Ozzy Fudd Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 ok im leaving myself open for trouble here so im going to point out a few things first before i continue.... 1) i knew the land like the back of my hand, it belonged to my then gf's family, was only 50 acres, it surrounded our house (i mean i jumped the garden fence and was on it) and i was the only one on it every day for 3 years, so minimal danger of anyone else being there or of shooting something i shouldnt 2) only guaranteed, 100% confirmation of target and kill shots were taken (meaning 3 shots the entire time!) 3) shots were only fired "up in the air", not horizontal, and away from hillsides; no danger of hitting humans or livestock!! so, now ive pointed that out, has anyone ever tried shooting in thick fog? its one of the most amazing shooting experiences ever! i did it at the start of last year, found myself off work for a couple of months so was out shooting every day. one morning i got up at 6 to head out and visibility was down to 10m of clear view, was foggyish from 10 to 20m, then from 20m or so it was a pure white wall! i left it til 9am, had been having trouble with crows around some early born lambs and decided to head out, thinking the fog would soon burn off. it didnt.... first off the surroundings were eerie as heck! there was an old abandoned house and farm yard a hundred yards or so up the lane from our house, it was central to all the land i shot on so always used it as my start point before deciding what way to go. so i headed up there as normal, but the place looked like something out of silent hill - dark gloomy buildings, skelegton like trees, all suddenly appearing out of the fog, everywhere dead quiet due to the muffling effect of the fog, no bird song, nothing i went out through the fields anyway and kept to one of my normal routes til i got my first encounter with a pigeon that day, it appeared over my head and was gone in a flash before i could even lift the gun. it had been sitting in a tree id walked beside, scared it out of the branches beside me, so after that i really had to switch on! i would walk for 15 or 20 paces then pause for a few seconds to listen before moving off, thats hows i got my first kill, a massive grey back crow. heard it cawing a hundred metres or so away, just kept getting closer and closer, i stayed put and raised the gun and it came into view; i took a second to make sure it was a crow before blasting it out of the sky, it never saw me the rest of the day was like this, very exhausting shooting in this way, extreme concentration required and fast reflexes to get a shot when the opportunity presents itself, but if you ever have the chance (and i dont just mean thick fog, i mean that you can confidently tick off the 3 requirements i posted at the start) go for it. i will point out safety is not just a must, its the absolute underlying requirement, alway make sure everyone knows ur doing it. but youll never have as good a day, even if its only for the feeling that your walking through a film set for some supernatural horror film ps - one further warning. gun shots can startle livestock, and white fluffy sheeps wool is the perfect camoflague for hiding in white, fluffy fog. plus, scaring sheep and making them charge out of the mist at you at full speed is also a pretty good cure for constipation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted November 28, 2008 Report Share Posted November 28, 2008 I have shot in the fog. You have to be really quick because the Pheasants are gone really fast. I was walking a really large field when I heard geese comming. I had time to change cartridges and just stood waiting and listining. Then all of a sudden they came into view right infront of me. I was a bit slow and cocked my shot up. Missed the lot! Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I've just had a meeting with farmer for new permission and if the fog lifts-i'll go back and set hide/decoys up.Its just too damn thick at moment and cant see more than 100yds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Some great shooting i had was on a pigeon flightline that myself and friend had shot many times for many years so we new it inside out :look: . The fog was very think when we got there early morning very spooky , it cleared a bit as the morning went on. This flightline is just in the edge on a wood so even without the fog it can be very quick shooting. In the fog it was fantasticly quick, instead of seeing the birds coming they were suddenly over us then gone in a blink of the eye, in the end the only way was to stand as if at a clay shoot and you had just said "Pull" this was extremely difficult for any length of time. As soon as we relaxed over came a Pigeon. All the same a great day, one to remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I have shot pigeons coming into roost in thick fog. They come in low and fast and don't circle around waiting to land, just head for the nearest visible tree. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 I went shooting today with ProTom1, in thick, thick fog. Hit 2 pigeons out of about one million. Good day though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 are shoot today in thick fog bagged 70 pheasants and 4 ducks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 (edited) i have my mate got pigs, and the crows would come down and take the food each, mornning so we waited till it was fog and in the mornning we had a go at them, what great fun we hit 52,we hid in the pig arks. Edited November 29, 2008 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myzeneye Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 bagged my first 1/2 pheasant today in the fog, out with magman and his lad.... i say half because me and jay both give it the good news at exactly the same time stood next to one another.... funny thing is, it was his first 1/2 too !! saftey being extremely high on the agenda, we set off into the fog, visibility wasnt too bad... i found the fog gave us great cover and the birds didnt see us till it was too late....for them that is... hit,1 pheasant, two woodies and a snipe.... missed two teal and two wood cock.... good day really.... cheers rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myzeneye Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 bagged my first 1/2 pheasant today in the fog, out with magman and his lad.... i say half because me and jay both give it the good news at exactly the same time stood next to one another.... funny thing is, it was his first 1/2 too !! saftey being extremely high on the agenda, we set off into the fog, visibility wasnt too bad... i found the fog gave us great cover and the birds didnt see us till it was too late....for them that is... hit,1 pheasant, two woodies and a snipe.... missed two teal and two wood cock.... good day really.... cheers rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted November 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2008 cool, the fog was really thick here yesterday, didnt get out thought, had to take the other half shopping as payback for buying my mossberg, then had my work xmas party last night! thought i wouldve been shredded for shooting in fog but seems alot of us do it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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