Guest Scuba1 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Never trust a weather report. They said, that is was going to rain over the weekend and instead, we had my kind of weather all the way. So I phoned bubble duck and we went out of a mooch at her permission. There was a new place that she has literally tunnelled her way to, trough the brambles and nettles that where tall enough to be felled with a chain saw. The thing is, that the tunnels that she cut through there with her garden scissors, where made by her for her and bubbleduck is not a lot bigger then a rice crispy. So she shot ahead in hobbit style and this old German Gandalph had to try and keep up. After having plucked my hat out of the bramble roof for the 263th time we got to a nice spot and set up for whatever would land in the tree around us. Well 2 minutes after settling in, I spotted a magpie and shot it. It must have had serious hearing problems as not to hear my crunchy style stalking to that spot and probably could not see too well either as it never saw the pellet coming and went down like a sack. We stayed there for about an hour and never saw another bird or squirrel in those oaks so we moved on to another location and after cutting a few smaller branches sat down and waited but this spot was dead so on we went and found a place with some cover and settled in. After a while a woody landed in a tree about 30 yards away and bubbleduck threaded a pellet through the leaves and branches and the pigeon dropped in a puff of feathers. After a while we heard some noises behind us and there, not 10 yards away was a young fox rummaging through the undergrowth looking for some grub and after looking at us for a bit walked of. (must be my beard). Just before we left to go back to the cars, I downed a jay and that was it for the day as far as shooting goes. So, Gandalph followed the rice crispy back through the tunnels , plucking his hat out of the brambles , to the cars. End of day tally, 1 woody, 1 jay and 1 magpie. Most of all though, it was a nice day out with bubbleduck. Here are a couple of pics. Overlooking the open part of the sniping spot. A picture of a tree trying to look like bubbleduck. Sorry about the pictures, but I took the phone ATB Michael Quote Link to post
nightowl 169 3 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 sounds like a good day out Quote Link to post
Guest buster321c Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Nice one guys Quote Link to post
stealthy1 3,964 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Did you pick any nettles for a cup of nettle? looks a nice place to shoot. Quote Link to post
Guest Scuba1 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Did you pick any nettles for a cup of nettle? looks a nice place to shoot. Bloody things where that high, I could not reach the tops to get at the young leafs. ATB Michael Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 hi mike nice to see you & bublebuck getting out,nice shooting & pic's. what did you do with the jay? i have never shot one and would like to see one if you have any pic's,i have only seen a stuffed one.must say the are rather a pretty coloring bird.i thought i seen one the other week but it was to far away to see properly, and i was not out with the rifle regards Davy Quote Link to post
Guest Bubbleduck Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 We couldn't find the jay due to all the thick vegetation, it's like a jungle in most places. There are quite a few jays around the place and sometimes flocks of them suddenly appear in a tree. The pigeon couldn't be found either, I didn't hear it hit the ground though so it must be still stuck up the tree somewhere. I'd make a great poacher, any blokes chasing after me would get stuck fast in the gaps I can easily fit through lol! Quote Link to post
Guest Scuba1 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 We couldn't find the jay due to all the thick vegetation, it's like a jungle in most places. There are quite a few jays around the place and sometimes flocks of them suddenly appear in a tree.The pigeon couldn't be found either, I didn't hear it hit the ground though so it must be still stuck up the tree somewhere. I'd make a great poacher, any blokes chasing after me would get stuck fast in the gaps I can easily fit through lol! Cough ....errrrmmmmm.. well you are not referring to that hole in that steel fence are you now ??? She kind of jogged through it and I got stuck. Grumble Michael Quote Link to post
Guest Bubbleduck Posted June 30, 2009 Report Share Posted June 30, 2009 We couldn't find the jay due to all the thick vegetation, it's like a jungle in most places. There are quite a few jays around the place and sometimes flocks of them suddenly appear in a tree.The pigeon couldn't be found either, I didn't hear it hit the ground though so it must be still stuck up the tree somewhere. I'd make a great poacher, any blokes chasing after me would get stuck fast in the gaps I can easily fit through lol! Cough ....errrrmmmmm.. well you are not referring to that hole in that steel fence are you now ??? She kind of jogged through it and I got stuck. Grumble Michael Yep, that's the one lol! Quote Link to post
Guest Scuba1 Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 The embarrassing bit was, that you still had your rucksack on your back when you went through that gap. :icon_redface: ATB Michael p.S. can anyone recommend a girly magazine with some good diets in it ???? Quote Link to post
SEAN3513 7 Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 i can reccomend a few girlie magazines !!! oops sorry just realised what you meant Quote Link to post
Guest Scuba1 Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 i can reccomend a few girlie magazines !!! oops sorry just realised what you meant You think that " those " girlie magazines can help to loose weight too then ?? ATB Michael Quote Link to post
SEAN3513 7 Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 as in the words of churchill OH YES!!!!!! Quote Link to post
Lee85 44 Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 fair play, theres some jays around here and im gunna shoot them - but they are lovely birds. (better ledded tho) Quote Link to post
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