Duck shooting.

snipe49

Hard to belive but there is some one shooting duck right now behind my house.

Cass

Shine a light down. That'll scare them off.

meathstevie

It's called poaching if that's what they're at. You should at least notify the Gardai and NPWS and make all info you have available to them.

wexfordman2

snipe49 wrote: »

Hard to belive but there is some one shooting duck right now behind my house.

Did you call the garda?

shoot to kill

Up my way they call people like that vermon!

snipe49

wexfordman2 wrote: »

Did you call the garda?

I'll be keeping an eye out for him or them tonight.This is why we have so little game left.

Dian Cecht

How do you know they're shooting duck?

snipe49

Dian Cecht wrote: »

How do you know they're shooting duck?

Iwas out feeding my dog's at 9'ish i was late home. I heard down behind my house. Taught must be someone after foxes. Then a few min's later i hear two Duck callers in action followed by a shot' and a min later caller's again and a shot. I was letting the dog out later and again heard a shot and this was 11.15 yes 11.15.

Dian Cecht

snipe49 wrote: »

Iwas out feeding my dog's at 9'ish i was late home. I heard down behind my house. Taught must be someone after foxes. Then a few min's later i hear two Duck callers in action followed by a shot' and a min later caller's again and a shot. I was letting the dog out later and again heard a shot and this was 11.15 yes 11.15.

:eek:

Would duck be moving that late at night though?

If that's what they're at they need to be reported, caught & prosecuted !

rugermk3

in a word scum hope there guns get taken off them

djflawless

Shine a light down the field, fire 2 shots (in a safe direction). That should set them on the way.
Next day, a sign at water stating trespassers/poachers will be prosecuted and then warn guards/npws

Have you a trail cam handy??

Mad4simmental

Often used a duck caller to bring in foxes, sound of a stressed or injured duck at night the foxes can't rissest running up to it.

Dian Cecht

Mad4simmental wrote: »

Often used a duck caller to bring in foxes, sound of a stressed or injured duck at night the foxes can't rissest running up to it.

Never tried it myself but I imagine it would work.

Mad4simmental

Never tried it myself but I imagine it would work.

Give it a go, sum thing diffrent for the one that are around a while.

snipe49

djflawless wrote: »

Shine a light down the field, fire 2 shots (in a safe direction). That should set them on the way.
Next day, a sign at water stating trespassers/poachers will be prosecuted and then warn guards/npws

Have you a trail cam handy??

I put the word out that i heard them so that should work.

dodderangler

Dian Cecht wrote: »

Never tried it myself but I imagine it would work.

Wigeon is pretty popular with fox calls if I'm not mistaken

valerossi

One for the books worth a try thanks for the tip

djflawless

dodderangler wrote: »

Wigeon is pretty popular with fox calls if I'm not mistaken

Wigeon button whistle is the job!
Even better is a tenterfield whistle!!

Dian Cecht

dodderangler wrote: »

Wigeon is pretty popular with fox calls if I'm not mistaken

Been using the "button" silver one for years on foxes, to great effect. It hardly sounds like a duck when used though, compared to some duck ones I've heard. Mind you, I've never used it to call widgeon so I'll have to assume it will actually call in widgeon. The widgeon one, to me, sounds like a bunny in distress.

Thinking of getting a tenterfield whistle. Anyone using them?

djflawless

Was out with a lad lamping 1 night using 1.very effective!!!

Also have a DVD of an Australian old fella using it during the day.
Seems a convincing buy!

Dian Cecht

djflawless wrote: »

Also have a DVD of an Australian old fella using it during the day.
Seems a convincing buy!

Tom Varney?

There's another lad, Andre "something" I have a video here of him here somewhere I think he uses one too.

djflawless

Dian Cecht wrote: »

Tom Varney?

There's another lad, Andre "something" I have a video here of him here somewhere I think he uses one too.

Think it could be tom..maybe not.ain't watched in a while :0
Foxing frenzy 2.this an old geezer and his son

blackpearl

are we not drifting away from the point of this thread talking about duck calls .

Dian Cecht

blackpearl wrote: »

are we not drifting away from the point of this thread talking about duck calls .

Someone wants to be a moderator

snipe49

Dian Cecht wrote: »

Someone wants to be a moderator

Yes well said Dian Cecht. Get yer own Thread lad's.