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Barney looks like he's spotted another one. Sounds like a great little session. Thanks for the write up.
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Great to see you posting again about your days out.
You have a wealth of knowledge , I've been shooting pigeons for just over 30 years and can still learn stuff from your write ups. Thanks.
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Thanks for the kind comments everyone.
Im not keen on shooting under wires normally but thought it better than my other option of standing next to a wasp nest.
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Found a nice little line on Wednesday.
Stepped on a wasp nest finding a place to hide. Got stung , dog got stung worse. Not a good start .
The fields erupted with pigeons after my first shots.Shot really well for the first half hour,then my shooting got progressively worse.
Nice short session though managed 32 pigeons in 2 hours.
Using Hull superfast pigeon 29g 6 .
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Sent you a pm.
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Thanks WalkedUp. I think the second bird often flaring away is a extremely difficult shot to get. I just save the cartridge now unless a nicer shot presents itself.
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Rooks and Jackdaws were hitting a maize clamp . It' was difficult to shoot at the clamp so I decided to try and shoot them on their flight line to it. Put some decoys on a ploughed field under the line.
Shot 103 in total in 7 hours . Camera battery died after 4 hours.
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2 hours ago, Agriv8 said:
Not sure I think the Bang 6:36 was his mate in the other Hide - I think Mr Crow was just covering it just in case ( Might be wrong ) !
Agriv8
Spot on.
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Sounds perfect. My kind of shooting.
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The squirrel got away.
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Impressive. Jealous. Well done.
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Your videos are great Big Al. I use a hero 3 + and use the narrow setting. I think any other setting makes every target look further than they are. Though you do need to make sure its pointing correctly .I'm sure you will do a better job than me . Keep the videos coming.
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2 hours ago, mellors said:
Looks like mostly linseed going in round my area. Don't think they'll be many pigeons for me this winter.
I've shot pigeons over winter linseed many times. Keep your eye on it.
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Great shooting both of you. I loved the low incoming grouse like shots. You made them look easy.
Not sure what setting you use on your go pro but I find the narrow fov setting is the best .
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On 06/05/2020 at 17:41, Scully said:
Really enjoyed that, some fabulous shooting too. You certainly well clattered most of those birds; it's a good feeling to see them fold up in the air like that. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Scully.I was very fortunate to be invited on such a great shoot.
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21 hours ago, oowee said:
Interesting to watch. After each shot going back to the bird and if it had been a miss going back out to lead the bird for the second shot. That must be a feature of the shotcam to try and capture video of the shot bird. I think ordinarily you would hold the line of travel for the shot and be aware if the bird was hit or not as you lined up for the second shot rather than move the gun back? Not so sure myself of what I do but I dont think I go back to the bird with the gun. Don't know because I have never filmed it.
I don't think the shotkam alters the way I shoot. I guess because a pheasant will keep its line the same after the first shot miss, means you can go back and have another go with the second barrel. Unlike a pigeon which will usually take off on a new path after the bang.
I often dont fire the second barrel after a clean missed first barrel pigeon when flightline shooting.
I think that the following the bird down thought only enters my head, when I can see I've killed it.
Interesting comment though. I'd not thought about.
Thanks for the comments everyone.
58 minutes ago, stockybasher said:Probably an idiot question, as I have never used a Shotcam, but is the red point of impact dot visible to you the shooter, as a point of aim ??
No. You only see it in the video footage.
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A busy drive from last season. My brother was stood on the peg to my right, so there was a bit of poaching going on.
We were stood with a dam wall at our backs, so it was sometimes difficult to get a second shot or follow the birds down.
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22 minutes ago, reggiegun said:
looks like some good high pheasants
Yeah they were up there.
10 minutes ago, JDog said:Many watching will be surprised at the amount of lead you were giving some of those high gliders.
Thanks for posting.
Yea they are so much faster than the pigeons I'm used to. I tried to stretch the lead a bit more.Thanks JDog, hope your well.
3 minutes ago, redleg in kale said:cracking birds and shooting, what load and shot size were you using ?.
Thanks . 34g no 4.
3 minutes ago, Konnie said:Gliding pheasant fine them hard to judge, excellent video good sporting birds.
Thanks Konnie
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A few pheasants from last season. Most were too good for me.
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Wow. Though it looked more like 10 . Very tight pattern.
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Approximately what range was the clay pigeon at?
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Thankyou for posting your shoot reports in great detail every week. I really enjoy reading them.👍
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Thanks for the kind comments. I went out last week at the same spot and fired 19 cartridges for 5 pigeons. There was a strong breeze blowing . It was like trying to shoot a cigarette paper in the wind.That's my excuse anyway. All the video evidence has now been deleted. 🙂
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Good video Big Al. Keep posting them . I enjoy watching them. 👍
Chilly? You could say that.
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Well done. I've read all your recent posts on your pigeon shooting exploits. I'm not exactly sure how long you've been shooting your semi auto but you seem to be getting on well with it. Just goes to show that a top class shot can shoot anything.
Ps. I hope I've still got your desire and opportunity to shoot pigeons when I reach my eighth decade.