Roll on tomorow.

stevoman

anybody else her exremly excited about tomorow. i cant wait. does anyone know what time sunrise is at tomorow. i think i'l head out an hour earlier to hit a splash on my permission and beat the other guns to the good spots.

whitser

i'd say the fields will be like dublin airport departures lounge on the builders hol's tomorrow. cos the first has landed on a weekend day there'll be loads of lads out. best of luck any way.

Vegeta

if the weather is like this tomorrow, you'd want to be standing in the area you wish to hunt by about 6.50 I'd say. Its getting bright at 7 because of the hour change and clear sky and put that together with a weekend as the 1st day and you'd want to be out early to ensure you're the first there.

really looking forward to it, its always a great day. My dad is turning 50 in Feb and his hip is not the best these days so his hunting will be limited tomorrow if he goes at all. Would be a pity to see the 20+ year old baikal SBS hung up for good.

Myself, the brother and 2 friends will be out though, it will be our first season over our new dog Ben.

Good luck tomorrow everyone and stay safe.

deeksofdoom

Yeah the fields will be alive with the sound of gunfire.

Every time you'll here a shot you'll go damn there goes another one.

stevoman

to be honest i would love to drop a bird tomorow but at the same time i dont mind if i dont. its going to be a long season and after the first few weeks a lot of lads seem to no be as bothered so thats when the comfort and fun really start.

The big thing for me tomorow is knowing that the hard work put into the dog has all been worth it.

Millie

This thread takes me back to when I was a small one and heading out every weekend with my Dad and the dog.
Sweet memories.

pullandbang

Happy days tomorrow......:)

Hopefully it goes better than last year which wasn't great. First time ever we blanked on the opening day. We put one cock up at about 4.30pm and I missed him:eek:

Saw nothing but hens all that day which made up for not getting a cock. Gave the dog a bit of work which is even more rewarding than shooting a bird.

meathstevie

One of my farmer buddies told me yesterday that one of their fields has been crawling with pheasants the last couple of weeks and most of the local lads deem those particular fields too "sterile" to bother with . I might be on to something. Than again, we all have experienced the magical dissappearence of the pheasants on the first. It's like the little buggers have a biological calender or something:D.

Mellor

This thread just made me remember, i had a dream about pheasants the other night

pullandbang

meathstevie wrote: »

It's like the little buggers have a biological calender or something:D.

Yep....and they reappear on February 1st as regular as clockwork? I'm not joking either.....I've seen it so many times over the past number of years, especially going to work on the morning of Feb 1st.....cocks everywhere:eek:

Vegeta

pullandbang wrote: »

Yep....and they reappear on February 1st as regular as clockwork? I'm not joking either.....I've seen it so many times over the past number of years, especially going to work on the morning of Feb 1st.....cocks everywhere:eek:

Brother says the same. He works in Shannon and passes Dromoland Castle on his way to work, they have a sh1t load of birds in and surrounding their grounds.

Every day this week he has been telling me where he has seen them and how many and it always happens that come the season, poof, they're no longer visible on his way too and from work.

macadam

All this excitement brings me back to when santa was coming, cant wait to get out there spent the last six weeks building up the dog , hope shes up for it cause i am ............

maca

meathstevie

Sod the dog, even if I have to carry him he'll hunt.

jwshooter

macadam wrote: »

All this excitement brings me back to when santa was coming, cant wait to get out there spent the last six weeks building up the dog , hope shes up for it cause i am ............

maca

i hunted nov first by myself when i was 14 with a loan of a single barrel ,i had a dropped called jess only a pup a lovely chocolate lad ,water spaniel cross god did that dog and i walk some mile s .i can remember the first snipe woodcock pheasant i shot over her .i was awake all nite looking at my watch the gun cleaned a hammer stephens, Winchester 6s in the belt .thats 25 years ago .its yesterday . am i the same now god yes .it brings a tier to my thinking about that dog .life was so simple them were the days .have a memorial and safe day to all

meathstevie

Waidmanns Heil to all of you lads. Of to the town bonfire now and getting the gear ready for tomorrow.

tiny-nioclas

Good luck to ye all tommorow morning lads, i envy ye all, no gundog and no invite out from the gunclub click so ive no hope of phesent shooting, il be at the doe's instead the freezer will be half full this time tommorow evening hopefully, Go n'eirí an tádh libh go léir!

