ferretmad 2 Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 i posted the same a while ago but got no reply. is there going to be an extension. thanks if you reply. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 doubt it very much tradition and all that old boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted January 2, 2012 Report Share Posted January 2, 2012 i posted the same a while ago but got no reply. is there going to be an extension. thanks if you reply. For what reason......who have you heard mention that it might? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ferretmad 2 Posted January 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) http://www.shootinguk.co.uk/news/530890/Government_considers_shooting_season_extension.html-- have a read of this. Edited January 3, 2012 by ferretmad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
worthy130 21 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 if there ever is, it certanly won't be this year!. I as a gamekeeper will not support it as my year is busy enough without having to look after extra birds to make sure that there are still enough left to shoot an extra month! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 http://www.shootingu..._extension.html-- have a read of this. I can quite imagine that all keepers would think this is a bad idea but as a Game farmer i would actually like it. Solely for catching up birds for laying purposes... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 With the changing season's could it not be better for stronger bird's..if the season started a month later and finnished a month later....when the shoot's in northumberland started this year i noticed some of the poult's still had a lot of fattening up and growing to do..and a lot of them will have been slow weak bird's.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 With the changing season's could it not be better for stronger bird's..if the season started a month later and finnished a month later....when the shoot's in northumberland started this year i noticed some of the poult's still had a lot of fattening up and growing to do..and a lot of them will have been slow weak bird's.. Yes that would be a good reason too...although thats just bad shoot managment getting poults too late in summer. Also our winters seem to be starting later in the year now and we often get a dump of snow in Feb which is great for holding birds.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,798 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 With the changing season's could it not be better for stronger bird's..if the season started a month later and finnished a month later....when the shoot's in northumberland started this year i noticed some of the poult's still had a lot of fattening up and growing to do..and a lot of them will have been slow weak bird's.. I've often thought that Millet. It's not fecking right shooting released pheasants in October IMO. I've also wondered about extending the season to February but for cocks only???? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 With the changing season's could it not be better for stronger bird's..if the season started a month later and finnished a month later....when the shoot's in northumberland started this year i noticed some of the poult's still had a lot of fattening up and growing to do..and a lot of them will have been slow weak bird's.. I've often thought that Millet. It's not fecking right shooting released pheasants in October IMO. I've also wondered about extending the season to February but for cocks only???? That could work on small shoots but on a large commercial shoot then it would have to be extended for both cocks and hens... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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