motty Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) A favourite field of mine was harvested about ten days ago and i was just waiting for the pigeons to really build up before hitting them. I'd shot a bag of 202 on this field (wheat stubble then) almost a year ago to the day, and when i knew this field was drilled with beans i predicted another double ton. The good thing about this farm is, the farmer almost always leaves his stubbles over winter, giving me a chance where other farmers don't. So i was at the field at around 8.30am yesterday and quite a few pigeons were around already. My mate Sam from essex was to share a hide with me. The wind was from the ideal direction so we could set the hide exactly where i wanted it, to take advantage of the well known flightlines. We started with one magnet and a pattern of flocked decoys. Another magnet was deployed as we shot the first few( so we had a magnet either side of us) and we added dead birds on cradles. The action started fairly slowly but we still notched around 20 in the first hour or so. As the morning wore on, we got steadily busier and left and rights were falling fairly frequently. By 1pm we were past the ton and still we hadn't reached the peak of the action. My lamping partner turned up to watch and was quite gutted as he'd turned down the offer to shoot with me in favour of doing some extra work on his day off, only for the work to be called off! We were shooting fairly well and by around 3pm we had topped 200. The next goal was 250, but as things started dying down just after 4pm, it was looking unlikely. We waited as long as we could, knowing we had a long pack up, but eventually called it a day at 4.45pm with a bag of 246. It was an enjoyable day and hopefully the pigeons haven't finished with the field. Got photos saved onto the computer, but can't seem to add them. Need help! Edited October 1, 2009 by motty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 sounds like a cracking day, well done mate, any piccys? mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 I'll get some pictures on when i can find the lead for my camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_Northern Ireland Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 sounds like a great day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev 1 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Happy dayz.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Very nice report, thats what you call a red letter day. Incidentally, did you notice many young birds in the bag ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Fantastic shooting mate Good to see some red letter days are still about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerzone Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Very nice report, thats what you call a red letter day. Incidentally, did you notice many young birds in the bag ? Yes Cranfield, there where plenty of young birds, perhaps more than a quarter of the bag. They were all of a decent size though, and the game dealer was happy to take them all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 A day like that, in shooting terms, is like winning the lottery, good shooting lads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Great shooting fella.....Nice write up too...Look forward to the pics... :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgunners Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Nice one lads Top bag. I find that 2 magnets can make all the difference (a lot of the time). Dave K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanl50 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 well done, top shooting Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 Yes Cranfield, there where plenty of young birds, perhaps more than a quarter of the bag. They were all of a decent size though, and the game dealer was happy to take them all. Thanks for the response, at the moment we are finding about 40-50% of our bags are young birds and I still have a nest in my garden with two squabs in it. There will be quite a few around this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 It Just go to show that if you keep going you get your rewards in the end. Good Shooting Pigeon Controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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