scooby -doo Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 was out on saturday with hound and seen my first woodcock of the season , was wondering if they have been many spotted yet ! i would imagion that the bird i seen was a resident as it was in an estate that no longer has shoots and has plenty of peace !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballymac Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Only shot ducks so far, but will be out next weeked for a dander. The next full moon is 29th Oct and then the end of Nov. I wonder if we will have an early fall of woodcock or a late one. Might concentrate on the pheasants in Nov and woodcock in Dec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevmag Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Took the dog out for a bit last weekend but seen nothing, we only when out for an hour or so, we not expecting much any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Good to see the first mention of our long beaked friends. I never have much success round here until after Halloween and now always start my pursuit for woodcock on the first Saturday in November. This year it falls on the 3rd. Its always round 10 days after the full moon though when they arrive in numbers so this year Saturday the 10th will/should be the first good day. I would be expecting 2-3 that day. Positive thinking. I always see woodcock every year on lough Erne while fishing the mayfly. They roost on the islands and fly out to farmland on the shores at night to feed.I rose one from the same area on two consecutive days on an island I was camping on this year. I searched for a long time to try and find the nest but was unable to. I suspect the bird ran some way before flushing to avoid giving away the nest position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboots Posted October 16, 2012 Report Share Posted October 16, 2012 a friend seen 1 last night whilst duck shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 21, 2012 Report Share Posted October 21, 2012 Not seen any so far. Hopefully the next moon will take some in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboots Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 flushed 1 yesterday whilst feeding the flightpond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboots Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 got a shot at a woodcock on saturday but missed but its nice to see them starting to move in now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 None on our pheasant shoot today. Not in in any numbers yet. Bring on the next full moon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 one shot on Friday, heard today of 4 shot at Ballygawley this week, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 Had a good day yesterday flushing over a dozen and shooting 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 roughly whereabouts in Antrim were the birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 They werent in Antrim at all. Farther inland. Mid ulster area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P~MX Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 good to hear you'd a great day at them, hope there's more to come. Carrick usually get a lot in early on the first moon in Nov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james boy Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 got 1 on saturday in co armagh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby -doo Posted November 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 i shot 1 on saturday aswell . good sized bird aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 I was out on Saturday for a couple of hours. Flushed 3 but never got a shot at any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballymac Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Out on Saturday and got one first one I seen, mate seen another one but no shot.. Going to do a bog on Saturday that hopefully holds a few so looking forward to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degalle79 Posted November 8, 2012 Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 Brother shot one in Armagh on sat, friend seen another in same area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GW80 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Shot 2 this morning, just outside Crossgar. Flushed 5 in all and saw a least 8 or 9 flighting tonight out of a wood in the same area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degalle79 Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 Shot one today, had two chances at a double in the space of 20 mins but it wasn't to be, fair play to them, they know how to work the woods. Love seeing them here. Seen 5 in total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjm Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 9 flushed on our shoot yesterday 2 shot. Limavady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubberduck Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Shot 1 saturday evening i was down at lough neagh its the first of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degalle79 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I pan fried mr woodcock and a snipe this morning had it with toast and runny boiled egg, great combo........how do you do yours??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodcock1 Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 Flushed 6 today shot at 4 of them and bagged 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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