sitsinhedges Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Do the traditional february roost shooting days begin tomorrow with it being the first Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Ah maybe if they can, alas, be justified under the General Licence. On a farm that is entirely grassland given over to dairy or sheep that "serious damage" may be difficult to prove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 31 Report Share Posted January 31 Yes we start tomorrow for four Saturday afternoons , this is checked out every year and is all above board , we are issued with a permit with your name on it and what wood you are allocated , also a car parking pass with the estates bill head and the logo on the top of the pass , this have got to be left on the top of the dash board , it also state that only fibre wad cartridges to be used , no shooting to and from leaving the woods no rubbish or cartridge cases left behind , only Pigeons , Magpies and Crows and no dogs allowed unless agreed by the owner or the keeper , the permits are £20 and all the money raised go to a charity or someone who have hit on hard times , and no I don't qualify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 8 hours ago, enfieldspares said: Ah maybe if they can, alas, be justified under the General Licence. On a farm that is entirely grassland given over to dairy or sheep that "serious damage" may be difficult to prove. Roost shooting IS allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 4 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Roost shooting IS allowed. Is the right answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 (edited) who went roost shooting and how did you get on.there was nothing round here.never fired a shot . Edited February 1 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 8 minutes ago, mossy835 said: who went roost shooing and how did you get on.there was nothing round here.never fired a shot . No wonder you didn't shoot any, too busy "shooing" them away 🤦♂️😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 24 minutes ago, JKD said: No wonder you didn't shoot any, too busy "shooing" them away 🤦♂️😆 thanks now done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted February 1 Author Report Share Posted February 1 I wentbut never heard another gun in the area. Plentyabout but in flocks. Shot 1 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 well you got 1 better then nothing like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 1 Report Share Posted February 1 I didn't go till just gone two and had a ride around first as I like putting a few decoys out along with the magnet , didn't see much although some shooting had started , called my mate up who was in a wood nearby and he had shot 4 , went and had a yarn and when the sun started to go down it turned very cold and the shooting was getting less and less , by 4pm I could see it wasn't worth the trouble in setting a few decoys up and as we were both feeling the cold we called it a day , I might be wrong but I doubt if there were many , or even any double figures shot , a very quiet start . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 The 20-acre wood I'm lucky enough to be able to roost shoot still had a lot of visitors but in big flocks, coming quite fast downwind, way up above the already tall trees and very wary. Someone else had shot a nearby wood recently, so that didn't help. Anyway, by showing a lot of restraint and being ultra selective, I was able to let the flocks go round and return, lower and slower, into the wind, this time they were actually thinking about looking for a landing spot (but not landing). Letting most go by, there was usually a Tail-End Charlie or two, which were lower and if they were exactly where I wanted them to be, I felt gave me a reasonable chance of reaching them. I managed to reach 14 of them, using Pigeon Extreme, 34gm No 5 shot, with full choke and about 3 foot of lead. I only used a box of ammo, so was quite pleased! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 well done nice some one got some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 10 minutes ago, mossy835 said: well done nice some one got some. I put my "success" down to having a lot of restraint. I saw 100's that Mr Digweed could have shot, but I would have missed over 99% of them (not being very flexible now) and just scared them from returning to give me another chance. By only shooting at those which were just where I wanted them and I thought Kitchrat could hit, I got a decent result. (and a few casseroles!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 7 hours ago, kitchrat said: The 20-acre wood I'm lucky enough to be able to roost shoot still had a lot of visitors but in big flocks, coming quite fast downwind, way up above the already tall trees and very wary. Someone else had shot a nearby wood recently, so that didn't help. Anyway, by showing a lot of restraint and being ultra selective, I was able to let the flocks go round and return, lower and slower, into the wind, this time they were actually thinking about looking for a landing spot (but not landing). Letting most go by, there was usually a Tail-End Charlie or two, which were lower and if they were exactly where I wanted them to be, I felt gave me a reasonable chance of reaching them. I managed to reach 14 of them, using Pigeon Extreme, 34gm No 5 shot, with full choke and about 3 foot of lead. I only used a box of ammo, so was quite pleased! Fine sport and shooting !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charliedog Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 I managed to shoot 12 for 30 carts, enjoyable couple of hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 9 hours ago, kitchrat said: The 20-acre wood I'm lucky enough to be able to roost shoot still had a lot of visitors but in big flocks, coming quite fast downwind, way up above the already tall trees and very wary. Someone else had shot a nearby wood recently, so that didn't help. Anyway, by showing a lot of restraint and being ultra selective, I was able to let the flocks go round and return, lower and slower, into the wind, this time they were actually thinking about looking for a landing spot (but not landing). Letting most go by, there was usually a Tail-End Charlie or two, which were lower and if they were exactly where I wanted them to be, I felt gave me a reasonable chance of reaching them. I managed to reach 14 of them, using Pigeon Extreme, 34gm No 5 shot, with full choke and about 3 foot of lead. I only used a box of ammo, so was quite pleased! What little wind we had just died away down to nothing , very clear skies and when I started to make my way home it was down to freezing point and the shooting all but stopped , when the guns first turned out you could hear some shooting going on and the shooting was mainly double shots which could be a indicator that they were well up . I will meet one or two at a funeral tomorrow and I will find out what sort of numbers were shot , I never even got on the score board let alone the leader board , I think the days of getting on the leader board are now just a distant memory , now it's the taking part that counts , well that is my excuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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