Highbird70 Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Hi all,After the successful past years that we went to North Wales, near Criccieth, shooting woodcock-snipe, I'm organizing more shooting days.The dates are calculated on the full moon, to give us a better chance. dates as follow:10 November 201411 November 2014 6-8 guns max. per day available 08 January 2015 09 January 2015 1 gun per day available Everything will be organized the same way like the last years that we have been, £125 per day, mid morning refreshment and pub lunch included.Its a a good day out and reasonably cheap day per gun, compared to other places that organize woodcock shooting, the day normally its planned as follow: meet at 9am, to be on shooting land by 9.30am, number of guns allowed its normally 6-8 per day, we take turns in walking, normally 2 walk with the dogs and the others stand in points that keeper says its the best. Refreshments half way thruw the morning and lunch included in the price.Bags: that is difficult to say, in the past we shot 25 woodcocks 12 snipes 8 pheasants in a day, missing loads of birds , as you know these birds are not relesed, they migrate from russia norway and so on, this year on the second day was the best shooting we ever had, missed several that went up with the dogs and I think the guns where getting used to the way the birds were flying, if there is not many wild birds normally the game keeper decided to take us on his grounds where they keep pheasants/partridges. Personally I think that 1 woodcock its worth ten phesants because of the difficulty in shooting them.The Challenge its the Snipe, its the most difficult bird to shoot, its unbelivable how fast it can fly and the way that it fly, the first time that I shot one...after many many attempts...I was well chuffed and keepers and beaters made it feel special.I personally think that for £125 per day its very good, especially if you check the current prices on this site, theres a bloke asking £350 per gun for a 100 birds driven shooting and that is average...but you shoot on pheasants and I don't find them a good sport at all.How many cartdriges to take...I normally take 2 boxes of very good n6 loads for woodcock and the pheasants and some black gold n7 for the snipe. We will do one snipe and duck drive, please take some steel cartridges or non toxic. Please Pm me for any further info or bookings Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Hi mark did the shoot belong to Richard williams, I'm only outside caernarfon and have a good snipe bog. Regards, E.w. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 (edited) Hi E.w., We have circa 800/600 acres, scattered around Criccieth/Phwelli,a mix of bogs and woodlands, belonging to an estate, we normally manage to do 7-8 drives, by mixing the options of ground that we shoot on. Regards Mark Edited September 19, 2014 by Highbird70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arley Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Hi Mark, Are you looking for guns to take both days back to back? Or could I book a single day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Hi Mark, Are you looking for guns to take both days back to back? Or could I book a single day? You can book a single day if you like, I always advise to do the back to back to get all the chances offered, by different grounds. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodog Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 I went last year , and have booked again this year, need I say more! Great day out , Thanks again Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 I went last year , and have booked again this year, need I say more! Great day out , Thanks again Mark You very welcome DD, looking forward to meet again. Thank you Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Mark 'Highbird' is a great host and I'm sure all those that join him will have a good days sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted September 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Update Hi all,After the successful past years that we went to North Wales, near Criccieth, shooting woodcock-snipe, I'm organizing more shooting days.The dates are calculated on the full moon, to give us a better chance. dates as follow:10 November 201411 November 2014 7 guns per day available 08 January 2015 09 January 2015 1 gun per day available Everything will be organized the same way like the last years that we have been, £125 per day, mid morning refreshment and pub lunch included.Its a a good day out and reasonably cheap day per gun, compared to other places that organize woodcock shooting, the day normally its planned as follow: meet at 9am, to be on shooting land by 9.30am, number of guns allowed its normally 6-8 per day, we take turns in walking, normally 2 walk with the dogs and the others stand in points that keeper says its the best. Refreshments half way thruw the morning and lunch included in the price.Bags: that is difficult to say, in the past we shot 25 woodcocks 12 snipes 8 pheasants in a day, missing loads of birds , as you know these birds are not relesed, they migrate from russia norway and so on, this year on the second day was the best shooting we ever had, missed several that went up with the dogs and I think the guns where getting used to the way the birds were flying, if there is not many wild birds normally the game keeper decided to take us on his grounds where they keep pheasants/partridges. Personally I think that 1 woodcock its worth ten phesants because of the difficulty in shooting them.The Challenge its the Snipe, its the most difficult bird to shoot, its unbelivable how fast it can fly and the way that it fly, the first time that I shot one...after many many attempts...I was well chuffed and keepers and beaters made it feel special.I personally think that for £125 per day its very good, especially if you check the current prices on this site, theres a bloke asking £350 per gun for a 100 birds driven shooting and that is average...but you shoot on pheasants and I don't find them a good sport at all.How many cartdriges to take...I normally take 2 boxes of very good n6 loads for woodcock and the pheasants and some black gold n7 for the snipe. We will do one snipe and duck drive, please take some steel cartridges or non toxic. Please Pm me for any further info or bookings Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie69 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Tempted for the 9th of Jan iits my birthday let me see if the mrs will