J.R.

That's disappointing for you - maybe you should ring / call to some members and ask if there's any chance of going out with someone ...the direct approach often works ..'dumb priest never got a parish'........you could always repay them with a day at deer.

I invited two lads in the club, who don't have a dog, to come out with me tomorrow ..they're absolutely delighted.

Can't invite too many as it would spoil the day for all so I chose two lads who turned up at most of the work sessions.

I always ring lads who have no dog and offer a day out if they're interested but I don't bother ringing lads that don't turn up to any work sessions and then they can't understand why others were invited out and not them!

pullandbang

I'm just back from the supermarket with two days supplies of sausages, rashers and black pudding. Myself and my mate bring the cooker, frying pan, kelly kettle, folding chairs....the works! Around 1.00pm we'll take a break and pull up down a quiet boreen, set up the cooker and have a big fry up, mugs of tea and brown bread. Nothing like it:D.

mightymouse311

headin out bright and early this is only my second year on the go 3year old spaneil is as ready as he'll ever be my club splits the land up n your given your area for the mornin shoot then meet up for lunch n take your pick for the afternoon i think its a great idea

pullandbang

tiny-nioclas wrote: »

Good luck to ye all tommorow morning lads, i envy ye all, no gundog and no invite out from the gunclub click so ive no hope of phesent shooting

Presumably your club will meet tomorrow night in the local to measure longest tails, heaviest bird etc? You should go there and mingle with them, have a few beers and try get an invite for Sunday and beyond. Tomorrow is only one day out of the next three months and to be honest it's probably the worst day to be out. You're better off two or three weeks into the season when a lot of lads give up and you won't meet as many in the fields.

bunny shooter

pullandbang wrote: »

Presumably your club will meet tomorrow night in the local to measure longest tails, heaviest bird etc? You should go there and mingle with them, have a few beers and try get an invite for Sunday and beyond. Tomorrow is only one day out of the next three months and to be honest it's probably the worst day to be out. You're better off two or three weeks into the season when a lot of lads give up and you won't meet as many in the fields.

Good advice tbh.

tiny-nioclas

Presumably your club will meet tomorrow night in the local to measure longest tails, heaviest bird etc? You should go there and mingle with them, have a few beers and try get an invite for Sunday and beyond. Tomorrow is only one day out of the next three months and to be honest it's probably the worst day to be out. You're better off two or three weeks into the season when a lot of lads give up and you won't meet as many in the fields.

Nah they dont do this either, they barely have an agm! and dont invite anyone else except the elected positions people in the club,ive tried ringing and texting but no luck,im sure im not the only one in the club outside the circle thinking this too,il probably end up joining another club or il just have to move and get a dog for next year! id rather deer hunting than anything anyway to be honest. good luck men, we all have early starts in the morning!

Trojan911

pullandbang wrote: »

Yep....and they reappear on February 1st as regular as clockwork? I'm not joking either.....I've seen it so many times over the past number of years, especially going to work on the morning of Feb 1st.....cocks everywhere:eek:

So true...

macnas

3 so far, back out shortly.

riflehunter77

Out this morning for about 3 or so hours, seen nothing, heard nothing dog got a few smells but turned into nothing .. Bring back the beet fields. I have a feeling its going to be long and quite season down my way. Club has not released birds in years not enough members and with that no money. Hope ye have had some better luck. But its only the first day so I wont be giving up till the 31st of jan.
Hunt hard Hunt smart and most of all Hunt safe

meathstevie

tiny-nioclas wrote: »

Nah they dont do this either, they barely have an agm! and dont invite anyone else except the elected positions people in the club,ive tried ringing and texting but no luck,im sure im not the only one in the club outside the circle thinking this too,il probably end up joining another club or il just have to move and get a dog for next year! id rather deer hunting than anything anyway to be honest. good luck men, we all have early starts in the morning!

A committee can always be given the boot at the AGM. If it's realy as clique-ish as you say it is you might want to look into staging a little revolution. Clubs where the membership is frustrated and disappointed don't work.

