shoughton Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Looking forward to making the most of an early finish today and getting out after pigeons this afternoon. The winds looks quite good here this afternoon (gusting to 30mph) and I've been watching a newly identified flight line all week. There is a small valley between two large fields that they cross - I've worked out just where to place the decoys whilst walking the dog. At a certain point on one side they'll be able to see the decoys from miles away, it's on the flight line right beneath a sitty tree - it looks really promising. Real bird decoys out of the freezer last night. Can't wait to get out! Even if it doesn't deliver :blink: I shall look forward to watching the flightlines and making some more notes. Shame I had to come into work this morning ..... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) I will be right near you today ,shooting Latchingdon/Althorne area :blink: you keep the birds on the move for me and I will for you :blink: Edited October 16, 2009 by deny essex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Good luck guys, hope you have a great day :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Good luck mate. I'm out for first time in weeks this Sunday, weather doesn't look great being that it looks like clear sky's with a low westerly wind. I'm hoping the farmer would have drilled by then too, but there are also a couple of rape stubble fields that he said the woodies are on. I don't care, I'm going anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 hope you had a better day than me, two bloody pidgeons :blink: and one of them was a feral :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 two pigeons are better than 100 odd e-mails and looking at the screen all day :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Well I got six for shooting like a numpty, should have been double that. Spent 4 hours driving trying to find some, and 1 hour shooting but better than reading e-mails, well the not so interesting ones :unsure: Ended up west of chelmsford, weather was perfect shame the birds were not around in numbers but thats the way it goes, drill everywhere but unless spilt hard to find any seed on top and what little there is soon gets gleened up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 6 is better than nothing :unsure: nice shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoughton Posted October 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 When I arrived 50 birds lifted just where I planned to go - so I thought I was in for a great afternoon. I sat there for 4 hours and didn't even see a pigeon! I couldn't believe it! :unsure: That's the way it goes. I was out with the dog first thing this morning though and managed 2 pheasants, 4 partridge and 2 rabbits - so that was a little better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTom Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 let us knowhow you did ,i always like agood story, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted October 20, 2009 Report Share Posted October 20, 2009 I went out twice yesterday for a couple of hours round our wood and cover crops and ended up with 41 so it turned out to be quite a nice day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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