fat man 4,740 Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 Is there many lads geting big numbers of woodcock when out shooting,reason i ask is i took the dogs for a ramble today after dinner more or less to walk of the dinner and put up 4 woodcock in a very small area,no gun with me but they were in a birch ditch about 20yds in width and about 150yds long,i usually would not see that many in a days shooting. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the scudd 81 Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 there could just have been a fall of them in. I remember about 10 years ago I was out with me 2 springers I shot 11 in about an hour and a half, missed at least the same again. went back 2 days later and only rose one Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Shit loads but the guns need to be able to shoot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
noddy10 411 Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 Shit loads but the guns need to be able to shoot yep they sort the men from the boys when im beating Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Davro 108 Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 put 8 out with the terrier last week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Put up more Woodcock yesterday than we did for the year so far. Got 2. Highlight of the day, shot a cock pheasant that ran and my bitch , Tuppence, got him a half an hour later. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
budharley 945 Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I got 1 yesterday took the old border terrier with me, he flushed 4 the downside was he flushed two together I would of been on for right and left but he had sneaked a bit far as I couldn't see him or here him and they got up just out of distance . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 Id rather shoot one woodcock than any amount of pheasants etc there is just something mystical about them 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattydski 560 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 we're are seeing quite a few... couple a session getting shot. Last year... I went of a days walked woodcock shooting on the Isle of Bute, with three friends and a Guest 60 Y.O Frenchman, (Patrice) Joined us at the Island. We tried to get him involved with us as much as he could, but his english and our french were limited.. so it was sign language and gestures. Bute wasn't on form that day, all beit we covered a lot of ground.. Everyone managed a woodcock, apart from Patrice. At the last minute he shot one... I watched it hit the deck, We put a dozen... I shit you not... dogs on that bird and looked for an hour... It never materialised.. Patrice was distraught.. Just as were packed up for the day, we decided to give Patrice our woodcock, as a gesture, hunter to hunter... The boy was seriously emotional about the whole thing... in tears, shaking everyone's hand frantically... At least we left him with a good impression of Scotland. Agree with Gone to Earth... Something mystical about them 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nik_B 3,790 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Had one woodcock and one snipe the other day best feeling ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) I've noticed it bad for snipe so bad this year. They're one bird, hit or miss, that it's always good to see a few. Might get a chance at one this morning though. Edited December 31, 2013 by neil cooney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fat man 4,740 Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I've noticed it bad for snipe so bad this year. There one bird, hit or miss, that it's always good to see a few. Might get a chance at one this morning though. It depends on the area=land you shoot on,up your way Neil its nearly all grassland and tillage where as with me there is a lot of bog and marshy land teaming with snipe.There is one bit of wet-land just out the road from me and you could put a couple of 100 snipe up out of it +ducks of different types. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Covered a lot of good land today including floods, bog and wet ditches and not a single snipe or woodcock. Pheasant and pigeon saved the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Linton Lad 90 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Was shooting in the Borders yesterday. A lot of Woodcock about, made for some good sport. I think we shot 9 of them in total, 3 by me. Good day it was. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftm 3,357 Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 6 shot yesterday loads more escaped - northeast england Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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