How Early (in the morning) can you begin on the pigeons?

[Steveclark 9]

Just wondering if there were any legal restrictions on how early you could start shooting in the morning? The fields i'm going to be on are quite remote but there are a few houses around.

Also as this will be my first outing on the pigeons, is starting too early (sunrise) pointless or should I wait til mid morning?

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[tegater 789]

Depends what you are doing, but I take my young lad under a flight line from their roosts, first thing in the mornings, and the first ones usually start coming over before sunrise.

[tilfertilfer 706]

same hear they fly early on my spot get ther at 6 and wait an hour make sure your on flight path if not move to them atb

[Steveclark 9]

Cheers guys, I'll take your advice and set the alarm clock an hour earlier then!!

[miroku moocher 140]

i was out this morning 8 o'clock just a mooch round, i shot 4 crows a jackdaw and a woodie. flushed 3 woodcock aswell''shame the seasons over. i was back home for 11.30..

[stevethefish 80]

Shoot whenever you can see, but ground game only when dark. (well unless you are wildfowling or have xray eyes)

Around here we don't get the pigeons at first light that often, it's usually gulls, then crows and then the pigeons but you need to be there and ready early because the first flights are hungry birds and they just keep coming.

[alimac 882]

will garfit said to me always let them have a quick morning feed before you start decoying, didnt ask why, who was i to question him, lol..