take the hint ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drone Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 See your pms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Pm replied, There isn't big hills or valleys to walk, it's easy terrain, no need for dog, we have 8 beaters that do all the hard work with their dogs, extremely nice people and passionate hunters. Regards Mark See your pms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Update Hi all,After the successful past years that we went to North Wales, near Criccieth, shooting woodcock-snipe, I'm organizing more shooting days.The dates are calculated on the full moon, to give us a better chance. dates as follow:10 November 201411 November 2014 7 guns per day available 08 January 2015 1 gun available 09 January 2015 Fully Booked Everything will be organized the same way like the last years that we have been, £125 per day, mid morning refreshment and pub lunch included. Regards Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted September 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Hi all, we have added an extra date if interestedAfter the successful past years that we went to North Wales, near Criccieth, shooting woodcock-snipe, I'm organizing more shooting days.The dates are calculated on the full moon, to give us a better chance. dates as follow:10 November 2014 Both days now fully booked11 November 2014 08 December 2014 6 guns available 09 December 2014 5 guns available 08 January 2015 fully booked 09 January 2015 1 gun available Everything will be organized the same way like the last years that we have been, £125 per day, mid morning refreshment and pub lunch included.Its a a good day out and reasonably cheap day per gun, compared to other places that organize woodcock shooting, the day normally its planned as follow: meet at 9am, to be on shooting land by 9.30am, number of guns allowed its normally 6-8 per day, we take turns in walking, normally 2 walk with the dogs and the others stand in points that keeper says its the best. Refreshments half way thruw the morning and lunch included in the price.Bags: that is difficult to say, in the past we shot 25 woodcocks 12 snipes 8 pheasants in a day, missing loads of birds , as you know these birds are not relesed, they migrate from russia norway and so on, this year on the second day was the best shooting we ever had, missed several that went up with the dogs and I think the guns where getting used to the way the birds were flying, if there is not many wild birds normally the game keeper decided to take us on his grounds where they keep pheasants/partridges. Personally I think that 1 woodcock its worth ten phesants because of the difficulty in shooting them.The Challenge its the Snipe, its the most difficult bird to shoot, its unbelivable how fast it can fly and the way that it fly, the first time that I shot one...after many many attempts...I was well chuffed and keepers and beaters made it feel special.I personally think that for £125 per day its very good, especially if you check the current prices on this site, theres a bloke asking £350 per gun for a 100 birds driven shooting and that is average...but you shoot on pheasants and I don't find them a good sport at all.How many cartdriges to take...I normally take 2 boxes of very good n6 loads for woodcock and the pheasants and some black gold n7 for the snipe. We will do one snipe and duck drive, please take some steel cartridges or non toxic. Please Pm me for any further info or bookings Mark Edited September 29, 2014 by Highbird70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted October 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2014 (edited) Update Hi all, we have added an extra date if interestedAfter the successful past years that we went to North Wales, near Criccieth, shooting woodcock-snipe, I'm organizing more shooting days.The dates are calculated on the full moon, to give us a better chance. dates as follow:10 November 2014 Both days now fully booked11 November 2014 08 December 2014 4 guns available 09 December 2014 2 guns available 08 January 2015 1 gun available 09 January 2015 fully booked Everything will be organized the same way like the last years that we have been, £125 per day, mid morning refreshment and pub lunch included. Edited October 2, 2014 by Highbird70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 Hi all, we have added an extra date if interestedAfter the successful past years that we went to North Wales, near Criccieth, shooting woodcock-snipe, I'm organizing more shooting days.The dates are calculated on the full moon, to give us a better chance. dates as follow:10 November 2014 Both days now fully booked11 November 2014 08 December 2014 3 guns available 09 December 2014 2 guns available 08 January 2015 1 gun available 09 January 2015 fully booked Everything will be organized the same way like the last years that we have been, £125 per day, mid morning refreshment and pub lunch included. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Gents, 5 more guns left, between the 8-9 of December 2014, you don't want to stay at home on those days...surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Absolutely wonderful team of beaters!!!! More fun and madder than a box of frogs. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipper Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Highbird70 You have PM.... :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 Pm replied Ty Highbird70 You have PM.... :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) Gents, Not many gun left 08 December 2014 1 guns available 09 December 2014 fully booked Edited October 17, 2014 by Highbird70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2014 Bump....1 more gun for the 8th of December, any takers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man o kent Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 I'm seriously considering it sir, could you pm the details please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 I'm seriously considering it sir, could you pm the details please Pm sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 (edited) Gents, Due to some guns cancellation, I have the following availability: 10 November 2014 1 gun available 11 November 2014 1 gun available The reports from the ground are very positive, lots of birds have been spotted Pm me for informations Mark Edited November 5, 2014 by Highbird70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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