Big Al Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 The pheasants are becoming scarce. After a bag of 59 in early December, both Boxing day and New year's day saw bags in the teens. Bring back the harder weather! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbutd Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Ted was the star once again... that is apart for your accurate shooting which we have become used to!Those birds going on the wind were like Exocets & you did well to bring them down at all.I had to watch this a couple of times to take in the detail of the retrieve, lough & to pick out some birds against the background. Entertainment on a lazy Sunday morning whilst eating my pancakes.Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 58 minutes ago, pbutd said: Ted was the star once again... that is apart for your accurate shooting which we have become used to!Those birds going on the wind were like Exocets & you did well to bring them down at all.I had to watch this a couple of times to take in the detail of the retrieve, lough & to pick out some birds against the background. Entertainment on a lazy Sunday morning whilst eating my pancakes.Thanks. Kind words Sir. Many thanks for watching - enjoy your pancakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Another good watch and some nice shooting, the Ted sequence was appreciated as always. With the poor weather over the Christmas period the birds may have been a bit scattered and reluctant to fly , many of my friends UK shoots suffered similarly, with low numbers and poor birds showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 45 minutes ago, Cranfield said: Another good watch and some nice shooting, the Ted sequence was appreciated as always. With the poor weather over the Christmas period the birds may have been a bit scattered and reluctant to fly , many of my friends UK shoots suffered similarly, with low numbers and poor birds showing. Something is changing - even over the past 5 years the weather varies wildly and the birds behaviour has become increasingly erratic. Mind you, I'm still very glad to be able to be able to get into the countryside with a gun over my arm. And long may it continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 How many birds do you put down al? Thanks for sharing the video as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 We release 800 every year - they come as 6 week old poults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greylag Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Another great video.They do go with a bit of wind behind them.Ted again excelled,good retrieve from the water.Thanks again for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 On 09/01/2018 at 07:08, Big Al said: We release 800 every year - they come as 6 week old poults. A lot of birds al. What sort of return are you getting on them? We are thinking of increasing the birds we release to 200 next season which means another pen needs constructed aswell as the main one completely replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted January 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 11/01/2018 at 01:34, ollie said: A lot of birds al. What sort of return are you getting on them? We are thinking of increasing the birds we release to 200 next season which means another pen needs constructed aswell as the main one completely replaced. Usually we get 40 - 50%. Some years (especially mild ones) it can drop into the high 30s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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