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Post by sakorifle on Sept 3, 2013 18:59:36 GMT -5
Greetings
The wildfowl season opened here in the Uk on the first of September so two friends and i went out to a pond last night
We had a great evening flight and managed to get 25 between us, so we have been busy this evening preparing our meat for the freezer.
Sunday lunch this week is duck in orange sauce, sunday lunch next week is duck in orange sauce, Wednesday night it is duck in orange sauce. lol
yes i like duck.
Here in the uk the traditional method of inland ducking is to feed a pond and shoot them as they come in at last light.
But i can tell you 25 is exceptional i have never had a flight like that before in my life and probably wont see it again.
great start to the season
regards
billy
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Post by pigeonflier on Sept 3, 2013 21:12:36 GMT -5
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Post by goosepondmonster on Sept 4, 2013 8:40:06 GMT -5
Sounds like a great hunt.
What do you mean when you say feed a pond?
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Post by featherduster on Sept 4, 2013 10:51:12 GMT -5
What is your daily bag limit and what species of waterfowl are you shooting.
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Post by sakorifle on Sept 4, 2013 16:36:06 GMT -5
greetings
yes pigeonflier i did my fair share of bringing them down, i usually use a side by side, but this time i took the semi automatic three shot loaded with 32 grams of number 4 steel shot, it worked well.
Right goosepondmonster we throw wheat or barley on the pond edges it attracts them initially then it holds them until you go to shoot usually in the evenings,
The duck leave the pond first light then they arrive back at last light that is when we catch them.
Featherduster these were mallard and we got 1 teal, there is no bag limits on anything in the uk, one sets it yourself, ponds usually get shot a maximum of once every three weeks, what one cannot use yourself can either be given to others or sold to a gamedealer, with the exception of wild geese they cannot be sold, and common sense says only shoot what geese one can use.
like deer nothing goes to waste.
i was supposed to be at another friends pond tonight with ellie the dog but we postponed it the weather this evening was just too good, very bright and no wind, we want it rough to bring them in land and onto the pond.
Had we shot it there would only of been two or three taken because that is how my friend does it.
i obviously don't need anymore for the time being so i would of just been back gun in case he missed then to pick them off the water with ellie
At the moment there is nothing coming to my pond but that will change as other people shoot and move them around a little
regards
Billy
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Post by featherduster on Sept 4, 2013 16:51:20 GMT -5
What are your legal shooting hours?
Here in the states we are allowed to shoot from 1/2 hour before sunrise till legal sunset.
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Post by sakorifle on Sept 4, 2013 17:38:12 GMT -5
greeting featherduster
In England and Scotland there no legal shooting hours for wildfowl indeed i am told shooting ducks and geese coming into a barley field under a full moon is really good, i have never done that yet.
Ireland is different, night time is one hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise and it is illegal to shoot wildfowl or ground game
In the rest of the uk that is also the rule for ground game,ie deer etc but excluding vermin, foxes rabbits etc we can lamp those.
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Post by pigeonflier on Sept 4, 2013 20:43:14 GMT -5
Its cool to hear of a different country than ours,, thanks for telling about your adventures over yonder in the UK!!! We may be worlds apart,, but I sure can feel the bond that we share also!!!!  What other kinds of birds are you killing over there? Got any pics? |
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Post by sakorifle on Sept 5, 2013 4:33:49 GMT -5
Hi pigeonflier
At the moment wildfowl is in season as are grouse, the rest will come in shortly
i shoot pigeon( in season all year because of crop damage) duck, occasionaly geese, pheasant, partridge, woodcock.
At the moment i do not have any photographs because when we left the pond it was pitch dark and we used torches to get onto the road, sorry.
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Post by pigeonflier on Sept 5, 2013 9:59:46 GMT -5
When you are saying wildfowl,, I am assuming you are meaning the same as waterfowl to us? Different words,, but we know what each other is saying!! What all kinda of wildfowl are you killing over there? Like for me today I shot 4 Canada geese. They are not really from Cananda though!! Here we get lots of different kinds of ducks also,, like mallards, wood ducks, teal, widgeons, gadwalls, blacks, pintails, and such!!1 What all kinds do you get over there?
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 6, 2013 14:05:35 GMT -5
Hi Billy,
These are really interesting questions that pigeon is asking. I'm very interested in knowing also, and seeing photos any time that you can post them. We'd really appreciate seeing photos and any stories that you can tell us. We're like kids wanting to hear a bed-time story.
Thanks!
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Post by sakorifle on Sept 7, 2013 17:43:08 GMT -5
greetings
i have just come in from my friends pond, no luck tonight , three teal came in and we did not bother them. there is very little on teal for dinner in any case.
We were hoping to pull mallard in.
not to worry it was a privilege to be asked onto my friends farm and fantastic to be out in the fresh air.
Yes wildfowl is waterfowl, over here we also have a variety of ducks, there is two types of wildfowl shooting over here, inland like i do were it is mostly mallard and teal on ponds, then foreshore wild fowling on the estuary's were there is lots of different species to try for including geese.
Canada geese over here has been put on the general pest license which means they have no season and can be shot all year round.
There is also inland goose shooting over decoys although i rarely do that, i leave it to my brother who is goose hunting daft, lol
it is illegal to sell wild geese over here, and it is frowned upon by everyone if a hunter goes daft and shoots stupid numbers.
i not a great photographer jon but one day i will manage to remember the camera, lol
regards
billy
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Post by sakorifle on Sept 11, 2013 4:20:01 GMT -5
I got invited out last night,On Monday evening my friend seen a lot of duck coming onto a barley field so we thought we would give it a go.
We decided to let them come right in before we opened up on them with 20 bores, well they came but did not want to come down onto our area.
As it got darker two duck came from behind us so we dropped the pair, unfortunately a lot of duck came straight to us and behind was a fast flowing river so we did not fire , there was absolutely no point in dropping them into the river in the dark.
But i had a great evening we always have a heck of a laugh at each other and there is nothing nicer than seeing a bunch of duck flying as the sun sets behind them.
It beats the alternative every time which is the television.
I would like to add that because we were in Scotland we could use lead on ducks as we were firing over a barley field and not wetlands.
As opposed to England were we have to use non toxic on wildfowl regardless where it is.
regards
Billy
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Sept 11, 2013 7:57:25 GMT -5
That's good shooting getting the bird as they came from behind you. They can get away fairly quickly.
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