utectok Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Ok one for the shotgun people as you know there are a few snipe and woodcock around which require quick shooting! Obviously safety first but you have to make alot of calculations in less than a second what mental checklist do you run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbust Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Cover it, is it safe? shoot it, all in a split second, they dont hang around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning 425 clay hunter Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Spot it, aim it, shoot it. Simples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 if you see sky around it, shoot. If not, dont shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Good comments but if your on your own and can see a clear backstop hill or the like perhaps the sky rule is not the best ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_evil Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Up, click, boom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 No safety routine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Good comments but if your on your own and can see a clear backstop hill or the like perhaps the sky rule is not the best ? You have a good point Utectok, thing is I'm rarely in a position to see woodcock other than on a driven day - no dog. So its quick and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Yeah your right you don't get that problem on driven days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_evil Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 No safety routine? Not as such, I don't rough shoot Only clay and driven, if driven if its in the air and 10ft up minimum its fair game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted December 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 10ft you chancer high bird man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_evil Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 Might be less than 10 but thats what I'd guesstimate at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 **** I hope I don't miss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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scolopax Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 C'mon, are woodcock really that fast?? A pheasant is way faster. Try and snap shoot them, woodcock, daylight, bang, thud. On a slightly different note I have always been a terrible shot a ground game, as I am thinking more about where the dogs are than I am anbout killing the target, this goes back to when I first started and we used to shoot over a couple of terriers. Never been able to get out of that mindset even when there are no dogs around! Only ever perform well on GG during hare drives , and then I need half a dozen chances to get my eye in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Mount blue sky bang next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utectok Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I guess I'm really talking about rough shooting when a snipe or woodcock gets up at your feet seems quick to me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Surely if you know your ground you automatically know where it is safe to shoot,and where it is not.This applies to everything I shoot,whether it's on the ground or in the air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Spot on scully. And if its unfamiliar ground your looking for the dangerous shot before its happened. Eg a pheasant gets out and heads left and low. 5 mins before you had noticed the house on the left and made a mental note Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aister Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 when i am shooting snipe or woodcock i am always looking around making mental notes about places i cant shoot towards e.g sheep, my mate or the dog. so whenever anything gets up if it goes in to one of these areas i know not to take the shot. i find its not like shooting rabbits where you have to look for the quarry, you can look around and make these notes because you cant see snipe till they are are up and you can usually hear them first if you dont see them. i hope this makes sense it makes sense to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Spot on scully. And if its unfamiliar ground your looking for the dangerous shot before its happened. Eg a pheasant gets out and heads left and low. 5 mins before you had noticed the house on the left and made a mental note Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 **** I hope I don't miss :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning 425 clay hunter Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) Bum, belly, beak,quick please god let me hit this and then BANG Edited December 4, 2011 by Browning 425 clay hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I know when Im shooting Im constantly assessing the location for where I can and cant shoot so that when a bird does flush the only thing I have to concentrate on it hitting it. There isn't enough time to go through it all when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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