so how did ye get on

snipe02

went out this morn at 6:30 got a teal and the uncle bagged a mallard only one gun between us but had a great morn back at 9:30 for a duck egg toast and a cup of coffee have a nice splash sorted for tonight arrived home to mine and was greeted at the door by my 8 year old son who kindly informed me the pup had magically got out and wrecked all the missus's flowers:mad: so trip to woodies and just after sitting down now after replacing the whole lot but what harm had a lovely morn and the dog made two lovely retrieves roll on tonight:)

meathstevie

Sat out for a stag from just after 5 o'clock. Only seen a doe with a calf but going by the number and varying sizes of hoofprint there must be a few likely lads about. Out again an hour and a half before last light. May try my hamd at a few pigeons this afternoon.

sikahuntejack

Arrived at my permission in wicklow at 5.45 made my way to the forest when a stag see me and runs off then a second bigger stag runs to the forest did not expect to see deer in this field so i carried on towards the forest stalked 3 does and a small pricket decided to let this pricket live and i will be back out later for his daddy have to say it was a lovely morning heard 2 shots in the distance back home for 9

Dupont

slept in wasnt on the pond till after 5. there must have been 30 duck getting of it as we made are way to it but still to dark to see. we went to leave and typical there was a duck coming in but seen us. went to a bog a nothing in sight walked back up and let shot off to see if anything in the thick and heard duck behind me. 5 had got up from drain behind us but was too late. hopefully beter look this evening

Grizzly 45

Stayed out overnight on the lease.Was out at 5 and stalked it untill 8.
Not a sound or sight of anything,apart from a nice cock pheasent.:rolleyes:
Reckon it is still too early for the rut down here ,should see some action within the next 7/14 days. Home 09:30,spotted a few other hunters out and about on the roads.:).Will take a flake at the ducks this evening.

djflawless

3 bagged.2 duck and a drake.on spot at 5.started shooting at 5.45.home for half 7.grand morning too!

podge.243

I was in the field by 5.30 there was around 21 doe's and 10 calf's and only one Buck but he was a clever lad he wouldnt leave the fringes of the wood so i didnt get him. ah maybe tomorrow morning coz i know were to be waitin for him:D

driller2

Went out about 5 this morning .Stalked till about 12:30 best first morning we ever have

gregers85

Up at 4am this morning for some Duck in some nice Marsh Land! Was a quite day to be fair not much around but still managed to bag 2 Duck!! one each haha My cousins 9 month old Springer was excellent on her first outing! retrieving both, the first in heavy marsh land and the second over water! enjoyable morning!!

podge.243

A gud morning for ye is rite, fair play there all fine animals had ye far to drag?

driller2

podge.243 wrote: »

A gud morning for ye is rite, fair play there all fine animals had ye far to drag?

Ya we had a fair drag be bought a dragging sledh on birr work a treat.

pheasntstalker

never left the hse only to walk springer,a pond that i was feeding an i thought was secure to shoot was shot on last nite!!!!:mad::mad: yes i **** you not last nite, now i am the only person that secured the shootin on this pond as farmer never let any one in the gate never mind the land , but after gentle pursation and persevence i got in,and this pond was to be my little nestegg for the season and allways holds mallard,teal,and a fone call from a friend who is not a shooter last nite confirmed shots fired late last nite,im just sickened:mad::mad: it just put me off after the work i put in

Double Barrel

Out early and shot some and left the rest for another day.
Ran the setters on the heather after dinner and the dogs found a few nice clutches. Great to see birds and breathe in the mountain air.

pheasntstalker

db beutifull,well done nice pic,s:D:Dhope every one had a good opener, i will try and open my account 2moro,fingers crossed,

kermitpwee

pheasntstalker wrote: »

never left the hse only to walk springer,a pond that i was feeding an i thought was secure to shoot was shot on last nite!!!!:mad::mad: yes i **** you not last nite, now i am the only person that secured the shootin on this pond as farmer never let any one in the gate never mind the land , but after gentle pursation and persevence i got in,and this pond was to be my little nestegg for the season and allways holds mallard,teal,and a fone call from a friend who is not a shooter last nite confirmed shots fired late last nite,im just sickened:mad::mad: it just put me off after the work i put in

