Share your highlights 2010/11

Tackleberry.

My highlight this year was my first grouse, after walking the hills for the last few years after buying a Vizsla pointer he and I got the reward of our first grouse, with them being so scarce we left it at the one, happy as a pig in sh*t i was.

kildare.17hmr

Mine would have to be my first fox with the new rifle, had a smile on my face for 2 days after makin a lovely shot and a clean kill

homerhop

The new pup I got, rekindling the fire I had for hunting which had died down to the point that I was going to sell my guns.

blackstairsboy

My highlight has to be just yesterday when I shot 2 mallard, 2 pheasants and a snipe. It is the best bag I ever shot and my friend added a teal and a woodcock. I am not one for big bags being the highlight but it just captured the whole essence of rough shooting for me. Better still my young springer retrieved a pheasant and snipe so it really was a great day.

shootingkid

First duck in mid october and first pheasent in november

jap gt

my highlight was getting properly into shooting getting my first rifle and shotgun, also getting my irish setter, and also getting a great job as a butcher after losing my job earlier in the year

terminator2

my bitches first litter of pups.......

Tackleberrywho

Bringing my mate out deer stalking on Sept 1st, and getting a deer in 45mins walking.
And the landowners wife telling me her nephew had been out that morning and seeing nothing!

I wish every deer was got as handy

I was out today and lamped two bunnies @100+ yards Head shots (not a fox, but looks well handing landowner perfect bunnies for the pot

macadam

Seeing my shooting partners 1st dog which I bought him for his 21st working like he was at it all his life.

round tower huntsman

i've had some wicked days hunting with the hounds and some good digs to other lads terriers but my young russel has started to travel holes now and bolted some vermin so if i get a dig to him before the end of season that'll be my highlight. i havent done nearly as much hunting this season as i usually would so everyday out is a blessing! got out for few hrs today and the russell bolted a huge feral cat out of an earth in a pile of rubble along side a estuary and bird sanctuary:mad: i never got a shot off. he looked like he'd been feeding well on waders and ducks:mad:

Pat McGroin

Best part of my year was recovering from an injury I got while shooting last year and getting back on track in time for this years season!
Even though people say I'm mad to go back at it :D:D

Sure what would they know........

Forgive me for not posting a pic!

dwighet

My highlight was when deer stalking with old mate Clivej some weeks ago he pulled out a deck chair out of his car and planted his ass by a tree and said "that will do me"

Priceless!!!!!!

clivej

dwighet wrote: »

My highlight was when deer stalking with old mate Clivej some weeks ago he pulled out a deck chair out of his car and planted his ass by a tree and said "that will do me"

Priceless!!!!!!

And I cleanly missed my first deer of the season at about 80y that day. A heard of 5/7 and me prone (still with the deck chair :rolleyes: )

I was lucky D didn't have the video camera out

Better luck next time (well I got 2 more since)

Vegeta

This year has been the most active in our club for a decade I'd say. Vermin, pheasants and meetings. That's been great

The dogs did rise a pheasant yesterday only for the bird to land in the tree above them. That was a first for me, lazy bugger lived another day too

endasmail

ah first pheasant of the season

beretta686s

mine would be up wicklow last day of stag season stalked in on nice sika doe to about 80 yards shot her knealed up to see where she fell and her calf which i never saw was running straight 4 me stoped 50 yards from me looking at me straight me still on my knees dropped it was a great day hard slog back down off the hill bu worth itwinter 10 036.jpg

clivej

My highlight is the new Lett that my good pal and mentor Dwighet put me onto. Cheers mate. Plenty of deer in there if you can get to them, I make to much noise I'm told, and it's easy to walk which with my gammy ankle is for the best.

And the new Beretta Urika semi-auto that I should have this week.:)

BELOWaverageIQ

dwighet wrote: »

My highlight was when deer stalking with old mate Clivej some weeks ago he pulled out a deck chair out of his car and planted his ass by a tree and said "that will do me"

Priceless!!!!!!

Well ya lazy baxtart Clive ha ha ,,, classic

Feidhlim Dignan

my highlight was the first fox i shot with my new .223 in june, it was a 245 yard head shot late in the evening.

steyrman2

hi lads good few things this season we great but the nights lamping when things go right sticks out big time

BELOWaverageIQ

My highlight was stalking within 25mtrs down wind of a Sika hind and it's calf.
I had no shot as all I could see was two whitenrimmed arses through my scope, Well guess what, I crouched down, whistled at them and missed a head shot on the calf when they turned upwind.....,
Taught me a lesson

One shot on kill

my high light would be the birth of my first son kids are amazing

second to that would have to be my first fox at about 80 yards straight between the two eyes as he looked up at the light , which was just about dead after hours out and not getting a sniff at anything

djflawless

My highlight has to be me 1st duck.got permission from a landowner to shoot his land near the fathers place.small little stream running down the side of the field and was shooting snipe.halfway down the field and heard the rustling wings getting up.turned to see a greenhead and his mate flying off the other way.got him from 30 yards.nearly danced around the field when nugget retrieved him

MarkD.

