bigsam Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 evening all have been out for the last three days decoying on freshly cut wheat stubble mostly afternoons. have had the following success...... 26th-25 pigeon and 2 crows 27th-12 pigeons 28th-16 pigeons these bags have been taken in 2-3 hour sessions good fun but was wondering if it would be worth going out at first light tommorow morning ? to decoy birds ready for the first feed ?? have been using a dozen decoys and an electric flapper. flapper working wonderfully in pulling the birds :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Got to be worth a try eh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Rainin White Feathers Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 wat about resting the field for a few days and see wat happens m8! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 more like a flight line i would not say there feeding on it ,not big enough numbers :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsam Posted August 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 evening again... well after your much appreciated thoughts this is what i did yesterday (29th). i decided not to start at first light as an unplanned late night put that plan to rest!! however i did setup on the main field of stubble at 10.30am. this particular field is a large bank with 2-3 good flight lines working over it. i setup under an oak right in the middle of the field. i had some nice shooting till about 1 pm then it went quite for a while (hour or so), still this gave me a chance to watch three buzzards that are not often seen in this part of the world. then about 2.30pm the pigeon started moving again, had alot of sport right up until about 7pm when i thought i better start packing up. an hour later i had picked up 98 pigeons! i couldnt believe my luck after the bags i had been getting for the last 3 days. the flight lines were a big help as was the stiff breeze. i just had a dozen deeks out and my electric flapper but this pulled the birds from seemingly miles away!! had about 160 shots with my trusty auto. i am going to let the fields rest for a week and maybe try again at the weekend will keep you pigeon posted !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 well done, when they come they come eh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Went for a walk with GF the other afternoon and visited a disused railway line where we used to play as kids, went along an overgrown footpath which led to a harvested field of wheat full of nice big bales. Watched for half an hour and had to commend my own self control at not rushing off to find the owner of the land and then return with shooting kit as a constant stream of pigeons were flighting down one hedge. So tempting but I resisted and returned to my quest for blackberries. Bl**dy things weren't even ripe !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 OR, You're lucky to have any stubbles to look at - the plough follows the combine in my area - they simply must plough everything back in straight away - God knows why.. I shot over a field of wheat stubble a couple of weeks ago - phoned the Farmer at 9am to check if it was OK - he said no problem, about 12 noon they really started coming in well, at 2.30 with 72 dead on the deck, lo & behold a bloody great tractor and subsoiler appears and starts ripping up the field. End of good day's shooting..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsam Posted September 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 went out again yesterday on the same field with my father to decoy and picked up another 62 birds very pleased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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