1st Woodcock

[chess 0]

First woodcock I ever shot was with an airgun

 

Heathen

[mackem 26,327]

Correct,I am not christian There used to be a beautiful marshy area on the side of a stream,always held woodcock during hard weather,I think I was about 12 or 13,it was with a webley Vulcan Mk1,there was thick snow on the ground,I spotted it because of its beautiful limpid eye,open sights,end of story,beautiful looking bird Lamlash bay was on TV last night,wild looking place

[chess 0]

Correct,I am not christian There used to be a beautiful marshy area on the side of a stream,always held woodcock during hard weather,I think I was about 12 or 13,it was with a webley Vulcan Mk1,there was thick snow on the ground,I spotted it because of its beautiful limpid eye,open sights,end of story,beautiful looking bird Lamlash bay was on TV last night,wild looking place

 

You were a renegade from an early age then M

[mackem 26,327]

I didnt get a shotgun till I was 14 Chess,single barrel folding pedretti,otherwise I would have shot it on the ground with that,kids eh,I would never shoot one now though,their russets and browns are absolutely stunning,beautiful birds

[longrange 0]

I didnt get a shotgun till I was 14 Chess,single barrel folding pedretti,otherwise I would have shot it on the ground with that,kids eh,I would never shoot one now though,their russets and browns are absolutely stunning,beautiful birds

 

to easy! PUSSY! got mine, age, 10, highscore air pistol, crawled under pine trees on belly!

when i got it in my hand i nearly stared crying,it was so beautiful

[clay man 0]

i rember my first woodcock i was out with sounder out for pheasant he was on one side of a break and i was on the other

the bird got up two shots and you know the rest of the tail no bird only dust

[mackem 26,327]

I didnt get a shotgun till I was 14 Chess,single barrel folding pedretti,otherwise I would have shot it on the ground with that,kids eh,I would never shoot one now though,their russets and browns are absolutely stunning,beautiful birds

 

to easy! PUSSY! got mine, age, 10, highscore air pistol, crawled under pine trees on belly!

when i got it in my hand i nearly stared crying,it was so beautiful

I would never shoot one again to be honest,something about them

[chess 0]

I didnt get a shotgun till I was 14 Chess,single barrel folding pedretti,otherwise I would have shot it on the ground with that,kids eh,I would never shoot one now though,their russets and browns are absolutely stunning,beautiful birds

 

to easy! PUSSY! got mine, age, 10, highscore air pistol, crawled under pine trees on belly!

when i got it in my hand i nearly stared crying,it was so beautiful

I would never shoot one again to be honest,something about them

 

They are stunning with that huge liquid eye but its something i do only a couple of times a year. Ive stood by a fire check in a plantation in the Western Isles at dusk and seen them pour out in huge numbers. Once had a party of German guns shooting and there wasnt a sound at all, no gun shots, nothing. Went to see what was happening and asked if they hadnt seen any birds. "No only large bats" came the reply

[v-max 2]

I love the woodcock shooting & aim to get at least 1 for my season. There is a few just come in this week saw a few today beating so it must be the start of them. Here is a pic of 3 i got in 1 drive last year at end of season but still no right & left yet.

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