BRNDL Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Ok chaps, It gives me immense pleasure to announce that after a year of searching for permission I have finally landed a good few hundred acres. It is sheep and beef farming so not teeming with birds but plenty crow and LOADS of pigeon up in the acorn trees. I knocked on at least 25 farms for permission to shoot and I was knocked back 25 times... I suppose you make your own luck...and I did just that http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/263333-stumbling-across-a-lifeless-sheep-beating-secured/?do=findComment&comment=2318538 I now shoot for the farmer I beat for. Pigeon and crow to start with. Now, I begged my mate for his decoys last night and set up this morning. Manged 4 blacks for 5 shots! Obviously I am in debt to the PW pot, so let me get a month or so under my belt and I will offer a morning out. All the best, and thanks for reading. BRNDL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russian sniper Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Nice 1 Well done!!! It ALWAYS pays to keep asking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Well done, don't forget the bottle at Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Well done Brndl, well worth the wait hopefully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Good for you. Before you ask others out just enjoy the shooting yourself. After all you did put in a lot of effort to get it. You will find that when you are sitting in a hide that you spot the flight lines a lot more readily than you would either walking or driving around the farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim85 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbust Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Good on ya :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Thanks Chaps... JDog, I did just that this morning. I spotted a flight line when I was beating last week, and the same line is there again as strong as ever. I reckon I saw around 2/300 flighting over the oak trees today. I think a little roost shooting is to be had Friday evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Good things come to those who persist, Well done mate, Enjoy Atb Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Well done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmonster Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Make sure you mans happy with you going roost shooting Friday night especially if he's game shooting Saturday, wouldn't do to be loosing that hard got permission straight away now would it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Make sure you mans happy with you going roost shooting Friday night especially if he's game shooting Saturday, wouldn't do to be loosing that hard got permission straight away now would it . I wasn't going to enter any negative vibes to dampen his excitement but the same thought did occur to me. In any event roost shooting will not be much good until the leaves are off the trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontastic Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Doing a bit beating is always a good way to get a foot in the door. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjh Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 congratulations i am at door number 3 so far but have someone looking at finding me a slot helping out in a week or 2 on there drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmonster Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I wasn't going to enter any negative vibes to dampen his excitement but the same thought did occur to me. In any event roost shooting will not be much good until the leaves are off the trees. I didn't want to wee wee on the chaps cornflakes but that would be better than loosing a hard got permission as in the excitement he may not have considered the option, scenario shown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfowler12 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Well done mate, it was about 20 farms before I got a bite too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) I do have a decent head on my shoulders chaps... but thanks for the concern. The shoot is up on the moors - The roost is in the valley - I have spoken to Mr Farmer - I will always txt the day, time and location prior to shooting so he can approbate. And I wont be shooting the night before a game shoot. Edited October 31, 2013 by BRNDL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmonster Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I do have a decent head on my shoulders chaps... but thanks for the concern. The shoot is up on the moors - The roost is in the valley - I have spoken to Mr Farmer - I will always txt the day, time and location prior to shooting so he can approbate. And I wont be shooting the night before a game shoot. Good man looks like some firm foundations going down, hope you enjoy it for many years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Ok chaps, It gives me immense pleasure to announce that after a year of searching for permission I have finally landed a good few hundred acres. It is sheep and beef farming so not teeming with birds but plenty crow and LOADS of pigeon up in the acorn trees. I knocked on at least 25 farms for permission to shoot and I was knocked back 25 times... I suppose you make your own luck...and I did just that http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/263333-stumbling-across-a-lifeless-sheep-beating-secured/?do=findComment&comment=2318538 I now shoot for the farmer I beat for. Pigeon and crow to start with. Now, I begged my mate for his decoys last night and set up this morning. Manged 4 blacks for 5 shots! Obviously I am in debt to the PW pot, so let me get a month or so under my belt and I will offer a morning out. All the best, and thanks for reading. BRNDL I gather from your post that you are a bit short of decoys mate. I am not planning on doing any pigeon shooting this side of Christmas so if you would like to use my decoys in the mean time you would be more than welcome. I have about a dozen and a half (or so) half shells and pegs you could have on loan till lets say around New Year. That should give you a bit of time to sort some of your own out - Maybe Santa will treat you to some. Being in Chorley you are not a million miles away so if you want to borrow them to tie you over drop me a PM and we can arrange to get together. I'm still doing a bit of crow decoying or you could have borowed my crow decoys too. Hope this helps mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I gather from your post that you are a bit short of decoys mate. I am not planning on doing any pigeon shooting this side of Christmas so if you would like to use my decoys in the mean time you would be more than welcome. I have about a dozen and a half (or so) half shells and pegs you could have on loan till lets say around New Year. That should give you a bit of time to sort some of your own out - Maybe Santa will treat you to some. Being in Chorley you are not a million miles away so if you want to borrow them to tie you over drop me a PM and we can arrange to get together. I'm still doing a bit of crow decoying or you could have borowed my crow decoys too. Hope this helps mate! PW at its best. What a gent, PM inbound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 well done BRNDL, well deserved. Well done, don't forget the bottle at Christmas. +1 to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) Think I've got half dozen full bodied pigeons in shed you can have if you want them. Edited October 31, 2013 by Buckster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Well done that man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Think I've got half dozen full bodied pigeons in shed you can have if you want them. Bloody eck...yes please Mr. That would do nicely! PM inbound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Happy days fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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