FOXHUNTER1 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I popped out yesterday to check on a field that had just been drilled. When I had a look there wasn't a bird to be seen I had a little chat to the farmer and decided to go home but on leaving the farm spotted a small field where the wheat was just sprouting through holding about 30 corvids Nothing to lose I decided to set up and see what happened. As I walked over towards the corvids they took off but some just flew around my head unconcerned ...so I duly knocked 2 straight down. I only had 100 cartridges with me and they were White Gold 28g 8s ............I usually use 32g 6s but had no cartridges left so bought these off a mate who is a clay shooter so had no idea how they would perform on crows..... I started off in my hide at the edge of a hedgerow but wasn't comfortable and missed a few birds plus some birds were spotting me. I looked behind me and the hedge was very wide , around 10 yards across so I climbed inside the hedge which offered brilliant concealment as it had a thick roof and nothing could see me to the right or left , in fact I just had a window to shoot straight in front which ended up being fantastic as all the corvids came straight in without noticing me Anyway I was very pleased with the performance of the cartridges claiming quite a few big carrion crows. I started shooting at around 12.30 and finished at 3pm as I ran out of cartridges Birds were still coming in as I was packing up. I bagged the squirrel as I was sitting in the hedge , he was perched above me chattering at me very noisily for invading his territory .............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Good shooting. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 thats a cracking bag mate , well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Good shooting, though it could have been 200! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Great mixed bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 I only had 1000 cartridges See your shot to kill ratio is getting better Some good vermin removed there Mark...top job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Nice to see a few magpies knocked over too... Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pykie Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 How did you bring the magpies in? Cracking bit of shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 not bad shooting at all especially with 8 SHOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Well done Mark great bag that mate, atb Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Great result . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 you had a top corvid blast up there mark,lucky you see that field if you ask me,good going mate well done atb simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 few more than my bags.. fair play to ya mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 That's a great result, especially with number 8 cartridges. I wonder if any of the "You shouldn't shoot crows with smaller shot size than number 6 brigade will be along to comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 Well done ,great result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tignme Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 (edited) Since changing to steel shot 28 grams 7.5s i dont use lead anymore but had for yrs used no 7.5s/ 8s n no 9 skeet shells and have shot loadsa pigeons n crows out to sensible distances.They are more than capable out to 50 yds plus.Gun choked at 5/8 n 5/8. Edited October 10, 2013 by tignme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 Saw some video of americans the other day crow shooting and they were using 8's, looks like you had a cracking opportunistic day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 good bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Well done mark, good shooting fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyrapid177mk2 Posted October 12, 2013 Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 well done nice shooting....great bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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