ferretmanabu Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Rape hasn't been cut on my shoots around Birmingham. Anyone else still waiting for rape to be harvested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete k Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 got about 20 fields waiting to be cut the farmer keeps trying to cut but the rain keeps coming , got wet today walking with the combine and they had to call it a day due to the rain so now have to wait for the moisture levals to drop enough so it becomes dry enough not to use the dryers which cost a fortune to run . pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Most of ours are yet to be cut. All sprayed about three weeks age - very brown & huge tramlines (from the spraying) which are being hit hard. One farmer even asked us to shoot over it but i declined as i prefer to pick what i shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 still waiting for my fields to be cut.there has been a few cut locally and there is quite a bit of pigeon action on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Most of my Rape shoots have been cut, allong with a fair proportion of wheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsam Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 most of the rape in my area of kent has been cut and harrowed by now and some wheat has been started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Had a great day today on rape stubble. Bagged 146 with 316 cartridges. Was using a Berreta 391 12g which would only cycle Rottweil and Express Catridges- bloody piece of junk! Was using homemade magnet which really drew the birds in. Good hide in hedge made it difficult for pigeons to see me. Started at 10.30 am and finished at 5pm. Started off using 5 and 6 shot but then changed to Supercomp 28g 71/2 plastic wad and had many more clean kills with 1/4 choke out normal decoying range of 40 yards. Will be out next Thursday and Friday to see how many more i can bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted August 7, 2005 Report Share Posted August 7, 2005 (edited) Nice little bag of 80+ with quite a few lost in the woods. :unsure: http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/Deako/pigs005.jpg EDIT: No, the car isn't mine! Edited August 7, 2005 by Deako Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted August 8, 2005 Report Share Posted August 8, 2005 Deako is that a drum seat in the back of the motor if so where did you get it. :unsure: :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Moreover is that a Range Rover Sport actualy being used off road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Staffs, Indeed it is mate! HSE in Rimini Red, bit of a gay colour but a superb vehicle though. I reckon you should be banned from owning a Land Rover product if you don't use it off road! :unsure: :yp: PS, the drum seat is our 'pigeon shooters seat bag' Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharp_shooter Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Had a great day today on rape stubble. Bagged 146 with 316 cartridges. Was using a Berreta 391 12g which would only cycle Rottweil and Express Catridges- bloody piece of junk! Was using homemade magnet which really drew the birds in. Good hide in hedge made it difficult for pigeons to see me. Started at 10.30 am and finished at 5pm. Started off using 5 and 6 shot but then changed to Supercomp 28g 71/2 plastic wad and had many more clean kills with 1/4 choke out normal decoying range of 40 yards. Will be out next Thursday and Friday to see how many more i can bag. Thats a 46% accuracy rating, is that really a great day :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 Staffs, Indeed it is mate! HSE in Rimini Red, bit of a gay colour but a superb vehicle though. I reckon you should be banned from owning a Land Rover product if you don't use it off road! :unsure: :yp: PS, the drum seat is our 'pigeon shooters seat bag' Cheers. I have an X5 & the previous wan was sold with quite an annoying rear squeek due to last years stuuble shooting pursuits!. Decided this time to get a Defender for shooting. Still use the X5 for "posh days" (poser ). I ordered the Sport but couldnt get to grips with it when i test drove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted August 10, 2005 Report Share Posted August 10, 2005 just ordered my new discovery tdv6 get it mid september cant wait keep telling the missus i wont go off road with it honest dear i keep telling her told her that when i bought my td5 last year been off road more than on she had a grumble last week when i got home with loads ofrape stubble sticking out of the front grill below the bunper :unsure: :yp: shawn ps anyone got a tdv6 if so what do you think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Remember last year, we shot 200+ birds on the Friday which we took to the game dealer - went off on hols on the saturday - kids opened a window & feathers went everywere :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sargeant Bang Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Shawn9914, Only been in one as a passenger. Driving over fields on an estate where I (try) to shoot Roe down at Andover. As a passenger it was a great ride, very forgiving of fairly rough ground. The guy didn't even have to start "dialling in" the terrain, just left it on his normal setting! And on roads between fields it was real quick and smooth. Mind you, you'd wanna be careful of muddy boots etc. with all that "dead cow skin" so liberally sprinkled about! Just a pity they don't do something similar but stripped out for cheapness.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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