WelshMike Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 I only really got into shooting corvids in any decent (well decent for me anyway) numbers November last year. Whilst I am not one for numbers for numbers sake it is always nice to have a target figure in mind for the year. For me I wanted a 100 day (which I got earlier on in the year) and maybe 500 for the year. This soon came and went so I thought lets go for the 1000 crows (well rooks, jackdaws and carrions). Last week was a frustrating week and the swines wouldnt seem to decoy. I managed 2 on thursday night...not good. Out and set up on friday morning at 4.45 and had some enjoyable shooting for 4-5 hours ending up with 54 (mix of jackdaws, rooks and carrions) and 5 magpies. Not all shown in the pic as lost a couple over the hedge into the maize. This little fellow was crow (well jackdaw anyway) 1000. Hopefully I will have a few more by the end of the year...though work is going to get in the way for the next couple of months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Excellent , well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Well done top Job and dedication getting up at 04.45.. Just the three magpies would have made my day .. I try not to let work get in the way of my shooting when I can lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Well done mate,good bag Treasure that picture of the generic crow there a special breed of corvid BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 A monumental effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Nice going Mike. Don't forget to add them to the PW 2015 Tally. Steve. http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/301811-how-many-corvids-are-killed-by-pw-members-in-2015/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Cheers gents. Well done mate,good bag Treasure that picture of the generic crow there a special breed of corvid BB :lol:i find that the generic crow is the best to shoot as it has some very different behaviour patterns (3 distinct ones that i have seen). i am also amazed by the size and colour variation of the generic crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Top class sir :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Top class sir :-) Cheers bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Real good going that, congratulations 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Real good going that, congratulations Cheers mate. All I need now is for my shooting to improve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Well done Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Well done Mike Thank you kindly young man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 A great milestone ,well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 A great milestone ,well done. Cheers PC. I can only dream of achieving the sort of figures you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 top do on the black stuff there Mike,well done indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 top do on the black stuff there Mike,well done indeed Cheers Simon, much appreciated mate. The way you are going you will hit 1000 with the foxes fairly soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nderfel Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Nice, the magpies would make it more special for me though...well done and here's to 5000! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Nice, the magpies would make it more special for me though...well done and here's to 5000! Cheers mate. The farm where I shot these has shed loads of magpies. I have shot 30 so far since march and there are always 15-20 around the buildings. I dont think the bank balance would be happy if I had to fund the cartridges required for me to get to 5000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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