snow white Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Hi lads just been given these reeves pheasant what flys can be tied and what feathers would you keep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 bloody birds ...hate them..........when i did a bit of feeding up they used to chase me..............and i couldnt get my own back when we did that drive as we wernt allowed to shoot them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow white Posted January 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Apparently on this shoot where the came from there is a £70 find for shooting them so somebody out of pocket I asked owner who gave them me did the gun/guns pay up he walked of saying no body owned up who shot them. I have the tails for tying daddy long legs as much longer to handle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 I bagged one in the wood the other week. Flew better than I thought it would but only upwards 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 they dont half make a funny squeaky noise when they are flushed............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Just now, ditchman said: they dont half make a funny squeaky noise when they are flushed............ This was more of a thud. First I have seen in the wild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 (edited) Skin them and freez them, you can keep going back for feathers them. Nice to see a bit of variety on a shoot, reeves, them golden ones or white pheasants. Also flying turkey's and guinea fowl. Puts some guns right off there game looking at this strange bird 😂 Edited January 9, 2020 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 9, 2020 Report Share Posted January 9, 2020 Awful birds, the cocks will command a pen and drive every other bird away.... I know from experience and I gave all my guns full permission to shoot every one even if it was 'ground game'. The tails do make excellent legs both both Daddies and Mayflies, in partiular those semi submerged with the legs dragging behind a bit, when an occasional twicth will result in a crashing take. Whilst on the subject anyone wanting squirrel tails speak up. I have some very nice ones at the moment. I have never found a use for any of the other feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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