Woodcock shooting Ireland

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ollie

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Here is a video from a couple of days out in Ireland after woodcock. The 2nd half of the video has more action than the first. I believe you guys get woodcock in the states, but they are a little bit smaller than the Eurasian woodcock.

Thanks for looking:

http://youtu.be/M8BuciRxr-I
 
Nice video! :thumbsup: Are the Woodcock residents or do they migrate to the geat Emerald Isle?
 
Cool video, that's for sharing. You guys should really look into rearing some California quail for release, that cover really looks like some awesome Ca quail cover to me.:cheers:
 
ollie said:
Cheers. I do love my woodcock shooting, but this year hasn't been great for it.
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Very few of the woodcock are resident, most of them migrate from Russia & Scandinavia. This year has been really poor as the weather in those countries hasn't been bad, so the birds haven't migrated in the same numbers.
 
mmelton said:
whats your favorite way to prepare woodcock for the table
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The classic french way is to roast them with the entrails in them and eat it on toast; however, that ain't for me.

I pluck them, gut them, brown off in a pan & roast in a oven for 15 mins. Let them rest for a few minutes & they turn out a nice blush pink. One of my favourite eating birds along with woodpigeon.
 
quail hound said:
Cool video, that's for sharing. You guys should really look into rearing some California quail for release, that cover really looks like some awesome Ca quail cover to me.:cheers:
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I may be wrong, but I think we wouldn't be allowed to release quail as it's a non-native bird (even though pheasant are non-native). The cover that we were hunting is brilliant woodcock ground, as they like wet places with cover that is not too tight.
 
Really? Aren't all birds that are reared for release over there non native? Pheasants, chukar partridge, grey partridge? Are any of them native? Sorry for so many questions, just curious. The hilly cover in the other video of the pheasant hunt was very good looking quail cover too.
 
ollie said:
Very few of the woodcock are resident, most of them migrate from Russia & Scandinavia. This year has been really poor as the weather in those countries hasn't been bad, so the birds haven't migrated in the same numbers.
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Thank You! :thumbsup:
 
quail hound said:
Really? Aren't all birds that are reared for release over there non native? Pheasants, chukar partridge, grey partridge? Are any of them native? Sorry for so many questions, just curious. The hilly cover in the other video of the pheasant hunt was very good looking quail cover too.
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Grey Partidge are native to the UK & Ireland (in fact they are called English Patridge in England). I don't know what Chukar Partridge are, but game shoots also release red legs (or sometimes known as French Partridge) and yes they are non-native too.

Other game birds we shoot in Ireland (red grouse, snipe, woodcock) they are truly wild birds.
 
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