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Was it a clay shoot Paul ? Take it you mean New Inn at Eccup ?
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Yep that's it Remi, been feeding a flood where good numbers have been but with all the water the duck are spoilt for choice. At the moment I have a few mallard teal and wigeon holding but I can't believe that a good numb of Shelduck are dropping in ! They used to be a coastal duck but am seeing them more often inland nowerdays
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He's a character, outspoken........sometimes right and occasionally wrong........but it's a lot more entertaining when he's on his soap box, that is for sure. I'm no MU fan but it will be a sad loss when he hangs up his hair dryer lol.
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Yes without a shadow of a doubt it should still attract wild birds. I shoot a relatives pond occasionally which is about the same distance away from the farmhouse. It has good numbers of mallard, tufties and teal. Might be an idea to plant some fast growing bushes round it to give it a touch of privacy. Best of luck.
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Yes Euilleam, have a place on the west coast where a pair of Mute swans follow me round like a pair of Labradors hoovering up the barley as fast as I put it in........a real pain..........any suggestions to deter them I wonder lol
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Thanks Quack, enjoy your season.
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Les, was out last night flighting my patch. Had watched the night before as Greylag and duck came in.........but last night.......not a lot came ! I think there is too much water about......too much choice for them. We finished the night with a cock Teal and a lovely cock WIgeon. Could here the geese moving......made the pulse race a little faster but they were down on a stubble somewhere.
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Lucky you had some steel with you GIff lol
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What did you knock them down with, 6's ?
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That's a grouse at the front isn't it ? Lol
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Thanks jjm
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Thanks Les, am going to hit it on Saturday. watched what was coming in tonight and suprised to see 3 Shelduck flop in and start hoovering up my barley Lots of geese milling round and pleased to see some mallard and teal coming in late doors aswell
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As title suggests, will Geese bully duck off a flight pond. I have about 50 Greylag coming into a smallish flood and im not really fussed for shooting a lot more (got a few in freezer). What i really want is to get a good build up of duck coming in before i hit it again. Im sticking in a sack of barley everyday at the moment
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One came right past the end of my mates nose as we sat by a flight pond waiting for duck. I was waiting for the shot but the poor lad never saw it..........could have hit it with his gun !
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Yes I have recently been disturbing Wood cock at night.. Lamping baren feilds looking for foxes.. Same land never see them by day.. Were crop feilds that have never had a chance to be poughed again this time of year they are normally grass but they remain stubble (mud really Now ) from the summer cut.. There is no cover they are just there and lifting due to being disturbed.. Would hazard a guess with the ground being so wet they are there feeding ?? I aint no bird expert but they are 100% woodcock Yes Giro, the Woodcock is a nocturnal feeding bird so you w
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You lying twat. no helicopter has 200 million candle power.
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They look like horse stable mats. Ive just sold some on fleabay, horrible pissy smelling things but went for £200 for 4
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I'd be interested to see what you come up with revi.
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The duck and partridge look very appealing Euilleam......think i may pass on the stew if thats okay with you . Would like to hear some tales as to how these fayre may have been aquired in your younger days
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Yes looks like sycamore to me.
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Brain dead lager swilling sheep
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how much land does a small syndicate need
bell replied to pg123's topic in Gamekeeping, Conservation & Shoot Management
If it was me I wouldn't release any duck at all. Is the pond visited by wild duck ? How big is it ? Duck will soon find food put in, just a question of keeping an eye on it, wait to the food starts disappearing, there will be tell tale signs ie feathers , prints. Just keep feeding ever day if possible and they will soon turn up on numbers. Regards Bell -
My dear Euilleam, no offence taken. One mans sport is another mans poison but the unwarranted killing and dumping of so many regal birds can never be acceptable. A goose is an adversary of the highest merit, a truly wild bird who sees far off places the likes of me and you can only dream of. It deserves the upmost respect in death as it does in life. Regards Bell
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Mallard are greedy beggars and will eat all sorts so doesn't surprise me.
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Well done Jason, always tastes better when it's your own bird.
