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| Catch and Release Wildfowling | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: 21st February 2013 - 03:58 PM (216 Views) | |
| mudman | 21st February 2013 - 03:58 PM Post #1 |
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After my great morning on the 19th I told my mates that was it for me, finish the season on a high, if I go again I'll probably finish the season by losing a goose. Well I did and I did, with a twist. I decided to have one quick evening flight at my closest marsh to see the season out. Looking out to the main estuary I caught sight of movement to my left and glanced upwards to see a low goose coming back on from inland. I only had duck loads in but it was no more than 30 yards away and my first shot dropped it. The goose landed in a thick reedbed 40 yards away and as it went down I saw a broken wing and a head held high, I thought to myself there could be problems with this one as they can run like pheasants and my dog hates reedbeds. I send the dog and decided to follow him in case he has not marked the fall. I had to cross a a wide muddy creek which was thankfully nearly empty of water and by the time I did it was obvious my dog was on the trail. By the sound of him getting further away in the reeds he was dealing with a runner and all I could do was stand and wait. A couple of minutes pass and I hear him getting nearer with the odd snuffling sound indictaing he had his prize and he emerges with the goose looking very happy with himself (the dog not the goose, the bird was not looking particularly happy at this point). I took the greylag from him and it was a heavy old bird with a thick bank of white around it's beak. I had my wading stick and realisng the bird was going to take a good whack to dispatch it I quickly weighed up the distance to the creek, 20 yards, plenty room enough for the dog to catch it again if it did a runner. So placing goose back on ground, briefly let go, raise stick up for a good swing, goose jumps up and ....................flies off!!!! Last time I saw it was clearing the railway line 500 yards away!! I hope the old bird lives a long and productive life, the tough old devil deserves to ! |
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| dave1979 | 22nd February 2013 - 01:06 AM Post #2 |
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Ha ha!! How mads that!! Bet the dog wasnt pleased with you though!! |
| when the seagulls follow the trawler...it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea!!!! | |
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| mudman | 22nd February 2013 - 04:24 PM Post #3 |
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dog was not pleased, in fact he was having a bad day as earlier as I had smacked him over the head with a spade when I tried to splat a rat and he tried to grab it at the same time! Fortunately I was able to take some power out of it but he still got a clout. |
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