bluesj Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Went out for a few hours this afternoon looking for some rooks, didn't find any but did spot a few pigeon on some old stubble so though I'm here so may as well have ago. Got set up by 12 ish and the first half a dozen came in before I got back to the hide! Then a couple more before I got the gun ready 25 shots in the first 5 minutes but only got about 10 birds I think some on here would have got 25! I was missing birds I would of been able to hit with a shovel! So I slowed it down a bit and found I was shooting about a foot to 18 inches high. After that thins got better I was hitting more than I missed :-) . I was got one with each barrel on a number of occasion! Unheard of for me even got 2 with the first shot and 2 with the second twice! And even 3 with the first and 2 with the second shot once then after about 2 hours the birds stopped and the rain started, so not wanting to spoil a great day I packed up picking up 79 pigeons and 1 crow! Even the farmer said on the way out it looked like I'd had a good time by the smile on my face :-)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Nice one well done , nice when you get to grips with your gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 So in the session you shot four with two shots twice and five with two shots another time? The pigeons must have been coming in thick and fast. I have never done that in forty years of decoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 So in the session you shot four with two shots twice and five with two shots another time? The pigeons must have been coming in thick and fast. I have never done that in forty years of decoying. They were! I don't expect to be going it again or see pigeons like it again any time soon! I've never seen them come in like it! up to a dozen at a time at one point there must have been 30! and I had the decoys in a tight pattern because I only saw a dozen or so feeding there in the first place and no real flight lines. They would just go round and straight back in. I think after my first couple of shots it put up a lot of small groups that where feeding in the valley out of the wind. It would have been good to see someone who really knew what they were doing having a go at them, I just got lucky! very lucky!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted October 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Just had a count up of the empties 133 so heading towards a 3 for2 ratio, well pleased with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 Great result for an opportunist session, you did very well with the multiple kills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 So in the session you shot four with two shots twice and five with two shots another time? The pigeons must have been coming in thick and fast. I have never done that in forty years of decoying. Ditto. Getting 4 with 2 shots ONCE is a red letter event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 glad for ya , I had my best day yesterday as well ,only got 5 crows but my youngest came and loved every min , especially when he went for a runner went about sixty yards picked it up and put it out of its misery and he's only 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Remarkable . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) So in the session you shot four with two shots twice and five with two shots another time? The pigeons must have been coming in thick and fast. I have never done that in forty years of decoying. But you are a lousy shot JD! :lol: Edited October 13, 2014 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted October 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 glad for ya , I had my best day yesterday as well ,only got 5 crows but my youngest came and loved every min , especially when he went for a runner went about sixty yards picked it up and put it out of its misery and he's only 11 Now that is a good day! But you are a lousy shot HD! :lol: No thats me on any other day! As for getting multiples to be honest it would have been more inpressive if i could have got one out of the cloud of birds with out hitting the others! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 But you are a lousy shot JD! :lol: True I am a pretty poor shot. However shooting 13 birds with 6 shots does not signify a good shot. I am not sure of the correct terminology for this type of shooting and even if it came to me I would keep it to myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 So in the session you shot four with two shots twice and five with two shots another time? The pigeons must have been coming in thick and fast. I have never done that in forty years of decoying. I Have done it on very rare occasions had two pigeons with four shots ,and once when I was shooting above my average had five shots for two pigeons , but l must admit it was only when the moon was Blue , maybe your patterns are too loose Mr JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted October 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 I Have done it on very rare occasions had two pigeons with four shots ,and once when I was shooting above my average had five shots for two pigeons , but l must admit it was only when the moon was Blue , maybe your patterns are too loose Mr JDog Did much the same years ago at a rabbit had four shots at it with a semi auto, the bloke that owned the gun just said keep going lad if nothing else it'll die of old age before you've finished! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 They were! I don't expect to be going it again or see pigeons like it again any time soon! I've never seen them come in like it! up to a dozen at a time at one point there must have been 30! and I had the decoys in a tight pattern because I only saw a dozen or so feeding there in the first place and no real flight lines. They would just go round and straight back in. I think after my first couple of shots it put up a lot of small groups that where feeding in the valley out of the wind. It would have been good to see someone who really knew what they were doing having a go at them, I just got lucky! very lucky!! Sounds like ferals to me. They can be quite easy to hit multiples sometimes when they just hover over the deeks in a group. Good day for you anyway, just don't eat the ferals if that's what they were (no white wing bars) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted October 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Sounds like ferals to me. They can be quite easy to hit multiples sometimes when they just hover over the deeks in a group. Good day for you anyway, just don't eat the ferals if that's what they were (no white wing bars) Yeah was about 50 / 50 ferals and woodies, the ferals came in 10 to 15 at a time and the woulds in 3s and 4s but just as committed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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