Woodcock .

[Stubby]

Out today with my dog and she put up a Woodcock .  A little early for them I thought ?

[peds]

Climate change.

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, peds said:

Climate change.

Not Brexit then ?

[peds]

You joke, but all migratory game birds will be forced to go through stricter border checks come April next year. Most hunting seasons are expected to be pushed back by at least four or five months.

[Stubby]

Personally I would never shoot another Woodcock ever again .  Must have shot , maybe a dozen in my life .  Got some pin feathers somewhere , but is just a beautiful , wild bird . Most coming from Russia and Finland to winter over here . We do have resident birds but how you tell one from another I would not know . 

Edited November 11, 2018 by Stubby

[peds]

Probably the accent.

[Stubby]

2 minutes ago, peds said:

Probably the accent.

But of course ! Silly me . A Woodcocksky . ?

[Toad]

I believe some are migratory and some live here permanently, could be wrong though.

[Stubby]

1 hour ago, Toad said:

I believe some are migratory and some live here permanently, could be wrong though.

No . You are correct . As I posted . They come from Russia and Finland . Except for the resident birds . ?

[Mick Dempsey]

They are very prized here, english setters seem to be the hunting dogs of choice in the pursuit.

 

It’s a real subculture of hunters obsessed with La Bécasse.

 

Luckily there seems to be no shortage.

 

 

Edited November 11, 2018 by Mick Dempsey