forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Found this in the woods assumed its for pheasants to feed under as used to be a shoot otherside the valley. Shames its not bigger could sleep under it for camping Otherside the big old tree was this ibc It's in a spinney /small wood edge of couple arable fields. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socks 32,253 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Shelter for pheasants ....... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,512 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 (edited) It's a rain cover for game birds and that's the old water container for when it used to be a release pen..When it was in use there'd be some cover/feed crops around it in the surrounding fields and the birds would be driven back towards the spinny,birds will always fly better going home as such so you drive pheasants back towards the release pen.. Edited April 20, 2020 by fireman 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
riohog 5,939 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 tiger nest .. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 32,568 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Don’t know enough about pheasant shooting to comment to much, I’m more into tracking ,stalking and outwitting my prey so never really saw shooting chickens as a worthy form of sport, but I find one or two pheasant pens grown over and in disrepair most years on my travels which brings me to ask, is pheasant shooting in decline over the country or do they just move them around and leave the old pens behind as they go ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 49,707 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Think they swap them around abit stop disease etc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shovel leaner 7,650 Posted April 20, 2020 Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 It’s a dust shelter for pheasants . The idea is that the ground underneath stays dry and dusty, then pheasants have a dust bath . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2020 Cheers folks I'm not knowledgeable on rearing, otherside of the big arable field an down abit is some trees an the release pen is still there, think they had some there when I came back in 2018. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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