How many birds do you shoot on average?

[Insp Grimm]

Well Insp Grimm, that sounds pretty good to me. If you see birds flying about where you shoot, whilst you are out shooting them, then do a 10 hour day and with those numbers you quoted, you may get 30 or more in the bag.

 

We have plenty of birds and shoot a vast area, though the numbers may surprise you. There are 8 Pigeon shooters though only 4 shoot every week.

 

None, to my knowledge, have shot in a day, over 200 on their own. My personal best is 156, my buddies 92, another lad, is on 186.

 

Our best ever weekend, between 4 of us, was on cut beans when we shot nearly 500 in the 2 days.

 

We shoot dawn till dusk all year round.

 

Do the time and you will get the birds if they are in your area. That is how it seems to work here mostly.

 

Now, saying that, we have the flocks now and yesterday I had 1 shot and it was a miss. Ozzy ........... didn't even get a shot. Ryan shot 9.

 

Next week, we may wipe the floor, that is how it seems to work down here.

 

I note your comment and agree - more hours = more birds.

 

Short sharp sessions are what I can do right now 3-4 hours max and I am just trying to max the numbers . Also agree with all comments about enjoying it regardless of the number of birds.

All the birds I shoot are for the table and I enjoy cooking them too. My family ( especially my 7 year old daughter) love them .

 

Looking forward to wed this week for an early day and 6 hrs of shooting.

[bigman]

Dont get many due to only having a water logged field full of rotting potatoes to shoot currently , i just enjoy being out there and watching whats going on around me seem to have sussed out a flight line over the field they use to get to there evening roost spot in a small wood normally manage 2 or 3 before the light goes ,