russ91 Posted December 23, 2007 Report Share Posted December 23, 2007 can any one explane to me wat makes a good rough shoot regards russ merry xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 can any one explane to me wat makes a good rough shoot regards russ merry xmas come on lads n lasses 43 views n not 1 reply russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Depends? Do you mean a days rough shooting or the land itself? If you are talking of land then a piece with a wide variety of habitats that will hold a variety of quarry species would be ideal rough shoting territory. A good lowland rough shoot would have a selection of small spinneys and copses, thick hedges, ponds, small fields with hopefully some stubbles and root crops, ditches, drains, wet marshy areas and if you are lucky a stretch of river. If you can have all of that on a piece of shooting ground then you would be a very lucky man. I suppose the essence of a good rough shoot is a mixed bag of preferably wild game taken with good company. Walking around a farm with a mate and shooting two dozen pheasants that have wandered over from the big shoot next door would not be good a good rough shoot in my eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 In an ideal rough shoot you would have :- 1) Pond(s) for duck shooting. 2) Woods for stalking with an air rifle and also to big enough to hold pheasants 3) A farmer that grows rape/wheat etc so that you can get some decent pigeon shooting. 4) Thick hedges bordering the fields so that you can stalk, plus if you have a dog then it can work them. 5) A chicken farm to attract foxes 6) A nearby lake for a bit of geese flighting. At the end of the day you gets what you have, and put a shed-load of work in to modify it as best as you can. Oh, and a sympathetic farmer that will not let any Tom, **** and Harry shoot if they knock on his door - loyalty should breed loyalty. Well, that's my idea of what I dream about....... Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tealer Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 can any one explane to me wat makes a good rough shoot regards russ merry xmas Hard work, you generally get out a percentage of what you are prepared to put in. like minded friends who are prepared to get their hands dirty are a must which is easier to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 thanks lads well my permishon is manely barley fields with hay medows it has a small pond and a small marsh lots of dykes n ditches there are wild partrages and some times wild ducks plenty of pigeon n crovids any tips would be much apresheated and any pics of your shoots would be much apesheated regards russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 hi agane lads do u fink this land would be ok to run a rough shoot for me n a few friends. pics of the land http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff274/r...nt=DSC00067.jpg http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff274/r...nt=DSC00066.jpg http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff274/r...nt=DSC00065.jpg http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff274/r...nt=DSC00064.jpg http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff274/r...nt=DSC00063.jpg http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff274/r...nt=DSC00062.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Depends? Do you mean a days rough shooting or the land itself? If you are talking of land then a piece with a wide variety of habitats that will hold a variety of quarry species would be ideal rough shoting territory. A good lowland rough shoot would have a selection of small spinneys and copses, thick hedges, ponds, small fields with hopefully some stubbles and root crops, ditches, drains, wet marshy areas and if you are lucky a stretch of river. If you can have all of that on a piece of shooting ground then you would be a very lucky man. I suppose the essence of a good rough shoot is a mixed bag of preferably wild game taken with good company. Walking around a farm with a mate and shooting two dozen pheasants that have wandered over from the big shoot next door would not be good a good rough shoot in my eyes. a great reply scolo when are we going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 do u guys think i could put dowm some game down for next year then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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