preydrive Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 What day does your county go roost shooting?? Back in the eighties and early nineties roost shooting was always on a Friday afternoon, i used to finish work early and head straight for the woods along with every one else in North Yorkshire. In 1991 i changed jobs and moved down to Wiltshire for 12 years where they all went roosting on a Saturday afternoon, then ten years ago i moved back up to Malton North Yorkshire where it seems that most people have changed to saturdays. There seems to be enough out on saturdays to fulfill the esence of keeping them all moving so every one gets some shooting. PS me and my son have been out this afternoon where we picked up 36 between us. I decided to leave my cocker at home for a rest as she,d just done three beaters days in a row, bad decision! as we lost at least another 5 between us. Good shooting everyone....Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) Always been tradition to go Friday's but most go saturdays now as work fridays. I go Fri sat and sun. Doesn't seem to be many in my area that go, never hear shooting like i used to 5year or so ago. Doesn't make much difference for me, still seem to get plenty of shooting to keep me smiling Note your in malton...where do you shoot? I am just out Scarborough way but also shoot down around ryton and sometimes up at westow with a friend. Edited February 2, 2013 by TJ91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preydrive Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hi TJ, I have a shoot at Scrayingham and beat at Burythorpe and Howsham, we,ve been roosting at Burythorpe this aft...Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 still fridays where we are beverley/walkington/south cave in east yorkshire, although i know there are plenty who shoot on saturdays around other parts of yorkshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Wednesdays, but only if the moon is in the west Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 I have hard of scrayingham, is that out stammy bridge way? I think a friend used to live near there., horse people (burkins) and they had something to do with marquees I think. Many pigeons out that way? Some nice landscape from what i have seen driving past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preydrive Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Yes its on the way to Stamford, We are right on the Wolds plenty of pigeons around if you can find them and pin em down. Stopped shooting just after 4 o'clock as I ran out of shells, took 2 boxes plus about 15 steel shot, (i fly a peregrine and feed her the steel shot ones) and shot 19, started shooting like a 'blind man on a galloping horse'! before getting onto them, they where still coming in when we left, will be putting spare shells in car next outing! ATB..Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 still Fridays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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