Shotgun57 Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 had a invite to shoot on beans .we were set in the hedge row with a fairly strong n/e wind which made for some challenging shots,they would not commit to decoys so moved set up ,they started to come from the left and were dropping in to decoys,my mate was on his usual banter ,he out shot me once again, they were coming nicely for awhile until we had a visit from a anti who had wandered off the footpath [about 300mtr away] telling us we were breaking the law ,told him to phone the police ,he did, as we were leaving the field the were waiting for us ,had a chat with them and they agreed with us that we were perfectly legal.the best bit for us was when they made him apologise to us his face was a picture .any ways we had a good day and picked up 118 pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 well done for standing your ground,cracking bag.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 That was good. It will have been an uneasy feeling dealing with the police. If you had made a note of the policeman's name and number you could possibly avoid situations like this in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgun57 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 thanks steveyg, jdog , its the first time in 35years pigeon shooting i have encountered a problem with an irate anti ,i dont mind dealing with police paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 A cracking result in the very high winds we have been having for the last few days. The outcome with the police visit was excellent and hopefully another bigot has been educated. I had a lady march 3-400 yards across a field from a footpath once, convinced that my hypaflaps on the rotary were tethered live birds. Even at 20 yards I had to stop the machine and show her they were artificial decoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Well done , good man , great result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Fair play for your patience. Rewarded with a great bag. You never know how these encounters might develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpesvulpes Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Well done, 118 is a great day as today's wind was a real challenge, I was out shooting over some spring barley and picked 60 pigeons and 4 crows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Had Saturday and Sunday on the beans. Beans had been drilled over a week with a steady build up of pigeons. No sign of beans on surface so I knew the pigeons wouldn't stay much longer. Had a steady day on Saturday. Shot 9 til 7 for 54....should have had more but traffic was patchy and they did not decoy well and the shooting was "patchy" as well. Sunday had a list of jobs to do first and wasted time checking other fields. I turned up to the 4th bean field at 3:30 to see about 200 take off from the field and neighboring trees. Set-up by 4, had a busy 30 min then steady until 6:00 then dried up. Most decoyed well, picked 36. Would have been a good chance of a big bag if I could have got on earlier....but should just be thankful to get an "extra" short session fitted in the weekend. First time I have had beans to shoot over...now I have 2 permissions with a total of 5 fields....looking forward to harvest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 just been told one of my perms is putting in maize for the first time, any thoughts on this one lad's would be gratefull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 just been told one of my perms is putting in maize for the first time, any thoughts on this one lad's would be gratefull. Could be good, could be a waste of time. As always, it depends how the crop is harvested and what food is left behind for the pigeons. If it is whole cropped, there may not be too much left, but some cobs may get knocked down during high winds or during harvest. Always worth keeping an eye on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 thanks' motty a least that's a start, seen enough read enough but to actually shoot the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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