first duck

poulo6.5

i went for a short ramble this afternoon with rosie and my (new to me) remmy 870 scatter gun

where i went is a good spot for either duck and pheasant.
rosie was playing a blinder and she worked every ditch and left no ston un turned but i think it was to wet for the pheasant so i moved back to the river.

we walked the bank until we got to a bend in the river and to my amazement a good flight of duck got up about 60 or 70 or more yards away there must have bin 30 or 40 of them. of course being a rookie i left off a couple of shots but they were well out of reach.

so i settled my self and remembered some words of wisdom, a friend of mine told me that if i sit and wait there is a good chance the duck will circle around and land in the same area as long as they dont see you . so i tucked my self in to wait..

a few seconds later 3 teal broke from behind some trees and i snapped up the shotty and luck was with me i hit one at about 20 yards in the head. rosie had an easy retrieve as it splashed righ at the edge of the river

i danced a little victory dance for my self:D:D:D

that would have done me but a short walk later another one broke from the river to my right and whack. second one down. by now i was grinning from ear to ear
and rosie leaped into the water and swan across the river and delivered my second duck

click on the image above to view the video clip of rosie retrieving and you can hear the excitement in my voice

this is rosie and my bag


i am delighted with my pump gun and more than happy with rosie she continues to amaze me

Double Barrel

All properly christened.:D
Your on your way now, no holding you back.

Xplor.er

fair play poulo, how do you find the thumbhole stock on the shotty

rabbit assassin

well done best of luck with it ! any chance on a review of the 870 ? im tempted in making an investment in the near future :P

pheasntstalker

fair play lad well done;)fine dog rosie and good retrieve:D:D:D

snipe02

well done first of many please god ...lovely bitch great retrieve

declan1980

Good shootin poulo. Rosie is a very intelligent dog, I'm looking forward to doing bit of pheasant shootin over her whenever you come up for a bird

One shot on kill

good stuff poulo

going for my first duck shoot in jan cant wait looking forward to it what cartridge were you useing


and one other quick question why were you breathing heavy in the video rosie was doing all the work in the freezon water:D

sounds like an excellent dog all the same well done

EPointer=Birdss

Wel done lad, nice tidy retrieve that...

nowwerehurlin

fair play lad !! how do you find the remmy 870 ? for recoil and weight etc.. looks like a smashing gun !?

beretta686s

ur 2nd and 3rd duck dont u mean lol;):D

robbie mars

Well done lad enjoy

poulo6.5

beretta686s wrote: »

ur 2nd and 3rd duck dont u mean lol;):D

sorry bin away from computer. yes in dead you are right. i should clarify that they were ducks number 2 & 3 in my shooting life but first for my new shotty;)

poulo6.5

rabbit assassin wrote: »

well done best of luck with it ! any chance on a review of the 870 ? im tempted in making an investment in the near future :P

i wouldnt be the best to give a review on a shot gun i dont know much about them except to say i am enjoying using this one and so far it has worked well and both times i went out to shoot with it i came home with something hanging from my belt .

i have to try it on clays for a while to see how it goes.

One shot on kill wrote: »

good stuff poulo

going for my first duck shoot in jan cant wait looking forward to it what cartridge were you useing

i just had a mixture of different cartridges in my bag a mix of 5's and 6's and a half choke i think. i am not sure which one hit the duck.
sorry i cant be of more help.
there are some proper shotgun men on here that could point you in the right direction


and one other quick question why were you breathing heavy in the video rosie was doing all the work in the freezon water:D

sounds like an excellent dog all the same well done

nowwerehurlin wrote: »

fair play lad !! how do you find the remmy 870 ? for recoil and weight etc.. looks like a smashing gun !?

kemen

Fiocchi pl34 in 6 shot is all ya'll need to take em down, hell of a shell!!