Shooting On Ploughed Fields ?

[Tomhill131 25]

Hi all, heading over my perm on Sunday, gave the land owner a call to let him know and I was informed it's just been ploughed , anyone got any experience shooting on ploughed land? Not long had the rifle but spent the last 2 months on the targets everyday making sure I can get the clean kill. Atb . Tom

[Rez 4,961]

Is it just one big ploughed field?

 

Unless you've got the seed in or something that can grab the birds, I wouldn't expect much on just a ploughed field my man.

 

Any wooded ares or wooded patches?

[Tomhill131 25]

It's 300 acres spread out over various fields on the farm woodland running along the top of the farm , I believe he has lightly ploughed and spread the seeds allready he grows various organic crops, have run my dog on the land for ages and there is always vermin around the farm , just didn't know how much the plough would affect it. Atb

[Rez 4,961]

It wouldn't mate. Get out there... Sounds a bangin perm.

[Tomhill131 25]

There are trees lining most fields and a good 6-7 barns/storage sheds dotted over the farm so plenty to choose from if nothing in the fields .

[Tomhill131 25]

It was certainly worth the wait, had to do free labour work on the farm on days off for nearly a year to get it !

[Rez 4,961]

Permissions are rare, good ones. Enjoy it. The ploughed field will be sweet in the summer months for decoying.

[Tomhill131 25]

Thanks for your help Rez if you ever find yourself in Somerset please give me a shout and we can head over there

[Rez 4,961]

Ha. Sommuuuurrrseeeeeettttt. It's only good for cider mate and fishing. Long way a way you are.

 

Atb.

[mark williams 7,562]

Just ploughed - shoot with the ploughing mate rather than across it, choose your spot and bait three furrows only.

Bait the ploughing up for a week or two, (bread crumb), in the bottom of the furrows,(late evening) and drape a bit of camo netting over a plastic bucket or similar in or along the tree line, positioned running with the furrows and leave it there.

By the time a week or so of baiting has passed, bait up as said again,(early morning) place a couple of corvid decoys away from the bait, swap the camo for yourself and rifle on a bipod properly camo`d up, you will be amazed at the corvid bags you can get with this easy method as they sit still between the furrows eating.

Make sure you only ever shoot from a camo`d prone (lying down) position for this deadly method.

 

atb

Edited March 24, 2015 by mark williams

[jamesS410 106]

I'm guessing if its just been ploughed at this time of year its probably a field that previously had sugarbeet, Tate's or a veg crop in it. If it was beet have a look at where the tare from the cleaner/loader has been spread (its a good magnet for most things). If that fails I'm afraid its a case of wait until its drilled up (it'll likely only be a week or two Max) and the with any luck you'll get some cracking sport on the pigeons before the seed chits and then rabbits on the fresh new growth when it sprouts through The best thing you can do is regular recce's to check out the best areas to target. I would say from your description of the farm that your most likely areas will be on fresh drilling near your woodland edges but don't neglect the farmyard, its a popular time of year to empty the grain stores and any spillage soon draws in the ferals which I find gives me some cracking springtime sport

[bugg 84]

Not nessesarily veg crop, I turned over last years spring barley this week had a break for rotation change, ploughing the fodder beat tomorow, anyway.... Take a couple boxes of rice crispies with you, in my experience nothing works better on ploughing, if you can get near a tree even better, good luck