Thread: Woodcock hunting Ireland

Originally Posted by dretopshot

They are very tricky to shoot as quite often you are in the thick of the cover and have little time to shoot.

The 3rd bird I shot was one of the fastest I have ever shot, it circled me in a flash as there was a strong breeze behind it.

As they are a truely wild bird, you never know how many you are going to see. 8 in a day is good, but when the weather gets frosty or snowy it is not uncommon to see 10+ in a day. They migrate from Scandinavia & Russia when the weather gets cold in those countries, so our sport is dependent on them having a cold winter.

Thanks for watching.


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Hi mate, are you a member of the club?....or cant you be arsed wearing a tie????

The Gearach - woodcock shooting

Originally Posted by Scouser

Hi mate, are you a member of the club?....or cant you be arsed wearing a tie????

The Gearach - woodcock shooting

Yes I am lucky enough to be a member of the club. I have shot 3 right & lefts altogether, one of these I had witnesses, so that was enough to get me into the club.


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Originally Posted by dretopshot

Yes I am lucky enough to be a member of the club. I have shot 3 right & lefts altogether, one of these I had witnesses, so that was enough to get me into the club.


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Sweet, good shooting mate!!!!

cool stuff mate looking forward to getting into some birds real soon.