chris o Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 hi all just wonderd if any of you guys have been doing any on winter rape? as i have not been down to one of my permissions as it is a fair way a way and dont like going if nothing is hitting it. or even winter barley? any help would be great. happy new year to ya all aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 ther hitting the rape bad down her,if you dont look you wont know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 There hitting the rape now but can you not phone the farmer and ask him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris o Posted December 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 dont have the guys number and he normaly rings me. but not shot no game for 2 months and want to get out and do some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecooper1 Posted December 26, 2009 Report Share Posted December 26, 2009 With all the snow, now that the thaw is on, I would say that they will be on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berettaman Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 dont bank on it ,spent thee hours in a hide this morning and didnt even SEE a pigeon,normally on this field theres hundreds as they roost in a nearby forest and track on and of during the day to top up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted December 27, 2009 Report Share Posted December 27, 2009 Over Christmas I did a lot of driving around East Suffolk and just over the boarder into Norfolk and despite seeing dozens of rape fields none had any pigeons on them , indeed there seemed very few pigeons in the area Beccles to Yoxford and up to Loddon. What few pigeons I did see were all feeding on hawthorns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney 66 Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 5 weeks ago there was a couple of 1000 pigeons on some rape fields in Shropshire near to some land i have permission on decoyed a few over didn't do much good then wrote to the farmer and got permission 3 weeks ago and been nothing about since,my time will come though, Good luck with your shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 there hitting us hard here at the minute but still had poor numbers when out the other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_reloader Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 lots of pigeon on the rape fields along the A2 between Barham and Canterbury today. But I do not have permission to shoot the fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewiss Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 ive been shooting over the rape. its my first winter with a shotgun and i found it to be fun and still worth standing out in the cold. ther eare alot of big patches were the pigeons have hit it very hard. i think its better for you to get out and show your face to the farmer. and it will still be nice to get out and shot even if your get a poor bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) I haven't been out on the rape once. It hasn't been as a consequence of not looking or bothering. A couple of days ago I found a few customers who were also nibbling today. Numbers buliding, I think the gun may well come of of it's sleeve later in the week. Edited December 29, 2009 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 ther hitting the rape bad down her,if you dont look you wont know. Not hitting my Rape as yet- seem to be more interested in the set aside stubbles- I do check the Rape Fields when I get the chance Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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