RangerMark

I dont seem to be able to decode how to put a photo in.....I will keep at it..cant be that hard...I have a Masters Degree...ha ha am an old school analog fellow mark

Gang: While we do have a wild pigeon, the Bandtail, which can be hunted as a game bird in the early fall, my focus is on the barnyard bird. Know here as the Rock dove too, there are lots on the drairy farms I hunt. I also hunt an egg farm. what these places have in common is food, and roosts. I use 12 guage guns with 7.5 or 6 shot, and 20s with 6 shot. I have auto, o/u, and pumps. I would say that the A390, and my BPS 20 are my favs. I gnerally work the birds as they trade between food and the barns. this can go on most of the day, but I restrict my gunning to 2 or 3 hours, then let the place rest. I have also painted 12 dove decoys to look like pigeons and added a ROBO Dove tothe set. It is effective, but then I have had dove pitch intomy crow decoys too. The movement is very effective. What say you boys who gun for Wood Pigeon in the UK? I would like to do that one day..pant pant talk to me mark

Thanks boys. If you have dogs, it is a task at the end of the trail. I am shure is up on the big bed eating some dog cookies wondering why I cant shoot very well. Now the new campaign..talking the ife into getting a new dog. Head down and swing... mark

My lab, Raider went home today. he was very and it was the right thing to do. That being said, it is never a easy event. he was a good dog, and fine hunting partner. He house is emptier now. Very sad face. I expect he is on the big couch in the sky wing Fang and Agustus eating dog cookies. He was a good boy. Mark

Gang: I was doing some homework on pirgeon shooting and poof...I found the site. It was not very active when I first found it. then there was the decoy caper. I found it a bit too problematic to order the whirrlygig outfit you use, so I painted a dozen hard body doves and got a MOJO dove. the set up works pretty well, but most of the pigeon I shoot are working a food source on a dairy. I keep an excel sheet, am up to 66 pigeons and 40 crows. I am just playing at it though. The fall and winter are best. It keeps me off the streets. be well mark

OK- I think I have the photo thing decoded. (I am very analog) A nice morning shoot at a Dairy Farm I shoot. Just some bona fides. mark

Just check to see if my photo is working. Awinter photo of me and my IDPA Stock Service Revolver.

Thanks all: Nice to find a gang of fellows to enjoy the same things. Fav Pigeon guns: 20 bore: 1100, Auto-5, and BPS, 12 bore: A390 and a Ruskie o/u. I have also been know to get after them with my RWS M45 .177. My wife wont let me have a motorcycle, so I have guns. I am retired from the forces here in the US (COL), and my link to the UK is that my uncle (mum's brother was one of the Few..fly a Hurricane in 111 SQD out of Corydon. I look forward to chatting with you all, and learning a bit about pigeon in the UK. You know how we colonials are..can hang with the gentry. ha ha I see Harry in the US this week. I wacked 2 pigeon and 3 crow in an hour this morning..not really serious, just play at it today. Be well..head down and push. I like the Chief Joseph quote above...I live in that part of the US (Washington State). Pro patria

Hello all! I am an old school water fowler who has drifted to the margins and now hunt crow and pigeon. It is grand fun and the land owner like the work I do. while I focus on barn yard pigeons, they are pretty savvy and decode the program quickly. Be happy to chat with anyone who wishes to post. mark