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Photos thread -Hunting. MOD NOTE in post #1.
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This chap was not exactly lamp shy, but started to make his way away from us, walking, wouldnt even stop to a squeak, he went from right to left through a hedge, after reversing about 50 yards there he was sitting on the other side off the hedge, head on and about 100yds out. Got himself a little heartache about 5 secs later by the mate.
Now this 1 we spotted from a road. As soon as the lamp went on her she bolted, BIG TIME. Ran and sat on a hill about 350 yards away thinking she was safe, but because off our position we had to move off the road. We moved up a lane behind her, no sign off her when we crawled up the lane, i then spotted a set off eyes right behind me, or should i say 1 eye. The sly old bitch was lying as tight as she could in a manure pile, she was sneaking a look when i saw her, i had the lamp in 1 hand and the other put a 60gr right down her throat, mind you it was only 50yrds away, but she was outfoxed this time, lovely condition bitch.
Myself and the mate should have had at least another 6 but for bad shooting, there was a bit off police activity here so our excuse was that we were on edge.LOL:D0 -
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A picture of the Tipperary three,
My self anf Paulo were out this morning for a quick look around one of his new permissions, we came across these three and they stopped some of our bullets
Oh dear :rolleyes:
Think I'm going to need a bigger freezer:(0 -
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It was too windy the other night, the pigeons were mostly staying out in the lower hedges rather than coming into the high roosting spots.
hi small blocks of forestery hardwood is better ash,oak, watch flight lines as some times the stay not far away from feeding area like rape fieldsOriginally Posted by Dupont
went out the other evening when good and windy for roost shooting and when i was walking in i rise 20 pigeons feeding on the ground but waited and waited and nothing came in any tips on where to find them
As steyrman2 says high stands of trees are good, I shoot oak ash beech woods usually for the last hour before darkness.
Head out and check a few spots during the daytime, you'll see good splatter from droppings under the trees they are roosting under the most.
Get a good spot where there's good low cover around you but you have a clear view of the sky for shooting (small branches overhead are fine once you can pick your target out through them). Wear gloves to cover your hands and a peaked cap to hide you face from above otherwise you'll spook the pigeons. Generally they will flight across or along the wood with the wind at the back or to the side and then they'll turn into the wind to land on the trees so start off with your back to the wind. Don't be afraid to move position after the first few groups come in if your not on the flightline, plus if there's 20 pigeons on a tree 100 yards down the wood they'll draw all the pigeons down to them. It's as well to scare them off as to have them decoying all the pigeons away from you.
I seen a clip on you tube where lads in england balanced decoys high on trees for roost shooting with long poles but I've never tried it.
I use a 28gr 7 in the first barrell and a 32gr 7 in the choke barrell as a lot of the pigeons are coming in at tree top height, about 30 yards up and the 28gr gives a good pattern at this range.
You can pop them off the tree if you want (especially for vermin control) but there's much better craic shooting them on the wing.
My lad/springer cross bounces down the wood like a stag looking to spot the pigeon as she hears it crashing through the branches. When nothing's happening she sits across from me watching the sky for pigeons
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Got around to zeroing the 22-250 today! Then decided to see was it up to the job on the real thing! Not long range shots by any means but happy to get the ball rolling with it!
Grey crow shot at 150 yards!
Fox shot at roughly 80 yards!
100% hit rate so far!:D0 -
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here is the result of yesterday stalk with clivej and thank u for ur companie and help to retrieve that hard to get deer. i tried to tell the story but got logged off and lost all of it ( after 1 hour typing ):mad::mad::mad:hope we will have plenty more adventure;)
Well done. We were out for a shot ourselves and got a couple.
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here is the result of yesterday stalk with clivej and thank u for ur companie and help to retrieve that hard to get deer. i tried to tell the story but got logged off and lost all of it ( after 1 hour typing ):mad::mad::mad:hope we will have plenty more adventure;)
Good day out and a great retrieve by your dog.
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Got my first fox this morning with the .223!
Got her at 9.30.
15 yard headshot.
Called her in from forestry area and saw her moving towards me at 60 yards.
She wouldn't stop for me and went in to a hollow at 30 yards and when she appeared again boom!:D
Using 55gr V-max.
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