sako751sg Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Cant beat a good wind for a long walk with the gun so held away pretty early for a whole day to try and get a good mixed bag. Turned out to be very tricky shooting with some easy misses although the birds would have been motoring and probably behind on them.Havent shot a grey partridge on my places since winter 2009,but took a R&L out of a covey of 15.Have seen at least 5 good covey this winter and just goes to show how a decent summer can make a fair difference. Ended the day with a pond and managed 3 Mallard and 3 Teal,again hard going with a mix of darkness and wind making it very difficult. Wee Jakes flat out for the count and dont think ill be far behind him.Unbelievable the work a dog can do and even at the end was still so keen to please.Old fella still not fit enough with his shoulder but hopefully get out at least once before the season closes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prem1234 Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 A great mixed bag.....well done to you and Jake !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Super day, super dog and super countryside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 great pics. you and the dog certainly put some work in for that lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Fantastic day well done team put your feet up tonight 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Everyone to there own, but if I asked what is my ideal day out with a gun it would be the type of day you have just reported on sako, I just love walking around all the likely places with just my dog and maybe the odd friend , excellent bag and a very well contented dog and not forgetting the owner . Hope your dad is soon well enough to spend sometime with you and your lad in your stunning countryside . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) As MM says..... Not sure how your day could be improved on.. Edited January 8, 2019 by islandgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Those are the best days you can have, you work hard for them and your dog works well for you. Miss a few and take some home, great day enjoyed the post thanks, hope your dad gets out with you soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 The stuff dreams are made of. Thanks for the post sako. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted January 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 13 hours ago, prem1234 said: A great mixed bag.....well done to you and Jake !!! Cheers fella. 13 hours ago, Walker570 said: Super day, super dog and super countryside Agreed bud. 13 hours ago, bumpy22 said: great pics. you and the dog certainly put some work in for that lot Would be lost without them thats for sure. 13 hours ago, oowee said: Fantastic day well done team put your feet up tonight 🙂 Top day for sure and credit goes to the wee lad. 13 hours ago, marsh man said: Everyone to there own, but if I asked what is my ideal day out with a gun it would be the type of day you have just reported on sako, I just love walking around all the likely places with just my dog and maybe the odd friend , excellent bag and a very well contented dog and not forgetting the owner . Hope your dad is soon well enough to spend sometime with you and your lad in your stunning countryside . Same here MM,hard to beat for sure.Old fella hopefully gets sorted soon,not the same without him thats for sure. 12 hours ago, islandgun said: As MM says..... Not sure how your day could be improved on.. Spot on fella.My kind of day out and hard to beat imo. 12 hours ago, figgy said: Those are the best days you can have, you work hard for them and your dog works well for you. Miss a few and take some home, great day enjoyed the post thanks, hope your dad gets out with you soon. Cheers Figgy. True words,hard work but well worth it.Hopefully hes fighting fit soon although 3 injections into the joint hasnt improved things yet. 12 hours ago, Whitebridges said: The stuff dreams are made of. Thanks for the post sako. Ta bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novice Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 Now that's my sort of bag. You are very fortunate to live in a part of the country with such varied sporting opportunities available. Well done on making the most of them throughout the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 What a cracking bit of sport, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 What a brilliant mixed bag Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbutd Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Oh lucky man. Looked like perfect conditions for a walk round & I think we can all relate to truely mixed bag like this,although I think my legs would have surrendered long before the duck flight! Are'nt those teal such beautiful birds ( & tastey). Man & dog in harmony it would seem.What is the best species count you've had on your grounds? You must have been close to it on this outing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 22 hours ago, Novice said: Now that's my sort of bag. You are very fortunate to live in a part of the country with such varied sporting opportunities available. Well done on making the most of them throughout the year. Very lucky indeed and sure try to make the most of it. 21 hours ago, WelshMike said: What a cracking bit of sport, well done Cheers Mike. 10 hours ago, FOXHUNTER1 said: What a brilliant mixed bag Dave Great bit of variation for sure Mark. 5 minutes ago, pbutd said: Oh lucky man. Looked like perfect conditions for a walk round & I think we can all relate to truely mixed bag like this,although I think my legs would have surrendered long before the duck flight! Are'nt those teal such beautiful birds ( & tastey). Man & dog in harmony it would seem.What is the best species count you've had on your grounds? You must have been close to it on this outing? Thanks for that fella.Legs were well done but the thought of the ducks usually keeps them going a wee bit longer. When Mac was 9 we went solely to see how many species we could do in 24hrs,including the rifle but will have to check for the pic to make sure. We def had. Roe Fox Hare Rabbit Pheasant Partridge Woodcock Snipe Mallard Teal Pigeon Crow Luckily we have different places where most are a shoe in for at least seeing and it was a bad winter so easy to pick where the most of them will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 i missed this post until now, hell of a day dave that's a cracking mixed bag I see you managed a woodcock as well that dog is a machine never seen a dog work as much as that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BinaryB Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) Already been said but what a great mixed bag and sounds like a day you won’t forget. Brilliant. I can’t think there are many folk out there who have ever had the amount of variation you have had. Excellent. Edited January 11, 2019 by BinaryB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 23 hours ago, yickdaz said: i missed this post until now, hell of a day dave that's a cracking mixed bag I see you managed a woodcock as well that dog is a machine never seen a dog work as much as that one Aye,the wee fella puts in a fair shift right enough. Great variety and a top walk bud.Game bag was a bit on the heavy side though. 6 hours ago, BinaryB said: Already been said but what a great mixed bag and sounds like a day you won’t forget. Brilliant. I can’t think there are many folk out there who have ever had the amount of variation you have had. Excellent. Cheers fella. Lucky to have a great variation and near on the doorstep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, sako751sg said: Aye,the wee fella puts in a fair shift right enough. Great variety and a top walk bud.Game bag was a bit on the heavy side though. Cheers fella. Lucky to have a great variation and near on the doorstep. he does that not surprised it was heavy with that bag good on yer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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