motty Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 A good write up, Paul. The wildfowling can be pretty good on the wash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Your welcome Paul ,I believe you did get a mallard on the evening flight as paddy found one just as we were leaving ,the one Rudi couldn't find at Las knockings . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Excellent narrative of exciting times. You have made some impressive allies. I would have stayed with the hot blonde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Me too as FB is no oil painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Well that's done it , you have forced my hand The gay biker type indicated is none other than our Muncher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I think own that look,and you are the one that's kept the photo FB.Blue oyster bar anyone ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Just to point out this picture was taken early last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 I wish 1983 I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Are they all his children? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 Are they all his children? I think they are all his brothers and sisters JDog , but he is from the deepest fens so who knows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 A great trip paul, good write up. Very brave man going out in the dark with the fen dwellers, then again from the photo better than in the light. Did muncher play you his village people album... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 One of the best posts of the current season up to now , both you and anser2 make us feel we are there with you ., as for leaving a blonde in bed at that unearthly hour of the morning must have took some doing , and all I hope she was still there when you got home Also a big well done to all the chaps who made the time and effort to take Paul out on two successful flights on the Wash . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 good one paul, can see why you wear the big hat munchers family looks like the entire population of this Island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted November 25, 2015 Report Share Posted November 25, 2015 A great write up Penelope and it sounds as though you are doing rather well up on the Wash\Washes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Well done Penelope - Must have been hard staying awake for all those miles... Reading this at midnight + 30 having just got back from depositing The Memsahib at the local hospital for a stay of a few days. No fowling for me at the moment but it is nice to read of others banging away in my old stomping grounds. Keeps a bloke sane when he is housebound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 Sorry to hear your other half is in Hospital again Grandalf . I hope she is soon well enough that you may get a few flights in before the end of the season . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 My best wishes to you and your good wife. Well done Penelope - Must have been hard staying awake for all those miles... Reading this at midnight + 30 having just got back from depositing The Memsahib at the local hospital for a stay of a few days. No fowling for me at the moment but it is nice to read of others banging away in my old stomping grounds. Keeps a bloke sane when he is housebound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted November 26, 2015 Report Share Posted November 26, 2015 All due the expertise, knowledge and goodwill of those that have taken me out, including your good self, all I have to do is point the gun in the right place. A great write up Penelope and it sounds as though you are doing rather well up on the Wash\Washes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 As already said'brilliant write up Penelope, You have a bit of a talent there.! Sounds and looks like a great Trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Well it was certainly breezy this morning , things we perhaps slower than expected but I managed foreshore ducks number 42 and 43 with a pair of mallard , I have not shot many mallard this season so they were most welcome. Back out tonight to see what the evening flight brings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Wind was not as strong as it forecast out there, this morning plenty of water and several duck but did not get a shot. well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Well it was certainly breezy this morning , things we perhaps slower than expected but I managed foreshore ducks number 42 and 43 with a pair of mallard , I have not shot many mallard this season so they were most welcome. Back out tonight to see what the evening flight brings. <script pagespeed_no_defer="" type="text/javascript">//=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=1bd9a1c6dc0054d5652b42cbd5010a74&app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=319833&p=2949739&md5check=c18dffd3721436ceee47a4f3d5852ccf&isRte=1,B6nXayd9mu,true,false,iaApTsT3L_E');//]]></script> &&0 Your gun fenboy look in showroom condition , how on earth do you keep it that clean ? Poor old Big Mats gun isn't as clean as yours as he dropped his in the mud just as a bunch of duck went over him Can you lend him yours ? A nice pair of duck there in full condition , I tell yer , you boys up North live well , having said that , one of my jobs tomorrow is to dress a Mallard out for tea , one of a pair of Drakes I got last week. I went last night and despite it being a bit on the rough side I never had a shot and only saw a few duck , the only bit of luck I had was it stopped raining just as I parked my motor going down the marsh and started raining hard again a couple of minutes after I got back , so although I went home with a empty bag at least I kept dry . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Your gun fenboy look in showroom condition , how on earth do you keep it that clean ? Poor old Big Mats gun isn't as clean as yours as he dropped his in the mud just as a bunch of duck went over him Can you lend him yours ? A nice pair of duck there in full condition , I tell yer , you boys up North live well , having said that , one of my jobs tomorrow is to dress a Mallard out for tea , one of a pair of Drakes I got last week. I went last night and despite it being a bit on the rough side I never had a shot and only saw a few duck , the only bit of luck I had was it stopped raining just as I parked my motor going down the marsh and started raining hard again a couple of minutes after I got back , so although I went home with a empty bag at least I kept dry . I really don't look after that gun as much as I should marsh man. It only gets a proper strip down and clean every few months same with the plastic once it gets filthy it just has a scrub up in the sink All I really do is give the barrel and bolt a wipe over with a oily rag after each trip , touch wood three years on and the gun has not had one jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Your gun fenboy look in showroom condition , how on earth do you keep it that clean ? Poor old Big Mats gun isn't as clean as yours as he dropped his in the mud just as a bunch of duck went over him Can you lend him yours ? A nice pair of duck there in full condition , I tell yer , you boys up North live well , having said that , one of my jobs tomorrow is to dress a Mallard out for tea , one of a pair of Drakes I got last week. I went last night and despite it being a bit on the rough side I never had a shot and only saw a few duck , the only bit of luck I had was it stopped raining just as I parked my motor going down the marsh and started raining hard again a couple of minutes after I got back , so although I went home with a empty bag at least I kept dry . marsh man, you need to move to North Wales there's plenty of mallard and teal this year, me and my shooting buddy shot a little inlet last night and had sixteen mallard and three teal and there were plenty pouring in that's me and family sorted for Christmas duck, best of luck to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 All I ended up with for two flights this weekend was a possible share of a wigeon and a lost wading stick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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