80 yard pheasants?

[Salopian]

Fauldsy,

 Another one for your collection?   Down The Line Partridge.


If you cannot find the link . Try Partridge shooting in Bedfordshire with Wesley Stanton, on a search engine..

Have a look at 2minutes 28 seconds. That is a seriously high partridge for a Shropshire Dwarf.

May I suggest High Pheasants by Payne Galway?

 

[no.1topdog]

Clearly this bloke does all his partridge shooting practice on station 8 skeet?

I wonder if he uses full choke and 36g loads (because he thinks he needs to) just to make it interesting??  :fie:

Bet he's an expert? :biggrin:

 

[Darkside]

Most of the birds there were sh*te!!! Mind you, partridge shooting can be like that. The second last drive had some better pheasants, nothing to get too excited about...maybe I've been spoiled by seeing (and shooting on cocks days) some really good stuff at some of the places where I've been beating!?!?

 

[no.1topdog]

Whatever! Keep the digs coming, it's like water off a ducks back. At least i know i am using the most ethical and humane combination i can. It's nothing to do with the fact i think i need to use it. My gun is a fixed choke Trap gun so i have no choice there and i like the larger loads as they do the job best. I didn't expect the snide remarks from you, oh well you live and learn. 

Ian, I was referring to the plonker on the video!

I wouldn't want to upset you, I'll bump into you soon and I know how big you are!! And I know what Castle Hill birds are like.  :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:

 

[no.1topdog]

Ian, certainly not aimed at you.

I haven't commented about my own preference for shot loads on this topic yet as I know shooters generally fall into one of two camps as we have seen.

So, my view is this. I will shoot a 12 if I know I'm not going to have to lug it around with me all day. I shoot a 20 when I'm walking mainly because it's light and easy to mount quickly and move to where it needs to be.

In the 12 I will shoot 32g 5's and in the 20, 28g 5's or 6's depending what I am expecting and where I am shooting.

Now the bit that nobody will want to hear (or possibly believe!) If I think a bird is unsporting, it goes by. And next the biggie!! If I think a bird is too far for my skill level, it goes by too. In the eyes of some that may be a crime, but I want to shoot things dead! If I'm not confident in a clean kill or think I may be undergunned, it goes by! And of course I'm far too tight to waste cartridges. I grew up in the sixties and my Dad gave me a box of cartidges for a Birthday or Christmas and expected a fair return for his investment! I don't think I have ever shot (or shot at) a bird, of any type, realistically further than 50yards and I probably regarded that as a fluke.

I enjoy my shooting and take extreme pride in doing the right thing for my conscience and respect for the quarry. There's only one person's decision in pulling my trigger and that's mine.

I may miss opportunities, my bag total may not be as high as some but I go home happy.  :biggrin:

 

[** Pending Removal **]

Some many have forgotten what traditional English partridge shooting over hedges was......I have not. But, that said it is not my cup of Lady Grey.

Just like partridge shooting in Spain (which i have done for donkeys years) although it took the first year to explain that we English like them 'higher'.

I never shoot at a bird that is not at the height i want....I leave them to be better for another day.

I agree with Top Dog......I prefer a 20 bore these days for my game shooting (not watching) because i like to make it more challenging. 28grm and 32 grms work just fine on high stuff....'if'....you put it in the right place and 'know' what you are doing.....just saying...!

I have no problem shooting 36grms.....I use them several times during the year anyway....but not found a need for them these days on game.....good quality cartridges are good enough. :wink:

 

[MARK-POACHER]

Ian...(moore k-80)

Just like youself ive grew up in the game world..pheasants..partridge..nightshooting..stalking..virmin..at the age of 14 i was working putting up a rearing field with my uncle for mr tucker the man who started roxtons sporting game shooting..like you i know my limits with what cartridge or gun i have in my hand everybody pricks birds now and then but i like mine dead.. also raised over a million pound for charitys just last may we raised £321.000 in one day ! With 74 teams off 5 going around are simulated game circuit...i also host/coach 25 simulated clay days on the estate from april until july and meet many many top game shots from j young the ediotor of the feild magazine who does that many game days a year its amazing..