I feel for ya mate, hindsight is a great thing, would have been nice if you were out for the first to clear off any unwanted visitors. You should be out for the next few days and weekends to clear the tossers off it.

djflawless

Jesus stroke of sh!te luck there pheasantstalker!watch the pond like a hawk tonight.sneaky bakstards might try get in for an evening kill

pheasntstalker

i,l be out at it in the morning,at first light,was talkin to mate liven near the pond an he reckons it was locals pissed over an outsider gettin the permission to shoot the land,an just shot up the pond outa spite,ill not give up on it:D;)

.17hmr

DB some nice shooting and fine photos nice

pheasntstalker

ah the joys of nightvison:D:D;) just about to head out an set up trailcams, a buddy has agreed to lend me his two and if the begrudgein w"nkers come back, we have them on camera, there is a reason the farmer banned local lads from shootin his land on which the pond is ,for the very same carry on and messing in the first place, il have a brace by 2moro come hell or high water to borrow a great line from the brilliant :Dac/dc

endasmail

the deer got the better of me this morning
i walked when i should of sat
they seen me coming and didnt hang about

anthonyos

there lovely photos double barrel thanks for sharing

223Shooter

Some lovely pictures there DB, and a fine mornings shooting. What make/model shotgun is that your using?

patsat

Got up to my alarm this morning at 8am and off I went all excited to my place of work. After finishing work at 5 o clock I made it home as fast as I could to grab my gear and get prepared.

Made it to the football match in plenty time and played out a draw in pretty ****ty conditions! Just in the door now and have tomorrow off.

But collage friends staying the night so cant get out in the morning with them hear! Have a match at 2 so I'll head for the hills after that!

Bet yer 1st days were more exciting than that!

sako75 hunter

They sure were!!! Best of look to ya tomorrow evening ........

djflawless

Just back from my evening shoot.had a bit of a once in a lifetime thing, for me anyways.managed 2 duck with 1shot..can this be ordinary enough?

jay.b

was out this eve but only met some hinds with calfs. nice to see them though. roll on tomorrow

EPointer=Birdss

Not a bad evening. Feed a pond & they will come!!
Were like fighter jets but the ducks are still young. Got what we wanted & left with em still dropping in for the next day. This dry spell coming won't help the pond though!

Was like a warzone not far from us with all the shots.

Jonty

got a solid fallow buck for myself this morning

wexfordman

Went out about 6pm to permissions, we had been keeping an eye on it over the las week, saw about 5 hinds Monday evenining nothing else!

Only saw one hind this evening :-(

Thinking of heading out again early in the morning, would appreciate any tips for an early stalk! Have most of the day free tomorrow too so is it worth stayin out for the day?

Stonehall9

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

Not a bad evening. Feed a pond & they will come!!
Were like fighter jets but the ducks are still young. Got what we wanted & left with em still dropping in for the next day. This dry spell coming won't help the pond though!

Was like a warzone not far from us with all the shots.

I wonder E pointer were we near each other??? Was flightin on banks of the Shannon , it was non stop shootin all around me from 8 o clock on!!! Saw a lot of curlew about aswell.

thekevin4540

Went out to the river this morning at about half five shot five mallard the springer made some great retreves in the fast water then we went out to the lake for an evening flight shot one mallard and a tuffted so seven all together not a bad start to the season

garv123

Was out at 4 o'clock and didn't see a duck or fire a shot. Saw 4 massive bucks of a heard heading back into swap the shotguns for rifles. They wont be touched till after the rut. Only one of them.

Saw a rake of doe's and fawns that stood looking at us like fools with no intentions of moving even when they were told to feck off. No prickets or stags though.

Decided to test a caller when it got too dark. Spotted this lad and he ran from the lamp at about 150 yards. Turn off the lamp and started calling and he re-appeared closer each time the lamp was turned on. 100gr .243 to the front of his chest left no exit wound but just a bundle of jelly.
collected the tail and called it a night.

