It was tough sledding yesterday to find birds, but we finally found them in the last hour of hunting in the thick rivercane. The Woodcock Whisperer, Floyd, is somewhere in orange in the over-the-head cane about 30 feet out and Sadie, half that distance. It was tough shooting but the birds were in the thick stuff. This ends the season for me. 16 gauge E&G Higham and Floyds 20 gauge Ithaca SKB 100. Abby was Heroine of the Republic yesterday along with Sadie and Willa.


The French Connection and woodcock:
Manufrance (MF) 16 gauge loading block, MF roll crimper, MF shot and powder measures, Robust 226 16 gauge and hulls by Cheddite. The woodcock bells are made in the French Pyrennes by hand by Daban. Most of us will never be able to buy a bespoke double, but bespoke woodcock bells are affordable and available at www.daban.fr . wink From my perspective, the best of the French exports was no doubt the ancestors of Snap, Pop, Sadie, Willa and Abby.