badger.22cal Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Had a crack at the pigeons again today very tough at the moment, looked very promising at 8.00 this morning, walked off roughly 200 and for the next hour saw well over 1000...BUT same again didnt really want to know, afew came into the decoys and managed 1 yes just the 1 Atleast i know the decoys are working as a sparrow hawk nearly took my crow deeks head off :blink: ... think an early morning visit before they settle is worth a try... i must be mad it was freezing today hope others had better luck today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadShot Stu Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Yep i was out for the morning (I was booked for dinner with the wife ) had 25 in total, but more started to come in when it became unfrozen, Yep and it was just about the time we started packin up. I'm on afternoons this week so it looks like a few mornins of shootin.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picardy Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Had the same this morin myself set up where the pigeoms were coming in they all started coming in on the rape field oppisite us not at all interesed just the way it goes sometimes bearing in mind there must of been 800 plus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney 66 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Also been Today 5 pigeons 3 crows,a flock of a couple 100 about but seemed to drop on the other side of the field or another field completly,even took a broom to clear a bit of snow,dropped to cold about 2.30pm so i came away,it least it kept them off the farmers rape today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) went out on rape, very cold the wind was blowing right at me,the pigeons did not want to know so packed up went into a small wood.had 3 pigeons,stood on the ice in the pond, the ice was very thick. Edited January 9, 2010 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 Was out today with barney100 on the rape at first light well over 1000 birds cam to the field in the morning ,they were hard to decoy tho some came right in a treat slowed in the afternoon picked 25 . out again tomorrow for another bash this farm is getting hit hard with his rape taller than most . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbs45 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 i know im a newbie to the site but have been shooting woodies for over 30 yrs and to be honest have never done much good on rape when the winter hardens up , i am fairly certain that the woodies will nearly always pick other crops and only feed on the rape as a last resort much preferring the higher crops of brussels etc . of course i could be totally wrong in which case sorry chubbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 i know im a newbie to the site but have been shooting woodies for over 30 yrs and to be honest have never done much good on rape when the winter hardens up , i am fairly certain that the woodies will nearly always pick other crops and only feed on the rape as a last resort much preferring the higher crops of brussels etc . of course i could be totally wrong in which case sorry No I dont think you are wrong...I would agree with you . To be honest on a list of 10 things a pigeon likes to eat winter rape is down near the bottom of the list. I think also that the 21st century pigeon is a very clever bird and is evolving all the time to recognise unusual danger in the wild. Be this a magnet or poor decoys, human movement in the feild or something that doesnt look right, they seem to suss it out very very quickly. When I first starting using a magnet for example some years ago, I used to get good bags in virtually every field I used it in, in the last couple of years however its been almost ineffective on many occassions, to the extent that I often left it at home or didnt bother to set it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbs45 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I think also that the 21st century pigeon is a very clever bird and is evolving all the time to recognise unusual danger in the wild. Be this a magnet or poor decoys, human movement in the feild or something that doesnt look right, they seem to suss it out very very quickly. When I first starting using a magnet for example some years ago, I used to get good bags in virtually every field I used it in, in the last couple of years however its been almost ineffective on many occassions, to the extent that I often left it at home or didnt bother to set it up. couldnt agree more , the fieldcraft skills needed by todays shooter has definitely changed from when i first started 30 some odd years ago . and i believe that the magnet which used to be the best piece of kit ever,now fits very nicely into the list of gear that is ok sometimes along with flappers /peckers and soon to be joined by sill socks . winter rape has to be one of the hardest crops to decoy over in this type of weather , me im heading for the brussell fields in lincolnshire . chubbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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