roughshooter3
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Reged: 28/10/2007
Posts: 2
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was out 2day, 28th oct, with my 2 yr old male springer spaniel an had the delight 2 flush the 1st woodcock i've seen this yr,it was tobys 1st woodcock ever, hopefully the 1st of many, he totally had me made up an was faultless in his pursuit, unfortunately i didn't have the trusty AYA with me so off went one woodcock to give some one a bit of sport another day, i have the privlege of living on the north coast of ireland and the wily old cock always seems 2 give us earlier sport than some regions, heres hoping you will all be joining in the pursuit off these elusive gamebirds soon.
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Flairball
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Reged: 11/09/2007
Posts: 10
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Glad to hear the shooting season is going well for others. Both woodcock, and young dogs make a days shooting enjoyable. Put the two together, as they should be and the day can't really get any better.
The woodcock are here in numbers. I spent a day shooting over my setter last week, and saw quite a few. I was lucky enough to have a good day, as I took the first three woodcock we flushed. A daily limit here. At days end I had two pheasant, also a days limit, and a ruffed grouse to compliment the woodcock. A great day, though I'd like to have another chance on a high, fast flying tree flushed grouse I missed in the afternoon.
Anyone else having a good season?
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SuffolkShooter
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Reged: 27/09/2007
Posts: 16
Loc: Suffolk, England
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We have a approx 1400 mixed field and plantation estate to shoot over and have a large resident population of woodcock, which hopefully when the moon is right in November will result in even more alighting there. Last year we had 47 woodcock in the season and saw and missed somewhere in the region of 120-140 more.
The first woodcock this year was seen back in september whilst dogging in, but as I said earlier we have a large resident population, so always difficult to tell whether it is an early migrant or not.
SS
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Rustic
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Reged: 25/03/2005
Posts: 18
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I flushed a pair for a gun on a driven day this last Saturday and he managed his first R&L. He got well drunk that night.
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steadfast
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Reged: 04/10/2007
Posts: 5
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I shot my R&L last January after 38 years of shooting. It's difficult to describe the effect this had on me. Perhaps it's like a substantial win on the lottery, you pay your £1 and you know it,s possible but you never really think it will happen to you. I wouldn,t swap my R&L for a million pounds. I am forever in debt to my host and hostess for providing me with this once in a lifetime opportunity
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sandersj89
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Reged: 26/01/2007
Posts: 162
Loc: Sussex or Devon
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Seem to be more around this year, might mean the winter will be a little harder than last.
Jerry
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