It’s that time of year again

[Stavross 15,216]

That’s a proper “ git orf my land “ grumpy farmer look

glad you managed to get out on your first day and made the best of it, even with all the rain, the birds must be well and truly sick of all this wet weather now, unless it dry’s out a bit getting them to fly is going to be a problem, although we had some good shooting last time there was still a lot making a run for it, we are out again next Saturday and looking at the weather we could have a bit more rain towards the end of the week 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

46 minutes ago, BenBhoy said:

My attempt at turd polishing! 

First day with my new syndicate, great fun despite most of the drives requiring waders!!

Shot very badly first two, had long talk with myself then it improved! Highlight was second to last of day, dropping a high & rising cock bird in front dropping right behind me, very satisfying. The dogs worked incredible considering the amount of water. 

Lord Ben of Benboy hall!

Who did your tie for you mate?

 

 

 

 

[Stavross 15,216]

18 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

Lord Ben of Benboy hall!

Who did your tie for you mate?

 

 

 

 

It will be a clip on or one of them for the kids with a bit of elastic to go over his head 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

39 minutes ago, Stavross said:

It will be a clip on or one of them for the kids with a bit of elastic to go over his head 

Well who ever did it wants shooting!

[Baldcoot 2,352]

From what he wrote he,d probably miss 

[BenBhoy 4,706]

6 hours ago, Stavross said:

It will be a clip on or one of them for the kids with a bit of elastic to go over his head 

Ye cheeky b*****ds!!!

I can't complain to be the type to regular do a tie! Needs must 

[si brown 8,486]

1 hour ago, BenBhoy said:

Ye cheeky b*****ds!!!

I can't complain to be the type to regular do a tie! Needs must 

I do a few black tie things cos I have too and years on after school I can still do it... but as much as I love our sport I can’t bring myself to join the Range Rover and tweeed crew!!

 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

6 hours ago, si brown said:

I do a few black tie things cos I have too and years on after school I can still do it... but as much as I love our sport I can’t bring myself to join the Range Rover and tweeed crew!!

 

Le cont Dracula !

Show us yer teeth then.....that explains why your always out at night.....yes!

[Stavross 15,216]

Feeding up this morning and they are hungry, it was good to see a few feeders empty or getting very low,  they are now taking a lot of feed now much of the natural has gone, I was there on my own today so had plenty of time to get around the full shoot to see where the birds move out to once they came off roost, there was good numbers in the 4 main drives around the farm, so with feeders filled and a good bit of hand feeding on the rides and straw we have put down I headed over to the far side of the shoot known as the valley drive and pen, not a bird to be seen and not a massive amount of feed taken, so it’s looking like we won’t be shooting this drive on Saturday, it always seems to be the case that there’s always one drive each year that doesn’t produce the birds, for some reason or an other, last year it was the oak wood and this year it seems to be the valley 

Edited November 17, 2019 by Stavross

[Stavross 15,216]

Had a few tree rats while I was out as well, they seems to be loads about this year, I shot 6 with the .22, I must of seen over 30, I could of made quite a bag if I’d taken the shotgun 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Something must be at them on that drive, or a dog walker, farm dog. Fox after you have passed through.

[Stavross 15,216]

4 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

Something must be at them on that drive, or a dog walker, farm dog. Fox after you have passed through.

We get a lot of dog walkers up that end of the shoot and if they get bothered early on the tend to wander, most of the time down to what’s known as the forestry drive, closer to the farm, there was a lot of birds at forestry today so maybe they have down where it’s a bit quieter 

[BenBhoy 4,706]

Our birds are eating lot more than usual too apparently. Shoot captain said they've used same amount of feed at minute that usually lasts until end of December.  Probably down to Brexit!!

[Sausagedog 7,381]

There wasn't much acorn this year around here.

My patch between a couple of shoots is crawling at the moment so birds have walked off them looking for grub.

[Stavross 15,216]

Same up this way with the acorns, last year the trees were covered in them, this year the beech nuts have come good and the pheasants have been making the most of them, come to think about it that will be why there’s so many squizzers around the farm