bell 3,601 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Was out last night to look at a pond when we saw @25 mallard wanting to pitch into a field of late drilled barley. The crop is in a real state flattened completely with the odd tuft sticking up. Went to look at the field and saw the tell tale sighns of feathers and duckshit. We bedded down as best we could and had some good sport as probably 50 mallard in varying groups came in, packed up after shooting half a dozen to give the dog a chance to find them all which she did. All birds of the year and still quite small. Bell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sounder 9 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Was out last night to look at a pond when we saw @25 mallard wanting to pitch into a field of late drilled barley. The crop is in a real state flattened completely with the odd tuft sticking up. Went to look at the field and saw the tell tale sighns of feathers and duckshit. We bedded down as best we could and had some good sport as probably 50 mallard in varying groups came in, packed up after shooting half a dozen to give the dog a chance to find them all which she did. All birds of the year and still quite small. Bell well done and well spotted, the dog got a good start to the season atb sounder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,601 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 She worked well, picked two stron runners and found two that had dropped stone dead through the surface of the laid crop and were invisible a foot below the surface. They would have been impossile to find without a dog, even if the old girl does wail like a banshee whilst we are shooting !!!! Bell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
v-max 2 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 She worked well, picked two stron runners and found two that had dropped stone dead through the surface of the laid crop and were invisible a foot below the surface. They would have been impossile to find without a dog, even if the old girl does wail like a banshee whilst we are shooting !!!! Bell Sorry but dont you mean a strong woddler as iv never seen a duck run sorry couldent resist. Well done to you seen them on laid crop quite a bit & its easyer for the dog rather than the water ie river/sea. A wounded duck can be a pain on water diving from the dog much rather pick them on land. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,601 Posted September 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 No was definitely a strong runner, Linford Christie of the duck world one of them, my mate couldnt catch it and dog was tethered at the time, saw it tuck in so left it till we packed in and dog picked it no problems Bell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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