My highlight was finding this site, unreal amount of info and sound people on it. Then getting my licence and my first shotgun the Sunday before Xmas Then last but not least for this moment, getting my first fox with a mates .22 last Friday night. Some adrenaline rush!

woodcock 52

My highlight was my ten month old springer peppa putting up her first woodcock which jinked around a tree, missed first shot, but got it with the second shot at distance. First woodcock, nice shot and retrieve, I'm easily pleased.

4gun

mine would definately be when I got two deer with the one shot.. 2010 been a very good year hunting wise having done all three species of deer

declan1980

my two highlights for 2010 have to be getting the first fox with the .223, and seeing the red setter working like a pro on her very first hunt on nov 1st

garv123

ah coming on this forum has been a great read. and dropping my first fox, and been on a successful deer hunt where a lovely young stag came victim. probably never in my life shoot a deer because i dont like the meat but the stalk with friends sure is fun and great exercise. out for a days shooting is just as good as any gym and way more fun

pheasant tail

mine would still have to be me pheasant back on the 1st,stil have the crystal so wont be forgetting in a hurry

underthetumb

mine is the first day of deer season, stalked up over a hill looking onto a large field, where there was a group of 8 bucks grazing, it was 11 in the mornin and roasting out. i never saw that many in that field before nor since. took one, a decent head for me, not a great one, but i was deliughted. the drag back was a killer tho

brianfrancis45

Without doubt my highlight of 2010/11 was having a gun back in me hand, getting a new dog and just being able to get back into the field, after several years of no shooting due to suffering damage to both eyes (one kaput altogether ) which left the confidence, as far as shooting was concerned, ''shot'' to pieces.
Finally got the bit between me teeth and decided to give shooting a go again this year . Lo and behold got a great confidence boost when I bagged a brace of snipe with the one shot and a No.6 at that ! Pure luck I know as previously I couldn't hit one for love nor money when the peepers were intact. Then just a few days later had a right & left mallard double which me new springer retrieved from a fast flowing river - put a smile on me face wider than the Joker from Batman.

Of course I've missed a few handy birds since but what the hell, sure at least I'm back out in the countryside doing what I love and hoping to get a bit of clay practice in during the summer which hopefully will improve things for next season.

Next of the highlights from 2010-2011 was the polls showing that Gormless & co are on the road to oblivion. Can't wait to see the back of them as from a country pursuits perspective at least , in my opinion they are a lethal mix of clueless and dangerous.....

mallards

My highlight was taking one of my buddys out woodcock shooting again. He takes me duck shooting on his patch and always puts me on the ducks. I have had him out after woodcock on my patch these past few years and luck has always been against him and he never bagged one. I managed to spy one flying into some cover and sent him off in that direction. Low and behold he downed it with the second difficult shot and his dog made a great retrieve. I was chuffed.

Mallards

DavyDee

Seeing over 50 grouse for the month of September and getting this lady working properly, shooting my first double of grouse has to be the highlight!

Tackleberrywho

Blasting a magpie that the dog rose out of the drain, and dropping it with not a kick left in it



Took ages to get bird as it dropped in a pile of brambles, but I knew nobody would believe me unless I got a pic

sniper83

easy one for me:D, i spent a day and a half woodcock shooting at the wkend in north galway with a mate we finished up with 21 woodcock..:eek:

ssl

Bringing my .308 out for her first stalk and got a lovely fallow doe at 80 yards broadside.

poulo6.5

plenty of good days out shooting with some of the lads that i met threw this forum.
some excellent days stalking in clonmel and kerry. and my first duck on the black stairs mts

all in a great year shooting and some new friends to boot

thanks lads

meathshooter1

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highlight of 2010 was this fella in all had a great year.2011 was getting private permissions of prime sika land in wicklow which an uncle passed on to me.

hrcbob

Highlight of the year had to be the one and only day i went pheasant shooting..
With no dog to rise birds i took a stroll through a field of turnips with the hope of stirring something.
What a surprise it was to
A. Rise a lovely cock half way up the field
B. To actually hit him with the first shot!! :eek:

Little did i know it would take almost a half hour searching and walking the drills to catually find him in the turnip heads!!!
Was worth the walk thou..