Anyway my reason for writing all this is i think your find we are very much the same my friend and we both want the same in life too keep shooting !! People like us should not be have a dig at each we should stick together and keep our sport alive forever...

Are you a keeper in devon...?

Cheers mark


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[clarkeyk80]

loving these posts boys..... keep it up.

any of you shot at whitfield sorting hexam northumberland?? had a clean up day there 25th of last month some very high birds on some drives. dont think 28g 6's would of touched some of those birds in the best game shots hands.......... what you boys think??

 

[MARK-POACHER]

Are you k80's ganging up on me !!!!!! Ha ha

 

[shootinguru]

28boreshot, You got to remember that in Devon there are 36 centimeters to the yard! :crazy:  

 

[clarkeyk80]

na not ganging up on you 28 boreshot!! k80's go well with mirooks still got my gun i started shooting with at 14...  i use a sbs for game find it more "in keeping with tradition wot wot" ha ha

 

[RobertBeard]

28boreshot, You got to remember that in Devon there are 36 centimeters to the yard! :crazy:  

So 80 yard pheasants are only really 30 yarders in that case!

 

[Fauldsy]

Fauldsy,

Another one for your collection? Down The Line Partridge.


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If you cannot find the link . Try Partridge shooting in Bedfordshire with Wesley Stanton, on a search engine..

Have a look at 2minutes 28 seconds. That is a seriously high partridge for a Shropshire Dwarf.

May I suggest High Pheasants by Payne Galway?

 

[shootinguru]

AR, you be right! :fie:   but yer in Zummerzet we be still imperial!  best you get back to yer Ambrosia cream rice cos its just the thing fer a growing boy.

 

[no.1topdog]

28boreshot, You got to remember that in Devon there are 36 centimeters to the yard! :crazy:  

Ahhhh! Memories of Somerset.......... :biggrin:

That's where a pheasant rising up off the levels to go over a fence is considered a high bird??

And they shoot them behind the line, "bum pluggers" that they are!!

And they all need webbed feet! (At the moment).

And, and, and, and! Oh I've run out of ammo now! Anyone else got any derogatory remarks they'd like to add??     :sarcastic:

Don't know why I said all that, I'm from Kent really!!!!!  :fie:

 

[shootinguru]

No1 topdog, I used to think that you were a nice guy? now you have shown your true colours :fie:  .

There are very few pheasants on the levels but! there is some of the best duck shooting anywhere in the country! some might say regularly 80 yards high! :crazy:   not for me cos I havent webbed feet! :hunter:   

 

[no.1topdog]

I see why there's no pheasants on The Levels at the moment Cyril, unless they have snorkels!

I used to work on a farm on The Isle of Sheppy. Very similar landscape to The Levels, and the place was teeming with pheasants but no real organised shoots because everyone only wanted duck or goose! Must have been a pheasant sanctuary. They certainly felt safe there!!
 

I do agree with you about the duck shooting though. They certainly don't need deep valleys to make them high. Pity the ones at 80 yards are no good to anyone now because you're all using steel shot of aren't you??? :sarcastic: (Please don't anyone say that steel is OK at 80 yards).

Perhaps if we continued shooting lead, the duck would ingest more making them heavier so unable to fly so high! Result all round really??

P.S. I'm a nice guy really, just a little misunderstood at times??  :biggrin:

 

[shootinguru]

A little like me then? :crazy:  

 

[no.1topdog]

A little like me then? :crazy:  

Kind of like you Cyril, but when they made you, they broke the mould!  rankster:   You're more like "The Highlander". There can be only one!!  :biggrin:

 

[shootinguru]

I never saw The Highlander, he must have been a nice jovial sort of fellow, loved by all. but did not suffer fools gladly? :crazy: