Lloyd90 Posted January 15, 2023 Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Go easy on me ... my first ever GoPro and still working it out I bought this to film some rough shooting and working the dogs, and some little driven days I do. This is my little DIY farm syndicate. It's not a big shoot by any stretch, it's on pretty flat land, and in the past we have always struggled to hold birds. In the past we would start out with bags of around 12 and by the end of the season be hitting 3-5 birds bagged. This year, after little improvements time after time, we are currently on a return of 30%, averaging around 20 most days, with a few more days to go. We only put down about 400 birds and shoot about 9 days. Due to being flat we don't normally get the high birds of some shoots, but we do some some long crossers. I was particularly happy with the final bird I took. I took 6 birds for 9 shots on this day with my little SP 20 bore ... the only bird I missed was a crosser. Looking at the video... I have to mention, that I noticed I "swing through" the gun line ... the other gun is bordering on 100 yards away as I have laser measured it, but regardless I winced when I watched it back and it is not a shot I would repeat. Aside from that, was a nice day out for all, I think we finished up on 17 birds picked with only 1 getting away unpicked. @Big Alwas king enough to recommend me the video software to edit the various clips together so I hope I have done them justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 I don't know, 15 seconds of fame on Countryfile and........................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Well done, you've learned a valuable lesson and enjoyed some good shooting. So much better to have the camera off the gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Well done Lloyd you was right about it being flat not like being back home you had some nice crossers pens are looking in good shape to 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted January 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I don't know, 15 seconds of fame on Countryfile and........................................... I bought this long before that 🤣 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Well done, you've learned a valuable lesson and enjoyed some good shooting. So much better to have the camera off the gun. Yes the camera is much better head mounted … I sold my shotkam it wasn’t what I had envisioned for filming the shooting and dog work … this however is ideal 1 hour ago, Rim Fire said: Well done Lloyd you was right about it being flat not like being back home you had some nice crossers pens are looking in good shape to 👍 Cheers, I attended Ammerdown the other day as a guest, my mate let me shoot some drives. The last drive they were storming off the hill, the birds were almost untouchable. The dream of shooting these big estates isn’t a fun reality when you can’t hit any of those high birds 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 I really enjoyed this Lloyd👍Thankyou very much for putting on for us all to see , looks a nice little shoot , some good trees to push them over,well done agin shame it's the end of season ,we could have had a little series of them.👏👏👏👍😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shambam1962 Posted January 16, 2023 Report Share Posted January 16, 2023 Great footage Lloyd,and I’ve had my GoPro for the past 8 years now and still working perfectly. I first saw the one I have, working when I was shooting geese over decoys in Montrose Scotland. The goose guide had the GoPro set up on a spike, on the perimeter of the decoys and would activate it via his IPhone as the geese were coming into the decoys. I was so impressed with the footage, I purchased mine the same day in Montrose Argos, and used it the week I was shooting geese. I too had mine mounted on the head strap and very easy to operate, and also have a hinged mount, which can fit over a jacket chest pocket if you don’t want to wear a head strap. I used it every year I went to Scotland in November, and it’s great to look back at some of the best bits and bad bits. It will be perfect for you, working the dogs and will be nice to look back on the footage over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny tim Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 Well done. I enjoyed, very similar to my small shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 17, 2023 Report Share Posted January 17, 2023 nice video and some good shots there.nice little shoot you have there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 Some good shots there my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted February 28, 2023 Report Share Posted February 28, 2023 I've just seen this. Great job Lloyd! Your shoot is a similar size to ours - you pulled off some nice shots there, especially on the last drive. I have subscribed to your channel so I dont miss any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 I liked that nice little day out a shot now and then every bird remembered. Well done. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scutt Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 Always feels good when you get a few birds after helping to get the shoot up and running, having a dog would add to the day you would have given a dog few good retrieves. Pleased to hear I am not the only one who talks to themself when on a peg . Thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted March 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 19 hours ago, Big Al said: I've just seen this. Great job Lloyd! Your shoot is a similar size to ours - you pulled off some nice shots there, especially on the last drive. I have subscribed to your channel so I dont miss any more. Al, I don't know how you make such good video's, I've got some footage of a day out rabbiting, but I am a bit embarrassed as I swore in the video I will have to advise caution lol ... young dog's first time out shooting rabbits and he went to put the rabbit down ... lucky he didn't and then delivered to hand lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 1, 2023 Report Share Posted March 1, 2023 5 hours ago, Lloyd90 said: Al, I don't know how you make such good video's, I've got some footage of a day out rabbiting, but I am a bit embarrassed as I swore in the video I will have to advise caution lol ... young dog's first time out shooting rabbits and he went to put the rabbit down ... lucky he didn't and then delivered to hand lol I swear in mine too! If you hear an expected silence- you'll know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 Nice little day there. Blackpowder On 31/03/2023 at 15:00, Spr1985 said: Distance selling regulations and cooling off periods! I dont know the ins and outs of it but I’m sure others will be able to advise and google is your friend. Maybe get in touch with o2 and explain the situation that you thought it was them and you where renewing (effectively telling them you where scammed) they may be able to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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