Topgunners Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) I revisited the farm I shot on thursday and as I pulled into the yard the landowner came out and said she wouldn't be long as she was showing some prospective house buyers around. I sat in the jeep having a coffee whilst waiting and scanning the fields for flight lines etc as the wind had changed direction from the other day. A few minutes later she appeared at the door and beckoned me over just as 2 ladies were coming out of the house and I heard her say" so that's it sold then?" and they replied "yes". Now me being a bit of a cheeky sod (considering I don't know any of them well, really) I pipes up " sorry about that ladies but I have just GAZUMPED you by £20,000" The landowner looked at me a bit puzzled and I said I have consulted my lawyers to put the bid in. Further puzzled looks from all of them and 1 of the ladies said "too late , Deal is done" I says " Oh OK then ; you can have the house but you AIN'T having MY garden. " what garden?" I am asked. "This big 300 acre one I shoot on" i replied. The 3 of them fell about laughing and after the 2 prospective buyers left the gaffer said she loved my sense of humour and cheekiness and then told me get out there and do some shooting. I set my stall up and was shooting steady from the off and by 1.30pm had shot 76 when I gets a phone call from the future to be father-in-law asking if I was shooting ( DAFT QUESTION!!!) and could he come over for a lesson and bring his lad. I then rang the lady to tell her and she says no problem.I rings them back and he says he will be there shortly He arrives with his gun but has forgotten his cartridges ( convenient). After going through the safety aspects with his son I let them both have their turn at the birds. 1 1/2 hours later they have shot 2 each, for 34 cartridges. and as excited at hitting their first pigeons as I would be winning the lottery. LB - I take back all I said about your kill ratios. Then just after they left , I spots this Quad bike coming up the field at high speed being driven by an 80 year old lady followed by a choccy Labrador. She is bouncing up and down on the seat like a pogo stick and then does a "BROADIE" stop in front of me in a cloud of dust & stubble. The gaffer says she had been watching us from a distance and just popped over to see how we were getting on. SHOCKED weren't the word for it. I laughed and said " where did you learn to ride like that? Brandon Speedway or what." She just laughed and said she always went for a scoot round the land everyday. A SCOOT!!!!! she gotta be mental.. At that ; she left me to carry on and I shot 4 more and then packed up. 84 for the day. Probably would of done the 100 without my interruptions. Dave K Edited August 3, 2008 by Topgunners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perfect Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 nice write up but we wanna see piccies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 3, 2008 Report Share Posted August 3, 2008 A good read, as usual. Does the house sale mean that your permission is changing hands, or is it unaffected ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgunners Posted August 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2008 A good read, as usual. Does the house sale mean that your permission is changing hands, or is it unaffected ? I hope not. That is why I dropped the hint. Only just got this one and it is alive with rabbits as well. Dave K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeshaw08 Posted August 16, 2008 Report Share Posted August 16, 2008 Nice to see SOMEONES having success with the pigeons around here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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