ShropshireSam Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Had been watching a couple of rape fields been hit hard by pigeons for a couple of weeks. Tried shooting one last week with no luck...birds were not interested in decoying. Had a look at lunchtime with a plan to shoot them along a wooded hedgerow were many favoured sitty trees. Plenty of birds in these trees with more pigeons coming along the line against the wind. Let off a crow banger - about 700 departed from the surrounding trees. Sat and watched...within 5 minutes a stream started back up the hedgerow. Off I went with 100 cartridges and a hessian sack. Found a gap in the hedgerow with trees front and back of me. Had a busy 2 hours (1:30 til 3:30) with some great sport with birds jinxing in the wind. Finished with 34 picked from 75 shots. Never had much success with flightline shooting previously - previously set-up on wooded hedgerows to get the evening return to roosting and bagged about 10. I have another two rape fields with good pigeon numbers so will have to try to get a flightline on these while the wind is with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 That's the way to do it. No kit to lug and no fiddling about with hides and decoys. Good effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingmachine Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 great result welldone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 The very best of pigeon shooting imo, good fieldcraft Sam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wilksy Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Good work Sam! I'm going to try that I've got exactly the same situation on my permission! Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted February 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2016 Had a drive round some other fields today. Didn't see many pigeons but found several gas guns .... so that is my chance to try some flightlines into these fields in the high winds gone. Ah well....will have to wait until the pigeons have got used to the gas guns. Will check the field I shot on Monday later in the week and may be worth a second go on that field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2016 Returned yesterday to same flightline from which I bagged 34 a week ago. About 300 in trees on a large overgrown hedgerow so returned to same place. Much less traffic...plenty of pigeons returned to nearby wood but they did not return to the field I was on. Bagged 6 from 20 shots over 2 hours. Although it was quiet I had two memorable moments. One was a second shot at a pigeon that turned into the wind and was a very fast crosser about 40 yards out that folded, the second was the sight of a sparrowhawk fly down the middle of the hedge at head height about 1 yard from me. Always amazed at their ability to fly at speed through trees. Together they made the afternoon worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted February 10, 2016 Report Share Posted February 10, 2016 Yes sometimes a sit in a hedge produces some very memorable moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedly47 Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 Great shooting Sam, high fast birds in the wind are always memorable.. Tedly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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