tweedledee Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 hi guys just wondering what you folk class as the best shooting and what you enjoy most? i ll start off by saying that i can t beat a good days decoying when all works out. fac air rifle has to be my second favourite.i find it has a completely different type of buzz to it.its the cheapest form of shooting and i normally score over 1000 birds a year with it.i also enjoy the odd outing after ducks and am shortly going to revamp the old duckpond on an outfarm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Air rifle for Magpies, Woodies & Tree Rats in the Garden. It is all I have been able to do since my permission changed hands and the new owners are anti shooting / fishing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 rough shooting for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbald Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Rough shooting for me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbithunter Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 I like to sit about 150 yards back from a big rabbit warren with the hmr and wait for them to come out and play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokeshooter Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Rough any time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 I like to sit about 150 yards back from a big rabbit warren with the hmr and wait for them to come out and play ditto mate me to a T cheers KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 a good old night at the rabbits , and first of the season so you have a good choice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunk Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 Out with HMR sniping at rabbits, followed by knocking birds out of the air, be they pigeons, crows, or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler-2007 Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 roost shooting and inland goose shooting for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 stalking crows and walked up snipe and duck flighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 There is a magical feel , when your waiting for ducks to arrive on a pond in almost darkness. Same feeling when you hear geese calling on a morning flight ,and you know their heading your way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulf Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 I cant really pick between any form as I've had some various top notch sessions on all sorts of game and **** ones to match. If I had to pick though I would probably go for squirrel stalking on a nice summers day with the sound of the river running in the background Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 My favourite type of shooting has to be deer stalking but i am seriously looking forward to a driven boar shoot later on this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 i've had a little think but i just can't decide. i love a good day on the pigeons , but , coming home with a dozen rabbits from an early morning stalk takes some beating . then again , coming home with a deer in the back of the car is great. i'm just shooting mad . it's also been said in the past that i'm a shooting slag (i'll go with anybody) , i'd find it hard to disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 on all counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) For me wildfowling below the high tide mark beats all other forms of shooting hands down. Its not so much what you shoot , but more the sights and sounds the coast provides than makes the sport. The anticipation in the pre dawn darkness of wild geese calling out on the mud flats , wigeon pouring out of the inky dusk or best of all a stormy day tide flighting , watching packs of wigeon and pintail cresting the waves and battling the wind. And of course there are the little extras that make the day , wild swans migrating along the coast or a pair of avocets feeding yards away from your hide catching the first rays of the sun. You will shoot far more duck and geese inland , but true wildfowling is not really about killing fowl, that’s just a bonus. A goose on the shore is worth 10 in the fields. Next its a toss up between working my dogs rough shooting and pigeon decoying. I take great pride in working my dogs in cover , flushing game and then performing a good retrieve. Edited March 23, 2008 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) Spending a crisp winter's morning out looking for roe, munties or fallow, either on foot or in a high seat. There's something very satisfying about being in the woods whilst everything wakes up around you, (often) oblivious to your presence. But I do love rough shooting too. Edited March 23, 2008 by Baldrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 (edited) Spending a crisp winter's morning out looking for Roe on foot. There's something very satisfying about being in the woods whilst everything wakes up around you, (often) oblivious to your presence. I have been doing this this weekend and its been bloody fantastic - here is a short vid of a nice 6 pointer we saw (Roll on april 1st) http://s207.photobucket.com/albums/bb257/t...nt=MOV00067.flv Edited March 23, 2008 by tulkyuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderboy Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 gotta be rough shooting for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE D Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 mine has definatly got to be a good walk round in season rough shooting for me :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 unfortunately, the only shooting I have ever done is air rifles (only targets) and last week I went clay pigeon shooting for the first time and I'm hooked, best fun i think iv ever had! Although Id love to go game/quary shooting I dont think that it will happen untill I leave home because my dad says that he doesnt mind my air rifles but that hes not having a 'real' gun (shottie) in the house etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I think it has to be summer bunny bashing. Find a nice comfortable spot to lie in a field near a decent warren, and knock them down as they come out. I've only really done a lot of it with the air rifle, but now I have some real rifles it should make the bag bigger due to the extra range. Saying that, my best one off shoot so far had to be lying in the mud in the p***ing rain in december, waiting for a deer to show up with Drovers! Something tells me that when the novelty wears off I'll be sticking to the summer bunnies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 unfortunately, the only shooting I have ever done is air rifles (only targets) and last week I went clay pigeon shooting for the first time and I'm hooked, best fun i think iv ever had! Although Id love to go game/quary shooting I dont think that it will happen untill I leave home because my dad says that he doesnt mind my air rifles but that hes not having a 'real' gun (shottie) in the house etc Just read this. Don't be too put out mate, air rifle hunting is a great sport! You'll learn a lot more having to outwit your quarry than you will by knocking them down from afar. Read my post above and try it, it's great fun. Stay down wind of the rabbits and about 30 yards out behind a tuft of grass. Keep still and you can have hours of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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