blackmaggie 3,375 Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 I decided to have a walk with the lurcher on some perm I have next door is a shoot as its the last day I knew they would shoot and beat the woods hence why I went watching close by has they flushed a lake when I say flushed waving flags shouting dogs chasing semi tame ducks that didn't want to fly and to cap it of shooters taking ducks that you could hit with a stick nothing sporting was shot from I saw is money ruining your job or is sporting shots still about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3175darren 1,093 Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 It's sometime just down to standards, I remember when they would refuse to shoot low birds, also when the shoot captain would bollock people for shooting low birds, or not breaking there gun, when they should, standards vary a lot I am afraid, now you see them putting extra drives in when birds, should be left to find a roost, there are still a majority of shots that operate to a decent standard I would hope, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackmaggie 3,375 Posted February 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 I'm not a shooter but I have done a bit of beating in exchange for ferreting that shoot was run like a military operation and even though there not my thing I saw some good gun dogs work and some long retrieves but from I saw it was shoot as much as you can regardless if its sporting thing the other day and dogs running round quarting fields with handlers trying to get them back but like you say Darren standards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 These days, everything is about quantity over quality unfortunately. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3175darren 1,093 Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Yes but it's supposed to be enjoyable, not a competition to beat last years bag returns, it some times depends if the shoot captain owns the shoot, or is elected to run the shoot, the ones who own it tend enforce the rules more, ( probably beacause they wrote them) and the captains who are elected, pander to what the guns want, these tended to treat the beaters worse in my opinion, where the ones who owned the shoot, made you feel more valued, again in my opinion, but then neither is an excuse to shoot unsporting birds, at the end of the day we are all under the anti shooting spot light, and should all be good ambassadors to the sport, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.