The 1st Of September

wildfowler94

Where Ares You All Going The First?

Dusty87

School. Seriously though, i was goin to Owel or Ennel, but just realised iv no money for deeks. And no permission beside a river so not sure what im at now. Where ya off to yourself?

greenpeter

wildfowler94 wrote: »

Where Ares You All Going The First?

Work,
Its to early in the year for duck shooting, all you get is a heap of feathers.
Don't take my head off its just my opinion;)

elius

All going to plan will pick up a few decoys and head to sheelin. Though need to get a few decoys and stuff in first. No real panic though...

greenpeter

elius wrote: »

All going to plan will pick up a few decoys and head to sheelin. Though need to get a few decoys and stuff in first. No real panic though...

Think its a sanctuary now elius,
Could be wrong but check it out;)

Dusty87

elius wrote: »

All going to plan will pick up a few decoys and head to sheelin. Though need to get a few decoys and stuff in first. No real panic though...

as eluis said, no real panic. Stil crows to be kept in check around here, and then it should be the beans. So in no rush out.

elius

greenpeter wrote: »

Think its a sanctuary now elius,
Could be wrong but check it out;)

according to this its not.
http://www.npws.ie/en/media/NPWS/Publications/Legaldocs/Media,3685,en.pdf

No real panic to be honest. Still waiting for relative documentation to come back so untill then ill be making no plans...

deerhunter1

wildfowler94 wrote: »

Where Ares You All Going The First?

I'll be in New York:o

kieran1141

wildfowler94 wrote: »

Where Ares You All Going The First?

will be on an island on lough derd the day before with 5 more lads, do the same every year, feed the ducks for five week or that,just back an hour from taking out 10 bags of rolled barley, have 3 motorized mojo's and 40 decoys 2 19ft lake boats 3 dogs,tents,food and what more do you want, and have a nice deer lined up for that evening,,,,, I HOPE,,,, roll on the 1st.

poulo6.5

wildfowler94 wrote: »

Where Ares You All Going The First?

i'll be out early on my permissions looking out for a young buck:D. and then again in the evening. and then on sat the 4th i'll be in killarney looking for a sika stag

deerhunter1

kieran1141 wrote: »

will be on an island on lough derd the day before with 5 more lads, do the same every year, feed the ducks for five week or that,just back an hour from taking out 10 bags of rolled barley, have 3 motorized mojo's and 40 decoys 2 19ft lake boats 3 dogs,tents,food and what more do you want, and have a nice deer lined up for that evening,,,,, I HOPE,,,, roll on the 1st.

Nice. have a good one, I remember the days I used to do it on the estuary:rolleyes:

patsat

poulo6.5 wrote: »

i'll be out early on my permissions looking out for a young buck:D. and then again in the evening. and then on sat the 4th i'll be in killarney looking for a sika stag

On the first I'll be in the hills of tipperary looking a nice young buck myself! On the second I'm heading to a different patch to try and bag a nice red!:D

Sika will then be next on my list but I have no permission where they are....yet!! I've all year to sort that out tho!:D

kieran1141

deerhunter1 wrote: »

Nice. have a good one, I remember the days I used to do it on the estuary:rolleyes:

will do, love the opening morn but prefer the stubble fields and ponds in the evening, bit of a crack going the day before with the lads.

wildfowler94

There Was Talk About Us Going 2 Ennell...Was There Last Year But As Soon As Lead Was Let Fly The Ducks Left The Lake Sickner!! Then They Said Sheelin But Don Know!! And No Its Not A santuary!! Could End Up On Ree Either !! Dont Know....What Ducks On Sheelin The 1st?? any Wigeon or Black and whites On I Or Just Mallard and Teal? Never Shot It On The 1st But Some Of The Lads Ill Be Shooting With Have!!

wildfowler94

kieran1141 wrote: »

will be on an island on lough derd the day before with 5 more lads, do the same every year, feed the ducks for five week or that,just back an hour from taking out 10 bags of rolled barley, have 3 motorized mojo's and 40 decoys 2 19ft lake boats 3 dogs,tents,food and what more do you want, and have a nice deer lined up for that evening,,,,, I HOPE,,,, roll on the 1st.

We Do The Same The 1st!! Great Minds Think Alike!!:)
No Deer Around Here!!:(

Fetch There

kieran1141 wrote: »

will be on an island on lough derd the day before with 5 more lads, do the same every year, feed the ducks for five week or that,just back an hour from taking out 10 bags of rolled barley, have 3 motorized mojo's and 40 decoys 2 19ft lake boats 3 dogs,tents,food and what more do you want, and have a nice deer lined up for that evening,,,,, I HOPE,,,, roll on the 1st.

