JDog Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Pigeons have deserted the Cotswolds, at least round here. No prizes for guessing where they have gone to. The few that remain are in the beech woods and with an hour to spare I headed to a large beech wood this afternoon as much on a dog training session as a shooting expedition. The wind was stupendous and the few pigeons I saw were dancing around on it like fireflies. The wood was too large to cover realistically, even the leeward side, so I stood on a corner underneath a high seat to watch the ebb and flow of the pigeon traffic. None came towards me into the wind but a few drifted wide downwind from who knows where. The first one to come anywhere near was 40m up going like stink and I folded it dead. The second one was slightly closer along the same line and that paid the price too. Emboldened by my surprize success I gave the next one, 45m up and travelling at a similar speed to the others, a lot of lead and I shot that too. Three misses followed and then the best of all, a very high pigeon which I almost considered to be out of range. It fell to my single shot. Two of the four represented the best two pigeons I have ever shot. The other two were in my top ten. All were full of beech mast. Jasper sat rock steady during the shooting. He had marked all of them, none within 80m of where we stood and he retrieved then in minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooterluke Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Nice looking dog an well done nice to see some one put on a picture an it not being a massive bag (just for a change) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Sounds like a memorable day on a number of counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Jasper is awesome, he looks surprised that he's had his photo taken!😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Jasper is awesome, he looks surprised that he's had his photo taken! He is a very fine dog for 14 months. If anything goes wrong with his training and his shooting life it will be my fault. As for surprise at having his picture taken it took a while before he put his 'lipstick' away. That would not have made a pretty picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 just goes to prove that big bags are not the be all and end all for a good shooting outing, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Jasper's a credit to you JDog, with his nice shiny coat he looks in tip top condition. Where do you think your pigeons have gone? South of Birmingham or even Yorkshire, we seem to have a few at the minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 "4 pigeons in a wind"...............sounds like a country and western hit........... its surprising the speed and lead you need to hit stuff like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasterjudd Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Ah well the woodies have just arrived here in Essex Thanks JDOG u pushed them down here lol ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Pigeons have deserted the Cotswolds, at least round here. No prizes for guessing where they have gone to. The few that remain are in the beech woods and with an hour to spare I headed to a large beech wood this afternoon as much on a dog training session as a shooting expedition. The wind was stupendous and the few pigeons I saw were dancing around on it like fireflies. The wood was too large to cover realistically, even the leeward side, so I stood on a corner underneath a high seat to watch the ebb and flow of the pigeon traffic. None came towards me into the wind but a few drifted wide downwind from who knows where. The first one to come anywhere near was 40m up going like stink and I folded it dead. The second one was slightly closer along the same line and that paid the price too. Emboldened by my surprize success I gave the next one, 45m up and travelling at a similar speed to the others, a lot of lead and I shot that too. Three misses followed and then the best of all, a very high pigeon which I almost considered to be out of range. It fell to my single shot. Two of the four represented the best two pigeons I have ever shot. The other two were in my top ten. All were full of beech mast. Jasper sat rock steady during the shooting. He had marked all of them, none within 80m of where we stood and he retrieved then in minutes. He is looking very nice....Chip flushed a cock bird this afternoon....and then picked it up out of the ditch. TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Well done,JDog, that's a bit of real shooting with the wind up them!!!! jasper is a credit two you both. It's very good of you to shoot in the week as it allows the birds to fill the void we make at the weekend, will you be out again ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Well done,JDog, that's a bit of real shooting with the wind up them!!!! jasper is a credit two you both. It's very good of you to shoot in the week as it allows the birds to fill the void we make at the weekend, will you be out again ? I am always pleased to be of some help to you. I know how much you struggle for pigeons. As for going out again, I am going to Wales tomorrow to try to shoot some. A report will follow, good or bad. My guide knows much more than I do about this decoying lark so it should be good. I spoke to him today and he said that he had seen one so I will be going to try to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG wales Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Well done jdog. Jasper is looking well pleased with himself to. What part of wales are you shooting ? Atb neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionforangling Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 "Two of the four represented the best two pigeons I have ever shot. The other two were in my top ten. " That's quite a statement coming from a seasoned pigeon shooter for God knows how many years. If you say the four shots were all in your top ten then I reckon they must have been just amazing. Congratulations to you and Jasper on what was obviously a memorable hour or so out........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 A lovely photo Mr JDog , and Jasper look in top condition and that is down to you ,and by the sound of it you aint during a bad job with his training neither , You were saying you shot four of the best pigeons you have ever shot.................They must have been good ones............... I find a good day is what you can remember you have shot, and not a huge amount that just become targets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Mr jdog is having a day with me tomorrow in hereford, I hope can get him under a few birds that we have here at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Cor PC must be quaking in his boot's the thought of Stuy and jdog together, can not wait for the pictures and write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Good shots Jdog. U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddaftspaniel Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Nothing beats flighting pigeons on a windy day. I was out with a novice yesterday and we shot 5 for I wont tell how many shots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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