hily 379 Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 I help to run a walk and stand syndicate we have twelve guns that's two teams of six So when four lads could not make it on Sat I tried to fill the vacancies but no one took up the offer. Saturdays shoot with only 4 guns in the line and 4 beaters seamed as if it wasn't going to be a very good day and it was bloody raining on the first drive .My team was to beat on the first drive thru a wood of falling trees and heavy bracken cover we pushed thru with two lads with dogs in the wood and one flanking either side with one walking gun. We flushed at least a half dozen pheasants and about ten woodcock. Next drive was what we call our high drive this is a wood on a hill that we drive the birds uphill and when the flush they fly back across the guns who are in a valley we see plenty of birds pheasants and red legs and the rain stops . After elevenses my team beat again but first the guns blank in a wood to walk birds over to the wood we are to beat as we don't have enough bodies to act as stops we loss some of the birds but not to worry as most of them go into the next drive. Anyway we have seven drives my young dog gets to flush a few birds and retrieves a pheasant a partridge and her first woodcock. At the end of the day we have a dozen pheasants seven partridge three wood cock and two woodies. Plus we were dry .Ended up a good day after all 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lloyd 10,736 Posted November 4, 2019 Report Share Posted November 4, 2019 That is really what it is all about Hily... 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,503 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Whereabouts do you shoot Hilly ?....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hily 379 Posted November 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 Thanks for taken time to view and reply Phil I must try and take some pics won't be as good as yours that's a nice looking cocker Bell up in the borders. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,503 Posted November 5, 2019 Report Share Posted November 5, 2019 5 hours ago, hily said: Thanks for taken time to view and reply Phil I must try and take some pics won't be as good as yours that's a nice looking cocker Bell up in the borders. Have read your posts before Hilly and thought that’s where you were, the ground you have looks spot on......my type of shooting. Nice to see woodcock are about, should be some more come in midweek when the wind turn to the east.....I’m up the west coast in 2 weeks chasing them....good luck for the rest of the season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hily 379 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Hope you have a good season Bell. Most of the lads travel over an hour to get to our ground it takes me an hour and a half but its worth it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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