Pykie Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Last Friday with the sun bright and feeling like a September morning, six of us set off on some farms to do a spot of rough shooting. We control the vermin heavily during the year and as a thank you the farmers allow us to have a few days on the game birds. The first thick hedge and bramble patch produced a few pheasants, I dropped a hen, first shot of the New Year, and dad scrambled down a cock bird that broke back. We did a wood and I spotted a squirrel trying to camouflage against a tree trunk and promptly took care of him. A woodcock was flushed but was missed then another pheasant was accounted for. We sneaked up to a pond with the blessing of the farmer to help ourselves to any duck there. They are truly wild and four mallard took off quacking in alarm, the tail end one being clipped from the pack. Quickly retrieved to hand, two of the guys then brought down a thick hedge that led to a crumbled barn and out of no where three teal came bombing over. Luckily still loaded with non toxic from the pond ambush, two cock teal dropped with a single shot each. With four species in the bag, we headed to the next farm. It was still really warm and we made sure the dogs had plenty of water, and we kept hydrated too. We decided to drive through another piece of woodland and this turned into a good decision as we spotted a squirrel creep into a drey. We shot into it and the grey tumbled out dead. We then made our way drey poking and ended up with another four picked. A hen/cock mixed pheasant flushed out the end to the standing guns and was added to the bag, and also a woodpigeon. The last piece of cover before we entered the main wood resulted in a hare that was bowled over stone dead then we again crept up on a piece of water for a duck. I was nominated as the flusher and I spied four mallard on the postage stamp sized piece of water. Hollering them up, I took a drake as it swung around me, and two other were dropped as they were driven right over the hidden guns. Suddenly a woodcock also was in the air and it too came tumbling down. We walked through a few newly planted firs and a second woodcock was flushed and shot but no more pheasants were found. Meeting back at the trucks, we had ten pheasants, a woodpigeon, six squirrels, four mallard, two woodcock, two teal and a hare for a great days mooching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besty57 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 That's a good day out mate.nice write up too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_79 Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Wow that's sounds like a very rewarding day, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchers Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Nice read and good result atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchsan51 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Very nice write up indeed. Top shot/s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Phooarrrr, look at all them logs phooarr, drool drool. U.lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Lovely write up and a good day. Nice one. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 That`s a nice day out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berettacocker Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Well done lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPY-72 Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 excellent bag there fellas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 great write up................a roughshooters dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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