Probably doing the same myself.What part of the lake do yee go to.

We shoot scariff bay.Always get a few birds but in the last few years

it hasnt been as good as it used to be.

Anyway good luck and enjoy

buck hunter

try and bag a young buck in tipperary in the morning, then head for the duck in the evening.
its the best day of the year... maby not for the duck:D:D

kieran1141

wildfowler94 wrote: »

We Do The Same The 1st!! Great Minds Think Alike!!:)
No Deer Around Here!!:(

its a good crack, might not bother with deer might go to ponds we have fed that evening, let all the headcases get the deer out of there system here for the first week or 2, best of look to yee, if the ducks come into yee they will be in a world of hurt.

Alchemist2

Im living in laois, a land locked county and i must say for the last 7/8 years before the month of september is out i would have shot at the very least 30 mallard i guess it helps when you feed them:D so there is always plenty of ducks about here

kieran1141

Alchemist2 wrote: »

Im living in laois, a land locked county and i must say for the last 7/8 years before the month of september is out i would have shot at the very least 30 mallard i guess it helps when you feed them:D so there is always plenty of ducks about here

we soak the rolled barley in mollasses for about 2 months and feed every week with barley then the last week take out the barley in mollasses they go mad for it, took out 10 bags 2day will go friday again with more, not 2 bad when 5 chip in and buy 50 bags, 40 yo yo each and you'll get good shooting, i got 13 mallard last year the opening morn, we go 22 mallard and 3 teal between us.

wildfowler94

kieran1141 wrote: »

its a good crack, might not bother with deer might go to ponds we have fed that evening, let all the headcases get the deer out of there system here for the first week or 2, best of look to yee, if the ducks come into yee they will be in a world of hurt.

A World Off Hurt Is Right!!:D
Any Black and whites or Wigeon on dreg the 1st??

Alchemist2

13:eek: sounds like a rambo film:D ... thats some concoction but i have heard them called pigs on wings... i normally feed em whole barley and potatoes... they usually wait for the spuds to rot a bit before they eat em.. when we were in school and could'nt afford feed we used to go round on our bikes lookin for grain trailers perked up and help ourselves mind you we couldn't manage too much with the bikes we also used to feed em cabbage leaves sugar beet carrots and most of the time they would always be at the feed greedy feicers

kieran1141

Alchemist2 wrote: »

13:eek: sounds like a rambo film:D ... thats some concoction but i have heard them called pigs on wings... i normally feed em whole barley and potatoes... they usually wait for the spuds to rot a bit before they eat em.. when we were in school and could'nt afford feed we used to go round on our bikes lookin for grain trailers perked up and help ourselves mind you we couldn't manage too much with the bikes we also used to feed em cabbage leaves sugar beet carrots and most of the time they would always be at the feed greedy feicers

ya we get the whole barley, and put rotton spuds on pond, never hear of cabbage leaves and sugar beet, but iam sure it works, rolled barley and mollasses seems to work but the smell can be fairly bad after a month or two, and to you wildfowler94 a lot of black &whites, widgeon and teal seem to be a little later on get them on the ponds, with the winter like last year was water everywhere hard to know where to go, got great shooting on stubble and ponds.

wildfowler94

kieran1141 wrote: »

ya we get the whole barley, and put rotton spuds on pond, never hear of cabbage leaves and sugar beet, but iam sure it works, rolled barley and mollasses seems to work but the smell can be fairly bad after a month or two, and to you wildfowler94 a lot of black &whites, widgeon and teal seem to be a little later on get them on the ponds, with the winter like last year was water everywhere hard to know where to go, got great shooting on stubble and ponds.

Yeah Theres Always a Few Knockn Around Here The 1st.... Thouands Of Wigeon Teal Black and Whites And pochard here Come Late October....IM In Longford..But Shoot in Westmeath Cavan And Galway 2 So Lots Of Big Lakes. Ree Sheelin Ennell The Corrib etc...They Decoy Very Well!!:D

kieran1141

wildfowler94 wrote: »

Yeah Theres Always a Few Knockn Around Here The 1st.... Thouands Of Wigeon Teal Black and Whites And pochard here Come Late October....IM In Longford..But Shoot in Westmeath Cavan And Galway 2 So Lots Of Big Lakes. Ree Sheelin Ennell The Corrib etc...They Decoy Very Well!!:D

lots of duck on lough derg and lot of geese got 12 last year 10 greylag and 2 pinkfoot, was waiting for ducks in stubble last year and heard geese coming nearly had a stroke had 2 maximum 4's 36's in my pocket, my mate took out remingtons 6's 34's and forgot to put in cartridges with the shock i think, i did'nt need a great shot have to say they werent 20 yards over my head knocked a double first in my life, i was roaring to my mate fire fire, he was going around in circles pulling the trigger he tought it misfired notin in it, i fell around the place,.

