Back up at the shoot

[Sausagedog 7,381]

2 minutes ago, Stavross said:

They all count, even if it was like shooting a dog on a lead

I'm really interested in the dance. What dance was it SL?

[David.evans 5,323]

Defo not 

knock it off your total

might as well shoot plastic bottles of the fence 

your better than that mate  

Atb 

 

 

 

[shovel leaner 7,650]

20 minutes ago, Sausagedog said:

I'm really interested in the dance. What dance was it SL?

It’s called the “ oh f@ck , I’m in the shit “ dance .

[Dervburner 2,549]

4 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said:

Fiochi 32g 6s .... I have always used this load for all my shooting whether it be rabbits, squirrels,  pigeon , crow , pheasant  ,duck . I remember the good old days when I used to shoot a lot of rabbits with the shotty over my terriers using Baikal Record , christ they were hard hitting. Another good cartridge back then was Sellier and Bellot I'm sure you will remember them

 

 

 

 

Are they the fiocchi golden Pheasant 32 gram Mark? I use them myself, a good cartridge

[Sausagedog 7,381]

58 minutes ago, shovel leaner said:

It’s called the “ oh f@ck , I’m in the shit “ dance .

Ahhr, the one with the sad eyes....

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

49 minutes ago, Dervburner said:

Are they the fiocchi golden Pheasant 32 gram Mark? I use them myself, a good cartridge

No mate , Fiocchi Pigeon

[ianm 2,594]

7 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said:

Fiochi 32g 6s .... I have always used this load for all my shooting whether it be rabbits, squirrels,  pigeon , crow , pheasant  ,duck . I remember the good old days when I used to shoot a lot of rabbits with the shotty over my terriers using Baikal Record , christ they were hard hitting. Another good cartridge back then was Sellier and Bellot I'm sure you will remember them

 

 

 

 

I have a carrier bag full of Baikal record cartridges someone gave to me.

I always used to use Sellier and Bellot ounce and a quarter sevens for everything. I think they got expensive so nobody imported them anymore.

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

After all the recent chat about the HMR I decided to air off mine last night and see if I could see any Cubs. On arrival I thought I had taken the wrong rifle as there was a cub out in a grass field which wouldn't call this was before dark. I waited til dark and set off again in pursuit of reynard  , spotting one which again wouldn't call and disappeared. I then went back to the original field and there was 2 Cubs together , again no interest in the call. I sneaked up on them only for the vixen to start screaming them to come back  , 1 did but the other was content feeding on something.  I got to around  yards and shot the cub and discovered it was feeding on a rabbit Heading back to the vehicle I picked up 4 bunnies.

Edited July 30, 2020 by FOXHUNTER

[Stavross 15,361]

Quality, hopefully they are making a bit of a comeback around you

All the crops have come off around the shoot now, so that’s my weekend sorted

Edited July 30, 2020 by Stavross

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Hopefully you will catch up with a few Cubs then , I await the report

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Still lots of grain standing here.

Farmer says he saw a pheasant and chicks today.

Think them two recent vixens has done some good!

[BenBhoy 4,706]

10 hours ago, Stavross said:

Quality, hopefully they are making a bit of a comeback around you

All the crops have come off around the shoot now, so that’s my weekend sorted

All our crops still standing & not started on any hay yet. I was all for mowing today with weather looking fair until Tuesday,  but my gaffer said not yet.... 

[Stavross 15,361]

10 minutes ago, BenBhoy said:

All our crops still standing & not started on any hay yet. I was all for mowing today with weather looking fair until Tuesday,  but my gaffer said not yet.... 

Up at the shoot on top of the moors they are always about 2 weeks ahead of the lower land, lower down the oilseed rape has been sprayed off and is due to come down a week on Saturday the wheat normally comes down between 2 to 4 weeks after that, then I’m spoiled for choice and the fun begins, fingers crossed it’s good weather on the Saturday when the rape comes down because I get to shoot as it’s been combined and that’s always a good bit of shooting, even better if you get to shoot from the combine

[shovel leaner 7,650]

Harvest around me is usually around 10th August. With the wet ground the wheat and barley was sown in the spring and that was late too . The wheat and barley on the shoot is still green , and is probably 5 or 6 weeks off harvest I reckon. Interesting times .

[lllluke1 329]

We normally harvest around now.  I only know that because today is the wife's birthday and she always gets pissed off when we can't go out for a birthday meal because I'm carting straw most the night.  I will say, we are about 2 weeks behind this year on straw.

Edited July 31, 2020 by lllluke1