An unsuccessful day finding no geese on the lochs but Sam put up three grouse and I shot and winged one and had to chase it and despatch it myself to form my first ever grouse kill.
This time the geese only arrived after I had to leave for dinner, it being close to a full moon and the geese being too well supplied with light for late navigation back from their feeding grounds.
I made another early start before dawn but was both surprised and disappointed to find that there were no geese on the loch. Thereafter settled down to walking up grouse and, after Sam put up three, I shot and winged one and had to chase it and despatch it myself to form my first ever grouse kill. I spent the middle of the day fishing on my loch, but the conditions were so warm, sunny and still that my tackle and methods were not able to overcome their caution it being too calm.
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At least I knew the fish were there as they were rising to large quantities of insects. I ended up driving to Thurso to do some shopping for finer fishing tackle and some other items that I had forgotten and then returned before dinner for another equally unproductive goose session. This time the geese only arrived after I had to leave for dinner, it being close to a full moon and the geese being too well supplied with light for late navigation back from their feeding grounds.