Shoot2kill

I know its early days but do ye reckon dawn or dusk is showing more activity for stalking? I flipped a coin friday night and the coin decided I should go for a duck first I was up at 6 & did 3 handy ponds and walked the local river for about 2hrs. All I saw was 1 mallard & I would have needed a torpedo to hit him, lifted about 120yards in front of me.

Headed out to my permission in the afternoon. I called into 2 lads I know living close by to it & they said it was like someone had diverted traffic up there from a main road that morning, nothing but vans & jeep's up and down the road with one or two fella's in each one. When I got to my spot here was clear evidence people had been in in the morning, there was fresh tracks driving up the passage and even fresh tea bags on the ground where they had parked.

I was up there for 4 hrs and all I watched was two doe's grazing for over an hour of it. Another bad start!!

cookimonster

Up at 03.45, on the road at 04.20 and inplace at 05.40. Sat up and watched the world waken around me. Not sound nor sight. Walked the permission and found plenty of fresh trails, be heading back in the pm.
Persistence and patience ............

sikahuntejack

Went to my permission early this morning too much fog could not walk the mountain tonight im going to shoot ducks on a pond other lads are feeding this is pay back for last year when i fed the pond and these lads turned up to shoot it cant wait to see there faces

pheasntstalker

yehaaa!:Di opened my account this morning at 6.45 am, a nice but very stupid mallard who decided to turn midflight an fly straight towards me folded im nicely, father in law still p!ssing himself at my early morning riverdance , he shot 2 more mallard further up the river, jess was on top form retrieving,moved on to an other strech off river nailed my second mallard ,and called it a day no point in bein greedy,hitting pond this evening,a!sholes who shot it up on the 31st,didnt scare most of duck off it as they have returned so roll on 2nite, i long to get a decent laptop to be able to post pic,s i will yet,glad to see most of you had a good day yesterday and long may it continue:D:D and for those who didnt you will;)

EastTyrone

spent my 1st on the mountain, but unfortunately i was not after deer, i was after the turf :mad:

pheasntstalker

et ya have more chance of a deer this season this defo brutal bad season for turf:mad:;) i brought the boat out to check mine!!:eek: hope ya have a better(duck/deer)season than the turf one;):D

EPointer=Birdss

One breasted young duck.
One skin on & one without. Tea sorted for later. Just how exactly to cook them is the next dilemma. Hmm... Open to suggestions & ideas?




PS pheasant stalker - for photos I do all that & majority of posting off my IPhone. Take photo on photo, upload to photobucket app (takes secs) & them copy & paste image code into a post. 60 sec process I'd say
Only use laptop for videos...

It wasn't me!

EP, get some generic plum sauce and brush on as a glaze, pop in the oven on very high and when the skin's crackly it should still be rare through. I just have them with bread then mostly, or potato gratin if I'm arsed. Couldn't get simpler, but oh so good.

pheasntstalker

ep if u seen the state of my laptop:eek::eek: :Dthere is bits missing of it,and the hardy drivy thingmajiggy is fooked!! im just about able to post on my fav forum:D;) i will eventually get a 2nd hand one,and il be probably banned for the amount of pics il post up,it would only be fair scene as you all post up some great one,watch this space:D;)

charlie10

got up at five logged on to see who was on boards!!then had crunchy nut! and went out to get cocker got picked up by my shooting buddy and a greenhorn to the sport .went to a small flooded field and creeped in with cocker at heel.up got two mallard then two down .dog marked one not other so sent him on the blind,stopped him cast him left and bang job done back to hand.then hit river but too fast.so went to pub had my dinner and shower and was just nodding off at home when phone rang with an invite to gort for a flight and oh my god it didnt dissapoint there must of been 5-6 HUNDRED duck problem was the pond was so big they had choice of any side.still bagged 3 as i drew short straw and got worst spot but i was happy cocker got 2 retrieves happy happy happy!

