MerseaDavid Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Me and dad went out today after the pigeons again. When we got to the farm there was already 1000's of birds flying around and feeding on the rape so we decided on the best place to set up and got to work setting up a quick pattern and and a few lofted decoys. The birds came in but in large groups and it was a job to get them to decoy but we managed to bag 26 pigeons before we headed off to do some roost shooting where we shot another 12. Was a good day but very cold (-3 most of the day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aaron airgunner Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 good shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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here iam Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 you had a better day than us never fired a shot the pigeons were sat in a wood not on our permission they kept to the wood edge all day anyway enjoyed the fresh air and countryside you been busy with your camera some interesting pictures their of you lofting decoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsay Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Grand photos pal and nice shooting,do you think full bodies work better than shells? The crops on that bird must have been bursting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfox Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 well done lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcroy Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Great photos!!! A good day's shooting to match... Me and my mate were shooting over rape last saturday and only managed 20 odd for the day, was still a top day though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Good pics and a good day by the looks fella.We are totally snow covered now so maybe a day or two the neap heeds this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samw Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 nice one david u gonna post some of them pic on my group on facebook l m a o sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzini Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Nice one buddy. Looks a good day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Grand photos pal and nice shooting,do you think full bodies work better than shells?The crops on that bird must have been bursting :blink: Cheers guys I dont think it makes much difference mate, I mix my decoys. I have 2 different types of shell decoys, plastic full body, rubber full body + I used to use a few wooden decoys many years ago when I first started. I use shells because they move better I find but full body decoys stand out better I think, so I mix them up in the pattern and get the best of both worlds lol. Nearly every bird we shot was packed full of rape and a few of their crops exploded when they hit the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandmartin Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Decent bag and good photos Keep hammering 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Raker is quite a way from you isn't it? Must be quite old as I don't think they bother doing their own shells now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon mad Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 well done boys quality pics nice bag !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Nice shooting and thanks for posting the pictures. Regards GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted February 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Raker is quite a way from you isn't it? Must be quite old as I don't think they bother doing their own shells now. They are not that old, They have Essex Gun on them and they are 6 shot 32 grams. I was given about 400 of them a month ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted February 4, 2010 Report Share Posted February 4, 2010 Must be something different then. There's a shooting shop down here in Sussex called Raker is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 Here are some more pics I took on sunday of a few birds we did for dog food while the rest went in the freezer for decoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MerseaDavid Posted February 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2010 All the Equipment we take with us in the truck Our lofting poles Our Decoys bag, Net bag, Bow saw, towing rope just incase and the trays to put the dead birds in. Our large net that covers the truck + a bag of 3-4 other types of nets for different times of year and our dead bird cradles All our equipment loaded in the truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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