very good video.hope you do another one in the future,nice to see some nice dogs working.where about is the shoot.I pick-up in the scottish borders with my spaniels and that looks like a lovely shoot.
5. cont...Each picker up usually covers 2 or 3 guns and the shoot captain will make sure the birds are picked up in the proximity of the guns.... with the help of the peg dogs that accompany the shooters...as you would expect, most like to give their dogs a bit of fun too.
4. cont Out of season, gundog triallers like myself can pay up to £60 for the privilege of maybe 6 or 7 retrieved rabbits or hares on a simulated training day.
The shooting day usually consists of 5 or 6 drives depending on the bag required.... on a really busy drive the guns may shoot up to 100 birds and I have personally picked up 35 birds from one gun alone...quite a lot of game to pack into a Gamebag!... (and very heavy)..cont
3. and this is usually done as the guns are still shooting. The guns themselves like to pick up their own kills that are near their own stand. (peg) The total bag for the day ranges, on my estate, from around 150 to 300 head of game. The pickers up are paid the princely sum of £30 for their endeavours. My dogs are Field Trial dogs and these picking up days enable me to put my dogs through the different scenarios that I would encounter in a Trial..... cont.
2. birds and mark them for retrieving either at the end of the drive or actually during the drive whilst other birds are being shot over the guns and landing within their vicinity. The dogs have to be steady throughout (as witnessed and commented on by yourself) and not run-in to game at any time, not give tongue (squeak or whine) and otherwise be on their best behaviour .... Every command and task is authorised by me, the boss! Wounded birds are usually hunted first provided we can spot them
1.Thanks everybody out there for all the compliments....sorry I havn't the time to respond to each email personally but for the benefit of those that don't know what's involved on a shoot day & picking up with Labradors......What you are seeing in the videos are my team of 'picking up'dogs. In Scotland the beaters push the birds (partridges and pheasants) towards the team of guns, usually 8 guns, and it is the pickers-up who have to spot the wounded (pricked) birds ...cont
amazing labs!
fatsamcastle 7 months ago
at least you have a good taste in movies
gabe0083 1 year ago
Not long left untill we hit the pegs!!! Fantastic dogs there wish mine were like that!!
andrewshd 2 years ago
Excellent dogs.
Cant wait till hitting the birds later in the year.
Have to make do with clays for now.
Radders123 3 years ago
ooo watching that i cant wait till our first shoot in november great video 5 stars
strfc2 3 years ago
Fantastic video!!! Makes me miss my old Lab, brings back warm memories.
dhesquire 3 years ago
very good video! 5 star dogs, really does favours for shooting and the country side. shows it at its best.
tomtubeboob 3 years ago
those dogs are great- didn't even go to go and retrieve that pheasant that was not even 5m away!!
danebrewer10 3 years ago
i'd say thise dogs were great, you could tell they were itching to retrieve but they didn't without the command, even when its so temptingly close.
belter1001 3 years ago
that's what I meant!! someone still gave me a thumbs down????
danebrewer10 3 years ago
oh right. i thought it was sarcastic. sorry. anyway i've given you a thumbs up now. have a good season.
belter1001 3 years ago
nice camera work ,nice editing,nice shoot, nice people, but great dogs,it brighten up a grey day thanks
borderdonpo 3 years ago
a joy to watch, wish my lab was as steady as those,well done.
haydonn 3 years ago
very good video.hope you do another one in the future,nice to see some nice dogs working.where about is the shoot.I pick-up in the scottish borders with my spaniels and that looks like a lovely shoot.
hawayjay09 3 years ago
i shot 29 on beaters day 25 pheasants 2 rooks and a jay :] out of 50 birds over me :/ also 9 squrriels but they dont count lol! keep it up guys
urs furture keeper :]
beater4lyf 4 years ago
dog are wonderful workers and the commentray wiznae bad aswell lol
shotguner1991 4 years ago
thats the way labs should be run lovely to see some quality dogs working!
richiecann 4 years ago
lovly vid. excerlent dogs. nice cences
aspurton 4 years ago
5. cont...Each picker up usually covers 2 or 3 guns and the shoot captain will make sure the birds are picked up in the proximity of the guns.... with the help of the peg dogs that accompany the shooters...as you would expect, most like to give their dogs a bit of fun too.
THE END (thankfully)
Alistair Mackay
anmackay 4 years ago
4. cont Out of season, gundog triallers like myself can pay up to £60 for the privilege of maybe 6 or 7 retrieved rabbits or hares on a simulated training day.
The shooting day usually consists of 5 or 6 drives depending on the bag required.... on a really busy drive the guns may shoot up to 100 birds and I have personally picked up 35 birds from one gun alone...quite a lot of game to pack into a Gamebag!... (and very heavy)..cont
anmackay 4 years ago
3. and this is usually done as the guns are still shooting. The guns themselves like to pick up their own kills that are near their own stand. (peg) The total bag for the day ranges, on my estate, from around 150 to 300 head of game. The pickers up are paid the princely sum of £30 for their endeavours. My dogs are Field Trial dogs and these picking up days enable me to put my dogs through the different scenarios that I would encounter in a Trial..... cont.
anmackay 4 years ago
2. birds and mark them for retrieving either at the end of the drive or actually during the drive whilst other birds are being shot over the guns and landing within their vicinity. The dogs have to be steady throughout (as witnessed and commented on by yourself) and not run-in to game at any time, not give tongue (squeak or whine) and otherwise be on their best behaviour .... Every command and task is authorised by me, the boss! Wounded birds are usually hunted first provided we can spot them
anmackay 4 years ago
1.Thanks everybody out there for all the compliments....sorry I havn't the time to respond to each email personally but for the benefit of those that don't know what's involved on a shoot day & picking up with Labradors......What you are seeing in the videos are my team of 'picking up'dogs. In Scotland the beaters push the birds (partridges and pheasants) towards the team of guns, usually 8 guns, and it is the pickers-up who have to spot the wounded (pricked) birds ...cont
anmackay 4 years ago
my stupid lab is being trained right now but hes a good dog hahah. thats a great team of labs you have
djtoonraider666 4 years ago