Cranfield Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I had a very lively afternoon yesterday on old barley stubble. that had just had cow manure spread all over it. The surprisingly (to me) large amount of undigested grain in the manure was the reason the pigeons were really attracted to the field. I shot 126 , with the bulk of the birds coming between 3 and 6pm. Although I first went to the field expecting corvids, there were few about and I only shot 3 of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fse10 Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 That's what you call some REAL **** hot shooting I'll get my coat . A nice way to spend the afternoon in the kentish countryside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 The smell took some getting use to and it does stay on your clothes. I only used 10 real (dead) birds on cradles all day and although I can often reuse them another day, these were so fly blown with the large numbers of horrible green flies about, I had to discard them. I only mentioned the day as some newer shooters may not realise how much undigested "food" there can be in cattle manure. If you see any fresh on a field, its well worth keeping an eye on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 Great day! And great result , Shot over chicken muck and had good days but the smell was horrendous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 A very fine afternoon indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted September 27, 2014 Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 fine mesh net curtain get about 2 metres cut of a roll cut it down the middle sew together to make 2 sacks flies will land on it but can't get to the pigeon to lay there eggs ok.......kenbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2014 I put my shot birds straight into carp sacks, which kept them cool and kept the flies off, but the decoys were just green with flies every time I went to look at them, by the end of the day they stunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 The under side of your truck will stink for a week . I know I have been there . Super day out . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Put a good lot of birds off a barley stubble this afternoon,most Ive seen on one field for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Great result for a smelly day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudwalker Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 You are lucky Cranfield round here they spread the fields with HUMAN SEWAGE and boy does that stink!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 certainly brings the old american saying home...... Eat **** and die !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 You are lucky Cranfield round here they spread the fields with HUMAN SEWAGE and boy does that stink!!! Couple of my perms do that, Jesus wept the truck and hide stink of it. Definite difference / unmistakable smell compared with normal slurry. The effluent works are just round the corner from the said perms ,it's treated, and as the farm lads said " **** is **** it's all fertiliser, Atb Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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