Woodie for dinner?

noodle650

Went out for a drive with dad this morning, Frost and Ice..EVERYWHERE! no where near as bad here as it is over in the uk though. Two days ago The NARGC announced the suspension on the hunting of marsh birds, eg: Snipe woodcock ect.
So we decided to go for some pheasants instead. 11am After walking around the usual tracks, 3 beet fields and the small pastures on one of my permissions and only seeing 2 hens and about 30 snipe :eek: we decided to move on.
12.20pm We drove 2 minutes down the road to my Pigeon decoying permission where the ground was virtually un-frozen since it had been in the sun for hours.
We spotted a small group of woodies in the corner of a half harvested beet field so the stalk was on!
we crept down the opposite side of the hedge to the bottom of the field, then proceeded along the adjacent hedge until i was about 30 yards away.
I could clearly see one large woodie so i decided to take that one, I lined up and took a quick shot...theres a puff of feathers, birds are going everywhere then one lands right in front of me! (there was another directly behind the bird i initially shot which i didnt see)... 2 with the 1 cartridge! but he was very much alive despite blood pouring from his eyes, so dad hopped over the hedge and wrang its neck..but wrang it clean off..bless! :rolleyes:
We decided to call it a day after that.
So as im writing this now there are 4 nice Breasts in the fridge waiting for a late lunch at 4! we have yet to decide how to cook them so im going to troll the recipe forum for something new! :hmm:

Here are a few piccies :rolleyes:

greenpeter

Have a pea field beside the house and there was thousands in it the last few days but i wouldn't shoot the poor devils there starving. Thats why they were landing beside you.

bitemybanger

Nice one, i cut my teeth on woodies. Boardsie Meathstevie makes a mean woody stew which ive yet to try cooking myself.

dwighet

noodle650 wrote: »

Went out for a drive with dad this morning, Frost and Ice..EVERYWHERE! no where near as bad here as it is over in the uk though. Two days ago The NARGC announced the suspension on the hunting of marsh birds, eg: Snipe woodcock ect.
So we decided to go for some pheasants instead. 11am After walking around the usual tracks, 3 beet fields and the small pastures on one of my permissions and only seeing 2 hens and about 30 snipe :eek: we decided to move on.
12.20pm We drove 2 minutes down the road to my Pigeon decoying permission where the ground was virtually un-frozen since it had been in the sun for hours.
We spotted a small group of woodies in the corner of a half harvested beet field so the stalk was on!
we crept down the opposite side of the hedge to the bottom of the field, then proceeded along the adjacent hedge until i was about 30 yards away.
I could clearly see one large woodie so i decided to take that one, I lined up and took a quick shot...theres a puff of feathers, birds are going everywhere then one lands right in front of me! (there was another directly behind the bird i initially shot which i didnt see)... 2 with the 1 cartridge! but he was very much alive despite blood pouring from his eyes, so dad hopped over the hedge and wrang its neck..but wrang it clean off..bless! :rolleyes:
We decided to call it a day after that.
So as im writing this now there are 4 nice Breasts in the fridge waiting for a late lunch at 4! we have yet to decide how to cook them so im going to troll the recipe forum for something new! :hmm:

Here are a few piccies :rolleyes:

Nice one Noodle......Nothing like a good bit of breast...

Dvs

dwighet wrote: »

Nice one Noodle......Nothing like a good bit of breast...

More of a leg man myself...............





Dvs.

daithi55

dont see much sport in shooting them on the ground to be honest

dwighet

daithi55 wrote: »

dont see much sport in shooting them on the ground to be honest

aye... here what your saying...... but tastie they are...theres no shortage of them in fairness....well not from shooting anyway...

just me 2p worth!!!!

noodle650

It may be unsporting in your eyes...but when there is such an infestation with them, it doesnt matter how they are shot just as long as they are off the farmers crops....thats the harsh reality of "Vermin Control"...same reality if shooting for food as i was that day..either shoot them when you have the ideal oppertunity or dont have a nutritious meal for lunch....

dwighet

noodle650 wrote: »

It may be unsporting in your eyes...but when there is such an infestation with them, it doesnt matter how they are shot just as long as they are off the farmers crops....thats the harsh reality of "Vermin Control"...same reality if shooting for food as i was that day..either shoot them when you have the ideal oppertunity or dont have a nutritious meal for lunch....

I hear ya..... Easy pickings with weather as it is... and taste soooo good wrapped in a few streaky rashes....

The best tasting "vermin control" ever!! there in season so" shoot away I say".....

I will be in the groves picking a few off during the week.....

noodle650

dwighet wrote: »

I hear ya..... Easy pickings with weather as it is... and taste soooo good wrapped in a few streaky rashes....

The best tasting "vermin control" ever!! there in season so" shoot away I say".....

I will be in the groves picking a few off during the week.....

good to see that others are at it too! i cant believe theres a damn season for woodpigeon in ireland

dwighet

noodle650 wrote: »

good to see that others are at it too! i cant believe theres a damn season for woodpigeon in ireland

Aye.....I find it strange that lads say its unsporting to shoot them of the ground or as I do out of the trees when they come into roost in the evening...like what you said earlier you shot 4(i think) and when im shootn em out of the trees I may get 6-10....

Lads wit hides and decoys can shoot 10 times that in a sitting.
Vermon is vermon.....
;);)

daithi55

its like district 9 all of a suuden
before ye start pigeon shooting isnt a sport to me
but they aint that bad
just dumb ass pigeons ya can sneak up on
yal be a sniper some day im suprised ya didnt cut there throats instead of shoot them lol

deeksofdoom

daithi55 wrote: »

its like district 9 all of a suuden
before ye start pigeon shooting isnt a sport to me
but they aint that bad
just dumb ass pigeons ya can sneak up on
yal be a sniper some day im suprised ya didnt cut there throats instead of shoot them lol

daithi, daithi, daithi........ always looking to find fault on how other people go about their shooting. Why don't you try posting something interesting for a change. In fairness your probably right about shooting birds on the ground, but crows and pigeons don't count coz they're not really birds!:p

Any way well done noodles keep the good work up!

noodle650

deeksofdoom wrote: »

daithi, daithi, daithi........ always looking to find fault on how other people go about their shooting. Why don't you try posting something interesting for a change. In fairness your probably right about shooting birds on the ground, but crows and pigeons don't count coz they're not really birds!:p

Any way well done noodles keep the good work up!

Thanks mate...! by the way its Dogfox from Pigeonwatch!

dwighet

deeksofdoom wrote: »

daithi, daithi, daithi........ always looking to find fault on how other people go about their shooting. Why don't you try posting something interesting for a change. In fairness your probably right about shooting birds on the ground, but crows and pigeons don't count coz they're not really birds!:p

Any way well done noodles keep the good work up!

Here here......
Well said;)

deeksofdoom

noodle650 wrote: »

Thanks mate...! by the way its Dogfox from Pigeonwatch!

I feckin' knew it was you!:D

noodle650

deeksofdoom wrote: »

I feckin' knew it was you!:D

hah!A late happy new year to all at the deek house!
Have ye got much snow? we have about 2 to 3 inches settled on the ground here!

daithi55

deeksofdoom wrote: »

daithi, daithi, daithi........ always looking to find fault on how other people go about their shooting. Why don't you try posting something interesting for a change. In fairness your probably right about shooting birds on the ground, but crows and pigeons don't count coz they're not really birds!:p

Any way well done noodles keep the good work up!

ya fair enough:)