at. Well done anyways I might get a crack at some next weekend if I'm lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmar fudd Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 cheers mate im on them next weekend too, our syndicate where we put down 400 then a new shoot i got today where someone put down a load of mallard on a pond about 3 seasons ago then stopped shooting fudd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Well done mate :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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