FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 6 hours ago, Sausagedog said: Use to get an old boy the occasional hare. He particularly liked the blue hare from when I use to go scotland. Used to love shooting the whites in Scotland but even they are protected now 4 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,720 Posted January 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 1 hour ago, FOXHUNTER said: Nowt on the front end anyway Yeah, unless he has some crazy neck of hare recipe planned, I think he’ll be ok 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 7 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said: Used to love shooting the whites in Scotland but even they are protected now They are protected! Wow. Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, Sausagedog said: They are protected! Wow. Yep back in June Scottish Parliament voted to give them protection . 1 Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted January 31, 2021 Report Share Posted January 31, 2021 Out this afternoon again helping my mate with his doe cull , I spot and he shoots. We stalked up the side of the wood to the corner where there is some high white grass. All of a sudden 4 roe appeared , 2 bucks 2 does at only 40 yds and started in our direction , I thought game was over but my mate managed to get on the sticks and dropped a doe on the spot. Next a skein of around 50 geese landed on the farmers winter wheat , the farmer hates them and with it being the last day of the season we put a sneak on them and he shot one at 170 yds . Next we headed for the main wood where the deer always emerge on dusk , on arrival there was a doe on the edge of the wood , so after a crawl of 50 yds or so the shot was on and doe number 2 was in the bag Another great afternoon 4 Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Seeing as its the last day of the season I decided to go for a mooch with my little dog Bert. It was a lovely fine day and just great to be out. 1st cock lifted behind me out of some rushes , I had to swing round but folded him. Then a cracking cock lifted, a 50 yard crosser , swung right through and folded it lovely on picking it up a hen lifted and was off like a rocket , again I was on it and another clean kill. Next a hare lifted a good 40 yards out and once again folded him 1st barrel I felt like today I couldn't miss. Another cock lifted from the gorse and again bagged. Then the little dog flushed 5 cocks together and I took a right and left. Then the final cock was lifted by Bert , a nice driven bird from my right and once again nicely folded. What a brilliant end to the season , nice weather, a few birds but best of all never missed a shot 8 Quote Link to post
Dervburner 2,548 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Good shooting Mark, just out of interest, what’s the choking on your ugartechea? Mine’s half and full, I’m thinking I might have the full choke barrel bored out to quarter........... Or do I just need more practice? Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 46 minutes ago, Dervburner said: Good shooting Mark, just out of interest, what’s the choking on your ugartechea? Mine’s half and full, I’m thinking I might have the full choke barrel bored out to quarter........... Or do I just need more practice? Mines half and full too. I love the gun handles real well . I would just leave the chokes as I find it great , whether quarry is 10 yards or 50 . Too many people I think get hung up on choke but I find you are either on your quarry or not. 2 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 50 minutes ago, FOXHUNTER said: Mines half and full too. I love the gun handles real well . I would just leave the chokes as I find it great , whether quarry is 10 yards or 50 . Too many people I think get hung up on choke but I find you are either on your quarry or not. My russian Tula is extra full and full but I can shoot that very well. There are many more factors more important than chokes in my opinion to shooting shotguns. Excellent shooting by the way....I was at work.... Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Training my next chicken unit Charlie. The chicken supper is tied to a weight. It would be 2am wouldnt it 4 Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said: Seeing as its the last day of the season I decided to go for a mooch with my little dog Bert. It was a lovely fine day and just great to be out. 1st cock lifted behind me out of some rushes , I had to swing round but folded him. Then a cracking cock lifted, a 50 yard crosser , swung right through and folded it lovely on picking it up a hen lifted and was off like a rocket , again I was on it and another clean kill. Next a hare lifted a good 40 yards out and once again folded him 1st barrel I felt like today I couldn't miss. Another cock lifted from the gorse and again bagged. Then the little dog flushed 5 cocks together and I took a right and left. Then the final cock was lifted by Bert , a nice driven bird from my right and once again nicely folded. What a brilliant end to the season , nice weather, a few birds but best of all never missed a shot Spot on that mate, perfect way to end the season. Very envious! Though my day mainly consisted of this, so could be worse! 1 Quote Link to post
Stavross 13,720 Posted February 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said: Seeing as its the last day of the season I decided to go for a mooch with my little dog Bert. It was a lovely fine day and just great to be out. 1st cock lifted behind me out of some rushes , I had to swing round but folded him. Then a cracking cock lifted, a 50 yard crosser , swung right through and folded it lovely on picking it up a hen lifted and was off like a rocket , again I was on it and another clean kill. Next a hare lifted a good 40 yards out and once again folded him 1st barrel I felt like today I couldn't miss. Another cock lifted from the gorse and again bagged. Then the little dog flushed 5 cocks together and I took a right and left. Then the final cock was lifted by Bert , a nice driven bird from my right and once again nicely folded. What a brilliant end to the season , nice weather, a few birds but best of all never missed a shot That’s a quality day out and a perfect way to end the game season 1 Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,020 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 53 minutes ago, Sausagedog said: Training my next chicken unit Charlie. The chicken supper is tied to a weight. It would be 2am wouldnt it A farmer rang me today to tell me a fox has taken 4 hens , I said I will get through shortly. 1/2 hour later he rang back to say he had shot a dog fox. He went for a look down the wood and found a kicked out earth and saw a fox run off so decided to wait to see if it returned, anyway another fox approached the earth from the opposite direction which he shot. He told me " I don't feck about lol " Told me I can sort the vixen out 2 Quote Link to post
foxdropper 17,092 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 Because of COVID the game season has been extended until well into the summer I’ve heard 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted February 1, 2021 Report Share Posted February 1, 2021 27 minutes ago, BenBhoy said: Spot on that mate, perfect way to end the season. Very envious! Though my day mainly consisted of this, so could be worse! Should you be pumping coke in them? 2 Quote Link to post
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