If it quacks…..

[gnipper 6,474]

I bet if you looked in daylight you'd find where they sat and shot your pond the other night.

[Blackmag 6,095]

8 hours ago, gnipper said:

I bet if you looked in daylight you'd find where they sat and shot your pond the other night.

I'm going back up in the morning feeding I will look in on there I work with the syndicate next door I don't go wed or Saturday morning when they shoot or shoot any were near there main lake infact I buy my ducks of them and give them a bit extra for a few pheasants i shoot and I lent them a couple of mink traps a few weeks ago as they had a problem  we work it together but theses lads seem different 

Edited December 30, 2024 by Blackmag

[bell 3,601]

23 hours ago, Blackmag said:

I didn't get out boxing day due to family reasons then a couple of days fog knackered things up so went tonight out with the lad again we went to a pond I have been feeding for a month or so but haven't shot it but with the amount of grub going I expected a good flight for him got there nothing on it which is usual then dogs marked a freshly eaten mallard we was sat there when the dogs started growling up walk 2 lads from next door who I have chatted to previously when feeding got talking they tell me there waiting on the ducks and they had previously been saving it for 2 quests they invited  up as they had seen how many ducks were  coming and  between them had nearly 40 shots the other night when i said its because im feeding they said they were on there permission whilst shooting as the pond is about 20 yards of the boundary hedge is it me or is that bad manners as I wouldn't dream of pulling a stunt like that 

Bad form if it’s on your ground and they knew you were feeding it mate. 

[bell 3,601]

On 24/12/2024 at 15:38, DIDO.1 said:

2 shovellers 

Never shot one, the drake is a good looking duck and would probably get taxidermid !….what they taste like 

[DIDO.1 22,838]

54 minutes ago, bell said:

Never shot one, the drake is a good looking duck and would probably get taxidermid !….what they taste like 

Taste similar to barn owl 

[Blackmag 6,095]

2 hours ago, bell said:

Bad form if it’s on your ground and they knew you were feeding it mate. 

Yes I thought the same buddy but I don't think theses lads care to be honest I couldn't get my head round why anyone would use a 3 1/2 inch on a flight pond or not pick up all there empties 

[DIDO.1 22,838]

8 hours ago, Blackmag said:

Yes I thought the same buddy but I don't think theses lads care to be honest I couldn't get my head round why anyone would use a 3 1/2 inch on a flight pond or not pick up all there empties 

Standard behaviour from a lot of shooters, they aren't sports men, just shooters....there is a massive difference between the two. 

I had a cracking pond on some moorland and a couple of local lads asked if they could buy a flight, I said no as I genuinely wasn't allowed to take guests on for various reasons linked to landowners and tennants, I was lucky to be on there myself. Anyway the two lads went up regularly training their dogs at last light on the edge of the pond to put the ducks off. 

I've known loads of instances like that.