wildfowler94

kieran1141 wrote: »

lots of duck on lough derg and lot of geese got 12 last year 10 greylag and 2 pinkfoot, was waiting for ducks in stubble last year and heard geese coming nearly had a stroke had 2 maximum 4's 36's in my pocket, my mate took out remingtons 6's 34's and forgot to put in cartridges with the shock i think, i did'nt need a great shot have to say they werent 20 yards over my head knocked a double first in my life, i was roaring to my mate fire fire, he was going around in circles pulling the trigger he tought it misfired notin in it, i fell around the place,.

Haha Same Thing Happend 2 My Uncle 2 Years Ago!! I Fired He Had Nothing In The Gun With Shock...He Taught It Was A Miss Fire 2!!i Nearly Pissed Myself Laughing!:p...What Type Of Boat And Dogs You Own??
Theres Nothing Better Then Wildfowling!!;)

kieran1141

Fetch There wrote: »

Probably doing the same myself.What part of the lake do yee go to.

We shoot scariff bay.Always get a few birds but in the last few years

it hasnt been as good as it used to be.

Anyway good luck and enjoy

sorry for not gettin back to you sooner, we shoot up around the 20 islands and coose bay, last year was ok, 2 years before that were rubbish, think theres a lot of duck this year, best of luck to yee, and dont do what my mate did and forget to put in the cartridges lol.

johngalway

kieran1141 wrote: »

lots of duck on lough derg and lot of geese got 12 last year 10 greylag and 2 pinkfoot, was waiting for ducks in stubble last year and heard geese coming nearly had a stroke had 2 maximum 4's 36's in my pocket, my mate took out remingtons 6's 34's and forgot to put in cartridges with the shock i think, i did'nt need a great shot have to say they werent 20 yards over my head knocked a double first in my life, i was roaring to my mate fire fire, he was going around in circles pulling the trigger he tought it misfired notin in it, i fell around the place,.

Sounds like a great day out

kieran1141

johngalway wrote: »

Sounds like a great day out

1 of the best,,,,,,well laugh anyway, have to say he redeamed himself 2 mornings later and shot first goose and 20 min later shot another plus 3 mallard,,,and i got nothing, 1 mallard flew into my face could have hit him with the barrel of the gun and missed him.

wildfowler94

Well Good Luck 2 All Hope We See Feathers!!

kieran1141

wildfowler94 wrote: »

Haha Same Thing Happend 2 My Uncle 2 Years Ago!! I Fired He Had Nothing In The Gun With Shock...He Taught It Was A Miss Fire 2!!i Nearly Pissed Myself Laughing!:p...What Type Of Boat And Dogs You Own??
Theres Nothing Better Then Wildfowling!!;)

i have 2 19ft anglers fancy's 9.9hp honda four strokes, i have 3 springers and a lab, will use the lab and 3 year old black and white bitch my mate will bring her sister and his lab, have a 21ft broom fastfisher with 50hp o/b onely had it out for 4 hours in 2 years durning last summer. that likes the juice. best of luck to you.

wildfowler94

kieran1141 wrote: »

i have 2 19ft anglers fancy's 9.9hp honda four strokes, i have 3 springers and a lab, will use the lab and 3 year old black and white bitch my mate will bring her sister and his lab, have a 21ft broom fastfisher with 50hp o/b onely had it out for 4 hours in 2 years durning last summer. that likes the juice. best of luck to you.

Oh Nice Boats...Have A Black and White springer Myself...Wired To The Moon... Will You Camo Them Up And Shoot Out Of Them?
Looking Foward To The 1st...Missed It Last Year....Feckin Army!!:rolleyes:

Feargal as Luimneach

kieran1141 wrote: »

lots of duck on lough derg and lot of geese got 12 last year 10 greylag and 2 pinkfoot, was waiting for ducks in stubble last year and heard geese coming nearly had a stroke had 2 maximum 4's 36's in my pocket, my mate took out remingtons 6's 34's and forgot to put in cartridges with the shock i think, i did'nt need a great shot have to say they werent 20 yards over my head knocked a double first in my life, i was roaring to my mate fire fire, he was going around in circles pulling the trigger he tought it misfired notin in it, i fell around the place,.