Maudi

driller2 wrote: »

Went out about 5 this morning .Stalked till about 12:30 best first morning we ever have

I dont hunt (yet)but follow avidly the posts here..that second lad is it unusually white for a stag or is it just the light?well done b.t.w..

greengrasscork

Spent last 2 days since day light out in mountains in kerry have met more red deer than sika mountains too wet im thinking for the sika there staying down in woods for cover met 17 reds (6 stags,11 females) and no sika on one hill yesterday so no joy yesterday but good to see the reds still safe... this morning we struck off at daylight up another mountain and met 7 reds (4 stags,3 feamles) and met 13 sika (5bucks,8females) managed to get 2 bucks 1 old one and a yearling. Worst part was the haul back to where we were parked the heat and no wind didnt help took over 1hr 1/2 to get them down

Wind and Wave

I was on the lower Shannon Estuary and there wasnt a bird to be seen. I was on the limerick to Bunratty stretch never saw so little birds. Actually saw very few birds and didn't even get a shot.

cookimonster

EPointer=Birdss wrote: »

One breasted young duck.
One skin on & one without. Tea sorted for later. Just how exactly to cook them is the next dilemma. Hmm... Open to suggestions & ideas?




PS pheasant stalker - for photos I do all that & majority of posting off my IPhone. Take photo on photo, upload to photobucket app (takes secs) & them copy & paste image code into a post. 60 sec process I'd say
Only use laptop for videos...

On the way back from your shoot collect a handfull of blackberries thats knocking around. Mash with teaspoon of vinegar pinch of salt and sugar. Rub fine salt into skin. Cook the duck with skin down in a hot oven 20mins. Remove from oven and cover with tin foil and rest for 10 mins. Heat some oil / butter in the pan slice skinned duck thinly and cook quckly. Warm black berry compote and devour with meat.
By the way don't waste the legs confit them in olive oil, bad for waist but oh so good.

Double Barrel

cookimonster wrote: »

On the way back from your shoot collect a handfull of blackberries thats knocking around. Mash with teaspoon of vinegar pinch of salt and sugar. Rub fine salt into skin. Cook the duck with skin down in a hot oven 20mins. Remove from oven and cover with tin foil and rest for 10 mins. Heat some oil / butter in the pan slice skinned duck thinly and cook quckly. Warm black berry compote and devour with meat.
By the way don't waste the legs confit them in olive oil, bad for waist but oh so good.

Think I will try that, sounds so good I can almost taste it. Thanks CM.

Double Barrel

223Shooter wrote: »

Some lovely pictures there DB, and a fine mornings shooting. What make/model shotgun is that your using?

223
It is a circa 1926 A.H. Fox with ejectors and 30" barrels. I had the barrels re-blacked about ten years ago.
My great uncle Brendan was a PP in the state of Iowa and he loved to shoot & fish. When he retired he moved back to Tipp. I inherited his golf clubs, guns and bamboo rods from my father.

German pointer

No shot for me, I saw 10 deer (could have took home 4 of them if season was different) and could not shoot the only stag I saw as it was not a safe shot to take. :mad::mad:
But on the bright side I got a new peremission close to one I already have, All it took was to say hello to a farmer on the road. He was even nice enough to point out a few runs they use to cross his land:D:D

EPointer=Birdss

cookimonster wrote: »

On the way back from your shoot collect a handfull of blackberries thats knocking around. Mash with teaspoon of vinegar pinch of salt and sugar. Rub fine salt into skin. Cook the duck with skin down in a hot oven 20mins. Remove from oven and cover with tin foil and rest for 10 mins. Heat some oil / butter in the pan slice skinned duck thinly and cook quckly. Warm black berry compote and devour with meat.
By the way don't waste the legs confit them in olive oil, bad for waist but oh so good.

Now That's worth a go. I spent all the morning beforehand walking the drains etc scavenging blackberries as I went! If I'd only known. :cool:

driller2

:DWell lads i have to say its my best weekend every.Four deer in the cold room .Three saturday and one this evening .I changed my rifle this year from a 243 to a 308 and i have to say i love the 308.i put a 3x12x50 zeiss duralyt
on it "what a scope.hope the rest of the season is as good:D;):D