pigeon controller

Well done Daz, you know where to find them.

I’m still out in Greece for two days we had thunder storms above us , literally shaking the building . The tourist cafe’s and restaurants are all winter mode wit all the outside seating covered. I’ve been painting and carrying out essential maintenance inside plus walking 7 kilometres a day to move my meds around my body. The evenings are spent eating out and having a few beers with the locals and bragging with pictures off my phone. They do not decoy at all just flightline shoot at migrating birds. No birds on the stubbles only feral. I’ve tried to reply to lots of topics but get bombed out by the server, be back soon , so leave a few for me!!!

I can vouch that Ben is a good all round shot on any platform. With respect to pigeon shooting he has “ Young Eyes” and see the target bird well before me. He loves to take high crossers which in turn give him a good eye. With respect to bird to cartridge ratio I have previously report my best day when I was requested to shoot a hole in barley below a sitting tree and to prevent crop damage due to picking up had to shoot the same shot over and over to drop them in the hole. The shooting position was at the far end of the field and I carried five boxes of shell and shot 124 birds, as I called it “tin can shooting” My shooting nemesis are corvids, it take me a few shots to get into them as I think they are slow and do not adjust to the right lead.

Well done , shooting and drinks , result.

You can watch a field at different times of the day and they will favour different areas due to sun and wind. It depends on the times you are shooting.if you build up a good pattern they will decoy all day as they are fooled by the numbers I’ve had fifty decoy’s all fresh at times. Well done fore your result.

Well done, scully. The forum at its best.

What a video, excellent information from the pigeon shooter. Some interesting ideas which goes to prove that you never stop learning. The amount of pressure that birds are under now is unprecedented and you have to ring the changes to stay in front. Yes the old methods still work but you shoot fifty and spook fifty. My game dealers say that the amount of new shooters is always increasing but not the numbers shot overall. JDog thanks for posting, well done.

Well done, cracking video and as said before some nice shots.

I’m fishing floating bread out in they the sea and the gull decided to .pick up the bait and hook itself.

If you enjoyed it well done.

They fly don’t they!!!!!

As usual I’m in Greece for a few weeks and have been fishing.

Well done Daz to get the ton

Those section pictures in the centre pages kept me busy for hours, from Rockets to Battle Ships.

Great result, well done. I had an invite yesterday from B_B I decoyed for 102 he flightlined for 122.

Well done,

Well done, great report of an enjoyable day. It’s not about the numbers it’s about the enjoyment. I’m lucky that we have the numbers to shoot and the customers who want the birds. So it’s a win win for the farmer and me.

Yes I agree, pure skill.

If it was a road , no bikes hit, See Canal Cyclists!!!!

They do not want to ride on the road as they ( Are Frit) local saying for scared!!!!

Grey primer for pigeons, boot polish for crows as they do shine naturally in the sunshine

As in my original post, I have done some research in the canal company rules. The 4 miles per hour speed limit was set to prevent horse abuse, it was kept in place when diesel engines were used to prevent bank erosion. The tow path was for people and horses, the barges would send the children ahead to prepare the locks, this meant that during the war years bike were use by adults who were seconded to help the movement of materials. My reason for the post was to highlight that the only area within a city/ town that I can let my dog off the lead is the tow path as cyclists now use the following:- Footpaths/ pavements Park Paths/ Park Grassy Areas Shopping Areas Tow Paths We have a local Primary School at which they carry out a Cycle proficiency Exam on our quiet housing estate, which is very quiet. Observing from the side line they are all over the road an unable to stop at junctions. They practice on the school playground prior to this road exam?? The skills you learn as a cyclist prepare you for motoring on the road, a friend daughter runs a driving school and has to teach young drivers who have never controls a wheeled vehicle , shopping trolley due to shopping on line, pram, no children. They all want to drive automatics as they do not understand gears. They drive a small car that would match my Velocette Venom ( flat out) 100 MPH. my skills were obtained by a plank of wood, four pram wheels, a large bolt and washers for the cross axle and a piece of rope for steering. As a throw away comment a friend who is a Police Officer informed me that the tow paths were used by county line groups to distribute medication as the bridges make ideal drop off points using electric bikes some get nudged into the water!!!!!! no paperwork!! RANT OVER

Well done result, camo worked well. Never seen a black pigeon, seen lots of specked white birds over the years. May have come in on a boat ?????

Will you be out on it this weekend , in the rain??????

It’s nice to shoot flighting birds, well done for moving as most will not when set up.