funky Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Hi to all Wildfowlers Post you first flight bag here All the best for the first of Sept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Hi to all Wildfowlers Post you first flight bag here All the best for the first of Sept I shall not make the first day unfortunately, so best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Will be on the marsh at 4.30 tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed for a few shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky Posted September 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Yet again it sounded like the battle of the Somme and due to hardly any wind with and high cloud the duck were high Managed to bag one though so it all ended good :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trickett Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Bagged two teal on the Dee this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I had a big fat short and hairy nothing. Saw plenty, not much in range and the ones that were I missed Out again tonight with some mates who got under the geese this morning and had 3 between 2 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmac NI Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 No joy for me this morning over a flight pond, Good morning for it, there was a good wind blowing, i heard a few mallard flying about but none in range, i didnt expect too much as the ducks usually come to the pond nearer the end of september, but it was still nice to get out on the 1st Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Nothing for me this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Tide flighted the Tay and wished I had stayed at home ! As I arrived there was a single mallard duck passing close in, so I was hopefully. After setting up a pair came towards the deeks as I was returning to the reeds and even with a bit of calling and a quick circle round they decided the big lump was a bit suspect Half an hour later and two labs just about knock me over and start bouncing all over my hide, so I walk a few yards back to the top of the sea wall to see a guy wander up and say "Duck shooting, anything doing ?" and wander past me to the water where one of his dogs grabs a deek !!! I shout to him and he says, cheerily "I`ll go further along" and sets off further along. Not a sorry for his dog dragging the deek in or an apology for disturbing me........really the only way to be more rude was to take a swig of my tea. Don`t know about the dogs but he will get a hoof up the farter next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toombsy Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Had a text from my folks this morning - my dad had two mallard and two teal from the North East Lincs coast/marsh this morning. I'm out later tonight... finger's crossed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 ...........but he will get a hoof up the farter next time Nice to see you've picked up the local dialect henry d. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyboots Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 just had the 1 teal happy enough with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v-max Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I was on montrose basin & there was very little moving & i had 4 single mallard at diffrent times & 1 teal & 1 golden eye pass me low on the river & i opted to leave them as i felt they were unsafe. I got 1 shot with my newish beretta urika mk11 at a golden eye & was spot on so the dog got a water retrieve. On my arrival there was wildfowlers below me & on the other bank about 120yrd & they had 2-3 mallard come by & 1 young pricked duck came up to me. There dog came out for it but gave up so i sent my dog on for them & offerd it back to them but they said to keep hold of it & left with out asking for it so i have a mallard & golden eye in the shed. Im off out tonight to try the rocks/coast on a spot i know but the tide aint good till thursday night really but should be fun nice wind going here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 just had the 1 teal happy enough with that better than nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Nice to see you've picked up the local dialect henry d. Would you have prefered I gave him a "Scon in the puss" ?? or "Malkied him" ?? B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Would you have prefered I gave him a "Scon in the puss" ?? That would have done just fine. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkfooty Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Two greylag. North shore of Tay. I'll put the gun away now for a few weeks until we get some proper wildfowling weather. Bitten to bits by midgies this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Went down tonite to finish the work on the big pond and Ace put up a mallard snoozing on the island passed by unsaluted - can I say single barrel tree loppers are sodall use for shooting duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) . Edited September 2, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toombsy Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 (edited) Went out to a local mere where there were a good 250 greylags grazing on grass, two fields down from the boundary where I can shoot. Watched them from 6 till after dark, but they were all leaving in groups and either flighting onto a stubble field over the road, or turning and heading towards the reserve - well out of range. Maybe next time Edited September 1, 2009 by Toombsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Saw approx 150 or so Canada's but out of range........they were moving well after the daylight fell but none come my way, had I not moved I would've been right under many of them , it doesn't pay to be in two minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 got to the car park at 11 the night before, second to arrive. By midnight four more had arrived then a couple of stragglers in the early hours. No real reason to get there stupidly early but we do, its tradition on the first, about the only time we are sociable! Anyway, eight guns out, no shots between us, worse opener I can recall, warden reckons about 3500 geese are on the refuge but the flighlines to the stubbles all bypass the shooting zone. Only saw 12 mallard and 10 teal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Went out yesterday evening and seen a good few canadas in front and behind but nothing came over our heads. Had a couple of mallards appear but never took the shot, as i thought they were a little high for a clean shot to be honest. But nice to be out again and looking forward to another go, over the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnybgood Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 had 3 greylag and 3 canadas between me and a friend, flighting on our local marsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boromir Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 I had 2 Mallards and the person I was with got 8 Mallard ducks and one Canada goose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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