J.R.

hrcbob wrote: »

Highlight of the year had to be the one and only day i went pheasant shooting..
With no dog to rise birds i took a stroll through a field of turnips with the hope of stirring something.
What a surprise it was to
A. Rise a lovely cock half way up the field
B. To actually hit him with the first shot!! :eek:

Little did i know it would take almost a half hour searching and walking the drills to catually find him in the turnip heads!!!
Was worth the walk thou..

If you're out hunting pheasant without a dog this usually works:
walk through a crop / garden area & every 10 - 15 yards stop and be on the ready for a shot, waiting about 2 - 3 minutes. Then move on & repeat every 10 - 15 yards, travelling through the patch in a zig-zag pattern.

If a pheasant is present it will become extremely nervous & agitated when you stop....cowering down & hiding. As you wait it will sense that you've spotted him & will break cover, rising & crowing as he flies off.

This may sound far fetched but it definitely does work. I've tried it when my dog was too young to work ....old fellow told me about it......it works!!!

hrcbob

J.R. wrote: »

If you're out hunting pheasant without a dog this usually works:
walk through a crop / garden area & every 10 - 15 yards stop and be on the ready for a shot, waiting about 2 - 3 minutes. Then move on & repeat every 10 - 15 yards, travelling through the patch in a zig-zag pattern.

If a pheasant is present it will become extremely nervous & agitated when you stop....cowering down & hiding. As you wait it will sense that you've spotted him & will break cover, rising & crowing as he flies off.

This may sound far fetched but it definitely does work. I've tried it when my dog was too young to work ....old fellow told me about it......it works!!!

When i think about it i was doing something similar without meaning to. I was staying in one drill but stopping and looking around me cause im a lazy git and because my jeans were starting to get wet as the turnip tops were higher than the gaiters i had on.. Id love to have a decent dog but i dont spend enough time at home to care for one properly so its not an option, Ill bear the zig zag in mind if i get out again thou,, cheers

johnnymolloy

getting my first ever rabbit kill with a mates gun still have to sight mine in properly

sonofthegun

every day ive had out with my red setter hes only 15 months now but he his improving with every day out 5 birds shot over him in the last few weeks and hes also got the hang of retrieving the birds havent done much work with him he just picks things up as we go the two of us are learning as we go but we are developing a great bond also thanks to all the lads here for their advice on training over the last year hes my first setter but i now see why some people would go past them as a hunting companionstog

EastTyrone

shot my first snipe and a left and right pigeon before the heavy weather came, i was ecstatic, 1st ever time i shot either type of bird

i got my springer pup in june last year and although he has proved a bother he is showing wonderful potential and i look forward to working him in the season ahead

dwighet

EastTyrone wrote: »

shot my first snipe and a left and right pigeon before the heavy weather came, i was ecstatic, 1st ever time i shot either type of bird

i got my springer pup in june last year and although he has proved a bother he is showing wonderful potential and i look forward to working him in the season ahead

Theres nothing better...Good luck too ya....Your dog will be fine;)

T223

Highlight of 2010 was 2 mallard on the 1st of sep,first shot i fired 1 dropped missed a couple after but managed to get 1 more and all within an hour between 730 to 830 ,jwoods with me at the time and he got 2 in same hour so we were well happy going home that morn.Nice cock pheasent on 1st nov,only managed 1 more since and last night fist fox of 2011 up in wicklow with me cousin neck shot with the trusty cz 223 about 120y.

thekevin4540

my one was a knight flight i had last week i got 3 mallard a shoviler a teal a pigeon and a snipe

sean raff

not much too do with shooting,but mine was a nice blue shark off jim linenhans boat deora de out of cobh in august.we were out on my stag party.were we boated 6 blues biggest was 160+lbs i had one at140+lbs.We had the pleasure of top a uk fishing journalist and angler mike thrussell snr.Was doing an artical for his magazine.il try and attach a photo

mayoman24

mine would have to be my first deer with my new .270. got her a 90 yards standing. when clean the aminial i found the heart in 2 chunks. happy days!

Spunk84

Highlight of 10/11 is having my 5 month old springer hunt like he was a 1 yr old in the last 2 months he has had 3 pheasants,6 ducks,9 woodcock and a heap of pigeon and crows shot over him:rolleyes: and retrieved to hand. He has also retrieved ducks off water which I'm glad too see. Also is responding well to the whistle and is becoming a great dog to work. When the season is over I will do more ground work and have him ready for the season coming:D

Also another thing is having so many people on here to talk to about shooting, it is great to see so many people interested in such a wholesome sport. Thank you all:cool:

RICKYD

mine would be today with my springer bitch.shot3woodcock &a cock,all flushed&retrieved perfectly.made the soaking from the rain worthwhile.shes back under control after purchasing an e collar over crimbo.1of my better purchases imust say.