TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 (edited) Plans were being muted earlier in the week, it would all depend upon the weather. Eventually by Friday evening 7 of us had declared our intention to get out on Saturday. We arrived late morning and went to our allocated places. My shooting Mate and I were at Botany Bay next to the Old Course of the River Nene. We were under the trees by 12:00 and started to get some movement. The rotary was put out with a pair of flapping decoys. We were about 150 feet apart and got some cracking wood pigeons to shoot at. Very handy to have walkie talkies. I have included some pictures of the wonderful surroundings. The wind was on the other side of the wood from the East and it was much nicer to be out of it. We picked up 34 WPs which I have distributed to the poor of the Parish! With the others dotted about we accounted for at least a hundred. Clays tomorrow! Edited December 4, 2021 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 well done nice you had a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 Sounds like a tidy day out dave 👍. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 4, 2021 Report Share Posted December 4, 2021 Nice one TC , you are spending more time in the Fens than you are in the Posh county , maybe one day you might even talk like a Fenlander . Good of you to share the spoils with the folk from the parish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 I love pictures, as good as a write up. Picture 1, is that coppice laid out in a particular way do you know. I'm aware of a few laid out to spell things from the air. Near me there's an ER planted for the obvious in 52. Picture 4, about as good as you'll get outside of Yorkshire😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 The Farmer set out lumps of useless ground with a mix of trees years ago. Thankfully he put some conifers in each one and usually surrounded the edges with a cotoneaster which is great against the wind, but not at this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted December 5, 2021 Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 Good report there Dave. Thanks for posting. Those photos certainly show the big atmospheric Fenland skies. I trust that you used your `Old Boggy` bottle opener on that lovely bottle of beer. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2021 9 minutes ago, Old Boggy said: Good report there Dave. Thanks for posting. Those photos certainly show the big atmospheric Fenland skies. I trust that you used your `Old Boggy` bottle opener on that lovely bottle of beer. OB I certainly did, cracking way to finish the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 That sounds like a decent day, you all got some shooting which is a result, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 how did you get so high to take that first photo please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, ditchman said: how did you get so high to take that first photo please I jumped up of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 16, 2021 Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 58 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I jumped up of course! ahhhhhhh..........using fresh ginger from mel 3 again ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2021 Er, no! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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