by armstrongnj | Nov 19, 2013 | Shoot Report, Uncategorized
There was a chilly brisk breeze blowing from the west on arrival at the hay bales. Walter, for whom it was his first pheasant day with the syndicate, optimistically opined that “as we were at the estates high point the conditions can only get better”. The...
by armstrongnj | Oct 26, 2013 | Shoot Report
The Saturday syndicate put the new shoot hut to good use in the first day of the season. 18 sat in comfort in the new surroundings. The first three drives of the season had a mixed bag of birds. Th older birds were getting to good hights and presenting a challenging...
by armstrongnj | Oct 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Finally the day is here, or will be on Saturday. It seems like it has been a long, but glorious, summer and right on queue for the pheasant season the rain has begun! The forecast is not looking fun. Rain and gusting wind during the day. It was fortunate we finished...
by armstrongnj | Oct 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
After much work through the summer and contributions from Fergus and Neil M, Sandy and I have finished the new shoot bothy. Wind and rain tight it feels a significant improvement from the caravan. Maybe we should toast the old shoot hut on the inaugural use of the new...
by armstrongnj | Oct 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
The final Duck night for the Thursday syndicate threatened to be a wet one and it didn’t disappoint. A constant drizzle was evident all night which made the night a dark one. As per usual the group split into two with the first group heading to the road side of...
by armstrongnj | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sandy was up at the weekend and has reported that at least 100 teal took off from the main pond. Pressure is on the last two nights of the ducks to see if we can reduce these numbers! Derek also took receipt of the partridge today. They have been put in the top pen in...
by armstrongnj | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Having patiently waited for the start of the season and the first duck night for the Saturday Syndicate, it started with a day full of rain. Fortunately by the time we all met at the caravan it had at least stopped, but heavy cloud cover meant it was going to be a...
by armstrongnj | Sep 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
dear all, i am a thursday half gun at tulchan. Annoyingly, due to a work commitment I am unlikely to make the first day of the season on thursday 7th november. I was wondering if any saturday guns would be willing to swap their 26th October day for the 7th november? I...
by armstrongnj | Sep 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
It has been discovered that the minutes show the Thursday syndicate starting on the 5th of September when it should have been the Saturday syndicate. However as you have all made your arrangements we will keep to this arrangement. To confirm the Saturday syndicate...
