EP39 - Beyond Expectations

An incredible morning on a Norfolk (UK) Broad. A slow start and low expectations were soon exceeded. Zulu had his first morning on the Broad and struggled with the plethora of decoys I had set out but made a few retrieves, with some help. An incredible morning decoying ducks with some geese thrown in.

[@richiedd4119]

Wonderful day, met you and your mate about 4 years ago, haven't made it up there for the last couple of years. Great day!

[@norfolkfowlers1973]

Hardly been shot this year, can’t understand why members don’t use it more.

[@richiedd4119]

@@norfolkfowlers1973 I think that is across most clubs. Many of our clay shoots and marshes are down on visits.

[@thedog24633210]

Cracking morning flight and great start to your season

[@norfolkfowlers1973]

Thanks, yes a really good start if unexpected 👍

[@TweedsandPheasants]

Just found your channel. Great videos. That part of the world is somewhere I've always fancied wildfowling. Hope you had a good season. Cheers.

[@norfolkfowlers1973]

It’s been a funny one. Birds not doing what you’d normally expect, lack of splashes but the positives being Zulu’s surpassed my expectations and two leg rings.

[@TweedsandPheasants]

@@norfolkfowlers1973 ah right. We had too much water for a long time that spoilt it a bit. The cold snap helped the flight ponds though. Did the cold snap benefit you over that side?

[@norfolkfowlers1973]

Yes cold snaps always help pull the duck off flight ponds and reserves and puts them in areas we can get into them. Most of the clubs I’m in have a lot of river wall which shoots well in cold snaps. Snows the best though and once again none of that this season 😭

[@TweedsandPheasants]

@@norfolkfowlers1973 snow isn't very common now is it. Although we did have a bit here this season.

[@Ca_Tule_Ninja]

Beautiful shoot! Are there any places near you that offer hunting to hunters from the U.S.?

[@norfolkfowlers1973]

@@Ca_Tule_Ninja that’s a good question. We have very few guides in the Uk and I’m not aware of and waterfowling guides within 200 miles of Norfolk but there’s some in Scotland. You probably can get over insurance issues quite easily for $30. I don’t know how you’d get over shotgun license requirements but I’m sure there’s a way.