Wood Pigeon

[Lee85 44]

I find it harder to shoot these than rabbits, wood pigeons seem to clock me long before i've got near them.

 

They also seem quite hard to shoot out of trees, the camo quite well, in the woods the seem to pick the trees with a lot of leafs to hide in.

 

Anyone else found this?

[SEAN3513 7]

they arn't daft.

 

you will have to find their sitty tree........look for droppings on the ground.

 

set up your hide about 20/25 yards away sit tight and be paitient and only take clear head or neck shots.

 

they arn't easy but if you can find their tree at the right time success will come.

 

all the best

 

sean

[whippeter69 88]

Easy way to get them is find out where they roost ( watch them as they fly about and where they stay over night) and once you find that spot(usually in woods) get some good camouflage and sit tight up against a tree or bush, they come in sit down, you aim and pull the trigger simples

[Lee85 44]

rabbits & pigeons this weakend for me then, and there both in the same location, hopefully ahve some photos monday.

[PeakOil 352]

Either roost shooting or finding a tree they like to use during the day works best for me. I found an oak tree they like to sit in from 10am - 2pm. Set up the cammo netting and my fishing chair 25 yards away and wait for them to come in for a rest / nap after feeding in the morning.

[shotty12 0]

thay are very hard to spot and thay seem to blend in with the sky

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

i have the same problem. but sean the 1 i had dropped with a shot to the upper chest? haert shots and other vital organs hit in the chest will work just aswell as heck and neck shots.

[adam1 2]

The trouble with chest shots is they are often inefficiant because the contents of the crop act like a bullet proof vest so for me its head or neck shots or no shot at all.

[aaronpigeonplucker 32]

go on the site and click on videos then click on pigeon retrieve and you will see this mans shot went through the wing and into the chest. not sure wether he was usinf an FAC gun thogh.

[Guest air gunner]

zero your gun really well before you go out though because the heads are small. after a small bit of experiance never bother with wing shots and not really chest shots either much more likely to hit them but not kill them. atleast with a head shot there is a clean miss. look around i find early morning is good they seem to feed then find a tree in big flocks and sit around i set up underneath a tree.

[SEAN3513 7]

aaron..... i only say from experience about head and neck shots....gauranteed kill, somtimes with body/chest shots the pellet can go straight through missing the vital organs ending in innjury.

 

cheers

 

sean

[whippeter69 88]

aaron..... i only say from experience about head and neck shots....gauranteed kill, somtimes with body/chest shots the pellet can go straight through missing the vital organs ending in innjury.

 

cheers

 

sean

and if he wants to eat the pigeon he wants a nice breast too, not one with a hole in it

[gazguildford 0]

aaron..... i only say from experience about head and neck shots....gauranteed kill, somtimes with body/chest shots the pellet can go straight through missing the vital organs ending in innjury.

 

cheers

 

sean

and if he wants to eat the pigeon he wants a nice breast too, not one with a hole in it

 

i see what you mean by the "hole in the breast" but shottys do far worse damage but still taste just as good personally head neck or chest it dosent matter for me

think about it if you suffered a big trauma such as hit by a car the pain takes a while to kick in so if the bird is still alive when it drops just dispatch it as quick as you can even if it means ruining ur hide for ten minutes.

 

as for being harder to shoot im not sure like everything else it depends on the conditions if the bird sits right in front of you but its hidden by branches and twigs its difficult but you will always get a bit of light relief from the silly buggers that sit clear as day what i like to call a pleasure shot

practice makes perfect

atb gaz

[Sterry 0]

im not sure if it works but decoying and hiding up really tight like a bale hide with just a peep hole. i only say this as the other day i was in the hide with my mate eating our sarnies standing up looking around and 3 pigeon landed among our decoys, like the pair of pillacks we are we just looked on and presumed the other one would get their gun. needless to say niether of us did and they flew off.

[Guest Catcher]

they arn't daft.

 

you will have to find their sitty tree........look for droppings on the ground.

 

set up your hide about 20/25 yards away sit tight and be paitient and only take clear head or neck shots.

 

they arn't easy but if you can find their tree at the right time success will come.

 

all the best

 

sean

 

I agree mate. You cant Just sit antwhere.You have to find out witch tree,s they are keen on. I do a lot of roost shooting.Find the right place and you will get result,s.atb catcher