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There are too many other food options here. If they start getting shot at ain one place they can easily move to another. My farmers also a bit quick off the mark no sooner was the first field cut than the mucks out over the stubble. Still plenty more to go at and its good for rooks and crows especially if its wet this week which looks likely.

There's more to shooting than shooting birds. Half the fun for me is getting closer to wildlife. Today was on the crows when the farmer asked me to tackle some pigeons on downed barley. It was a nightmare the birds were only coming to the rotary and then veering off early. I managed a lucky dozen but the shot count was off the scale. A great day out in the hedge!!

I was in a wheat field this week ( its about 3 weeks from ripe) and the rooks had knocked down a patch in the centre, which was being attacked by both rooks and pigeon. I tried to decoy from the field edge but the birds were coming in about 70 metre's out. After numerous long range shots and only two birds in the bag (can't remember the number of shots ) I decided to set up the hide in the patch of broken wheat in the centre. I made the hide into a 1m square box which stood out like a sore thumb in the 1m high stalks, and thought I would have no chance but it worked like a dream until the heavens opened.