bertie Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Well my pals and me have just relaesed our first pheasents ever today, we got 80 ex layers and let them off in the woods where we have permission! Wish us luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 You live at Bishop Aukland - I can already feel them walking to Cheshire :yp: Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 You live at Bishop Aukland - I can already feel them walking to Cheshire :yp: :( Don Well at least i know they will be tough as old boots by the time they have got there! :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Good luck, keep on top of the predators or you will loose atleast half, even more so as they arent penned in. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 Well my pals and me have just relaesed our first pheasents ever today, we got 80 ex layers and let them off in the woods where we have permission! Wish us luck! Now which woods would that be Bertie so i know where to go....... :yp: :yp: only joking best of luck mate will be over your way soon as the rape gets harvested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Cheers Mike. You might be waiting a while if bad weather keeps up. so where over here do you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_keeper Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 we have had our pheasants starting to come in, 4000 on monday and 1000 on thursday, then got 500 on tuesday, and so on and so forth. At the end we have just over 30,000 pheasants and later on have 5,000 partridge, a fair ammount of birds. Annoying because it means i get picked up at 5.15 inda mornin Hope your birds go well, Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_keeper Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 how much do u sell your ex-layers for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 we have had our pheasants starting to come in, 4000 on monday and 1000 on thursday, then got 500 on tuesday, and so on and so forth. At the end we have just over 30,000 pheasants and later on have 5,000 partridge, a fair ammount of birds. Annoying because it means i get picked up at 5.15 inda mornin :yp: :yp: Hope your birds go well, Rob Thanks Rob. 30,000 birds! now that would be a good sight to see! Best of luck with yours too! Good luck with your birds. Keep plently of food and water about and feed the rides well and they'll stick about. How much did you pay for them each. Thanks mate. Paid £2.45 each mate. How much were yours like? We had a bit of trouble getting rid of our ex-layers and we need the space as we had an order of 3,000 pheasants cancelled 5 days before they were meant to be going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Well good luck with them mate. Would have got more myself, but one of lads who went shares was dubious about spending the cash for them to possibly leg it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Hi bertie we have some fields near royal oak (rape) that we shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Only 2 mins from where i've put pheasents down! Keep off the aniseed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 we have had our pheasants starting to come in, 4000 on monday and 1000 on thursday, then got 500 on tuesday, and so on and so forth. At the end we have just over 30,000 pheasants and later on have 5,000 partridge, a fair ammount of birds. Annoying because it means i get picked up at 5.15 inda mornin Hope your birds go well, Rob 30,000 birds for posh toffs to shoot . hope they pay well as i think any idiot could shoot a few birds when there 30,000 birds layed on a plate. dont agree with this kind of commercial shooting. sorry to rant on but i dont think its sporting at all cheers kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Only 2 mins from where i've put pheasents down! Keep off the aniseed! No problem cannot stand the taste. :yp: :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_keeper Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Whats the difference between me shooting them or someone who is prepared to pay more to have a better day, because they can? Im sure if anyone had enough money to spare, they would love to try there hand at driven birds. They are released on over 5,000 acres of land, so its not a mass slaughter and the drives are extremely sporting and testing, so not many birds are shot. Ok, maybe they spend a bit more money than us, but its like buying a car, if you could afford to buy a luxury car, then you would, if not you have to stick with what you can afford. This is my view anyways, sorry if it sounds arguementative, didnt mean to be. Anyways enjoy your birds, hope you have many good days, and have some birds that you will remember. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 Thanks to all the well wishers! As for commercial shoots, they keep an awfull lot of people in the sport we all love, i know i'd be paying for days if i could afford it, so good luck to anyone and everyone with there birds, i wish you all good days at the great sport we all love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Hi bertie it probably sounds obvious, but do you have any drinkers for them, quite a few people forget about this, but we're about to hit midsummer and otherwise you might find they wander off rather quickly. Best of luck most ex-layers will have been penned for the whole year so they are not always the most streetwise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_keeper Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 I couldnt agree with Teal more. Food is important, but there is a bit around, so if need be they will wander to look for water. Even if you only have portable drinkers and have to go and fill them up by hand, its better than nothing. Purchasing a bail of straw and breaking it open on some of the rides will help them stay, and some tin shelters. These are just some basic things you can do to improve your shoot for little expense. How are you shooting it by the way? Are you beat one/stand one or is it a purely rough shoot. Hope the weather improves for when they come, although a little bit of rain always help there feathers. Early mornings and late evening as soon as the birds come in so enjoy! Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 well said gk when the straw is scattered about the rides scatter some wheat over it .pheasants prefure to scrat for there food than to tap a spring. this keeps them amused for part of the day and stops em wandering put the rides in the warm parts of the wood and keep doggin em in mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_keeper Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 good point fert, do you have dogs Bertie? if not it may be worth considering buying one or even asking a friend to come and help you out. Although a dog is not 100% neccesary, it is a great advantage and extremely helpful. Even if you dont, going out at first light and early evening can tell you about where they are going throughout the day and where they are coming from, which meanss that you can be there to stop them. As far as i can remember these are the main points, Food, Water and Dogging in. Anything else you do just increases your chances of keeping birds on your land and increases the chance of them surviving. remember also that even though this may seem like a lot of work, that vermin control also needs to be undertaken. You can feed or provide water as much as you want, but if theres foxes about then they will soon have them anyways. Hope this helps, sorry to ramble Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 Whats the difference between me shooting them or someone who is prepared to pay more to have a better day, because they can?Im sure if anyone had enough money to spare, they would love to try there hand at driven birds. They are released on over 5,000 acres of land, so its not a mass slaughter and the drives are extremely sporting and testing, so not many birds are shot. Ok, maybe they spend a bit more money than us, but its like buying a car, if you could afford to buy a luxury car, then you would, if not you have to stick with what you can afford. This is my view anyways, sorry if it sounds arguementative, didnt mean to be. Anyways enjoy your birds, hope you have many good days, and have some birds that you will remember. Rob ok i see youre point hope you have many good days shooting as well and hope you keep the foxes away from all those pheasants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Its not worth dogging in for 80 birds as it needs to be done at least twice a day. Just keep plenty of food and water about. Feed the rides the day after any shoots or disturbances. Personally you would have been better to get poults and pen them as you would get alot better return. Thanks for advice from you all, its the first time i've done anything like this, and to be truthfull we only got 80 for a trial, to see how it goes. At the end of it even if we only shoot 20, we will of had fun and put something back as opposed to just taking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
game_keeper Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 well said Bertie! Its not how many you shoot, its about enjoying yourself and having some good shooting. I agree with the comment about dogging in twice a day, but it depends on what the birds do, in some areas of the estae you can spend 5 or 6 times a day there dogging the birds back, but on other bits you may only have to do it only once every 2 days. So going down there with a dog might increase your chances of getting that left to right screamer that you remember for the rest of the season and for seasons to come, as i said at the start the important thing is enjoying yourself. Im glad you have decided to try this out as its shows how much work goes into looking after these birds and you can experience the joys of shooting birds that you have looked after. I hope it all goes well and remember to keep us informed and if you need any advice, we are all here to help. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Thanks rob much apreaciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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