thegreg Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 Hi Chaps, just thought id put up a couple of pics of our last shoot, well it was two seperate ones really but the same place which was StBoswells near Selkirk in Scotland. Both were really good days, i got my treasured Woodcock! two of them aswell! i think we got 50 odd between us each day, some were dumped in feeders along the way, i got a rabbit aswell but the dog ran off with it!! B) Im the lanky *** on the left Most of the days birds. Both my o/u's did me proud, Beretta and bettinsoli, got about 30 birds over the two days. My friend Russ (on my left) did really well with my Remmy 870 aswell, to the amazement of the gamekeeper, taking a pigeon at 80 yards! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 very good bag! well done, just out of intrest you say that something is dumped in feeders you dont mean woodcock do you ? just a question but well done anyways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreg Posted January 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 No mate all the woodcock are in the picture, 4 of them at the front, two of which are mine (very chuffed i was too B) ) i meant when there was too many pheasant to carry we dumped a few in feeders, so the gamekeeper could collect them later the pic doesnt show our full bag, as a few were 'dumped' along the way greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 lol few! well all i can say is very well done! glad you got your first two wood cock to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 How many birds are put down? Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_k Posted January 19, 2007 Report Share Posted January 19, 2007 good shooting fellas nice to see some wookcock down aswell, and to have 2 is a bonus! shootin tex!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreg Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 How many birds are put down? Alex Edited: dont know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisNicholls Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 'Put down' generally means how many poults are released on the shoot in the summer prior to shooting. Odd nobody has mentioned the 80 yard pigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 well done have my doubts about the 80 yd pigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreg Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 'Put down' generally means how many poults are released on the shoot in the summer prior to shooting. Odd nobody has mentioned the 80 yard pigeon oh yes of course, i went completely off on that one! the answer is i dont know, i think a lot of the shoots we did on the second trip had been left for a year or two, so we didnt ask. that pigeon was genuine! it landed about 2 fields up wind! the gamekeeper was stunned, but given the gun it was mainly down to luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_k Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 well done have my doubts about the 80 yd pigeon yeah i think 80yrds is a rather long way mate! did the pigeon die laughing as the shot tickled its tummy??? but if u did that is some shot and am sincearest appologies and bloody good shooting fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreg Posted January 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 It wasnt my shot bud! as i said it was my friends (the guy on the left of me in the pic) he struggles a little to understand the relatively short range of a shotgun and will take such stupidly long shots i laugh, but be it luck or whatever he hits them! i let it fly straight over my head, way out of range, then..... bang!, clack clack, bang! it comes spiraling out of the sky! credit to the lad, shot of the day! Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_k Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 It wasnt my shot bud! as i said it was my friends (the guy on the left of me in the pic) he struggles a little to understand the relatively short range of a shotgun and will take such stupidly long shots i laugh, but be it luck or whatever he hits them! i let it fly straight over my head, way out of range, then..... bang!, clack clack, bang! it comes spiraling out of the sky! credit to the lad, shot of the day! Greg i think it mite quailffy for shot of the year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 It wasnt my shot bud! as i said it was my friends (the guy on the left of me in the pic) he struggles a little to understand the relatively short range of a shotgun and will take such stupidly long shots i laugh, but be it luck or whatever he hits them! i let it fly straight over my head, way out of range, then..... bang!, clack clack, bang! it comes spiraling out of the sky! credit to the lad, shot of the day! Greg i think it mite quailffy for shot of the year! He wants his **** kicked for even attempting a shot like that. How many birds are hit only to die later? 80 yds is way beyond the effective killing range of any shotgun. Of course that is just my opinion. Tiercel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 Yeah i cant see how you could kill anything at 80yrds with a shotgun, unless it was on a full choke 3 1/2" magnum cartridge, not even 36g 5's would reach 80 yrds with enough killing power left. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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