Back up at the shoot

[Baldcoot 2,352]

We got 600 here but don't traditionally start till October anyway. 

Good job the heatwave passed you got some work to be catching up on

[Fellman Mark 607]

Ours are coming this Saturday fingers crossed we only put 600 down any way but getting them all and possibly another 100 he’s got spare

[Stavross 15,608]

Ours don’t normally come until the middle of August so another week to 10 days won’t make a difference, we normally don’t have our first day until the first Saturday in November and I’d quite happily leave it until mid November because with them going in late they are never quite ready for the first day, I’m hoping that when we get closer to getting them he has some left over and we can have closer to the 800, it’s easier to look after more than less

[bumpy22 414]

Hopefully got mine coming in next couple of weeks. Such a shame so many near me can't get birds. all pens are ready just waiting for a date now

[bumpy22 414]

2 minutes ago, Stavross said:

Ours don’t normally come until the middle of August so another week to 10 days won’t make a difference, we normally don’t have our first day until the first Saturday in November and I’d quite happily leave it until mid November because with them going in late they are never quite ready for the first day, I’m hoping that when we get closer to getting them he has some left over and we can have closer to the 800, it’s easier to look after more than less

You got many birds from last season still about? We seem to have a lot 

[Stavross 15,608]

5 minutes ago, bumpy22 said:

You got many birds from last season still about? We seem to have a lot 

There was a lot in the spring, but I haven’t spent much time up there since then, the old girl said there’s still a dozen or so around the farm, I’m going to get up at the weekend and put some drinks out, water is always a good draw for them, so we’ll see what’s about

[ianm 2,594]

We are getting 800 pheasants, 250 partridge and 250 duck. We start the second Saturday in November. 

[Stavross 15,608]

First time the rain gear has been out for months, need to work out the plan of attack up at the shoot

[BenBhoy 4,706]

1 hour ago, Stavross said:

First time the rain gear has been out for months, need to work out the plan of attack up at the shoot

That looks like a coat my mam would wear!! Gey some dirt on it man!! 

[Baldcoot 2,352]

He looks like the wanted poster down our police station. 

" Do not approach this man is considered dangerous "

[Stavross 15,608]

1 hour ago, BenBhoy said:

That looks like a coat my mam would wear!! Gey some dirt on it man!! 

Your mam sounds like a woman who takes pride in her appearance

[Stavross 15,608]

Well I had a good walk around the shoot as the old girl had told me that they had cut the barley at the back of the farm and the big field of rape over the piggeries, when I got there they have sort of cut the rape, randomly they have cut strips from the centre of the fields, no idea why they have done this, normally they would start with the headlands, so I headed to the back of the farm and the barley field, this is all cut but they have only bailed part of the field and the straw runs are to deep to see anything the other side of them, there’s quite a few deer knocking about on the cut fields, thinking that I’d be better off waiting until everything is off I headed back up towards the farm following the edge of the oak wood, as I looked up the trees I could see some heat, it was to big to be a rabbit so I gave it a few squeak’s, it turned out to be a big hare, so before moving on I looked around the field with the thermal and for god’s sake there was a bloody fox behind me, no more than 25ft away, that had come in to the call, as soon as I turned it ran back to the wood, I fu*king love em

[Baldcoot 2,352]

Air rifle on wabbits last week through the spotter a bloody fox looking at me about 10ft away .

Look on his face was priceless, how do they know you can't get em

[David.evans 5,323]

At last this thread is back on track 

 

[BenBhoy 4,706]

9 hours ago, Stavross said:

Your mam sounds like a woman who takes pride in her appearance

She does...

 

I must be such a disappointment!!