jigsaw 11,899 Posted January 2, 2015 Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 found this on another site thought it was good to watch from a non shooting persons view,what ye reckon? 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,828 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Nice bit of ground. Got my first woodcock for eating from this Saturdays shoot. I didn't shoot it mind you... that bugger still eludes me! LOL. Just not the ground for them around me. You should take advantage of Irelands woodcock jiggy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Even harder to catch with a hawk!......only ever managed one & deep down I don't even count it, as it was struggling to get out of cover when I slipped the gos. Truly a masterful quarry..... I once flushed one that the gos refused, only to see a spar take it instead! Having missed many dozen with hawks.....a shotgun seems second rate..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,899 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Nice bit of ground. Got my first woodcock for eating from this Saturdays shoot. I didn't shoot it mind you... that bugger still eludes me! LOL. Just not the ground for them around me. You should take advantage of Irelands woodcock jiggy. we flushed 2 today while out with the terriers,i have no interest in shotty hunting other than id like to do some pigeon decoying some time.When I get a few shell decoys I will defo get out for a pigeon hunt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fat man 4,741 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Plenty around at the moment,we rose about 8-9 on saturday accounting for 3,the cover we were in did not allow for a shot a few times with tree's and such but great work for the springers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,012 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Nice bit of ground. Got my first woodcock for eating from this Saturdays shoot. I didn't shoot it mind you... that bugger still eludes me! LOL. Just not the ground for them around me. You should take advantage of Irelands woodcock jiggy. we flushed 2 today while out with the terriers,i have no interest in shotty hunting other than id like to do some pigeon decoying some time.When I get a few shell decoys I will defo get out for a pigeon hunt Was in a beating line the other week and shouted one over the line ,it got shot and after looking at it lying dead amoungst the other normal game and thinking to myself it's probebly flown a long way to get here i sure felt guilty about it and now i keep quiet and let the guns spot them for themselves and one drive i watched 5 go by without a single bang following them .A wonderfull looking bird that i see a lot of as it goes and only looking i will allways be . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,899 Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 i must admit i thought the same fireman,you'd hardly make a sandwich from one......,the poor buggers fly thousands of miles from god knows where and get flattened by some sureshot intent on having them for dinner lol......shur thats what its all about i suppose 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 11,012 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Anyone else been seeing good numbers as on 3 different shoot days in the last week,in Norfolk,Suffolk and Essex i recon i've seen a 100 woodcock easy.Will add just asking from a bird lovers point of view and not a shooters Edited January 13, 2015 by fireman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,828 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Anyone else been seeing good numbers as on 3 different shoot days in the last week,in Norfolk,Suffolk and Essex i recon i've seen a 100 woodcock easy.Will add just asking from a bird lovers point of view and not a shooters I doubt I have seen 100 woodcock in my entire life! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,606 Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Shot 3 in an hours poke around on the West coast last week Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aled 518 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Seems to be fewer around this year than usuall. Saw only 12 on our yearly rough shoot. We have seen 40 before now on the same ground. The warmer winter perhaps? Cheers Aled 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bell 3,606 Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Mate, I think it's probably more to do with the weather in Russia etc than here. Seen plenty in Scotland last week. Bell 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fat man 4,741 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Flushing anything from 10-15 each outing in the last month or so then again we have great ground for woodcock,birch woods-bog-scrub loads of cover and great work for the springers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jessdale 416 Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Beautiful bird. Shit trained dogs though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 To put up a Woodcock is a treat and to drop it is a bigger treat. Then to eat it is the icing on the cake, BUT, I do have to admit that when I do shoot one I probably spend a minute or two looking at it in my hand admiring him. But I wouldn't pull on one if it got up looking weak and tired, he'll be there another day. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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