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We have seen alot of woodcock at my dads in Cumbria this but however wonder sometimes if they are worth shooting. There is very little meat on them but seem to provide more in the way of a good sporting shot. Personally I dont lift the gun anymore at woodcock. Im getting older and seem to value life a little more dont know if anybody else finds this. I was a sh** shot anyway:001_smile:

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Done 8 days shooting so far with poor results on all days.

 

The shoot i take my two cockers beating on have had better results but still well down on last year.

 

Just bought my boy a BSA Super 10 so we'll be tapping the local farmers up for some rat and rabbit shooting soon

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It has flown by , always does IMO . I have not shot as much as would have liked , I only wild foul these days on a flight pond so shooting regular is not an option

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At the risk of hijacking this thread, my fox red lab gave birth to a litter of gorgeous pips at beginning of December so has been out of action this year.

Still one dog left to find a home. Ready end of jan. pm me if interested .

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yep another year nearly over 2 more dates in the diary ... :-(

 

I attend a shoot in Rosedale Abbey some of the best shooting countryside ive seen

 

were you there last Saturday? Saw a group around lunchtimeish up Rosedale east! nice day for it!

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We have seen alot of woodcock at my dads in Cumbria this but however wonder sometimes if they are worth shooting. There is very little meat on them but seem to provide more in the way of a good sporting shot. Personally I dont lift the gun anymore at woodcock. Im getting older and seem to value life a little more dont know if anybody else finds this. I was a sh** shot anyway:001_smile:

 

I usually shoot woodcock if safe but a lot don't and thats fair enough. The game conservancy I hear have advised that woodcock have had a hard time this year, I have noticed we only see one or two a day, so I have asked my guns to give them a free pass this year.

 

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I usually shoot woodcock if safe but a lot don't and thats fair enough. The game conservancy I hear have advised that woodcock have had a hard time this year, I have noticed we only see one or two a day, so I have asked my guns to give them a free pass this year.

 

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Sounds a good idea to me. After such a hard journey to get here in the first place it seems a pity to shoot them. Dont get me wrong im a keen shooter, lamper, ferreter and carp/coarse and fly fisherman!. Each to there own mind I enjoy seeing woodcock about just the same as hare's.

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Some pics of where i was beating today. Was good fun as it was the last day for the syndicate. Did 3 big drives and one smaller drive. Bracken was a superstar on the last drive picking up for the shoot captain. Any other beater would have walked on when seeing a bird drop in the wood but i stayed behind as the wood got narrower to the flushing point.

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Some pics of where i was beating today. Was good fun as it was the last day for the syndicate. Did 3 big drives and one smaller drive. Bracken was a superstar on the last drive picking up for the shoot captain. Any other beater would have walked on when seeing a bird drop in the wood but i stayed behind as the wood got narrower to the flushing point.

 

HI MATT nice pics there mate not too much cider this time after shoot :laugh1:jon :thumbup:

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