Pink-footed geese only occur in very small numbers in Ireland. Are you sure you're allowed to shoot them?
And before anybody eats the head off of me I know there common in winter in the UK......

jwshooter

when does the troll season start ,the sooner the better .

Dusty87

jwshooter wrote: »

when does the troll season start ,the sooner the better .

think they're protected all year jw. Its a shame, they provide good sport

johngalway

Dusty87 wrote: »

think they're protected all year jw. Its a shame, they provide good sport

They're in no way protected. But, the PTB(B.ie) have enacted a new law which states that the persecutor of any and all such quarry must, in all and any circumstances, be equipped and properly trained with appropriate calibres so as to, not to put too fine a point on it, cull such quarry with the minimum of suffering to any possible innocent bystanders.























Or in laymans terms, report the buggers!

4gun

johngalway wrote: »

They're in no way protected. But, the PTB(B.ie) have enacted a new law which states that the persecutor of any and all such quarry must, in all and any circumstances, be equipped and properly trained with appropriate calibres so as to, not to put too fine a point on it, cull such quarry with the minimum of suffering to any possible innocent bystanders.























Or in laymans terms, report the buggers!

Couldn't you just shoot them with a ball of their own sh1te

medicman

poulo6.5 wrote: »

i'll be out early on my permissions looking out for a young buck:D. and then again in the evening. and then on sat the 4th i'll be in killarney looking for a sika stag

Seen large sika stag in permisson in Kenmare last week, 2nd I'll be out with shooting buddy

Mmmmmmmm. Vension, cant wait, ran out during off season.

DavyDee

Up the mountain with my 2 GSP's to try and find a grouse or 2 !

Fetch There

kieran1141 wrote: »

sorry for not gettin back to you sooner, we shoot up around the 20 islands and coose bay, last year was ok, 2 years before that were rubbish, think theres a lot of duck this year, best of luck to yee, and dont do what my mate did and forget to put in the cartridges lol.

Went up sunday morning for a look.we saw only a few duck

and one big skein of geese.But as you know yourself if there are

plenty of boats out everyone will get a few shots.

Past years have thaught me that the 1st can be hit & miss

and its more of an occassion.Just my opinnion.

Will wait then for the hard weather and thats when you

get great shooting on the lake and have the place nearly all to yourself.

wildfowler94

Fetch There wrote: »

Went up sunday morning for a look.we saw only a few duck

and one big skein of geese.But as you know yourself if there are

plenty of boats out everyone will get a few shots.

Past years have thaught me that the 1st can be hit & miss

and its more of an occassion.Just my opinnion.

Will wait then for the hard weather and thats when you

get great shooting on the lake and have the place nearly all to yourself.

I Agree Its More Of An Occasion Than Anything Else!! The Best Shooting Is When The Migrants Come In And The Hard Weather Starts..

Jonty

I'm in Scotland myself for the next 7 weeks. On an island. Full of Deer. AND NO RIFLE!!

poulo6.5

medicman wrote: »

Seen large sika stag in permisson in Kenmare last week, 2nd I'll be out with shooting buddy

Mmmmmmmm. Vension, cant wait, ran out during off season.

I hope it's there for you. They have a tendency to not want to get shot for some reason.
I have spotted a few nice fallow bucks up my way but I bet they will make me work for it.
Best of luck on the second

wildfowler94

There Was No Ducks, Deer Or Grouse In Chad Last Year!!

So Cant Wait to Get Out And Hit The Lake!!

custom 7mm08

will be in tipp after the deer

Fetch There

wildfowler94 wrote: »

I Agree Its More Of An Occasion Than Anything Else!! The Best Shooting Is When The Migrants Come In And The Hard Weather Starts..

When the migrants come in and the warm weather shooting men are all gone home for another 12 months:D

poulo6.5

custom 7mm08 wrote: »

will be in tipp after the deer

my neck of the woods. pop in for tea if you want:D

Tackleberrywho

I hope to go for a mallad in the morning, But I might try for a nice bit of venison in the Avo

mallards

Lough Foyle, if only for a deep breath of salty air and try my swivel seat out!

Mallards.

tiny-nioclas

Il be heading to some stalking permission outside Clonmel in the morning (Tipp's very popular here eh!) and stay on local enough ground in the evening, really really looking forward to it now..

wildfowler94

Fetch There wrote: »

When the migrants come in and the warm weather shooting men are all gone home for another 12 months:D

Haha Yes Defo... Was Out In -10 On Lough ree the 21st of december!! That Was Cold!
:rolleyes:

mallards wrote: »

Lough Foyle, if only for a deep breath of salty air and try my swivel seat out!

Mallards.

Many Ducks On Foyle? What Breeds?