lamping woodcock

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Were Woodcocks the birds Opticians used the feathers of?

 

 

Not sure the pin feathers from the end of the wings where used by artists for fine work

 

Dont know about the pin feathers I dunk the whole bird in the paint tin when painting a wall....

 

 

 

Sorry it made me laugh

[comanche 3,103]

We get quite a lot round here at times. Won't see one for ages then one day the little things are everywhere . I think the term is a "fall" of woodcock.

On the last Shoot I worked on the boss would only allow them to be shot on special days like the Boxing Day morning Shoot.

Wiggly little things to shoot at. As other folk have said they are the sort of quarry one can feel quite happy with a few under the belt over the years without feeling the need to take too many more . Something quite special about them . I remember being a guest of a fellow Keeper and getting my first one . I treated it with such reverence . My daughter who was just big-enough to be in the beating line at the time carried it round all day and kept examining it at every break in proceedings . That night she ate the whole bird herself !.

 

One use I have heard of for the pin-feathers is as part of some delicate oriental fore-play ritual.(posting this before the watershed so no more details.Have to use your imagination. )

So next time you go out on the pull remember that along with the essential "safety gear" one should always carry a dead woodcock .

Edited March 3, 2011 by comanche

[watchman 256]

We get quite a lot round here at times. Won't see one for ages then one day the little things are everywhere . I think the term is a "fall" of woodcock.

On the last Shoot I worked on the boss would only allow them to be shot on special days like the Boxing Day morning Shoot.

Wiggly little things to shoot at. As other folk have said they are the sort of quarry one can feel quite happy with a few under the belt over the years without feeling the need to take too many more . Something quite special about them . I remember being a guest of a fellow Keeper and getting my first one . I treated it with such reverence . My daughter who was just big-enough to be in the beating line at the time carried it round all day and kept examining it at every break in proceedings . That night she ate the whole bird herself !.

 

One use I have heard of for the pin-feathers is as part of some delicate oriental fore-play ritual.(posting this before the watershed so no more details.Have to use your imagination. )

So next time you go out on the pull remember that along with the essential "safety gear" one should always carry a dead woodcock .

 

 

nice read that mate,last bit made me chuckle, am i right they are cooked with the guts in and the beak put in their rear end or have i just made that up

[comanche 3,103]

We get quite a lot round here at times. Won't see one for ages then one day the little things are everywhere . I think the term is a "fall" of woodcock.

On the last Shoot I worked on the boss would only allow them to be shot on special days like the Boxing Day morning Shoot.

Wiggly little things to shoot at. As other folk have said they are the sort of quarry one can feel quite happy with a few under the belt over the years without feeling the need to take too many more . Something quite special about them . I remember being a guest of a fellow Keeper and getting my first one . I treated it with such reverence . My daughter who was just big-enough to be in the beating line at the time carried it round all day and kept examining it at every break in proceedings . That night she ate the whole bird herself !.

 

One use I have heard of for the pin-feathers is as part of some delicate oriental fore-play ritual.(posting this before the watershed so no more details.Have to use your imagination. )

So next time you go out on the pull remember that along with the essential "safety gear" one should always carry a dead woodcock .

 

 

nice read that mate,last bit made me chuckle, am i right they are cooked with the guts in and the beak put in their rear end or have i just made that up

I believe you are right . Traditionally they are cooked whole with the guts still in on a slice of toast which is apparently to soak up all the juices. The guts are supposed to be fairly empty during the day as woodcock are said to be night feeders. Must admit I've always gutted the odd one I've had . I'm sure you are probably right about the beak up the bottom thing too.... Never tried it myself though

[sonnyboy 1]

Just saying, we learn something new every day, as I don't do much lamping just shooting and beating.

 

of course

[Tomm Parr 30]

Yep your'e right, my mate brought me one and we cooked it guts in and beak in bum. they taste fishy mind you. Strange bird. Dogs won't pick them up usually because of the stink (to them i mean). i think you are supposed to try and shoot the pair but they always fly in opposite directions so its a bit of a struggle to get a pair.