bell 3,503 Posted December 14, 2022 Report Share Posted December 14, 2022 Not many posts in line with a lot of the forum. Am sure there are plenty still doing bits…was out tonight on a small flightpond, it’s been freezing here a week and the pond has frozen over apart from a patch maybe 30 yards where there are willow trees overhanging. Have fed it this week, barley, wheat and a bit of everything …looked in tonight with the spaniel who has been laid up with a nasty leg injury and a couple of Mallard and maybe 6 teal jumped off. A couple of teal had fly by early on before wave after wave teal came to the open water . I took a right and left at the first group, 2 nice cock birds before i retreated and sat and had a beer. We feed and shoot on Saturday and hope for great things… 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gazjon5 705 Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 Good result Bell, our bird hunting is finished now till the spring snow goose season opens, the local lakes have around 14" of ice and 6" of snow on top of them, and I haven't seen a duck or goose in probably 6 weeks.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,035 Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 Aye up Bell. Thinking about you pal. We had 5 flight ponds on the shoot and another about a mile away. Whilst the 5 did not produce the other had a steady flight of both duck and geese. However, it was a dodgy night when, having dropped one which landed on the ice, the choice was mine whether or not to send the dog. I.ended up with a long length of blue rope with a brick which broke a way through the ice. We had the retrieve but not sure I would try that again. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,503 Posted December 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 5 hours ago, jok said: Aye up Bell. Thinking about you pal. We had 5 flight ponds on the shoot and another about a mile away. Whilst the 5 did not produce the other had a steady flight of both duck and geese. However, it was a dodgy night when, having dropped one which landed on the ice, the choice was mine whether or not to send the dog. I.ended up with a long length of blue rope with a brick which broke a way through the ice. We had the retrieve but not sure I would try that again. Jok. That’s always the dilemma Jok, this pond is shallow so no chance of a drowned dog and probably why the teal like it……but yes, care does need to be taken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,503 Posted December 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Out again tonight, wasn’t expecting much but the temperature has dropped again. Walked the marshy field next to the pond and flushed a woodcock and 4 pheasants. Clipped a cock bird but he flew on strongly. Waited with the dog to see what came in….didn’t think it was going to happen but they arrived late, firstly mallard and then a good flight of teal. Betsy picked them all and we packed up…. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,503 Posted December 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 Just now, bell said: Out again tonight, wasn’t expecting much but the temperature has dropped again. Walked the marshy field next to the pond and flushed a woodcock and 4 pheasants. Clipped a cock bird but he flew on strongly. Waited with the dog to see what came in….didn’t think it was going to happen but they arrived late, firstly mallard and then a good flight of teal. Betsy picked them all and we packed up…. Couple more 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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