Another 17 corvids and 4 pigeons in trees, adjacent fields, and hedges (wasn't going to crawl amongst barbed wire, Norns, nettles, brambles, or climb trees to recover them). Wasn't. Too bad seeing as I was on my own, a floater pole broke, my whirly cable got shot though after 30 minutes, and my caller jack plug broke off. That along with missfires (wads stuck in the barrel) and hang fires (going off 2-3 seconds after pulling the trigger) meant it ws an exciting day.
Finished the day on 59 corvids, and 11 pigeon total (not counting ones that flew on after being hit)
These were shot near Garvagh (Northern Ireland)
Got everything repaired now though.
-- Edited by Redditch on Sunday 7th of October 2012 02:05:54 PM
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Lol, nah, it's all top quality kit, just gets used hard. I have an extensive tool kit (4 different wattage soldering irons as well), so manage to repair most things. The tightening nuts on the floaters are screw down compression types and these tend to strip. If that happens i take that off, drill a hole through the pipe, weld a nut on, and use a winged bolt. Does the same job, but is much more effective, reliable, and basically cheaper too.
The broken whirly cable is soldered then bent back each way to keep the wires apart, and then double over taped along a six inch length to ensure water tightness.
The jack pouch was soldered trimmed, assembled, then double taped from the plug to about 3 inches behind too.
So everything should function well as back out at 06:00 in the morning, so up at 05:00
-- Edited by Redditch on Sunday 7th of October 2012 05:47:22 PM
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Ray: What an excellent though graphic report! You were lucky to have survived!! Sounds like you needed lots of bailing wire and duct tape to keep your anti-varmint operation together!!!
Lol, nah, it's all top quality kit, just gets used hard. I have an extensive tool kit (4 different wattage soldering irons as well), so manage to repair most things. The tightening nuts on the floaters are screw down compression types and these tend to strip. If that happens i take that off, drill a hole through the pipe, weld a nut on, and use a winged bolt. Does the same job, but is much more effective, reliable, and basically cheaper too.
The broken whirly cable is soldered then bent back each way to keep the wires apart, and then double over taped along a six inch length to ensure water tightness.
The jack pouch was soldered trimmed, assembled, then double taped from the plug to about 3 inches behind too.
So everything should function well as back out at 06:00 in the morning, so up at 05:00
-- Edited by Redditch on Sunday 7th of October 2012 05:47:22 PM
Dude, post this up on Mac Guyvers FB site an he'll hang his head and cry himself to sleep ;)
So, had a slow but good day.i shot 38 shot during the day (Gareth got 9 till 11:00 and then called it a day), and I recovered 35 (Gareth recovered all his 9). I ran out of 4's as I only had one box of those, so end up using 7.5 which resulted in a further 4 being pricked and flying away with hanging legs so are counted as missers as they didn't drop there and then. I'll post some pics later once I transfer them from the phone. I'll also show you the difference between jackdaw, medium sized carrion crow, and medium sized grey crow. Now remember, these are MEDIUM sized ones. I'll post those up later too.
I called it at day at 11:00 as I needed air in my tyre, and had to wait for the post too. I returned to the field at 13:00, then at 15:15 the farmer started working in the field next door, turning straw. Half hour later, the other farmer started chains awing in the other field, and then another farmer started baling in a third field, so wasn't much flying by then, so called it a day at 16:30
-- Edited by Redditch on Monday 8th of October 2012 05:24:17 PM
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The broken whirly cable is soldered then bent back each way to keep the wires apart, and then double over taped along a six inch length to ensure water tightness.
The jack pouch was soldered trimmed, assembled, then double taped from the plug to about 3 inches behind too.
So everything should function well as back out at 06:00 in the morning, so up at 05:00 
Thanks for sharing your hunt from across the pond
so are counted as missers as they didn't drop there and then.