UK fowler Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 with all the flood water around this year my inland shooting on the trent valley has been a total non starter but finaly with the river level droping and a good cold front the first signs of the geese in numbers all year .got there this morning before first light and could hear geese on a distant gravel pit so i made my way to one of my fav spots to see where the birds were flighting too but geese being geese they started to leave about a 1/4 of a mile down stream of where i was dug in so a quick pack up and off to try and get under the flight line before it was all over. by the time I got myself in place the grays had all gone but I could still hear a few canadas in the distance then the calling speeded up and some birds were in the air a pair of canadas passed me on the left the closest one just in range and a single shot from the gold ten found its mark for a stone dead kill as i loaded another shell three more canadas passed the same side the first shot missing in front i think but the second shot was spot on dead in the air the main flight was now over with the last few straglers on the move I sat for half an hour just taking in the morning then I made my way back to my original spot after a very short wait I heard the call of a single gray heading strait over head fluffed the first shot but found it with the second three geese for five shots now I am feeling in a good mood but there was yet more to come I had another single gray a pair of mallard a pair of tuffted and a lone pigeon to round the morning off the best monday morning iv had in ages some of the final bag with the trent in the back ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reabrook Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Well done always great to see a varied bag.I've hardly seen any Tufties this year but we usually get a few on the river when the pits freeze over. Would certainly cure the Monday Blues. Well at least as long until it came to carry it all back to the car anyway lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) That is a cracking pic (1st) Great write up. sounds like a great way to start the week. How do you find the gold 10? i couldn't decide between that an keeping the old s/s and the remmy sp Edited January 21, 2013 by TJ91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Cracking result on a lovely morning, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK fowler Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 That is a cracking pic (1st) Great write up. sounds like a great way to start the week. How do you find the gold 10? i couldn't decide between that an keeping the old s/s and the remmy sp mine is a keeper it never misses a beat and at under 10lb I now use it for 100% of my goose shooting and most of my foreshore duck but some of the older golds were prone to jams mine is a newer model and is stamped 1370 bar for HP steel and is mustard with steel home loads its one gun I would not sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK fowler Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 thanks gents Its mornings like this that remind me why I go out in all weathers and drive for miles you soon forget all the fruitless flight :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Nice one! Both pictures are very good How do you find the gold with reloads? I 'heard' semi auto's and home loads are prone to jamming? Do you RTO them or Mec/crimp? I have a sbs basque which I hardly use but need to get into the reloading soon. Managed 5 pinks tonight so not too bad for a Monday either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunneravi Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Well done great read and awesome pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Great write up, looks a stunning place Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrold Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Awesome morning, where abouts on the trent do you shoot? I live in saxilby, just near dunholme bridge. The roads where closed there over xmas with floods, never known it so bad over here. Seems to have all calmed down now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPY-72 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 nice read and pics, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fal Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Cracking morning, good shooting!! Not jealous at all........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoggy Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Great session, lovely pics....what more could you wish for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greylag Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Great way to start the week.Good pictures and great write up.Something special about shooting in the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotShot! Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 cracking read and pics ! Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sricketts8 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Top man, great read and cracking pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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