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I wasn't going to post about my day out on Saturday, but after being prompted by PC, I thought I would. So I have found some time and here we go. I had noticed a fair few pigeons building up on a barley stubble next door to a farm that I shoot. This was a few weeks back. Last week there were literally thousands of birds in the vicinity of this field, and I wondered how I could go about putting a few of those in my bag. I decided that I would try and decoy the field next door. My field was beans and is now sprouting a couple of inches of fresh wheat growth. I invited our very own Catamong, who had picked out a raffle prize at the PW charity shoot, to have a day on the pigeons with yours truly. Unfortunately, due to game shooting commitments, he could not make it. I was set up before 10am Saturday. There was a decent wind blowing and the skies were cloudy. I had already shifted a few hundred pigeons from the barley, sitting less than 100 yards from my intended hide position. I dropped my gear off, parked the truck up and got everything set. My hide was put in front of a clump of bushy trees. I set out fourteen flock coated shells on spring sticks (for a change) and awaited my first customer. First pair in - pair down. Second pair in - pair down. That was as far as my 100% kill rate went. I shot fairly well for the most part of the day. The birds decoyed well, especially after I added the magnet and a few dead birds (which were frequently put out as they were shot). I could have quite easily accommodated an extra gun. In fact, someone else in the hide would have been most welcome, as lots of 10s and 15s came into the decoys at once (I can only shoot so many). At one point, I'm sure I knocked down 4 for 3 shots. It was difficult to tell, but I think I did it. Big swirls of birds were seen in the distance, possibly indicating a switch of feeding grounds. Later, checking the crops of the slain, showed that the pigeons had been to several different diners. There was old barley and wheat found, along with beans and also some drilled wheat. A fellow decoyer was also enjoying some sport close by. He wasn't having as many shots as me, but he would stir things up, which certainly helped. I really was having a good time, but it wasn't to last. Usually a day such as this gently tails off. On this occasion, the action ended rather abruptly. I crept past the ton and that was pretty much it. I was contemplating packing up when the other decoyer came walking across the field. He gave me the 11 pigeons that he shot. At just after 3.30pm I gathered up 105 pigeons. This may be my last session of the year. If that is the case, then I reckon I've had a decent one, all things considered.