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We saw 12 or so rises yesterday and shot 4. Shot a snipe too but saw several - a dozen maybe. North Cornwall.
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Last weekend (12th) they were few and far between in a valley that sees a lot in the peak time. None shot. Tuesday 15th we saw half a dozen rises in another valley - which was about average for there. None shot. Yesterday (19th) I shot three and my friend shot one, we saw 5 or 6 altogether. Not huge numbers yet but definately starting to arrive more now. Just need some colder weather in the east of the country to push them down here a bit! It's just so damn warm here still for shooting. North Cornwall is still 15 degrees by day and 11 at night and its 10 days to December!!!!! So
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Interesting to hear what's about - seems much the same everywhere yet. Keep posting!!!
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Thought it would be good to have an update on woodcock numbers in different areas across the country as the season goes on. Woodcock Moon was November 10th. Just the odd one or two here in North Cornwall so far. What's about in your areas?
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Go for a gun that you feel comfortable with and fits you well. The right gun is the one you pick up and just feel "yeah, I could really shoot with this!" Confidence in your kit is everything.... and some skill obviously! For me its a 12 bore Browning grade 3 which looked pretty new in the shop as it had recently been refitted and serviceed but after buying it I Iooked up the serial number and found out was made in 1985 which meant it was over 20 years old! Love it though and still looks pretty new. Cost was about £950. For cartridges, personally I love 32g 6s in Eley VIP - awesome!
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We have a small circular pond, about 40 foot across, with a little round island about 8 foot across towards one end. In the past we have fed this with barley and had quite a few teal in on it. On a cold winter's evening after a day out roughshooting, two or three of us would come back to this pond and have about 20 to 30 minutes of exciting shooting just before last light, and perhaps shoot 6 or 8 teal as they flight in - in small packs of 10 or so at a time. They would only arrive just as it got almost too dark to see - but when we got to know the pond and the times the birds came in, you
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I believe butchers also stock rabbits!
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http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1006001.aspx Amazing what you can find with Google... Interesting paragraph in there too: Rabbit burrows are common, and soft sand can give way easily under foot. Mossy slopes can also be slippery, so sturdy footwear is recommended. Strong winds can cause trees or branches to fall, and blowing sand can get into the eyes. Please take special care when wind speeds gust in excess of force 7.
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I used to have a hob ferret (called Watson) that would kill rabbits and then drag them out of the hedge - and did so on several occasions. More than once he brought a rabbit out of the hedge, came 5 or 10 yards across the field to me and left the rabbit by me and then ran back in to the hedge. Sometimes you just get a lucky one-off pet like that I suppose. The two monsters I have now have an occasional habbit of working as a pair to catch and kill rabbits, rip their heads off, and then leave them and go off after another. I have even gone out without nets or guns (just collar and
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Thanks Stubby! Must have done something right as on a few occasions I had a bunch of rooks come it straight towards me. I stood up, took a right and left, then sat back down and blew a few calls only to have the remaining birds turn tail and come back in for a secod go! Probably young-uns but I don't think they would have bought it if the hide wasn't right. Also I was fairly close to a busy road so they may have been more used to noises in that area. One of the best things about shooting like is that there are always new surprises and lessons to be learned! No doubt the next time I
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Just found a pic off the web - pretty much the same as the ones I have. http://www.thomasturners.co.uk/Products/Rough-Shooting-Supplies/Pigeon-Cradle.aspx The rook in my original pics shows one in use!
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Had intended to have my first day ferreting this season yesterday (Saturday 28th August), but as the weather came good my partner in crime had to go combining - so I decided on decoying for a change. Not many woodies in my patch, but I love the challenge of decoying (and shooting) rooks so I set about decoying on a recently combined field of winter barley stubbles which had been dunged prior to ploughing. Reconnaisance revealed that this field was the current favourite for them and with combines in other areas this was the obvious quiet refuge for the rooks to head for. Built the hide
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Do they call them Scatter Guns up your way?
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Good point about Shotguns and also general machinery. I have shot hundreds of rabbits bolted to the shotgun, as have many people. I have also driven round a field in daylight and shot 200+ rabbits in a session. From my experience rabbits will keep bolting to the shot gun and it doesn't seem to put them off too much. Whereas if you're netting rabbits and make to much noise then they are far less likely to bolt well. I have a feeling that rabbits do not associate bangs or vehicle noises with predators, and so they are not put off bolting by these noises. Whereas the sound of a people sn
