I was going to just post these pix.....then something happened

[Mightymariner]

View towards the Lincolnshire coast.

 

I was planning on posting this pix with some words about how nice it was to be on the top of a hill, with the Wolds on one side and a view to the coast on the other.....which made up for another disappointing afternoon after pigeons....then, for a couple of hours it all kicked off.

Recently, my outings, both singularly and with JDog, have been average to poor. Fields which looked promising, with flightlines, good weather all seemed to count for nothing as pigeons didn't cooperate or just disappeared.Many miles have been covered and often it seemed like a losing battle.

Anyway, onwards and upwards I thought. I am going away tomorrow for a holiday so yesterday was my last chance to get out. The day before I had spied a drilled field which had a lot of birds on it, more joining and woods either side. Good, I thought, tomorrow this will be me.

I checked the field early and then headed to a Wolds farm owned by a friend who has been harvesting aplenty.....just to see if there was anything more promising. I watched a few stubbles, nothing of note and headed back towards the coast.

Arriving at the drilled fields, birds were down, I picked the best spot I could, put the birds off and set up....a couple drifted back into the easterly wind, looking at the decoys, but not committing....a few more on the wing behind me, still looking but not wanting to decoy....Two hours later, two shots, one a feral and I decided to up sticks....still time for something I thought.

My last chance was a rape stubble Jdog and I shot on Sunday and had been shot since then at least once, so I wasn't hopeful at all. But at least it was close to home and near a huge swathe of woodland.

I threw caution to the wind, set up with my back to a busy road and awaited......for the first hour or so nothing really of note, the odd shot to keep me awake, birds drifting in the azure skies and brisk easterly.....ho hum, I thought, if I get six I can put them in the freezer for decoys....then, with the clock ticking, the pigeons switched on and finally gave me some action I had been craving.

Decoying easily, I had floaters, birds dropping from height, curling left to rights, going away and the odd straight on bird....it was brilliant while it lasted....between 5-7pm I shot exactly 30 pigeons. Not a massive bag by some standards but I was extremely happy.

The poor run was over and at least I can go on holiday with a decent stubble memory from harvest 2016.

Edited August 19, 2016 by Mightymariner

[7daysinaweek]

looks stunning countryside, well done on yer perseverance and as you say its all about the experience and service to the farmer, excellent and enjoy them hols and may the piggies be always waiting for you.

 

atb

7diaw

[moondoggy]

The pigeons are all in my large garden near Louth

[la bala]

It came good in the end

[pigeon controller]

Well done , result.

[JDog]

Good outing.

 

From that field the other day I could see parts of the Wolds, the flat land out to the sea, ships on the sea and on the Humber and also part of Humberside north of the river. That just about made up for my poor day.

 

As you say, slightly less demoralized than the previous week.

[Mightymariner]

Thanks chaps.

A sense of relief more than anything!

Yes, great views, ships, farmland, wind turbines, churches, you can see it all.

[aga man]

Good bag mm and a lovely part of the country you have to shoot over. The picture reminds me of one on a local pub wall where you have to shut one eye to focus on it!

[welshgun]

Result mm thirty is better than nowt will be putting the flapper and rotery to the test tomorrow on some osr stubble thanks again and enjoy the holiday..