aga man Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) It has been a terrible week for me this week, not only has work been pretty stressfull and the whole family having coughs and colds but i was also given the tragic news that a good friend had taken his own life last week . Anyway after possibly the worst week i can remember i was looking forward to the start of the february roost shoots which take place on friday evenings on our patch and i always enjoy the sport of roost shooting. as me and my regular shooting buddy Tan arrived at our woods there was a half decent wind blowing and a few woodies milling about. we arrived quite early 3pm and i settled in my favourite 30ft wide plantation strip and Tan got settled in the wood next door. sport was slow to start but i can't tell you it was nice and peacefull in the woods away from people and traffic. by 3.45 it was clear from the sound of shots coming from other woods that the birds were coming to roost. for the next two hours the woodies provided terrific sport and reminded me why we all harp on about the humble woodie, such a sporting bird to shoot. we packed up just after 5pm i had 20 picked and 4 or 5 not picked and Tan had a dozen or so. two squirrels and a carrion crow also joined the bag but didn't make the photo. despite the bag [which is good for these woods], it was good to get out and clear my mind, after such a bad week i thoroughly enjoyed it. all of the shot birds were stuffed full of rape. Edited February 7, 2014 by aga man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Sorry to hear about your travails of late. The excellent session at roost should help you along for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 a couple more photo's from this evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 cracking bag,nice one.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 ye good do there mate,you cant beat a bit of roost shooting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 good roost that well done bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 That is a good session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palo Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Sorry for your loss aga man it makes coughs and colds sound not too bad. Good shooting and a respectable bag. No doubt you will be out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Sorry for your troubles, but you managed to get your eye in on the roost , well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) Love the picture of you being stood in the wood ,in anticipation. (I take it, it is you?) I find that a day out shooting, can relieve the mental stress that can build up in bad times. I lost my best mate and shooting partner in October, very suddenly. Edited February 8, 2014 by caeser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sempers Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Sounds like it was just what the doctor ordered...I was out myself last night but only saw a couple of birds, still enjoyable though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Nice bag. I'm out this afternoon and would be happy with half that amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted February 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Nice bag. I'm out this afternoon and would be happy with half that amount. hope you have a good do mate, certainly a good wind blowing out there Love the picture of you being stood in the wood ,in anticipation. (I take it, it is you?) I find that a day out shooting, can relieve the mental stress that can build up in bad times. I lost my best mate and shooting partner in October, very suddenly. sorry to hear of your loss too , and yes it is me in the picture did you recognise the hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Very nice photo's agaman. Sorry for your woes matey and hope the family mend soon U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted February 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 Very nice photo's agaman. Sorry for your woes matey and hope the family mend soon U. cheers U, the idea of the selfie type pic came from you sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk4sport Posted February 8, 2014 Report Share Posted February 8, 2014 sorry about your loss mate. bet youve got some good memories and it is nice to get out for a while just to take your mind off things even if its for a short period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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