fenboy Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Ok so I had to cheat and shoot it inland . Some years I get lots of geese on my permission , others none at all , depends on what the farmer leaves and for how long . This year there is an old potato field and some stubble still down and yesterday the wife too this pic to show me when I got home from work This was just a small amount of them , by the time I got home at 18.00 I reckon there may have been up 3000 spread across the potatos and stubble. So got up early this morning to have a go , lots turned up and typically they dropped on the farm next door. A few however did come my way but stayed out of range , I was just contemplating packing up when a small skein of around 20 came over about 40 yards up A clean miss with my first shot was swiftly followed with a bird dead in the air with my second and my first goose of the year was in the bag Happy with the result I packed straight up and as I write I can see at least a couple of hundred back on the field I shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Well done. The picture is a work of art. The dog looking at it's master, the slain goose and the weapon of choice, and the parthenocissus leaves blending with the screening. All good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Shame i couldnt make it! Did Flynn retrieve it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Nice one mate and a great picture, nice choice of name for your dog too, Atb Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Shame i couldnt make it! Did Flynn retrieve it? More of a drag than a retrieve Mat thats the reason I now have a lab in training , I think Flynn will struggle dragging one over the marsh !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 More of a drag than a retrieve Mat thats the reason I now have a lab in training , I think Flynn will struggle dragging one over the marsh !! So nice to see an honest response of what that size of dog can do and well done. I rarely shoot Wildfowl at home myself but there has been a lot of Mallard every evening so I couldn't resist and just fired two shots for a duck and drake myself. Proof of a real sportsman you came off with the one when you could have committed a genocide on those geese, so many so close I bet you can smell them let alone hear them- very tempting indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 So nice to see an honest response of what that size of dog can do and well done. I rarely shoot Wildfowl at home myself but there has been a lot of Mallard every evening so I couldn't resist and just fired two shots for a duck and drake myself. Proof of a real sportsman you came off with the one when you could have committed a genocide on those geese, so many so close I bet you can smell them let alone hear them- very tempting indeed Thanks I always have limited my inland pinks to just four a season if I get that many if that takes one flight or a few they are then left alone , chances are these will be gone before I have another chance . I am also shooting the forshore this season for the first time and hopefully I will pick up one or two more before the end of the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 well done m8 hope to get one myself soon ,they just seem to enjoy flying high past me on their way to dinner in your goose restaurant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Weldone on first goose of season. What type of dog is that? Is it a cocker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Weldone on first goose of season. What type of dog is that? Is it a cocker? I'll answer for him. Yes it is a cocker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 I'll answer for him. Yes it is a cocker! Thanks wasn't sure for I hadn't seen a pure golden one b4, I thought it was a duck roller at first. Btw the dog looks lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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