stockybasher

Very good review of your day - well done to get the numbers you did. Over the many years I have shot pigeons, I have always found them particularly tricky at this time of year. I think they come from roost in large numbers, old and young, and their day is short, getting pigeon-dusk around 3.30 ish. So when they arrive with you, and you shoot a few, my view is that they won't stay around in the local trees/woods for long, but move on quickly to some other feed before the light starts to change. Of course, if there is very little OTHER feed available, they may hang around. I think its a question of big flocks, out from roost, find food - if scared find other food, if none hang around but be VERY cautious !! Thanks for your right-up Nick

So sorry to hear this news - get well soon MM 🤞

No problems 30 miles South of Wittering 😉

Done - 2 from wife and me !!

Birds shot at ranges out to 40-50 yds the pellets usually go straight through the bird. Sometimes shot lodges next to major bones and doesn't exit, but its fairly normal to find shot has gone through.

My last licence was dated 31/3/2024 from the Environment Agency and was a 2-sided, plasticised waterproof licence which I then signed.

Very good advice !!!! 🙂

Do you not get friction from the enlarged rubber-based ( ?? ) recoil pad ??

Got a 5-bed house, £466 this year.

Will be there 16 & 17 Oct - see you somewhere !!!!! Nick

Drumlanrig You may remember we had a chat one day !!

Well done Simon, great film, as always. Thanks for all your efforts !!!

Looking forward to all your future posts Simon !! I may not always respond to them, but they are all read and I am greatly in awe of your shooting/hunting skills. Glad we will see more !! Nick

I think it is such a shame that somehow Simon has felt he doesn't want to be associated with the Forum in future ! Although not a regular rifle shooter, I have watched very many of his mails and have learned a lot. I will miss Simon's efforts to generate superb videos with supporting talk. Well done Simon and I hope you will feel that you have strong numbers of supporters, who will miss you, and WANT YOU BACK ! Nick

Nice one !!!