Gkeeper111 22 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hello all Ive been releasing redlegs for a good few years now but would like to know how you lot release them to see if I can change my methods to get better returns. I currently release groups of 50-75 in a double pen to help to covey them up and to give them one side of the pen as protection after release due to pop holes. Pens are usually around 500 yards apart surrounding the main cover crop and around surrounding hedges. Usually try to drive them across the wind and place the guns behind a tall hedge to hide them from the birds but I'm sure you know with partridges that a well laid out plan can always fail miserably! How do you guys release them? And what method of siting pens etc do you use. Cheers GK Quote Link to post
raymond1 262 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hello all Ive been releasing redlegs for a good few years now but would like to know how you lot release them to see if I can change my methods to get better returns. I currently release groups of 50-75 in a double pen to help to covey them up and to give them one side of the pen as protection after release due to pop holes. Pens are usually around 500 yards apart surrounding the main cover crop and around surrounding hedges. Usually try to drive them across the wind and place the guns behind a tall hedge to hide them from the birds but I'm sure you know with partridges that a well laid out plan can always fail miserably! How do you guys release them? And what method of siting pens etc do you use. Cheers GK go onto youtube and look at "quail johnny houses" it works for redlegs too ,i have my johnny house in a pen with bob holes for maximum protection ,75 is plenty to release from one shed/house use an 8x6 minimum but 8x8 is better Quote Link to post
skinner 348 Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 i think you are releasing to many aat a time . if you had more pens put 30 in each pen , leave in for 2 wks then release 3 every day for 5 days then have a break for 3 days then do the same with the rest think you will be better for you Quote Link to post
nod 285 Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 have you got the pens IN the cover crop or on the outside? we used to put them in the cover in a pen then after 4 days open the pen and they were free then, sometimes leaving 3-4 as callers, get your beaters in place and without showing them selves so when the birds do get up they are there ready to turn them over the guns Quote Link to post
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