NewbieShotgunowner Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 anybody had this happen to them lol guessing the answers going to be yes. i never been hit by a bird but have had a few clays hit me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I heard of a very tragic true story about falling pheasants, a well off guy from Switzerland was over here on a driven day, his pregnant wife was sat on a dry stone wall behind the line of guns watching the shoot. She was hit by a falling dead bird that knocked her backwards over the wall. She ended up with a broken spine, paralyzed from the neck down, and she also lost the baby. What rotten luck? Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigt1754 Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I had a pigeon hit me on the back of the neck when I shot it....... I moved out the way and the wind caught it. DOH ! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 :blink: Ive caught a couple so has jerico, the funniest one was bionicle, he left one that was bombing at us until it was about 15 yards out, he took its head clean off and it hit him in the chest.....very messy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 I heard of a very tragic true story about falling pheasants, a well off guy from Switzerland was over here on a driven day, his pregnant wife was sat on a dry stone wall behind the line of guns watching the shoot. She was hit by a falling dead bird that knocked her backwards over the wall. She ended up with a broken spine, paralyzed from the neck down, and she also lost the baby. What rotten luck? Cat. Have heard a variation on this story many a time :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 i was taken off my feet by a greylag goose no lafing matter i can tell you OUCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundowner Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Never mind, it sure makes picking up a lot easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnybasher07 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 a Pheasant went through a houses conservatory on my shoot ( doesnt help the woman didnt agree with shooting) :o GM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 (edited) Doing some beating on Doddington Estate Lincoln when a gun shot a pheasant which fell onto the roof of a disco bending the roof and breaking the front screen Edited March 16, 2008 by Landy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbrit Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Never actually been hit by a falling bird although come close a couple of times when shooting driven birds well in front, and had to move to one side. MC told me of a story of when he shot a duck out on the marsh and knew it was going to fall close to a friend of his when he heard the "oof" sound of somebody getting hit and the voice saying "Don't worry I picked that one for you" as it hit him in the back Also heard of a bloke on a local shoot who on the last drive and decided he'd had enough shooting so put his gun away to watch. Guy on the next peg shot at and hiot a crossing partridge. First guy decided to catch it as it fell towards him and promptly broke his hand in doing so. Lets face it 1-3lb of Meat, feather and bone hurtling over 30-40mph down at you is not going to be soft now is it. SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 you want to try shooting geese at dusk in patchy fog Now that is frightening. I caught a glimpse of a skein through the fog and let rip, knowing i had hit clean but loosing sight of the falling bird i instantly covered my head and made small as i knew this one was going to be close. The bird hit the floor with such a thump two feet to my right. Had the fog not been there i would have just sidestepped out the way but as luck would have it it missed me I was certainly worried for a few seconds i can tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cushat Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Lets face it 1-3lb of Meat, feather and bone hurtling over 30-40mph down at you is not going to be soft now is it. SS Was picking up on a shoot near Pewsey earlier last season on a pretty busy partridge day. One of the guns dropped a high, fast crosser which landed on the neighbouring gun. Hit him square in the face and knocked him clean off his feet. His face was a bit of a mess too, as he was wearing classes which cut his cheek pretty badly. Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciltalgarth Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 YEP Me and Magman(rob) where flighting geese and as a low sceem came in we both shot and as i went on to my next bird i heared rob shout, i turned to see rob on the floor in pain with a big canada on him. He had shot his first bird and as he moved on to his next bird the first came down and hit him. You should of seen his thumb it was a nice shade of BLACK as he had hurt it on the trigger guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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