cloudwalker Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) I was out last week on another futile pigeon shooting trip. I had already sat in my hide for an hour without a shot when I noticed a few pigeon dropping on the field about 1000 yards away. Decide to pack up and move to where they were feeding. As i set up a dog walker was walking around the field. He wasn't on a foot path but exchanged pleasantries and wished me good 'hunting'. I think he was Scandinavian. Anyway I sat in my hide and not a pigeon in sight. I then saw the dog walker heading back across the middle of the field (this time on the foot path). Next thing I saw was a covey of Partridge heading my way. I was fortunate to get a left and right and went to pick them up. I was surprised to see they were Greys. The next day I dressed them out and was shocked to see they had rape in their crops!! Is this a common food source for English Partridge? By the way I think Grey Partridge must be one of the tastiest game birds far different from the French variety. Edited January 23, 2015 by cloudwalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted January 23, 2015 Report Share Posted January 23, 2015 I was out last week on another futile pigeon shooting trip. I had already sat in my hide for an hour without a shot when I noticed a few pigeon dropping on the field about 1000 yards away. Decide to pack up and move to where they were feeding. As i set up a dog walker was walking around the field. He wasn't on a foot path but exchanged pleasantries and wished me good 'hunting'. I think he was Scandinavian. Anyway I sat in my hide and not a pigeon in sight. I then saw the dog walker heading back across the middle of the field (this time on the foot path). Next thing I saw was a covey of Partridge heading my way. I was fortunate to get a left and right and went to pick them up. I was surprised to see they were Greys. The next day I dressed them out and was shocked to see they had rape in their crops!! Is this a common food source for English Partridge? By the way I think Grey Partridge must be one of the tastiest game birds far different from the French variety. Sounds like a pretty big field! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudwalker Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Sounds like a pretty big field! It is. Sadly it is one of those fields that had all the hedge rows ripped out 30 years ago. it must be nearly a mile long but quite narrow so it makes it difficult to cover with just 2 off us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinny123 Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 hi i could join you and scare em back your way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu nesling Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 dont know about english eating it but cant see why not, frenchies love it. local shoot to me puts down a few thousand and if rape is next to their cover the farm manager always moans about the rape being eaten to the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudwalker Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 dont know about english eating it but cant see why not, frenchies love it. local shoot to me puts down a few thousand and if rape is next to their cover the farm manager always moans about the rape being eaten to the ground. I always thought they only ate seeds and insects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garden gun Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Birs feeding text books are - quite frankly - a load of old tosh at times. Robins only eat bugs and worms - the ones in our garden hammer the seed feeeders too. Tits only eat bugs and peanuts - tell ours to stay off the fat balls and seeds then. The same has got to go for pigeons and game birds - if they can get it they will eat it. Partridge round our way have been hammeing the winter wheat - only starting to stop eating at the end of the season as it gets a bit tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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