Duck flight with grandson!

[ianm 2,594]

Yesterday i took my eleven year old grandson to the clay ground with his 28g auto because he hasn't been able to get much shooting done due to covid. On Sundays we always go to the game shoot to top up the feeders and clean the drinkers etc. This week we had to fill all the wheelie bins up with bags of wheat, one ton of it. Anyway he got the job of loading the quad up and bringing the bags to us waiting at the woods. He had a good day riding about on the quad. We decided we would go to the ponds at the other side of the shoot to flight ducks tonight. All these ponds are fed for wild mallard and teal. The pond we chose is a bit hit and miss really. We shot it a couple of weeks ago and got two mallard. Well tonight was a different story, the mallard came and we both had some good shooting. I shot six and my grandson shot six with his little 28g. I can't believe how well that little gun kills. I have fitted the half choke in it and he was killing mallard you would of been happy to kill with a 12g. The little Lab bitch had a good workout and retrieved all twelve back to us. We could of shot a lot more but stopped shooting as we had enough, a cracking flight for a change.   

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Nothing wrong with a 28g. 

 

Now I know who pinched our wheelie bin!

[David.evans 5,323]

Nice one Ian 

great to see the lad out

[ianm 2,594]

3 hours ago, David.evans said:

Nice one Ian 

great to see the lad out

Keeps him off that xbox.

[terryd 8,042]

Bet that made his day 

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

Well done to the youngun

[Stavross 13,720]

Cracking that, I wish I could of got my nephews into it, but sadly they are just a bunch of soppy whoppers

[shovel leaner 7,648]

I love duck flighting . The anticipation, the disappointment, and then sometimes as it did for you and the youngster it goes well . 
          I think you might just of ignited a lifelong interest in shooting there . Well done to you both . And even more importantly ........ they are delicious  

[ianm 2,594]

2 hours ago, shovel leaner said:

I love duck flighting . The anticipation, the disappointment, and then sometimes as it did for you and the youngster it goes well . 
          I think you might just of ignited a lifelong interest in shooting there . Well done to you both . And even more importantly ........ they are delicious  

Duck flighting and pigeon shooting are my favourite forms of shotgun shooting.

[terryd 8,042]

2 hours ago, ianm said:

Duck flighting and pigeon shooting are my favourite forms of shotgun shooting.

Duck flighting is the best you end up coiled like a spring during that magic change of light. Around here the snipe give off there little noise a few minutes before hand

[BenBhoy 4,706]

Well done to both of you, top shooting young man & best grandad award to Ian. Seriously mate, its refreshing to see/hear. 

[Alsone 789]

That's Christmas sorted. You can take the turkey back to Tesco!

[Meece 1,957]

A good flight.  The 28 is good.  We shoot ours early afternoon,  feed the shallows and let them come back in to feed at dusk.  We shoot it every week.  we chuck the rabbit paunch in the shallows also.  They seem to like all that sort of stuff.  Anyway they keep coming back.

PS. someones got a bit of plucking to do.!

Edited December 22, 2020 by Meece

[Longshanx 833]

Spot on that Ian, duck is my favourite meat, great that your grandson matched your tally or was it the other way around

[bigmac 97kt 13,732]

All ways nice to get out 

With your grandson 

He will remember it for the rest of his life 

Took mine out at age 8

He knows how to gut clean and shoot 

He is now coming onto 16 soon 

But alas he learned about girls so at the moment I'm waiting on him turning up 

And saying 

SHE IS DOING MY HEAD IN 

NEED TO GET OUT SHOOTING 

GRANDAD 

For peace and quiet 

Told him it will come lol

But not for a few years yet 

Nice one Ian 

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