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Nicely done. I would have preferred it if you could have removed a jackdaw as having a row of 7 then rows of 6 is making my eye twitchFarmer rang yesterday to say crows on the new winter barley coming through so had a few hours this morning sat out in the glorious September sunshine
Not loads of birds about but still trimmed a few crows and a bonus brace of pied pirates.
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Nickb
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Good spotNicely done. I would have preferred it if you could have removed a jackdaw as having a row of 7 then rows of 6 is making my eye twitch
Keeping you on your toes.
Nickb
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Better than nowt.
We had some Pinks feeding on the shoot earlier in the week, a few of the lads were keen to have a ago and as I am the one with the decoys 6am this morning saw me driving onto the stubbles to set up. Two cried off, one was ill, the other heard the rain and thought his duvet was a better proposition, leaving just myself and one other who ventured out.
Plenty came over, all high and all destined for somewhere else, we were positioned that well but a good skein of Pinks did decoys and we got one each, didn’t help the other gun left his safety catch on to start with. It was very exciting to pull a mob in after seeing so many fly on by, but I really do prefer the foreshore
Plenty came over, all high and all destined for somewhere else, we were positioned that well but a good skein of Pinks did decoys and we got one each, didn’t help the other gun left his safety catch on to start with. It was very exciting to pull a mob in after seeing so many fly on by, but I really do prefer the foreshore
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Smellydog
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Set up yesterday about 7.30 on a maize stubble field and had a couple of hours of slow going (but fun) before I decided to call it a day.
Managed a bag of 25. As some on here are picky a couple of points - ground was in England so rooks are legal, 21 birds in the picture as 3 in a ditch and 1 in the middle of a bramble bush
Managed a bag of 25. As some on here are picky a couple of points - ground was in England so rooks are legal, 21 birds in the picture as 3 in a ditch and 1 in the middle of a bramble bush
It's good to see so many crows and magpies being dealt with. They are reaching plague proportions around here. Crows are a real pain, but as far as destructive work on small birds, magpies win by a country mile. The only good one is a dead one!
One of my favourite practices in November late afternoons / evenings, was gathering with a half dozen or so mates with the shotguns for roost shooting. Don't seem to hear of it anymore though.
Its a shame Magpies are protected in Wales where I do a good bit of my shooting...vile birds. Nice when I'm across the border and they can have it
Nickb
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Since the magpie is now protected have you seen any increase in numbers?Its a shame Magpies are protected in Wales where I do a good bit of my shooting...vile birds. Nice when I'm across the border and they can have it
Yes...massive increases. I used to shoot one farm hard and you would see 2 or 3...go back 3 years or so on and theres 30 or 40....I cant say about the corresponding decrease in hedgerow birds but it cant be positive....god knows why Wales have to be different ....utter stupidity and short sighted. Its the same as objecting to fox shooting and wanting to keep the last remaining curlews alive....
Nickb
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Yep you're right utter stupidity, never understood where that change came from.
I'm with you entirely mate.
delete double post, not had one of these for a good while
Smellydog
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I couldn't give a rats what gets shot crow wise.
LOL...I was expecting abuse after I was picky ...not on what I was shooting but more 21 in the pic with 25 on the title
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