In our club there isn't even such a thing as committee meetings. Every first friday of the month there's a club meeting and an invitation goes out to all members by SMS and everyone who wishes to have their say can do so. Of course it's always the same few who turn up and they're the same lads who build the pens, come to clayshoots, take the workload of committee positions, etc etc....

As one of you said about today being the worst day of all. You're damn right : I called it a day an hour ago. Every worthwhile field was probably done three times over. Got a half decent young cock and a snipe and missed two hares so all in all not a bad day for being out from seven this morning. Seen a fair few hens as well.

J.R.

Was out all day since 7.00 - just back....was a lovely day to be out & about.

Met 4 cocks and a lot of hens. I got one cock - delighted.......crack was good and the dogs worked brilliantly.

Going out again in the morning for another crack at it.

macnas

Since going back out, lossed one and missed one. Dogs are wrecked.

macadam

Had a very eventful day, first field we went into there were two cocks, hunted them down along the ditch got one and dog raised four more, nephew got one of those.

Nailed a hare in the next field , moved on and never got another shot, club soup and sarnies at one and back out at two , i got two more and the nephew failed twice. He enjoyed his first day in the gun club.

Our club only lets us shoot 3 so bag was full and home at 3.50.

Hare cleaned out and in the pot, Dog is just wrecked, worked well little ,sluggish retreiving, but the brambles were tough on her, coulnt see the usual gaps , but it was a brilliant day.

When did it last rain on the 1st nov.

Enjoy the coming months everyone.........

Maca

meathstevie

Tall stories session with the club in a local pub at half seven. Arthur be ready

Jonty

The auld lad bagged one I missed 3. I got the equivalent of "Buck Fever" I reckon.:pac:

mightymouse311

out on the first area i got was bad seen 1 cock fly off in the distance and a load of hens went for lunch said we'd do one feild me n partner got 2 each in less then an hour so went home happy with a dog that was wrecked to the bone got him back up this morning n went beating at an estate nearby sohead a great day lookin for 200 n got 365 in 3 drives cant get better:p

macadam

Back out this morning, what a scorcher , anyway dog started playing up going to far out, and chasing anything that ran.

Got one after about an hour seen 4 more coulnt get a shot.

On the way home lads had to chase 3 extra big cocks off the road , will get them again.

ROLL ON NEXT SATURDAY

MACA

Vegeta

Had a great day out.

We met about 10 cocks and 120 hens (not a typo).

Between the 4 of us we got 6. I got 1, my dad got 1, brother got 2 and his friend got 2.

Setter was wrecked after a few hours so we just let him trot along and didn't try too hard. Just happy to be out on a beautiful day.

Going to clean birds tonight.

Also saw 16 fallow. One very nice stag in it, great head for an Irish fallow.

sniper83

myself and the brother got 6 roasters on sat,:D we put up 10 cocks nd 20 hens!! the auld boys ran like grey hounds didnt get a shot!! great shooting all day but was pipped into 2nd place for the longest tail again this year:( A 40inch tail won it!! oh well theres always next year!!;)

Nearly forgot to mention the highlight of the day!!:D i brought my 9 nd a half month old springer out after lunch, she rose 2 cocks which we shot nd she retreived both of them..:D
the first lad fell in a small pond across the ditch we were hunting which wasnt ideal for her first pheasant retreive! anyway sent her out on the blind retreive nd was gob smacked when she picked him within a few seconds.. was so chuffed with her, hopefully more memories like that to follow!! what a day to remember!!:):)

johnfaul

me and a mate got 3 snipe 1 woodcock and 2 foxes no pheasants around here

riflehunter77

Got nothing, zero, zilch been out every day since saturday :mad:. Have not seen a cock or even a hen since the season came in. Seen one snipe but did not even get a chance to rasie the gun in his direction. Vegeta 120 hens thats mad ye will have some great shooting up your way for the next for years when all them hens start breeding, will ye send a few down my way. Sure if all else fails there is always lidil or aldi see they were selling stuffed phesants for 9 or so euro :D

terminator2

had a great day out with the germinator (jerry) my little springer bonnie worked brilliantly we put up a lot of hens and ended the day with one each..... then the guinness and the lies started to flow ...looking foreward to next saturday.