Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 Well today was the perfect pigeon shooting weather bright with light cloud strong blustery north/east wind. With alot of the birds flighting that have been a struggle to pin down on the last couple of weeks in mild dull weather But today was a diffrent day with the wind and the stubble actually dry instead of soaking wet and muddy . The stubbles have been left untouched due the wet weather for two reasons the land is unworkable and the slugs have been so bad most farmer havent risked the winter drilling yet as the slugs have eaten all the OSR planted too early. Well I arrived to find 200 or so on the wheat stubble alot of birds on the hawthorns stuffing themselfs . I setup in a well used hide spot I know well over the years to product the goods just simple setup no whirly just bouncers in horseshoe shape. The birds returned in steady flow until a couple of other shooters started a couple of miles away and then the numbers started to really move and right ding bong between I guess three maybe four guns. I went on to 5 and then petered out and packed up with a respectable bag When I took the birds to game dealers the other guns where there I would say we shoot 400 to 450 between us I took 101 I think in ATB Cookie Quote Link to post
trentotter 158 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 we've noticed em flocking in large number's the last week or so,but we cant pin em down.most of the stubble has been ploughed in up here so there on either the plough or grass again.. it wont be long till there on the acorn's so it'll bo roost shooting again !!!!! Quote Link to post
Ratsmasher 36 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 nice shooting cookie we've noticed em flocking in large number's the last week or so,but we cant pin em down.most of the stubble has been ploughed in up here so there on either the plough or grass again.. it wont be long till there on the acorn's so it'll bo roost shooting again !!!!! dont know about up your way but there seems to be hardly any acorns on the trees around our way, my theory is that where last year we had so many acorns all those waspy things or what ever they are that lay there eggs in the acorns bred so well last year that this year they have nailed all the acorns Quote Link to post
willum 89 Posted October 28, 2012 Report Share Posted October 28, 2012 Some chaps I know were out on bush whacked barley fields yesterday and shot just over 500 between four of ten and a couple of weeks ago 427 was shot on clover fields so they are around in numbers I guess Quote Link to post
midnight 657 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 jessus you guys are very lucky , i just cant get permiion , iv tried 15-20 mile radius of my house and over 30 farms !! i seriously going to have to look to pay for shooting !! great work Quote Link to post
Dumpling 23 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Nice bit of shooting there mate im just waiting for it to happen where i am as the mrs is doing me head in... Quote Link to post
j j m 6,539 Posted November 10, 2012 Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 top shooting bud Quote Link to post
ayrshiretaxidermy 29 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Big numbers up here as well....... Quote Link to post
Qbgrey 4,092 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 saw bout 300,or more on rape sat.south east Quote Link to post
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