scolopax Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) What are your plans to get out into the field over the holidays? I have been told I am out following beagles or hounds on Christas Eve, Boxing Day and New Years Day. Got a day on the shoot in between and will be makinga few visits before and after to scatter some wheat around. Hopefully squeeze in a stalk or two and maybe even a flight of the foreshore. Edited December 17, 2016 by scolopax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Will be running the Christmas Clay Shoot at Rixton & Astley Shooting Club on Tuesday 27th. December. www.astleygunclub.co.uk and hope to go shooting bolting rabbits one day in the week but waiting for the ferreter to confirm the day. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fse10 Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 I'll shall be out on Christmas eve morning on cormorant watch & having a walk over the fields after that & out on the marsh all day new years eve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 I'll be having a few days break from my mole patrol so might get a few hours with the lure rod on one of the rivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Mickley Orston, kegworth, oakedge, hodnet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 stalking,ferreting,foxing and if i have time i might dust off the airgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Hopefully Boxing Day at park lodge after watching the local hunt set off. Usually walk about with my Lurcher and a night or twos lamping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumfelter Posted December 17, 2016 Report Share Posted December 17, 2016 Beating on boxing day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winnie&bezza Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Hopefully get out up the farm with the air rifle. Having a 2 yr old you don't get a chance to do any beating etc. Got the first fox/vermin shoot of the year today on a big expanse of woodland near me which is nice and also throws up quite a lot of woodcock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilR Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Syndicate shoot on the 28th, might go and see the local hunt off on Boxing Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksy II Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Beating on 22nd, Boxing Day I like to walk up to the Westwood and see the hunt gather, beating on the 29th and somewhere inbetween that some days on the pigeons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 100 Sportrap at Bywell on the 28th Skeet shooting at our club on New Years Day then thankfully all over for another year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 None! I am stuck at work! The only day I get off is Christmas Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Boxing day will be rough walking up all day and then an ending with a crack at the ducks hopefully with Mac and the old fella. Same for New Years day with game all day but no ducks to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 like fse10 i will be out most days looking out for cormorants & gooesander with an odd visit to kelbrook claying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I have several days of family coming down which will include Christmas day where we don't know who will drop in and Boxing day which I always used to be out shooting on but this year I think that we have fourteen head and four dogs coming for the day, which will be fun. Other than that I don't have anything planned. I promised a keeper friend that I would go beating some time and I have a young lady who would like to be taught how to shoot. This has been ongoing for some time and it has been a matter of organising five things. There are three of us, I have a woman friend that shoots who can come with us and advise/coach /trap, the land and the weather. Probably some of the boys will want to go out shooting So the Christmas period will soon pass a I will soon be back to work. The Christmas period used to last for ages but now it is gone in a flash. Still there's next summer's holidays to look forward to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_seagrave Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 We'll see the hunt off at Brigstock on Boxing Day, followed by a lunch of leftovers and a big walk. I might scare some clays at Sporting Targets if I ever get a day to myself at the cottage (got a bit of DIY to sort). Relaxing and mooching around with family the rest if the time. The most wonderful time of the year. LS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Shooting at Club Shoot 27th, paid for walked up day locally 29th syndicate on 31st. Its a hard life but will kill the time until two driven days in January. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 As well as two pheasant syndicate days on Boxing day and new years day I hope to get out a time or two after my first love - ducks. We have family coming from London for Christmas, so my reneckedness will be turned up to maximum. Their urbanite ways bring out the worst in me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Hoping to get out at some point for a walk and look for some deer, between Boxing Day and NYE then a day on the shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Only off Christmas day (off to pub for a beer or two), boxing day with the in laws and booked a 100 bird day on the 27th as a treat for myself. Then back to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Boxing day will be rough walking up all day and then an ending with a crack at the ducks hopefully with Mac and the old fella. Same for New Years day with game all day but no ducks to finish. Out of all the above posts your Boxing day would win by a mile if it was down to me , at one time the !st of September was the day I looked forward to the most with Boxing day a close second , now the first day of the duck season don't no longer appeal to me as I now start at least a month later , but Boxing day is still my day out without any family ties or commitments , I can honestly say I have never missed a Boxing day out with my gun , for several years I got invited by my old boss to join him and family friends to walk round some of the out laying areas that are not included in the main shoot , the day would start with meeting at the hall for coffee and mince pies then jumping into two 4 x 4s and head to the carrs around the marshes or walk all the way around the main lake which I believe is around three miles , we would mainly be out until around 2.30 to 3 o clock with normally about 20 head of game in the bag , after we all said out good byes and they headed back to the hall for late lunch I would go down my marshes to finish the day off with a duck flight . If the big day fell on a Sunday I would shoot pigeons on the rape ( weather permitting ) and finish up in a good wood I go into for a bit of roost shooting , as we are not allowed to shoot wildfowl on a Sunday in Norfolk . Still whatever you do , enjoy it and a very Merry Christmas to all of you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Boxing day clays for me and my sons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sian Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 A lot of clays I hope. I'm off now until 3rd Jan so apart from a few days this week rushing around and Christmas Day, I'll be shooting every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_ox Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 Doing our syndicate shoot on the 30th, then have been very lucky to get an invite on the 12th Jan to a 200+ bird day so I'm looking forward to the next few weeks. Hopefully get some roost shooting in in between as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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