Shooting

[Emaresee]

Those brush cutters are a thing to behold apparently! Churn through the nastiest brambles and blackthorn knots in no time!

[TonyN]

True what your saying emaresee game season may end but starts again as soon as it's finished
catching up birds building and repairing pens etc.
On our syndicate some woodcock drives have to be thinned out just impossible trying to push through
5 steps forward and 5 steps back trying to find a way to get through keeper is getting a machine to make life easier for the beaters
and cut back brambles and thorns that seem to like entangling themselves to you.
Will try and get my son take a few snaps if I remember.

[TonyN]

Yer tell me about it.

[Emaresee]

certainly been weather to test your boots recently hasnt it!!

[Emaresee]

How many more days have you got left before the season ends
for our syndicate it's tomorrow then next Saturday then it's a let day on the 29 January on the woodcock and cocks only
before the big day beaters day sad to see it end but birds have to be reared pens fixed etc ,before the season starts again .

I have tomorrow... 30th, and then a tidy up day shooting cocks on 1/2. I reckon these days will be a mix of driven and walked up, although with the weather, the shoots could be cracking as the birds will be pushed back to the food and covers, so could be plenty about.

I have half a gun in two syndicates and both are out tomorrow - bad planning on my part!!!

Yup shame to see the season end, but I drove past a place on m40 today where a load of hens had already been gathered up in to pens ready to start the cycle again!

[Tomothebuilder]

Last day next Wednesday! Couple of drives under water last time so hopefully we'll have a good day to finish!

[TonyN]

How many more days have you got left before the season ends
for our syndicate it's tomorrow then next Saturday then it's a let day on the 29 January on the woodcock and cocks only
before the big day beaters day sad to see it end but birds have to be reared pens fixed etc ,before the season starts again .

[Emaresee]

Lets hope so!

[Johnny Thunder]

I like to shoot in the snow but snow usually means we can not get to our syndicate due to moor roads being closed.

[TonyN]

Snow + shooting = heaven. The big kid in me loves snow. And i kinda feel shooting should be done in the cold. I'd settle for a heavy frost, but snow is the best!

Looks like it's on with the thermals on Saturday
sounds like your wishes have come true emaresee hard frost chilly wind 3 to 4 degree's.

[TonyN]

Another great day had by all 29 woodcock in the bag.

[TonyN]

Another let day tomorrow on the woodcock then the next 2 Saturdays it's the syndicate shoot on the pheasants
30 January beaters day can't wait.
Then 4 Saturdays in February we got the vermin shoots.

[TonyN]

Very true simon days like that always stay cherrished, 2 years ago beaters day last drive of the day this partridge got up
and was flying so fast with the wind behind it about 45 ..50 yards in front nobody but the keeper saw it so when he shouted partridge
my son being in front of the other guns and all eyes on him swang round missed with the first got it with the second and we all cheered
one hell of a shot bet he coulden.t do that again that partridge folded dead before it hit the ground the wind carried it some distance
one of the picker up sent his cocker off to try and find it after 10 minutes of looking both dog and handler came back with the partridge
That day is still mentioned to this day when any partridges are shot and cherished it still remains with my son and me
don't know who felt more proud my son shooting it or me watching my son having such a cracking shot.

[Simon-JG-hr]

We did have a fantastic day shooting though - the weather wasn't even (too) bad. A bit of mist, drizzle and a stiff breeze, but no heavy rain - for which I suspect the locals were even more thankful for than I.

Definitely some of the best birds I've had the pleasure of shooting, and the third drive was, undoubtedly, the highlight of my season so far! Even more so when the keeper complimented me on the 'shot of the season'. [emoji4] A very high curler, whipped along by the wind. One of those that will stay in the memory for a very long time.

Best of all though, whilst I only knew a couple of the other guns (and one only only by way of a phone call two years ago), it was a wonderful team to shoot with and we all convened at the local with the beaters and pickers-up before departing.


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[Simon-JG-hr]

Sounds like a wonderful (if wet) day had by all Tony. Sadly we didn't have a smoke friendly bunker to retreat to - so our cigars went unsmoked.


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