Mis identfication...

[ChrisPackham]

Interesting mixed bag on our partridge day today ... what is the form when accidental species join the bag? I assumed that the offenders should be asked to sit out the rest of the day but seemingly not!

 

[Worcs]

what was the accidental species?

 

[ips]

ha, someone shot a hen pheasant I assume. Last partridge day I was on it was a fifty quid fine but nobody needed to cough up

 

[westley]

Interesting mixed bag on our partridge day today ... what is the form when accidental species join the bag? I assumed that the offenders should be asked to sit out the rest of the day but seemingly not!

Wait until you have a 'cocks only' partridge day,  then the fun will start  !

 

[ChrisPackham]

ha, someone shot a hen pheasant I assume. Last partridge day I was on it was a fifty quid fine but nobody needed to cough up

Amongst others...

Wait until you have a 'cocks only' partridge day,  then the fun will start  !

Jeez! It's hard enough picking the greys out, let alone Hen vs Cock!

what was the accidental species?

Let's just say one of the guns hadn't shot partridge before.. Tremendous left and  right at magpie though!

 

[ips]

magpie is historically easy to confuse with partridge. The plumage being so very similar..... Not ?

 

[ChrisPackham]

magpie is historically easy to confuse with partridge. The plumage being so very similar..... Not ?

I was delighted to see these shot, very much on the agenda.  Some of the others were a little less welcome!

 

[westley]

I was delighted to see these shot, very much on the agenda.  Some of the others were a little less welcome!

Ah yes, BUT where they shot with an O/U  ?  Cos we know how much easier that would have been !

 

[ChrisPackham]

Ah yes, BUT where they shot with an O/U  ?  Cos we know how much easier that would have been !

Of course not! There are SOME standards..  You are right though, OU are much easier to shoot, it's pretty much like cheating!

 

[westley]

Of course not! There are SOME standards..  You are right though, OU are much easier to shoot, it's pretty much like cheating!

I know exactly what you mean. It does give one such a feeling of superiority being able to shoot stuff using such a gun !     

 

[chippy]

The old Norfolk saying " if it fly's it dies"  works on most shoots I go on.

 

[ChrisPackham]

I know exactly what you mean. It does give one such a feeling of superiority being able to shoot stuff using such a gun !     

I would say more a sense of doing the right thing, being in keeping with tradition and belonging, although I agree that the ou oiks do suffer an over bearing inferiority complex... probably similar to users of electric bicycles rather than pedalling.

Nice to chat with a like minded individual..

The old Norfolk saying " if it fly's it dies"  works on most shoots I go on.

I went wildfowling in Norfolk once ... *Bang!* 'right boy, let's go and see what we've got there'

 

[westley]

Nice to chat with a like minded individual..

I better not mention my clayshooting with my Beretta 303 semi auto today then  !      :angel:

 

[ChrisPackham]

I better not mention my clayshooting with my Beretta 303 semi auto today then  !      :angel:

Presumably some kind of rifle, good on you old chap!

 

[balltrap]

Presumably some kind of rifle, good on you old chap!

careful less of the chap !  :lol:

 

[ChrisPackham]

careful less of the chap !  :lol:

Anyway..... back to original question.. what is the form?

 

[westley]

Presumably some kind of rifle, good on you old chap!

Yes, I use a rifle, because, a bit like your good self, I find shooting things with an O/U to be too easy  !      :bye:  

 

[ChrisPackham]

Yes, I use a rifle, because, a bit like your good self, I find shooting things with an O/U to be too easy  !      :bye:  

Air rifle of course... moving on to bow and arrow next week!

 

[westley]

Air rifle of course... moving on to bow and arrow next week!

Not for me,  too many strings attached  !